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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giovanny Winters (ranked 25662 p4p, 25387 weight class) and King Watson (ranked 558 p4p, 0 weight class). Winters is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giovanny Winters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 17 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Watson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson tries to bum rush Winters with a series of wild strikes but Winters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winters throws a quick counter kick to the body but Watson avoids it.
Winters is breathing heavily.
Winters uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watson.
Winters on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watson misses with an uppercut
letting Winters counter with a right hand.
Watson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Winters's guard.
Winters will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winters wants to get back to his feet but Watson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Winters on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Winters tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters wants to sweep but no luck.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Winters swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winters looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Winters is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson is fighting to break Winters's control of his arms but Winters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Watson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Winters lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Watson throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a combination
and Winters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Winters counters with an outside leg kick.
Winters thumps Watson with a low kick.
Winters lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watson tries for a takedown but Winters circles away easily
and Winters counters with a nice leg kick.
Watson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Winters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Giovanny Winters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Watson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Winters cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Winters counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson has his takedown stuffed
and Winters counters with a stiff right hand.
Winters has taken the fight to the clinch.
Watson prevents a body shot from Winters.
Winters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winters fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watson tries to clinch up.
Watson fails with the takedown
and Winters counters with a stiff right hand.
Winters is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Winters counters with a slapping leg kick.
Watson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Winters is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt
and Winters connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson with a poor takedown
and Winters counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Winters counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanny Winters dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Giovanny Winters's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Winters displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
Giovanny Winters is winning the standup battle so far.
Winters thumps Watson with a low kick.
Winters scores with a jab. Watson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winters connects with a high kick.
Watson throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Winters is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters staying out of range there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winters counters with an outside leg kick.
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Winters pinned against the cage. Winters gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Winters tried to counter with a leg kick but Watson avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Winters counters with a head kick. That will keep Watson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Giovanny Winters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Watson.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt
and Winters counters with a low kick, right behind Watson 's knee.
Giovanny Winters is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watson with a poor takedown
and Winters counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Watson darts in looking for a takedown but Winters gets double underhooks and turns Watson into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a double jab.
Winters is looking to counter punch.
Watson throws a hook but Winters avoids it easily.
Watson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Winters. Winters obviously looking to wear him down.
Watson fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It looked like Winters wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watson throws a body kick that misses
and Winters counters with a good low kick that Watson was not able to check.
Winters takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson closes the distance but Winters moves to the side
and Winters counters with a good, hard body kick but Watson shrugs it off.
Winters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watson throws a hook but Winters avoids it easily.
Winters swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Watson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt
and Winters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Winters tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
Winters is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Watson dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson stands up.
Watson with a poor takedown
and Winters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Winters half committed to a counter leg kick.
Watson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winters sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson fails with the takedown
enabling Winters to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winters swivels and escapes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanny Winters dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Giovanny Winters's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Winters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and Winters counters with a good, hard body kick but Watson shrugs it off.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Winters counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watson's knee momentarily.
Winters gets a clinch.
Winters breaks the clinch.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt
and Winters counters with a head kick. That will keep Watson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Giovanny Winters has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Watson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winters fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson fails with the takedown
letting Winters counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winters seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Watson shoots for a double leg takedown but Winters sprawls well. He's pushed Watson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Winters tried to counter with a leg kick but Watson avoided it.
Watson swings widly with a right hand
and Winters counters with an outside leg kick.
Winters throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watson throws a poor cross that misses
and Winters makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watson shoots and misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watson throws a combination that misses
and Winters counters with a straight right hand.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Winters sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Winters went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Winters avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Watson.
Winters half committed to a counter leg kick.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Winters was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Watson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Winters defends it nicely.
Watson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Winters is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Winters avoids it really well and circles away.
Winters is looking to slow Watson down with leg kicks.
Watson tries for a takedown but Winters circles away easily
and Winters counters with an outside leg kick.
King Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Winters tries a head kick but it misses.
King Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Winters bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winters lands a high kick!
Watson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winters sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Winters fires out a quick counter leg kick but Watson just manages to avoid it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Winters counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Giovanny Winters showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Winters, 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovanny Winters!
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