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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Watkins (ranked 1274 p4p, 952 weight class) and James Yarborough (ranked 198 p4p, 144 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Yarborough's choice of entrance music: Derezzed. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Yarborough!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins moves into range and clinches up with Yarborough.
Watkins misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yarborough.
Watkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yarborough tries a body shot but Watkins blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watkins.
Yarborough tries a body shot but Watkins blocks it.
Yarborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yarborough working aggressively here.
Watkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yarborough gets through Watkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
Watkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Yarborough controls his hands.
Watkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Yarborough controls his hands.
Yarborough blocks a body shot from Watkins.
Yarborough scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yarborough works on Watkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Watkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watkins tries to throw a body punch but Yarborough avoids it by throwing Watkins back against the cage.
Watkins lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watkins can't find room to land a body shot as Yarborough controls the action.
Yarborough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watkins lands with a right to the head.
Yarborough gets through Watkins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Watkins.
Yarborough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watkins pushes Yarborough back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Watkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watkins misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Watkins - that landed with a thud.
Yarborough looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watkins.
A short body shot lands from Watkins as the two fighters clinch.
Watkins tries a body shot but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough prevents a body shot from Watkins.
Yarborough's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yarboroughs head.
Watkins pushes Yarborough back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Watkins.
Yarborough lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Watkins misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Watkins.
Yarborough lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watkins blocks a body shot from Yarborough.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Watkins.
Watkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watkins cracks Yarborough with a nice body shot.
Watkins lands a body punch.
Watkins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Watkins lands a shoulder strike.
Watkins scores with a hook to the body.
Watkins digs a right hand into Yarborough's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yarborough's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Watkins.
Watkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yarboroughs head.
Watkins pushes Yarborough back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Watkins digs a right hand into Yarborough's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yarborough's gas tank.
Watkins lands with a short shot to the head.
Watkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watkins lands a shot to the body.
Watkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short uppercut from Watkins.
Watkins is leaning against Yarborough and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Watkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watkins lands a nice uppercut.
Watkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watkins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Watkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Yarborough prevents a body shot from Watkins.
Watkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Yarborough controls his hands.
Watkins scores with a hook to the body.
Watkins lands a body shot.
Watkins lands a left hand.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
Watkins scores with a shot to the side of Yarborough's head.
Watkins pushes Yarborough back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Watkins digs a right hand underneath Yarborough's ribcage. Yarborough let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hand to the body from Watkins.
Watkins tries to throw a body punch but Yarborough avoids it by throwing Watkins back against the cage.
Watkins gets through Yarborough's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yarborough.
Yarborough can't find room to land a body shot as Watkins controls the action.
Watkins lands an uppercut.
Watkins tries a body shot but Yarborough blocks it.
A short left from Watkins.
Watkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yarborough tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watkins's elbow.
Watkins misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watkins tries to throw a body punch but Yarborough avoids it by throwing Watkins back against the cage.
Watkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yarborough lands with a light punch inside.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough blocks a body shot from Watkins.
Watkins lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, Watkins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yarborough scores with a hook to the body.
Watkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Yarborough blocks a body shot from Watkins.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Watkins dominated that round.
That's time! Watkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watkins closes the distance and clinches.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Watkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watkins blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Watkins fails to land.
Watkins working aggressively here.
Watkins scores with a shot to the side of Yarborough's head.
Watkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Watkins tries a body shot but Yarborough blocks it.
Yarborough blocks a body shot from Watkins.
Watkins has a couple of punches blocked by Yarborough.
Watkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watkins misses with a body punch.
Watkins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Watkins misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watkins.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Watkins.
Yarborough is breathing heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yarborough.
Watkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yarborough softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Watkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yarborough can't find room to land a body shot as Watkins controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Watkins.
Yarborough prevents a body shot from Watkins.
Watkins lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watkins.
Yarborough prevents a body shot from Watkins.
Watkins lands a right hand.
Watkins can't find room to land a body shot as Yarborough controls the action.
Watkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Watkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Watkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Watkins.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Watkins.
Watkins lands a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Craig Watkins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watkins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yarborough backwards.
Watkins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watkins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yarborough can't find room to land a body shot as Watkins controls the action.
Yarborough is working Watkins over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
Watkins scores with a hook to the body.
Yarborough prevents a body shot from Watkins.
Yarborough's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watkins lands with a right to the head.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
Watkins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yarborough's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watkins tries to work over Yarborough's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short uppercut from Watkins.
Watkins lands a nice uppercut.
Craig Watkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Watkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watkins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Watkins.
Yarborough struggles to land a body shot inside as Watkins controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watkins.
Watkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Yarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Yarborough tries to throw a body punch but Watkins avoids it by throwing Yarborough back against the cage.
Watkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
Watkins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yarborough can do to turn this around?
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Watkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Watkins fails to land.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Watkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watkins blocks an uppercut.
Yarborough tries to throw a body punch but Watkins avoids it by throwing Yarborough back against the cage.
Yarborough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yarborough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yarborough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yarborough misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Yarborough.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough tries to throw a body punch but Watkins avoids it by throwing Yarborough back against the cage.
Yarborough misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Watkins dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Watkins moves into the clinch.
Watkins blocking some punches.
Watkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watkins prevents a body shot from Yarborough.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watkins.
Watkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yarborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watkins blocking some punches.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watkins.
Yarborough lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watkins.
Yarborough throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yarborough swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yarborough tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarborough blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yarborough lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watkins backwards.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Yarborough struggles to land a body shot inside as Watkins controls his hands.
Watkins blocks a body shot from Yarborough.
Watkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yarborough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Watkins.
Yarborough throws a head punch that misses.
Yarborough tries a body shot but Watkins blocks it.
Yarborough goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watkins is working Yarborough over against the cage.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watkins.
A head punch on the inside from Yarborough fails to land.
Yarborough throws a punch but it's blocked by Watkins.
Yarborough swings wildly with an uppercut but Watkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
Yarborough struggles to land a body shot inside as Watkins controls his hands.
Yarborough tries to throw a body punch but Watkins avoids it by throwing Yarborough back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Watkins fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yarborough.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Yarborough.
Yarborough misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yarborough.
Watkins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watkins blocking some punches.
Watkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yarborough has a couple of punches blocked by Watkins.
Yarborough blocks a body shot from Watkins.
Watkins misses with a body punch.
Yarborough misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yarborough struggles to land a body shot inside as Watkins controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yarborough lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yarborough doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watkins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watkins.
Yarborough fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Watkins blocks a body shot from Yarborough.
Watkins tries to throw a body punch but Yarborough avoids it by throwing Watkins back against the cage.
Watkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watkins blocks an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yarborough misses with a punch to the body.
Yarborough misses with some punches.
James Yarborough has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Yarborough scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yarborough lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Yarborough comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watkins has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Craig Watkins!
During a confident post fight interview, Craig Watkins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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