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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hesse Lozano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hesse Lozano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watanabe. That's going to slow Lozano down.
Lozano shoots in but no luck this time.
Lozano throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watanabe's waist but Watanabe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lozano off to one side.
Watanabe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lozano clinches.
Watanabe stops a takedown attempt from Lozano.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hesse Lozano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lozano is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Watanabe can't fight it off and eventually Lozano manages to take the fight to the floor. Watanabe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watanabe wants to stand and escape but Lozano is having none of it.
Watanabe looking for a sweep. Not yet Watanabe, not yet.
Lozano trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watanabe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lozano 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.
Lozano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Lozano from controlling successfully.
Watanabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lozano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lozano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lozano missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watanabe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lozano wants to control from the top but Watanabe keeps moving.
Lozano throws a big right hand that misses.
Lozano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lozano loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lozano throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watanabe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watanabe trying to keep a closed guard but Lozano is proving a slippery customer.
Lozano postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Watanabe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lozano is looking to work some ground and pound but Watanabe has wrist control.
Watanabe trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lozano accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watanabe trying to control the position.
Lozano drops back looking for a leg! Watanabe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Watanabe manages to kick Lozano off! Lozano jumps back into Watanabe's guard.
Lozano throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watanabe is trying to control the position but Lozano postures up.
Lozano will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watanabe wants to stand up but Lozano is controlling him.
Lozano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lozano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lozano controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lozano tries to free his leg and advance position but Watanabe is retaining full guard.
Watanabe looking to control.
Watanabe manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lozano regains half guard.
Lozano is breathing heavily.
Lozano looking for submissions off his back.
Watanabe wants to take a breather but Lozano is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lozano manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Watanabe throws out a leg kick but Lozano moves out of range and Watanabe only half commits.
Lozano fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lozano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a low kick but Lozano avoids it.
Watanabe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lozano is out of range.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Lozano moved away.
Watanabe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lozano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hesse Lozano dominated that round.
That's time! Lozano's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watanabe feints and then cracks Lozano's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lozano down.
Watanabe scoring well with a low kick there.
Lozano doesn't manage to clinch there - Watanabe circles away.
Lozano checks the leg kick.
Lozano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watanabe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watanabe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lozano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watanabe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No luck for Lozano with that takedown attempt.
Watanabe moves out of range as Lozano strikes.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Lozano's leg. Lozano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watanabe connects with an inside leg kick.
Hesse Lozano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by Lozano as he checks the leg kick.
Watanabe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lozano is out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lozano.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Lozano's leg. Lozano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lozano. That did some damage!
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lozano chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watanabe can pounce on him.
Lozano shoots for a double leg takedown but Watanabe sprawls well. He's pushed Lozano's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hesse Lozano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Lozano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hesse Lozano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lozano is able to avoid easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Lozano checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Watanabe throws out a leg kick but Lozano moves out of range and Watanabe only half commits.
Lozano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Watanabe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lozano checks a low kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watanabe tried to score with a low kick but Lozano checks it.
Watanabe throws a solid leg kick but Lozano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watanabe.
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lozano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watanabe. Watanabe obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Watanabe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lozano's calf.
Watanabe tries to land a leg kick but Lozano saw it coming and moves away.
Lozano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wanderlei Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watanabe connects with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watanabe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lozano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lozano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Watanabe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lozano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watanabe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watanabe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watanabe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lozano.
Lozano has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watanabe.
Watanabe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Lozano's leg. Lozano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lozano is able to avoid easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe thumps Lozano with a low kick.
Watanabe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lozano on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watanabe. Watanabe obviously looking to wear him down.
Watanabe throws a low kick, looking for Lozano's leg but Lozano calmly moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws out a leg kick but Lozano moves out of range and Watanabe only half commits.
Lozano checks a leg kick.
Watanabe throws a low kick but Lozano moves out of range easily.
No luck for Lozano with that takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Lozano blocks the low kick.
Lozano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Watanabe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Lozano checks it.
Watanabe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lozano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lozano checks a leg kick.
Watanabe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe throws a low kick but Lozano moves out of range easily.
Lozano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A clash of legs there as Lozano blocks the low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lozano misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lozano checks a leg kick.
Lozano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Watanabe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lozano will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watanabe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lozano is out of range.
Lozano shoots in for a takedown but Watanabe shows good takedown defense.
Watanabe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lozano takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Watanabe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watanabe throws a leg kick which misses Lozano's front leg but catches the back leg as Lozano tries to avoid it.
Watanabe is looking to score with low kicks.
Watanabe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lozano's sensitive parts.
Watanabe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watanabe, right into the meat.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Lozano is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watanabe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Watanabe throws a leg kick which misses Lozano's front leg but catches the back leg as Lozano tries to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
A clash of legs there as Lozano blocks the low kick.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Watanabe keeps the fight on the outside.
Lozano blocks a low kick nicely.
Lozano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watanabe throws a low kick but Lozano moves out of range easily.
Lozano looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Lozano keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watanabe.
Watanabe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a solid leg kick but Lozano takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watanabe.
Lozano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watanabe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lozano checks a leg kick.
Watanabe is looking to chop away at Lozano's legs.
Lozano checks a leg kick.
Watanabe scores with a leg kick.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Lozano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watanabe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watanabe lands a leg kick that knocks Lozano off balance momentarily.
Watanabe thumps Lozano with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watanabe, right into the meat.
Watanabe throws a low kick, looking for Lozano's leg but Lozano calmly moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watanabe, right into the meat.
Watanabe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watanabe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe connects with an inside leg kick.
Lozano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe scores with a leg kick.
Lozano checks a low kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lozano tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Watanabe misses.
Watanabe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watanabe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lozano is out of range and Watanabe settles back down.
Lozano checks the leg kick nicely there.
Watanabe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watanabe cracks the inside of Lozano's front leg.
Watanabe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lozano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wanderlei Watanabe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watanabe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watanabe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Lozano stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lozano checks the leg kick.
Lozano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lozano takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watanabe.
Watanabe is looking to slow Lozano down with leg kicks.
Watanabe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lozano's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking to chop away at Lozano's legs.
Lozano tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watanabe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lozano is able to avoid easily.
Lozano avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watanabe misses with a leg kick.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watanabe throws a low kick, looking for Lozano's leg but Lozano calmly moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lozano checks a leg kick.
Watanabe tried to score with a low kick but Lozano checks it.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watanabe cracks the inside of Lozano's front leg.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe cracks the inside of Lozano's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watanabe.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
No joy there for Lozano, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watanabe throws a low kick, looking for Lozano's leg but Lozano calmly moves out of range.
Watanabe tries to land a leg kick but Lozano saw it coming and moves away.
Watanabe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lozano.
Lozano blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lozano's calf.
Watanabe tries to score with a low kick but Lozano moves his leg out of the way.
Watanabe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lozano has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lozano checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Lozano's leg. Lozano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lozano's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Lozano sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watanabe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watanabe tries to work over Lozano's front leg with a kick but Lozano checks it.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
Lozano on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Watanabe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lozano is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lozano checks a leg kick nicely.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Lozano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lozano checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watanabe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lozano has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lozano and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Watanabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 26:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Watanabe!
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