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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wonder Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Wonder Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravo is looking to clinch.
Watson lands with a slapping head kick.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bravo tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bravo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Johnny Bravo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Watson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bravo slips a jab and a cross from Watson.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Bravo shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wonder Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bravo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Bravo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bravo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to bum rush Bravo with a series of wild strikes but Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bravo misses with a combination
and Watson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bravo tries to kick Watson off but Watson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Watson throwing shots but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Watson throwing shots but Bravo is blocking nicely.
Bravo is looking to escape.
Watson trying to control from half guard but Bravo is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is trying to stand back up but Watson is controlling him
Watson is trying to control the action in half guard but Bravo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bravo throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Bravo jabs at Watson's body.
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bravo.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bravo tries to clinch up
and Watson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.
Bravo wants to break free but Watson has control.
Watson prevents Bravo from breaking the clinch.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bravo walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bravo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bravo's guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bravo pushes Watson off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
It looks like Johnny Bravo has been cut.
Watson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bravo looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Bravo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bravo won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bravo keeps working.
Bravo tries to escape but Watson is in control.
Watson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bravo is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Watson trying to control the action but Bravo is working from the bottom.
Bravo wants to get back to his feet but Watson drags him back down.
Watson trying to control the position but Bravo is working away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bravo sprawls well. He's pushed Watson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bravo.
Watson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Bravo misses.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Bravo lands with a nice combination. Watson backs away looking to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bravo, right into the meat.
Watson misses with a combination
and Bravo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bravo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bravo showed some decent athleticism there.
Bravo seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Watson kicks Bravo off and gets back to his feet.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravo throws a head kick that misses.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Bravo tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bravo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bravo tries for a takedown but Watson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Watson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jab from Bravo.
Watson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A right-left combo lands from Bravo.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bravo circles away.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watson tries for a takedown but Bravo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bravo wants to clinch but Watson slips to the side
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bravo's guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson postures up in Bravo's guard and throws a big left but Bravo blocks it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Watson won't allow Bravo to get back to his feet.
Bravo pushes Watson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Watson tries for a takedown but Bravo circles away easily
and Bravo counters by clinching up.
Bravo wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watson moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravo is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Bravo has had enough of the clinch but Watson keeps him there for the moment.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wonder Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Bravo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bravo as he avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bravo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The is referee keeping an eye on Bravo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watson drags the fight down to the ground.
Bravo wants to stand but Watson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson has Bravo pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position.
Bravo tries to stand but Watson is controlling from the bottom.
Watson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bravo manages to get himself to full guard.
Watson stops Bravo from standing up.
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.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bravo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wonder Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravo wants to get back to his feet but Watson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bravo pushes Watson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Watson throws a series of punches but Bravo avoids them all with ease.
Watson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wonder Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bravo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bravo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bravo blocks a head kick by Watson.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Bravo pushes Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watson lands a body punch.
Watson wants to stall.
Bravo is working Watson over against the cage.
Bravo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bravo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson tries to pull guard but Bravo won't allow it.
Bravo misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Bravo.
Bravo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Bravo taking a breather.
Bravo is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Bravo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bravo fails to pull guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to drag Bravo to the mat but Bravo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watson pulls guard.
Bravo preventing the sweep.
Bravo stays in close to Watson's body and controls the position.
Bravo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Watson's guard.
Watson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watson is looking for a triangle but Bravo pushes his legs off easily.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bravo is looking to stand up but Watson won't let him.
Watson trying to control the position here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bravo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a head kick.
Bravo doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson wants to clinch.
Watson shoots for a double leg takedown but Bravo sprawls well. He's pushed Watson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bravo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watson, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bravo.
Bravo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Bravo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bravo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bravo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Watson backs up against the cage.
Bravo is looking to clinch.
Watson scores with a takedown into Bravo's guard.
Bravo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bravo pushes Watson off and gets back to his feet.
Bravo misses with a double jab
and Watson counters with a series of strikes. Bravo will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bravo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Watson is working for a submission of some sort.
Bravo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Bravo looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Bravo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bravo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bravo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnny Bravo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wonder Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Wonder Watson.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 20:18
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 20:18
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 20:18
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wonder Watson!
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