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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Experiment I (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Experiment I comes to the cage accompanied by Dancing Queen. Watson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Darkest Nights. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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222 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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196 cm
22
210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russian Experiment I!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vic Watson!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Watson prevents Experiment I from getting back to his feet.
Watson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Experiment I wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.
Watson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Watson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Watson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Experiment I is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Experiment I is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Experiment I takes the fight into the clinch.
Watson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Experiment I smiles and moves away.
Experiment I tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Experiment I.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Experiment I is looking to clinch.
Experiment I fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watson manages to avoid it.
Watson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watson stops Experiment I from standing up.
Experiment I is breathing heavily.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Experiment I swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Experiment I is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watson is controlling him.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Experiment I keeping full guard, as Watson tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Experiment I throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Experiment I takes the fight into the clinch.
Experiment I looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow.
Experiment I with a knee to the head.
Experiment I tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Watson pulls Experiment I into guard.
Watson wants to sweep here but Experiment I controlling him for the moment.
Experiment I avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Experiment I won't allow Watson to sweep him here.
Experiment I stands up and waves to Watson to follow him.
Experiment I tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Experiment I tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Experiment I wants to clinch.
Experiment I tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Watson has a takedown stuffed.
Russian Experiment I has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Watson.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Experiment I clinches up against the cage.
Experiment I lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Experiment I.
Experiment I with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Experiment I crunches a lovely knee into Watson's ribcage.
Watson blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Experiment I throws an elbow but misses.
Experiment I comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Experiment I comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Experiment I just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Experiment I misses with a knee to the head.
Experiment I misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment I lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Experiment I misses with an elbow over the top.
Experiment I looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Experiment I creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Experiment I tries to land knees in the clinch but Watson avoids the damage to the body.
Watson takes an elbow to the temple.
Watson blocks an elbow strike.
Watson fails to pull guard.
Knees in the clinch landing for Experiment I.
Watson blocks the elbow strike.
Watson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Experiment I throws an elbow that misses.
Watson with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vic Watson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
An inside leg kick from Experiment I misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
Watson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Experiment I's waist but Experiment I gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watson off to one side.
Russian Experiment I seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Experiment I sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Russian Experiment I has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Watson.
Experiment I fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Experiment I tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Experiment I manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Experiment I tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Experiment I manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Experiment I circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Watson to the canvas! Watson doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Experiment I keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Russian Experiment I!
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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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