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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Misha Hasselhoff (ranked 24677 p4p, 3570 weight class) and DreQuan Watson (ranked 671 p4p, 441 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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World class MT
KO power
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Heavy handed
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Misha Hasselhoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, DreQuan Watson!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hasselhoff counters with a nice leg kick.
Watson's coach down at Training Grounds was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Watson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hasselhoff uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watson.
Hasselhoff lands a jab.
Watson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hasselhoff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hasselhoff throws a body shot but no joy.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hasselhoff swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Hasselhoff throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Watson on the side of the head.
Hasselhoff misses with a few strikes there.
A slow jab from Watson misses its intended target.
It looked like Hasselhoff wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hasselhoff avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hasselhoff looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson cracks Hasselhoff with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Hasselhoff can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Hasselhoff blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hasselhoff misses with an elbow over the top.
Hasselhoff struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson controls his hands.
Hasselhoff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A short uppercut from Watson.
Hasselhoff throws a head punch that misses.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hasselhoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson blocks a body shot from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hasselhoff struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson controls his hands.
Hasselhoff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hasselhoff tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
A short left from Watson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watson.
Watson blocking some punches.
Hasselhoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hasselhoff working aggressively here.
Hasselhoff misses with an elbow strike.
Watson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watson dodges an elbow strike from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the ropes.
Watson working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hasselhoff blocks a body shot from Watson.
Hasselhoff swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hasselhoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Watson.
Hasselhoff breaks from the clinch.
Watson slips a jab from Hasselhoff.
Watson lands with an overhand left.
Watson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Hasselhoff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hasselhoff walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hasselhoff keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watson.
Hasselhoff was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Watson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Watson duly obliges.
Hasselhoff misses with an uppercut
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hasselhoff throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hasselhoff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Watson unleashes a big counter combination but Hasselhoff bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hasselhoff throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson throws out a counter right but Hasselhoff avoids it with no problem.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DreQuan Watson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Hasselhoff sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Hasselhoff slips the punch.
Hasselhoff appears to be looking for a big counter.
Watson throws a jab when Hasselhoff was well out of range.
Watson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hasselhoff tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Hasselhoff.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Watson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice straight punches there by Watson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Watson.
It looks like Misha Hasselhoff has been cut.
Hasselhoff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hasselhoff scrambles back to his feet.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Hasselhoff misses
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jab, jab by Hasselhoff - just one landing.
A jab from Hasselhoff does it's job there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hasselhoff counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson misses the jab.
Hasselhoff scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watson rushes Hasselhoff and presses him up against the ropes.
Hasselhoff wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Watson blocks a body shot from Hasselhoff.
Hasselhoff is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Hasselhoff is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
DreQuan Watson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hasselhoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hasselhoff creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hasselhoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watson working aggressively here.
Hasselhoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Watson lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson scores with a shoulder strike.
Watson lands a shot to the body.
Watson pushes Hasselhoff back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Watson.
Hasselhoff working aggressively here.
Watson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Watson - that landed with a thud.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watson.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
Watson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hasselhoffs head.
Watson cracks Hasselhoff with a nice body shot.
Watson lands with a left to the head.
Watson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hasselhoff backwards.
Hasselhoff is rocked!
Watson cracks Hasselhoff with a nice body shot.
Oh Hasselhoff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Watson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Hasselhoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hasselhoff seems to have got his legs back now.
Watson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hasselhoff backwards.
A hook to the body from Watson.
Watson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
DreQuan Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Misha Hasselhoff's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hasselhoff takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Watson circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Hasselhoff tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Watson wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). DreQuan Watson!
DreQuan Watson is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking DreQuan Watson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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