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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and oo oo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, oo oo!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
oo shoots in for a double leg but Watson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as oo shoots in.
oo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson misses with a double jab.
oo fails with a takedown attempt.
Tom Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of oo oo.
Watson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as oo shoots in.
Watson misses with a double jab.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
oo lands a head kick. Watson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Watson tries for a takedown but oo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tom Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson misses with a wild combination.
oo doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Watson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Watson duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
oo scores with a jab.
oo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
oo moves into the clinch.
Watson jumps guard but oo stands there with Watson around his waist. Watson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
oo breaks the clinch.
oo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Watson sprawls well. Watson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. oo gets slowly back to his feet.
oo shoots in but no luck this time.
oo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watson fails with the takedown
and oo counters with a thumping low kick.
oo feints and as Watson raises his hands in defense, oo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
oo stops Watson from standing up.
oo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Watson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
oo trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to control the position but oo postures up.
Watson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from oo.
oo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
oo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
Watson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
oo scores with a head kick.
Watson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slapping leg kick lands for oo.
oo gets the takedown into side control.
Watson is trying to get back to his feet.
oo goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Watson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in oo's guard! Nice work there by Watson!
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
oo is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
Watson chips away with some ground and pound.
Watson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Watson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Watson trying to control but oo is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson stopping the sweep attempt from oo.
Watson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but oo oo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watson misses with a double jab
and oo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by oo.
Watson is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Watson wants a takedown.
oo breaks the clinch.
oo shoots in but Watson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watson stuffs the takedown attempt from oo. oo gets slowly back to his feet.
Watson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
oo wants to sweep but no luck.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
oo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson stands up from oo's guard - Watson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Watson gets a takedown into half guard.
oo is defending against the submission attempts here by Watson.
oo wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but oo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Watson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Watson is working for a kimura but oo is defending it quite comfortably.
Watson prevents oo from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking for a kimura here.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
oo is defending against the submission attempts here by Watson.
oo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watson is working away from the top position though.
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.
Watson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
oo lands with a kick to the temple. Watson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A combination from Watson does no damage.
oo is looking to clinch.
oo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
oo has Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
oo drags the fight down to the ground.
Tom Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of oo is proving hard to escape from.
oo is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Watson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
oo lands a slapping body shot.
oo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watson as he jumps to the side.
Watson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and oo counters with a low kick, right behind Watson 's knee.
Watson shoots in but oo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watson tries to score a power double leg takedown but oo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Watson somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
oo fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
oo tries for a takedown but Watson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tom Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
and oo counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Watson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Watson misses with a combination
and oo counters with an outside leg kick.
Watson misses with a double jab
and oo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Watson!
Watson bucks oo off and manages to get back to his feet!
Watson throws a combination that misses
and oo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Watson pulls guard successfully.
Watson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
oo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Watson keeping moving, preventing oo from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
oo content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Watson has locked up a guillotine! Watson's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? oo is holding on here and Watson must be using up a lot of energy. oo has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Watson gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tom Watson!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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