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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bradley Watson Carrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klaatu Nicto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klaatu Nicto has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bradley Watson Carrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klaatu Nicto!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nicto tries to clinch but Watson Carrera is having none of it.
Nicto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nicto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watson Carrera tries to avoid it but Nicto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watson Carrera to the ground. Watson Carrera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nicto is looking to clinch but Watson Carrera is avoiding it.
Nicto clinches.
Nicto pulls guard.
Nicto keeping moving, preventing Watson Carrera from controlling successfully.
Nicto has his foot on Watson Carrera's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watson Carrera works his way back into a safe position though.
Nicto wants to improve his position but instead Watson Carrera has moved into half guard.
Nicto is looking to improve his position.
Nicto has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Watson Carrera escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Watson Carrera!
Nicto tries to bench press Watson Carrera off him but Watson Carrera keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson Carrera wants to control but Nicto is keeping him busy.
Watson Carrera is working Nicto over with some ground and pound from side control.
Nicto tries to improve position but can't.
Watson Carrera tries to stand but Nicto is controlling his head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nicto scores a takedown into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nicto misses with a head shot.
Watson Carrera holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nicto tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nicto moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Watson Carrera has worked his arm free - good work by Watson Carrera!
Nicto looks gassed!
Nicto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Nicto throws a strike aimed at the side of Watson Carrera's head but Watson Carrera avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson Carrera is looking for a sweep.
Watson Carrera parries the strikes from Nicto easily there. Nicto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Watson Carrera to escape.
Watson Carrera parries the strikes from Nicto easily there. Nicto is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Watson Carrera to escape.
Watson Carrera regains half guard, as Nicto was trying to land strikes.
Watson Carrera trying to control from the bottom.
Watson Carrera is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nicto misses with a takedown attempt - Watson Carrera sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nicto shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bradley Watson Carrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaatu Nicto.
Nicto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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 Carrera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nicto avoids it really well and circles away.
Watson Carrera fails with the takedown.
Nicto drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watson Carrera has momentary wrist control but Nicto slips an elbow through the middle.
Watson Carrera utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson Carrera trying to keep a closed guard but Nicto is proving a slippery customer.
Nicto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nicto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nicto throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaatu Nicto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Watson Carrera misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nicto.
Klaatu Nicto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nicto avoids the body shot from Watson Carrera.
Nicto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson Carrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Nicto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nicto throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nicto stopping the sweep attempt from Watson Carrera.
Nicto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson Carrera swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson Carrera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson Carrera wants to sweep here but Nicto controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nicto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nicto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson Carrera is keeping the position for now.
Nicto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nicto preventing the sweep.
Nicto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson Carrera avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Watson Carrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nicto keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Watson Carrera's head.
Nicto postures up in Watson Carrera's guard and throws a big left but Watson Carrera blocks it.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nicto fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Watson Carrera sprawls well initially but Nicto persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Watson Carrera wants to control but Nicto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nicto thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watson Carrera's head.
Watson Carrera wants to control but Nicto is keeping busy.
Nicto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Watson Carrera defending well though.
Nicto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nicto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nicto looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nicto is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nicto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson Carrera works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nicto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Nicto trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Watson Carrera manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Nicto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Watson Carrera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nicto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson Carrera is one step ahead there.
That's four 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.
Watson Carrera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nicto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watson Carrera has managed to get both his arms back between Nicto's legs - danger averted.
Watson Carrera is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nicto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Watson Carrera can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watson Carrera sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson Carrera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nicto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watson Carrera has managed to get both his arms back between Nicto's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaatu Nicto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A thudding body kick lands there by Watson Carrera!
Watson Carrera tries to clinch but Nicto moves out of range.
Nicto gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nicto has Watson Carrera pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson Carrera manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nicto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watson Carrera's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Watson Carrera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watson Carrera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nicto has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nicto manages to pull guard.
Watson Carrera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nicto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson Carrera looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Watson Carrera has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson Carrera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Nicto manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Watson Carrera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Nicto.
Nicto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson Carrera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nicto winds up and cracks Watson Carrera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nicto wants to pass to mount but Watson Carrera is defending the position.
Nicto prevents Watson Carrera from improving his position.
Nicto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nicto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Watson Carrera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nicto.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Watson Carrera wants to clinch up but Nicto keeps it at a distance.
Watson Carrera looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicto is just out of range.
Nicto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Watson Carrera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watson Carrera avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bradley Watson Carrera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klaatu Nicto.
Nicto blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watson Carrera can't break the clinch.
Watson Carrera is pressed up against the cage. Nicto has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Watson Carrera down to the mat. Watson Carrera avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watson Carrera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicto moves away.
Watson Carrera misses with an uppercut.
Watson Carrera lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nicto avoids the body shot from Watson Carrera.
Nicto fails with a takedown attempt.
Bradley Watson Carrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson Carrera throws a head kick but Nicto moves out of range.
Nicto tries to clinch up.
Watson Carrera shoots and misses
and Nicto counters by moving into the clinch.
Nicto gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nicto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Klaatu Nicto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nicto lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Watson Carrera keeping full guard, as Nicto tries to pass.
Watson Carrera on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watson Carrera tries to get out of the position.
Nicto throws and elbow that misses. Watson Carrera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Nicto's guard. Nice move by Watson Carrera!
Nicto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Watson Carrera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nicto looking for a guillotine here but Watson Carrera defends easily.
Watson Carrera postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Klaatu Nicto.
I've got Nicto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaatu Nicto!
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