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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Jurkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jurkowski comes to the cage accompanied by Bezimienni - GARDA. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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204 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukasz Jurkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson blocks a head kick by Jurkowski.
Watson throws a shot from downtown. Jurkowski moves away and avoids it.
Watson blocks a leg kick.
Watson throws a looping overhand right but Jurkowski ducks down to avoid it.
Jurkowski doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Watson trying to mount his opponent but Jurkowski defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jurkowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watson.
Watson not doing much here.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurkowski makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Jurkowski shoots and misses
and Watson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Watson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jurkowski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Watson not doing much here.
Watson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Watson is trying to control. Jurkowski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gerald Watson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jurkowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Watson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson 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.
Watson trying to control but Jurkowski is working from the bottom.
Jurkowski will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson with a nice head shot there.
Jurkowski keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Jurkowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson trying to control but Jurkowski is working from the bottom.
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Watson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gerald Watson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jurkowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Watson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jurkowski's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lukasz Jurkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jurkowski is breathing heavily.
Watson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jurkowski keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Watson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watson scoring with some ground and pound.
Watson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watson stands up over Jurkowski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jurkowski keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Watson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jurkowski throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jurkowski is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Watson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Watson working the head and body with strikes.
Watson is controlling the pace.
Watson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Watson drops an elbow to the side of Jurkowski's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jurkowski wants to control but Watson is keeping busy.
Watson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Watson stops Jurkowski from getting back to his feet.
Watson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Jurkowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gerald Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Watson working the ground and pound effectively.
A nice elbow there by Watson.
Jurkowski can't escape the position.
Jurkowski is working hard here to advance position.
Watson controlling his opponent.
Watson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson controlling his opponent.
Watson lands a heavy elbow.
It looks like Lukasz Jurkowski has been cut.
Watson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
Watson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Watson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Watson lands a big elbow.
Watson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gerald Watson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson throws a body punch but Jurkowski moves out of range.
Jurkowski gets caught flat footed, as Watson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jurkowski is letting Watson control him for a moment.
Watson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Watson lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Watson controlling the position from side mount.
Jurkowski takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lukasz Jurkowski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Watson.
Jurkowski finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Jurkowski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Watson working some strikes from top position.
Jurkowski has momentary wrist control but Watson slips an elbow through the middle.
Lukasz Jurkowski's cut is getting worse.
Watson postures up and lands a big shot to Jurkowski's brow.
Watson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jurkowski keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is stalling in the full guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Jurkowski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson lands a couple of elbows.
Watson stays in close to Jurkowski's body and controls the position.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson advances position into side control!
Watson scoring with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jurkowski to see if he's OK.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Jurkowski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gerald Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson works to advance to full mount. Jurkowski defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Watson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Watson fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Jurkowski is in trouble!
Watson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Watson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jurkowski hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson landing shots from mount.
Watson unloading with bombs!
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
Watson controlling his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, Gerald Watson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jab from Watson.
Watson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Watson cracks Jurkowski with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jurkowski hang on?
Watson content just to control the position here.
The referee warns Jurkowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jurkowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Watson content just to control the position here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jurkowski's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lukasz Jurkowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 24:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Watson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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