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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Muhammad Watts (ranked 5344 p4p, 6183 weight class) and Rodney Wolford (ranked 543 p4p, 573 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Muhammad Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Wolford!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wolford.
Wolford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Wolford swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Watts tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wolford was well out of range. Poor timing from Watts.
Wolford digs a good body shot into Watts's ribs.
Wolford takes one on the button.
Wolford tries to move into range but Watts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watts lands with a nice body punch.
Wolford swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Wolford swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a shot to the body.
Wolford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wolford takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wolford takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wolford throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts scores with a jab.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Wolford.
Watts scores with a shot to the body.
Watts defending well as Wolford loads up on a big left hand.
Wolford takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Rodney Wolford has been cut.
Wolford misses the shot to the body.
Watts is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Wolford.
Wolford misses with a body shot.
Wolford throws a hook but Watts blocks it.
Wolford doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wolford thows a left - swing and a miss!
It looked like Watts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wolford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Wolford has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a series of punches but Wolford avoids them all with ease.
Watts works over Wolford's head and body with a nice combination.
Wolford cracks a nice hook into Watts's ribs.
Wolford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watts lands with an overhand left.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw.
Watts lands a nice shot to the body.
Wolford misses the shot to the body.
Watts slips under a jab from Wolford.
Wolford connects with a looping right hand.
Watts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wolford's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Watts connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wolford scrambles back to his feet.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Wolford counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolford just content to control the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Wolford.
Watts is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wolford connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Watts's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wolford taking a breather here.
Wolford is looking to take a break and control but Watts is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wolford landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wolford's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wolford in particular looking to stall.
Watts is controlling Wolford's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Watts has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wolford is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wolford keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Watts dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Wolford's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Watts misses.
Watts cracks Wolford with an open hand slap.
Wolford just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolford misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Watts.
Watts slips under a jab.
Wolford misses the shot to the body.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wolford manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Watts there.
Wolford misses with a body shot.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wolford can do to turn this around?
Watts slips under a jab from Wolford.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wolford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wolford.
Watts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watts lands with a nice combination. Wolford backs away looking to recover.
Watts slips under a jab.
Watts scores with a decent looking hook.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts slips a straight right by Wolford.
A shot to the body from Wolford misses
letting Watts counter with a right hand.
Watts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watts lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watts scores with a sloppy right hand. Wolford should have avoided that one.
Watts swings for the body but Wolford moves out of range.
Wolford throws a hook but Watts avoids it easily.
Wolford has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts defending well as Wolford loads up on a big left hand.
Wolford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts stalks Wolford and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wolford's face. Wolford staggers backwards, shaken.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Wolford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolford throws a hook to the side of Watts's head but Watts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watts throwing a counter right hand but Wolford manages to avoid it.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wolford counters with a straight right hand.
Watts lands an overhand right.
Watts slips a straight right by Wolford.
The fighters circling - Wolford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wolford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Watts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Watts avoids the body shot from Wolford.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts dodges the punch combination from Wolford.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Wolford moves away and avoids it.
Wolford throws a big shot that misses.
Watts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wolford checks it well.
Watts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolford.
Wolford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watts circles away quickly and effectively.
Watts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wolford.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolford. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wolford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watts swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wolford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wolford looks to throw the jab but Watts is out of range.
Watts was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wolford takes one to the chin there.
A swing and a miss from Wolford.
Wolford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
A decent looking cross lands there for Watts.
Muhammad Watts is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wolford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wolford swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Muhammad Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wolford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wolford.
Wolford misses with an uppercut.
Watts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Muhammad Watts dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Wolford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Watts.
Watts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolford takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A quick step to the side and Watts tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from Wolford.
Wolford swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watts lands with a right hand.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wolford lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wolford. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolford looks to land a left hand but Watts moved out of range nicely.
Watts was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wolford misses with a looping left.
A big right from Wolford misses.
A swing and a miss from Wolford.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts lands with a cross.
Watts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wolford misses the shot to the body.
Watts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watts blocks a jab.
The crowd cheers as Watts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wolford doesn't seem phased though.
Wolford tries to move into range but Watts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wolford throws a hook to the side of Watts's head but Watts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watts loads up on a big right hand but Wolford slips the punch.
Wolford on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wolford on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wolford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolford's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts defending well as Wolford loads up on a big left hand.
Wolford just misses with a punch to the body.
Watts misses with a double jab
and Wolford counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Watts has momentary wrist control but Wolford slips an elbow through the middle.
Wolford is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wolford missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolford keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Watts's head.
Watts wants to stand but Wolford is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Watts is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wolford working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rodney Wolford has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolford looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wolford postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Watts scores with a jab to the body.
Wolford throws a big shot that misses.
Wolford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watts moves away.
Watts lands a jab to Wolford's midsection.
Watts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wolford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Wolford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolford doesn't seem bothered though.
Watts connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wolford's hands.
Rodney Wolford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Muhammad Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab lands there for Watts.
And that's the end of the fight!
Muhammad Watts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watts, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Muhammad Watts!
Rodney Wolford was interviewed post fight and said 'I just didn't see that coming. Veal sure is an athlete and a great fighter, props man.'.
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