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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Kerl (ranked 1773 p4p, 1749 weight class) and King Watts (ranked 188 p4p, 186 weight class). 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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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jerry Kerl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, King Watts!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts throws a leg kick but Kerl checks it.
As Watts tries to get set, Kerl tries to push him back and clinch up but Watts manages to avoid the attempt.
Kerl throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watts misses with a looping right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watts 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 Kerl has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kerl and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kerl is looking to counter the offense by Watts and move into the clinch.
Watts swings for the body but Kerl moves out of range.
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerl is looking to counter the offense by Watts and move into the clinch.
Kerl fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Watts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheers as Watts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kerl doesn't seem phased though.
Kerl scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kerl showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watts.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kerl steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Watts throws a leg kick but Kerl checks it.
Kerl throws a body shot but no joy.
Watts's coach down at Wanis Combat Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Watts's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
King Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kerl uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watts.
A little feinted left hand from Kerl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Kerl finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kerl works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kerl has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Exclusive Fight Prep in the buildup to the fight.
Watts cracks Kerl with a good jab.
Kerl ducks right into an uppercut from Watts.
Kerl with a hook.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Kerl moves away and avoids it.
Kerl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Kerl doesn't manage to clinch there - Watts circles away.
Watts rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kerl counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watts throws a low kick, looking for Kerl's leg but Kerl calmly moves out of range.
Kerl was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Kerl counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kerl throws a front kick aimed at Watts's knee but Watts avoids it well.
Kerl tries to score with a low kick but Watts moves his leg out of the way.
Watts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kerl's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerl avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a nice looking combination but Kerl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts missing with a left hand there. Kerl was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watts, as that shot connected.
Kerl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watts manages to avoid it.
Kerl gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Watts.
Watts throws a one two combo.
Kerl takes a swing at Watts's ribcage but misses.
Kerl lands with a nice body kick.
Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kerl circles away quickly and effectively.
Kerl throws a lazy right hand but Watts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kerl defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Kerl scores with a nice body kick.
A big right from Watts misses.
Kerl clinches up with Watts and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kerl is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kerl misses with an elbow over the top.
Kerl throws an elbow but it misses.
Watts blocks an elbow strike from Kerl.
Kerl misses with an elbow over the top.
Watts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kerl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kerl throws an elbow but it misses.
Kerl is working Watts over against the cage.
Watts wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee calls for Kerl to work.
Watts successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kerl is controlling him.
Kerl seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kerl won't allow Watts to get back to his feet.
Kerl stays in close to Watts's body and controls the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Watts wants to stand but Kerl is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but King Watts will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watts throws out a loose jab but Kerl uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Watts tries to get set, Kerl tries to push him back and clinch up but Watts manages to avoid the attempt.
A big right from Watts misses.
Watts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kerl lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watts at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Watts misses the target.
Watts tests Kerl's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watts slips a jab from Kerl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watts! But no joy.
Watts throws a series of punches but Kerl avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Kerl misses its target.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kerl.
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Kerl throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watts.
Kerl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Watts tries to land a front kick but Kerl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watts loads up on a big right hand but Kerl slips the punch.
Kerl is looking to counter punch.
Watts with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kerl to score with a decent uppercut.
Watts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kerl counters by clinching up.
Kerl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kerl tries a body shot but Watts blocks it.
Watts dodges an elbow strike from Kerl.
Watts takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kerl struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
Watts blocks an elbow strike.
Kerl can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kerl throws an elbow that misses.
Kerl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kerl tries a body shot but Watts blocks it.
Kerl misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kerl pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kerl lands an elbow inside that Watts shrugs off.
It looks like King Watts has been cut.
Kerl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kerl lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watts avoids the elbow strike from Kerl, against the cage.
Kerl tries to work over Watts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watts is trying to break the clinch but Kerl is controlling him.
Watts blocks the elbow strike.
Kerl misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
King Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kerl rushes Watts and presses him up against the cage.
Kerl creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Watts takes an elbow to the temple.
Kerl holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kerl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kerl lands an elbow just above Watts 's eye.
Kerl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kerl lands an elbow inside that Watts shrugs off.
Kerl misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kerl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Watts wants to take the fight to the mat but Kerl manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watts jumps guard but Kerl turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts jumps guard but Kerl stands there with Watts around his waist. Watts gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jerry Kerl has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Watts.
Kerl struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
Watts avoids a wild elbow strike from Kerl.
Watts takes an elbow to the temple.
Kerl cracks Watts with a nice body shot.
Kerl throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kerl throws an elbow but misses.
Kerl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerl throws an elbow that misses.
Kerl looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kerl throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kerl stops a takedown attempt from Watts.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jerry Kerl dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on King Watts's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Kerl throws a good cross that connects.
Kerl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Kerl.
Kerl avoids a kick to the body.
As Watts tries to get set, Kerl tries to push him back and clinch up but Watts manages to avoid the attempt.
Watts fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kerl swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Kerl counters with a nice kick to the body.
Watts throws an off balance right hand
and Kerl finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kerl tries to clinch up.
Watts misses the jab.
It looked like Kerl was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Watts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Kerl shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
King Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kerl scores with a nice head shot.
Watts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kerl. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerl throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Watts on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kerl lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watts throws the kick towards the body but Kerl avoids it.
Kerl tries to land a front kick but Watts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kerl lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kerl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watts can do to turn this around?
Kerl tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Watts throws a counter combo.
Kerl with the inside leg kick.
Watts lands with an overhand left.
A jab from Watts misses.
Kerl on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Watts misses the body punch
letting Kerl counter with a right hand.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kerl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Watts will feel that in the morning.
A swing and a miss from Kerl.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
As Watts tries to get set, Kerl tries to push him back and clinch up but Watts manages to avoid the attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kerl scores with a sloppy right hand. Watts should have avoided that one.
Watts misses with a looping right.
Kerl misses with a body kick.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
Watts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kerl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kerl in his tracks.
Watts misses with a left hand
letting Kerl counter with a right hand.
Watts misses with a right hand
and Kerl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watts's knee momentarily.
A big right from Watts misses.
Watts misses with a body kick.
Watts has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kerl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts misses with a looping right.
A jab from Watts misses.
Kerl swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Kerl throws a push kick but Watts slaps the foot to one side.
Watts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kerl.
Watts with a hook.
Watts lands with an uppercut that bounces Kerl off the cage and back into range.
Kerl on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing.
Watts on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kerl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kerl blocks a jab.
Kerl ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kerl misses the shot to the body.
Watts doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kerl clobbers Watts with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kerl misses with a wild body shot.
Watts swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Kerl misses its target.
Watts looks to throw the jab but Kerl is out of range.
Watts throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kerl.
Kerl tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watts ducks right into an uppercut from Kerl.
Watts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Kerl wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Watts throws a body punch but Kerl moves out of range.
Kerl lands with a nice body punch.
Watts thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to King Watts.
I think Watts 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Watts!
After winning the bout, King Watts thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Jerry Kerl stepped up to the mic, saying 'The canvas be all slippery n’shit.'.
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