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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Connor Whitely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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189 lbs
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Connor Whitely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whitely pinned against the cage. Whitely gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whitely darts in and clinches Watson up against the cage.
Watson is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Whitely can't fight it off and eventually Watson manages to take the fight to the floor. Whitely looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Whitely is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Whitely working for a triangle but Watson defends it easily.
Watson won't allow Whitely to sweep him here.
Whitely is pulling down on Watson's head to control his posture.
Whitely looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whitely wants to hit a switch here but Watson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Whitely there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Whitely has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Whitely!
Watson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whitely defends it easily.
Whitely trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson is looking for a triangle but Whitely pushes his legs off easily.
Watson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whitely doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whitely manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitely pushing down on Watson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Watson looks gassed!
Whitely trying to control from half guard but Watson is working away.
Whitely frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Watson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Whitely has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Watson's face.
Whitely lands a heavy elbow.
Whitely lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Whitely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitely takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitely lands with some strikes.
Watson can't escape the position.
Watson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Whitely tries to control but Watson wriggling away.
Whitely avoids the attempt from Watson to control.
Whitely sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Watson is desperately trying to improve his position but Whitely has a good base and remains in mount.
Watson wants to control but Whitely is having none of it.
Whitely looking to control and managing it successfully.
Whitely can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watson is looking to escape.
Whitely looking to secure an arm triangle but Watson defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Whitely dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Whitely lands a jab to the nose.
Whitely gets a clinch.
Watson jumps guard but Whitely stands there with Watson around his waist. Watson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watson blocks a body shot from Whitely.
Whitely pulls guard effortlessly.
Whitely lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Watson!
Watson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Whitely trying to control but Watson is having none of it.
Watson is working to get back to half guard.
Whitely has control of Watson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Watson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Watson is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whitely landing strikes from the mount.
Watson is squirming around, avoiding Whitely's attempts to control the action.
Watson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Whitely.
Whitely prevents Watson from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitely can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watson is looking to escape.
Watson gets back to half guard.
Watson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whitely pulls his head out easily.
Watson is looking to improve his position.
Whitely stalling.
Whitely is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watson tries to get to full guard but Whitely has control of the leg.
Watson wants to control but Whitely is keeping busy.
Whitely perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Whitely is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Whitely is looking to improve his position but Watson isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bernard Watson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Watson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Whitely sprawls well. Whitely wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whitely swivels and escapes.
Whitely throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Whitely pushes Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Whitely pulls Watson into guard.
Whitely controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Whitely bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watson's guard.
Whitely stands up over Watson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watson is looking for a triangle but Whitely pushes his legs off easily.
Whitely wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitely is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Watson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whitely with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Whitely wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson looking for subs off his back but Whitely has passed one foot through into half guard.
Whitely is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two 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 looking for submissions off his back.
Whitely wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.
Watson is trying to get back to full guard.
Watson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Whitely's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Whitely's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitely turns into Watson and is now in his guard.
Watson controls Whitely momentarily but Whitely frees himself.
Watson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whitely defends it easily.
Whitely stands and steps away. Watson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitely.
Whitely is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitely looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No luck for Watson with that takedown attempt.
Connor Whitely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bernard Watson.
Whitely closes the distance and clinches.
Whitely has clasped his hands together around Watson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Whitely tries to advance to mount but Watson denies him.
Whitely is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Whitely has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Whitely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Whitely has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Whitely!
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FIGHT
RATING
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