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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Trestle (ranked 4035 p4p, 4747 weight class) and Dion Watts (ranked 486 p4p, 520 weight class). Trestle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Carousel - Travis Scott. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 London, Alex Trestle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Watts or perhaps it was just good defense by Trestle, which made it look bad.
Trestle is looking to counter the offense by Watts and move into the clinch.
Trestle looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Watts clinches up against the ropes.
Watts missing with knees to the body.
Trestle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Watts walks away with a smile on his face. Trestle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trestle has closed the distance and engaged Watts in a clinch.
Trestle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trestle throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Trestle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts has Trestle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Trestle can't get the takedown.
Trestle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Trestle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Trestle blocks a body shot from Watts.
Watts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trestle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watts tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trestle avoids it.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
Watts moves into the clinch.
Watts stalling against the ropes.
Trestle trying to land knees to the body.
Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trestle's waist but Trestle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watts off to one side.
Watts throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Trestle dives in and grabs Watts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes down on Trestle's head and hops out.
Watts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Watts scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watts is looking to control Trestle's arms but Trestle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watts has his back to the ropes.
Trestle managing to block the knees to the body from Watts.
Trestle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Watts pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Watts breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trestle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watts fails with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Trestle. No joy for Watts on that attempt.
Watts moves into the clinch.
Watts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watts shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Trestle sprawls well. Trestle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watts gets slowly back to his feet.
Watts is looking to clinch but Trestle is avoiding it.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Trestle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trestle shoots in but Watts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watts throws a head kick but Trestle moves out of range.
Trestle moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Watts shoots in but Trestle avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trestle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Watts.
Watts moves in looking to clinch but Trestle pushes him off.
Horrible takedown attempt by Trestle or perhaps it was just good defense by Watts, which made it look bad.
Watts closes the distance and clinches.
Trestle is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dion Watts dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watts has Trestle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Trestle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watts is defending well for now.
Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watts pushes Trestle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trestle stuffs the takedown.
Trestle changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Trestle goes for a double leg but Watts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Watts continues to drive forward.
Watts tries to land knees in the clinch but Trestle avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Trestle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watts looks for the body kick but Trestle saw that one coming.
Watts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trestle circles away.
Trestle dives in and grabs Watts's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watts pushes down on Trestle's head and hops out.
Watts closes the distance and clinches.
Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Watts fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alex Trestle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dion Watts.
Nice takedown defense from Watts. No joy for Trestle on that attempt.
Watts closes the distance and clinches.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trestle has closed the distance and engaged Watts in a clinch.
Trestle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watts is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Trestle is keeping busy.
Trestle taking a breather.
Trestle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watts holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Watts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trestle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Watts smiles and moves away.
Watts throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Trestle's waist but Trestle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watts off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trestle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watts.
Trestle keeps the fight on the outside.
Trestle appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Dion Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watts misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Trestle.
Watts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Trestle is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Watts to keep the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trestle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watts breaks from the clinch.
Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watts is defended easily by Trestle.
Watts stuffs the takedown attempt from Trestle. Trestle gets slowly back to his feet.
Watts tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Trestle defends well and Watts ends up having to push Trestle into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Trestle takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts landing knees to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dion Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Trestle tries to keep at a distance but Watts has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
Trestle gets tackled into the ropes by Watts. Watts maintains the clinch.
Watts struggles to land a body shot inside as Trestle controls his hands.
Trestle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watts is working Trestle over against the ropes.
Watts lands a nice knee to the body.
Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts rushes Trestle and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trestle gets caught flat footed, as Watts shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Trestle wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts forces his way into half guard.
Trestle is staying active underneath Watts, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Trestle really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watts thows a huge punch but Trestle dodges it nicely.
Watts thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trestle is looking to get back to full guard here but Watts has managed to pass to side control instead.
Watts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Trestle tries to escape but Watts is in control.
That's two 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.
Watts wants to control but Trestle is keeping him busy.
Watts is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Watts might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Trestle haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Watts staying calm.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watts throws a push kick but Trestle slaps the foot to one side.
Trestle takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts gets a clinch.
Watts breaks the clinch.
Watts darts in and clinches Trestle up against the ropes.
Watts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Watts lands with a light punch inside.
Trestle tries to score a body lock takedown but Watts shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Watts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
Watts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Trestle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trestle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Watts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watts has closed the distance and engaged Trestle in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trestle goes for a takedown in the clinch but Watts prevents it.
Watts tries a body shot but Trestle blocks it.
Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watts has Trestle up against the ropes in a clinch.
Watts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Trestle tries to pull guard but Watts forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Alex Trestle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Trestle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watts trying to stall but Trestle improves his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dion Watts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Dion Watts!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for Dion Watts!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Dion Watts!
Dion Watts wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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