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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manfred Kaum (ranked 2434 p4p, 4507 weight class) and Dexter Watson (ranked 270 p4p, 419 weight class). Kaum comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven - Symphony No. 5. Dexter Watson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Manfred Kaum's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manfred Kaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dexter Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kaum throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watson throws a fast counter high kick but Kaum manages to duck under it in time.
A slow jab from Kaum misses its intended target.
Watson moves out of range of the leg kick from Kaum.
Watson is looking for the big counter here.
Watson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaum throws a nice inside leg kick.
Manfred Kaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaum.
Watson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Manfred Kaum has been cut.
Watson with a knee to the head.
Kaum is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaum.
Kaum throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Watson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kaum's efforts to push away.
Kaum tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kaum lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Dexter Watson has been cut.
Kaum is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns Kaum into the cage.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Watson.
Watson landing knees to the body.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kaum throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaum pushes off an throws an elbow but Watson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson landing knees to the head.
Kaum creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watson's defenses.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Kaum blocks with his arms.
Kaum taking a breather.
Watson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kaum's face.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores a nice knee to the body.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Kaum taking a breather.
Kaum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Watson.
Watson working Kaum over with knees to the body.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Kaum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
Watson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kaum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Kaum.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watson as Kaum tries to tie him up.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing knees to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Watson lands a knee to the body.
Kaum tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Kaum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Kaum misses with a punch to the body.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaum trying to control the position but instead, Watson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kaum into the cage.
Watson lands a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Watson dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kaum looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Kaum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kaum looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Watson wants to counter with a clinch but Kaum pushes him away.
That kick from Kaum tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kaum definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kaum misses with a head kick.
Watson throws a big counter head kick but Kaum avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson checks a leg kick nicely.
Watson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kaum lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Watson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Watson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kaum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Watson.
Kaum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Watson has Kaum up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watson misses with a knee strike.
Watson scores with a knee to the head.
Kaum wants to stall.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Kaum.
Kaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaum throws a head punch that misses.
Dexter Watson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Kaum blocks with his arms.
Watson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kaum avoids it.
Kaum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson missing with knees to the body.
Watson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kaum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaum is trying to maintain a safe position but Watson gets an underhook and turns Kaum into the cage.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Kaum is looking to control Watson's arms but Watson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kaum has his back to the cage.
Kaum comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watson misses with a knee to the head.
Watson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watson connects with a knee to the head.
Kaum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watson trying to land knees to the body.
Kaum tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Kaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kaum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Kaum is blocking nicely.
Watson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Kaum blocks with his arms.
Kaum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Kaum blocks it.
Kaum lands a knee to the head.
Kaum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaum blocks it with crossed arms.
Kaum is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Watson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaum.
Kaum avoiding damage as Watson throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watson.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kaum looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Kaum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kaum throws a lazy body kick
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
Kaum throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kaum is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson blocks a head kick by Kaum.
Watson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kaum misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Watson blocks the leg kick.
Watson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaum.
Kaum avoids the head kick by Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaum swinging wildly here.
Watson is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kaum wants to slow Watson down by chopping away at his legs.
Watson thumps Kaum with a low kick.
Crunch! Watson slams his shin into Kaum's torso.
Watson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kaum.
Watson tries a quick counter leg kick but Kaum is wise to it.
Manfred Kaum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kaum.
Kaum tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson wants to counter with a clinch but Kaum pushes him away.
Kaum throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson unleashes a big counter combination but Kaum bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Watson clinches with his opponent.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Watson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kaum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaum looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Watson wants to counter the offense by Kaum and move into the clinch position.
Kaum looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Manfred Kaum is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaum tries to work over Watson's front leg with a kick but Watson checks it.
Kaum tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Watson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Watson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kaum.
Dexter Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kaum throws a leg kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manfred Kaum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Watson!
The defeated Manfred Kaum had this to say: 'Dang'.
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