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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Simmons (ranked 3582 p4p, 5259 weight class) and Avery Watson (ranked 340 p4p, 405 weight class). Avery Watson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Simmons's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Simmons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Avery Watson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Simmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simmons tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Simmons with the inside leg kick.
A head kick by Simmons misses
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons feints a jab promting Watson to slip. Simmons then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Watson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Watson gets tackled into the cage by Simmons. Simmons maintains the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a head punch that misses.
Simmons tries to stall but Watson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Watson fails to land.
Watson wants to break free but Simmons has control.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Simmons controls his hands.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watson looking to slow down the pace here.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watson tries to throw a body punch but Simmons avoids it by throwing Watson back against the cage.
Watson misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Simmons.
Watson wants to break free but Simmons has control.
Simmons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watson's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Simmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Simmons pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
Simmons has his takedown stuffed
and Watson counters with a right hand to the body.
Simmons throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Simmons is breathing heavily.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Simmons is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Simmons circles away and we're back to standing.
Simmons with a poor takedown
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Simmons dives in for a single leg takedown but Watson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watson tries a body shot but Simmons blocks it.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Simmons is controlling the position.
Simmons blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Watson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson working aggressively here.
Simmons blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watson letting Simmons take a breather here.
Simmons breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons throws a right hand that misses
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Simmons shoots in looking for a takedown. Watson tries to sprawl out of it but Simmons keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Simmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avery Watson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watson stuffs the takedown.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Simmons.
A head kick by Simmons misses
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Simmons lands a high kick!
Simmons throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Watson on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simmons avoids it really well and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Simmons misses with a combination
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Simmons shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watson pinned against the cage. Watson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Simmons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watson lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Watson drops back looking for a leg! Simmons is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Simmons manages to kick Watson off! Watson jumps back into Simmons's guard.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Watson landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Watson landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses.
Simmons utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson drops back looking for a leg! Simmons is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Simmons manages to kick Watson off! Watson jumps back into Simmons's guard.
Watson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simmons's head.
That's four 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 in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Watson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Simmons sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watson somewhat.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Simmons enables Watson to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Simmons manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Watson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson postures up in Simmons's guard and throws a big left but Simmons blocks it.
Watson is in close to Simmons's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Simmons preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Avery Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Simmons stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
As Watson looks to move away, Simmons throws a big counter combo but Watson just gets out of the way.
Simmons misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simmons jabs at Watson's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons misses with a kick to the body
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Mike Simmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Simmons saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mike Simmons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Avery Watson.
Watson blocks a jab.
Watson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Simmons tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watson is in Simmons's guard.
Watson chips away with some ground and pound.
Watson drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Simmons manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Watson has Simmons in his guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watson is adopting a defensive guard.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Simmons is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is pulling down on Simmons's head to control his posture.
Simmons won't allow Watson to sweep him here.
Watson seems keen to control Simmons's posture.
Simmons wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Watson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is still trying to improve position.
Watson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Simmons off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Simmons misses with a low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Watson darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Simmons misses the body punch
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons looks to clinch
letting Watson counter with a right hand.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Simmons avoids it really well and circles away.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Simmons moves away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Simmons or perhaps it was just good defense by Watson, which made it look bad.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Mike Simmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nice body punch from Watson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Avery Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Avery Watson!
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