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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Bottoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusty Bottoms!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bottoms looks to land a combination. Watson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Watson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Watson wants it to stay on the feet.
Bottoms fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bottoms throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watson tries a low kick but Bottoms avoids it.
Watson slips under a jab.
Watson works Bottoms's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Watson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Watson wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Bottoms uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Watson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Watson wanted to stand there but Bottoms had control of the position.
Watson being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Watson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bottoms pulls Watson in close to prevent any damage.
Watson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bottoms is proving hard to escape from.
Bottoms seems keen to control Watson's posture.
Watson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bottoms controlling the position.
Watson wants to get up but he can't break Bottoms's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson looks to land a combination but Bottoms avoids it well.
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bottoms throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bottoms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson has Bottoms up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bottoms is working Watson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
Watson is trying to break free.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Bottoms is controlling the position.
Bottoms is leaning against Watson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bottoms.
Good body shot from Bottoms.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottoms. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottoms is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Bottoms dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bottoms jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice cross by Watson.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bottoms fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bottoms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottoms connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottoms throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dusty Bottoms seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottoms fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bottoms uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Bottoms waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watson throws the left hand but Bottoms avoids the punch easily.
Bottoms swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bottoms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bottoms tries to clinch up
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands with a shot to the body.
Watson scores with a nice right hand.
Watson misses with a body punch
and Bottoms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Bottoms sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson lands a with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson moves out of range as Bottoms strikes.
Bottoms throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
Bottoms connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watson's hands.
Bottoms works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bottoms swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson counters with a one-two to the body.
Watson slaps away a takedown attempt from Bottoms, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian Watson will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A low kick from Watson misses
and Bottoms cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bottoms looks to clinch
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bottoms might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bottoms lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bottoms throws a sloppy body shot
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Watson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bottoms swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottoms moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Watson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bottoms moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bottoms jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice shot by Bottoms.
Dusty Bottoms seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bottoms takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two 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.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson defending well as Bottoms loads up on a big left hand.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bottoms.
Bottoms avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bottoms misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Bottoms misses
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson slips under a jab.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bottoms manages to avoid it.
Watson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bottoms shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watson but Watson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bottoms blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms misses with a hook.
Bottoms walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Bottoms slips the punch.
Watson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bottoms missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Dusty Bottoms just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bottoms shoots and misses
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Watson lands a nice shot to the body.
Bottoms tries to clinch up
and Watson counters with a three punch combo that has Bottoms backing up. Bottoms nods at Watson to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bottoms misses with a double jab
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bottoms misses with a takedown
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Watson misses with a body shot
and Bottoms counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bottoms throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson works Bottoms's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bottoms loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bottoms throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bottoms misses with a double jab
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a body kick the misses
and Bottoms counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watson lands with a shot to the body.
Bottoms shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watson counters with a two punch combo.
Brian Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dusty Bottoms.
Watson has Bottoms up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Bottoms is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Bottoms.
Bottoms tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Bottoms fails to land.
Watson is trying to break free.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Bottoms is controlling the position.
Watson prevents a body shot from Bottoms.
Bottoms tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Bottoms swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bottoms. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bottoms misses with a takedown attempt
and Watson counters with a three punch combo that has Bottoms backing up. Bottoms nods at Watson to acknowledge the strikes.
Bottoms moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson had his way with Dusty Bottoms in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Bottoms fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bottoms moves away.
Watson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bottoms cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bottoms misses with a double jab
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson misses with a combination
and Bottoms counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Bottoms uses his free foot to push down on Watson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Watson.
Bottoms throws some wild stikes that Watson manages to avoid easily.
Bottoms lands a big elbow.
Bottoms looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bottoms swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Watson is now in Bottoms's guard. A big mistake from Bottoms there, giving up the dominant position!
Watson wants to stand but Bottoms has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottoms bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watson's guard.
Bottoms postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bottoms looking to pass the guard.
Bottoms in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bottoms trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watson wants to stand and escape but Bottoms is having none of it.
Bottoms drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Watson dives on top into guard.
Bottoms is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Watson wants to stand but Bottoms has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson wanted to stand there but Bottoms had control of the position.
Bottoms is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bottoms looking for a sweep. Not yet Bottoms, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Watson wanted to stand there but Bottoms had control of the position.
Watson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bottoms jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Bottoms pushes him off.
Watson lands a really nice looking cross but Bottoms seems unphased.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dusty Bottoms comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bottoms 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:48
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 48:48
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
Brian Watson retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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