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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZsaZsa Buchacha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Watanabe!
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, ZsaZsa Buchacha!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buchacha checks a leg kick nicely.
Buchacha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watanabe. Watanabe obviously looking to wear him down.
Buchacha feints and as Watanabe raises his hands in defense, Buchacha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Buchacha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Buchacha got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watanabe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Buchacha has managed to get both his arms back between Watanabe's legs - danger averted.
Watanabe is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Buchacha must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Buchacha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watanabe is keeping the position for now.
Watanabe keeping moving, preventing Buchacha from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Buchacha prevents Watanabe from getting back to his feet.
Watanabe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Buchacha trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Wanderlei Watanabe wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watanabe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Buchacha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Watanabe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wanderlei Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Buchacha blocks a leg kick.
Watanabe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Buchacha scores with a takedown into Watanabe's guard.
Watanabe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Buchacha trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watanabe trying to keep a closed guard but Buchacha is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Buchacha trying to control but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Watanabe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watanabe.
Buchacha looks gassed!
Buchacha checks a leg kick nicely.
Watanabe tries to score with a low kick but Buchacha moves his leg out of the way.
Buchacha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watanabe can pounce on him.
Watanabe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Buchacha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watanabe can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Buchacha's leg. Buchacha is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watanabe thumps Buchacha with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a front kick aimed at Buchacha's knee but Buchacha avoids it well.
Watanabe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Buchacha's calf.
Watanabe throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Watanabe.
Watanabe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watanabe thumps Buchacha with a low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe scores with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe connects with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watanabe misses with a low kick as Buchacha jumps back.
Buchacha's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Buchacha's leg. Buchacha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buchacha checks a low kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe cracks the inside of Buchacha's front leg.
Watanabe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Buchacha's leg. Buchacha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watanabe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watanabe scoring well with a low kick there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watanabe, right into the meat.
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watanabe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watanabe. That's going to slow Buchacha down.
Watanabe feints and then cracks Buchacha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buchacha down.
Watanabe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buchacha's sensitive parts.
Good work by Buchacha as he checks the leg kick.
Buchacha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Watanabe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Buchacha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watanabe scoring well with a low kick there.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Buchacha moved away.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Buchacha's leg. Buchacha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watanabe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watanabe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe throws a low kick but Buchacha avoids it.
Watanabe misses with a leg kick.
Watanabe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe tries to work over Buchacha's front leg with a kick but Buchacha checks it.
Buchacha checks a leg kick nicely.
Watanabe feints and then cracks Buchacha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buchacha down.
Buchacha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
ZsaZsa Buchacha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Buchacha is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe tried to score with a low kick but Buchacha checks it.
Buchacha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watanabe.
Watanabe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Buchacha is out of range.
Watanabe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Buchacha checks a leg kick.
Watanabe tries a low kick but Buchacha avoids it.
Buchacha moves out of range of the leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Watanabe, right into the meat.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Buchacha's leg. Buchacha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buchacha's sensitive parts.
Watanabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buchacha can do to turn this around?
An inside leg kick lands from Watanabe.
Watanabe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Watanabe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watanabe lands a leg kick that knocks Buchacha off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buchacha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe connects with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe feints and then cracks Buchacha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Buchacha down.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watanabe is looking to chop away at Buchacha's legs.
Watanabe lands a leg kick that knocks Buchacha off balance momentarily.
Watanabe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Buchacha's leg. Buchacha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Buchacha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watanabe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watanabe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Buchacha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buchacha fails with the takedown.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watanabe.
Watanabe scores with a leg kick.
Watanabe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watanabe tries to land a leg kick but Buchacha saw it coming and moves away.
Watanabe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buchacha's sensitive parts.
Buchacha checks a leg kick nicely.
Buchacha has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watanabe.
Wanderlei Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watanabe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buchacha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buchacha 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe scores with a leg kick.
Watanabe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
Buchacha moves out of range of the leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe connects with a solid leg kick.
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!
Watanabe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Watanabe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watanabe. That's going to slow Buchacha down.
Wanderlei Watanabe is winning the standup battle so far.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Watanabe.
Watanabe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Buchacha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watanabe. Watanabe obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Watanabe dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
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 Buchacha has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Buchacha and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Buchacha looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watanabe is fending him off so far but Buchacha persists. Nope, Watanabe circles away and we're back to standing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Buchacha.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watanabe wants to land a leg kick but Buchacha is out of range.
Watanabe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watanabe cracks the inside of Buchacha's front leg.
Watanabe misses with a low kick as Buchacha jumps back.
Watanabe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watanabe cracks the inside of Buchacha's front leg.
Buchacha takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watanabe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watanabe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buchacha.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watanabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Buchacha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
Buchacha checks a low kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Buchacha blocks a leg kick.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Buchacha moved away.
Watanabe thumps Buchacha with a low kick.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Buchacha's leg. Buchacha is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watanabe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Buchacha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe connects with a solid leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watanabe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Watanabe throws a low kick, looking for Buchacha's leg but Buchacha calmly moves out of range.
Watanabe throws a leg kick that misses.
Watanabe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buchacha has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watanabe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Buchacha. That did some damage!
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Buchacha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watanabe connects with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe connects with a solid leg kick.
Watanabe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good work by Buchacha as he checks the leg kick.
Buchacha stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Buchacha sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watanabe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Buchacha keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Watanabe throws a leg kick which misses Buchacha's front leg but catches the back leg as Buchacha tries to avoid it.
Watanabe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watanabe scoring well with a low kick there.
Watanabe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Buchacha.
Watanabe scoring well with a low kick there.
Watanabe lands a leg kick that knocks Buchacha off balance momentarily.
Watanabe throws a leg kick that misses.
Watanabe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buchacha.
Buchacha 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 throws a low kick but Buchacha moves out of range easily.
Buchacha tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
An inside leg kick from Watanabe misses.
Good leg kick by Watanabe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Buchacha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watanabe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe throws a solid leg kick but Buchacha takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe scoring well with a low kick there.
Buchacha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watanabe can pounce on him.
ZsaZsa Buchacha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watanabe is looking to slow Buchacha down with leg kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Watanabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watanabe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Watanabe!
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energy
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RATING
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