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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts has chosen Domination by Pantera as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 cm
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265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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189 cm
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241 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Gump! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackson Watts! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gump shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Watts but Watts pushes him off and we're back to square one. Watts swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gump tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Gump shoots in and drives through. Watts sprawls well. Gump takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
It looks like Bubba Gump has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watts swinging wildly here.
Watts getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Watts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Watts throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Watts throws a left that rocks Gump and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Watts dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Gump regain composure!
Gump is rocked! Watts tries to advance to mount but Gump denies him. Watts working the body and head with strikes. Watts working the body and head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gump wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land. Watts has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Gump sneaks back into half guard. Gump is breathing heavily. Watts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gump defending well though. Gump is trying to stand back up but Watts is controlling him
Watts seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. Ground and pound from Watts. Gump has hold of Watts's hands but Watts slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watts lands a nice short elbow. Watts scores with a couple of good hammerfists. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Watts slips a nice elbow through Gump's hands, connecting with Gump's forehead. Watts passes to full mount! Watts is in the full mount, landing strikes. Watts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gump's face.
Watts with a couple of short strikes. Watts unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Watts working away from the top, dropping strikes. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Watts avoids the attempt from Gump to control. Watts pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Gump working to try and regain half guard.
Watts trying to control but Gump is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Watts lands a big shot there that rocks Gump but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Watts lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gump hang on? The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. This has been an exciting period of action! Gump tries to get back to half guard but can't. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Watts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Watts is in the full mount, landing strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Watts dominated that round. The cut man is working on Bubba Gump's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watts lands a high kick to the side of Gump's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Watts dives into guard, looking to finish. Watts forces his way into half guard. Watts missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Watts thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gump to regain full guard. Watts content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Watts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Gump looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Watts trying to control but Gump is working from the bottom. Watts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Watts throwing strikes from guard but Gump blocks nicely. Watts is working Gump over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Gump keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully. Watts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Watts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two 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. Gump keeping moving, preventing Watts from controlling successfully. Gump will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Gump keeping full guard, as Watts tries to pass. Watts with a flurry of punches that miss. Watts has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Watts postures up and lands a big shot to Gump's brow. Watts cracks Gump with a solid left hand. Watts passes Gump's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gump is in trouble now - Watts has advanced to mount! Watts lands a big elbow. Watts with good strikes from the mount here! Gump can't escape the position.
Watts lands with some strikes. Watts working Gump over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Watts raining down shots from the mount! Watts landing punches. Gump working to try and regain half guard.
Watts can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gump is looking to escape. Watts scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gump?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Bubba Gump's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Watts throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Gump tumbling to the canvas! Oh Gump is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Gump working a defensive guard but Watts manages to pass into side control anyway.
Gump seems to have got his legs back now. Watts trying to control the position but Gump is working away. Watts lands an elbow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Watts working the ground and pound. Watts scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gump to see if he's OK. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Gump can't do much from the bottom here. Watts lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round. Watts landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Jackson Watts has got the better of the ground game so far. Watts lands a strong strike to the head of Gump. That's dazed him! Watts looking to finish here. Gump is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Watts lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Watts!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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