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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mukhtar Mihailovic (ranked 3081 p4p, 3498 weight class) and Jimmy Ray Watcher (ranked 363 p4p, 401 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
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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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mukhtar Mihailovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Ray Watcher!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mihailovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Watcher. Watcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Mihailovic attempts a counter takedown but Watcher avoids it well and moves away.
Mukhtar Mihailovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihailovic throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Watcher was covering up waiting for the punch and Mihailovic finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mihailovic postures up.
Mihailovic looking to sit in guard and control but Watcher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watcher wants to pass the guard but Mihailovic is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watcher passes into half guard.
Mihailovic keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watcher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mihailovic defends it well.
Watcher is looking for a kimura here.
Mihailovic wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Mihailovic tries to get to full guard but Watcher has control of the leg.
Watcher is looking to take a break and control but Mihailovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watcher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mihailovic sees it coming and defends easily.
Watcher wants to control but Mihailovic is keeping him busy.
Mihailovic is trying to control but Watcher manages to pass to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watcher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mihailovic is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Watcher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mihailovic can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Watcher has hold of Mihailovic's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Mihailovic manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Mihailovic blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic is controlling an arm, preventing Watcher from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Mihailovic is trying desperately to improve position.
Watcher wants to control the pace but Mihailovic is squirming around nicely.
Mihailovic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watcher on the ground.
Watcher is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Mihailovic has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Mihailovic!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mihailovic controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Ray Watcher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mihailovic looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mihailovic works over Watcher with some ground and pound from guard.
Watcher is looking for a triangle here but Mihailovic uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Mihailovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Watcher knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Watcher manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mihailovic's best efforts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watcher moves into full guard.
Watcher looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mihailovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mihailovic won't allow Watcher to sweep him here.
Watcher is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mihailovic defends well.
Mihailovic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mihailovic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Watcher dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watcher is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mihailovic is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mihailovic has escaped and now he's on top!
Mihailovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watcher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mihailovic has managed to get both his arms back between Watcher's legs - danger averted.
Watcher is breathing heavily.
Mihailovic is in close to Watcher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mihailovic wants to control from the top but Watcher keeps moving.
Jimmy Ray Watcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watcher trying to keep a closed guard but Mihailovic is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Watcher manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mihailovic has Watcher in his guard.
Mihailovic throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Mihailovic keeping full guard, as Watcher tries to pass.
Watcher pushes down on Mihailovic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watcher is working for a kimura but Mihailovic is defending it quite comfortably.
Mihailovic pushes Watcher off and gets back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mihailovic dives in for a single leg takedown but Watcher sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mihailovic gets underhooks to prevent Watcher's takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mukhtar Mihailovic dominated that second round.
That's time! Mihailovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Watcher fails to land the takedown.
As Watcher tries to get set, Mihailovic tries to push him back and clinch up but Watcher manages to avoid the attempt.
Mihailovic misses with a takedown attempt - Watcher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watcher tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Watcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mihailovic's waist but Mihailovic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watcher off to one side.
Mihailovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watcher.
Mukhtar Mihailovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimmy Ray Watcher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mihailovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watcher.
Mihailovic drops down looking for a counter takedown but Watcher sprawls and moves away.
Mihailovic drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mihailovic lands a couple of elbows.
Mihailovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mihailovic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Watcher, up you get!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watcher darts in looking for a takedown but Mihailovic gets double underhooks and turns Watcher into the cage.
Watcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mihailovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mihailovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Mihailovic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mihailovic is nestled in close to Watcher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mihailovic is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watcher has managed to free his arm - good work.
Watcher moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihailovic wants to control from the top but Watcher keeps moving.
Mihailovic is sitting in close to Watcher's body. Watcher has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Mihailovic is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Mihailovic is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Watcher.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Jimmy Ray Watcher!
Mukhtar Mihailovic was interviewed post fight and said 'That was a lucky shot he got on me. I have dominated every step of this combat.'.
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FIGHT
RATING
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