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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ken Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Man's choice of entrance music: All My Life. Ken Watts had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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167 lbs
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175 cm
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160 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Man!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a double jab.
Joe Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
Man lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Watts shoots for a double leg takedown but Man sprawls well. He's pushed Watts's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. Watts shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Ken Watts has been cut.
Watts fails to land the takedown.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Watts counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Man's guard now.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Watts is proving a slippery customer.
Man working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Watts wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
Watts advances position into side control!
Watts looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts is looking to take a break and control but Man is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watts wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watts is trying to get an arm triangle but Man is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Man manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Watts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Man doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Watts.
Watts is breathing heavily.
Man is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Man moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Watts wants to pass the guard but Man is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Man wants to stand up but Watts is controlling him.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Man throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Watts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man.
Man throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watts checks a low kick from Man.
Man attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Watts's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Watts moves out of range of the strikes.
Watts tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Man feints and then cracks Watts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watts down.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man with a poor takedown
and Watts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Watts.
Watts is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Man is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Man has escaped and now he's on top!
Man is looking to stand up but Watts won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Watts.
Watts looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Man passes into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man tries to move to mount but Watts blocks the move with his legs.
Watts tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Man stands up and beckons Watts to his feet.
Man tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watts counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Man rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Watts's guard! Nice work there by Man!
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Watts.
Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Man trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man gets to his feet - Watts follows without any prompting.
Man throws a lazy right hand but Watts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Man scores with a head kick.
Man throws a head kick but Watts moves out of range.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Watts thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man misses with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Watts has his takedown stuffed
and Man counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man scores with a head kick.
Man is looking to land body kicks.
Man throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Man will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ken Watts's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Watts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Man misses with an attempted mid kick.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick from Man lands but Watts takes it in his stride.
Watts fails with the takedown
and Man counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters are battling for position here. Watts manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Watts is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watts keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Watts is proving hard to escape from.
Watts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Man is one step ahead there.
Man pushes down on Watts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watts regains full guard. Nicely done.
Man trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Watts lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Man!
Ken Watts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Man is trying to escape the mount.
Watts moves to take his opponent's back.
Watts looking for the choke from the back.
Man looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Watts.
Watts is looking for the choke from the back position but Man is controlling his hands well.
Watts is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Man has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Watts is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Watts is looking for the choke from the back position but Man is controlling his hands well.
Man fending off the submission attempt from Watts.
Man is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Watts gets his way!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts doesn't have the hooks in and Man manages to turn into his guard.
Watts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ken Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joe Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watts shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Man counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watts showed some decent athleticism there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Watts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Man!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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