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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Watanabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
2 - 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, Rickson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Watanabe wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Watanabe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Watanabe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Watanabe sprawls well.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watanabe. That's going to slow Gracie down.
Wanderlei Watanabe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gracie should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Watanabe wants to land a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watanabe.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
Watanabe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watanabe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Good work by Gracie as he checks the leg kick.
Watanabe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watanabe scoring well with a low kick there.
Gracie looks for a takedown but Watanabe sprawls well.
Watanabe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gracie's sensitive parts.
Watanabe throws a leg kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
Watanabe misses with a leg kick.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie blocks a low kick nicely.
Watanabe misses with a low kick as Gracie jumps back.
Gracie checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to land a leg kick but Gracie saw it coming and moves away.
Gracie gets the takedown into side control.
Watanabe tries to bench press Gracie off him but Gracie keeps the position.
Watanabe is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gracie off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Watanabe wants to control but Gracie manages to buck him off and is now in Watanabe's guard! Nice work there by Gracie!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe being controlled here, momentarily.
Gracie stopping the sweep attempt from Watanabe.
Watanabe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gracie's guard.
Gracie throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watanabe is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Watanabe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gracie checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Watanabe throws a low kick, looking for Gracie's leg but Gracie calmly moves out of range.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Watanabe motions for Gracie to come forward. Watanabe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe misses with a leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Gracie blocks the low kick.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Watanabe is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gracie. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Watanabe struggling a bit here.
Gracie tries for a kimura but Watanabe is defending well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Watanabe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Watanabe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Watanabe gets back to half guard.
Gracie throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watanabe is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Watanabe dives on top into guard.
Gracie has his foot on Watanabe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watanabe works his way back into a safe position though.
Watanabe advances to half guard.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Gracie looking for subs off his back but Watanabe has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is not content to let Watanabe control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watanabe moves into full mount! Gracie won't be happy about that!
Gracie is trying to escape the mount but Watanabe keeps good control and instead manages to take Gracie's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wanderlei Watanabe dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Watanabe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Watanabe tenderised Gracie's leg. Gracie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Wanderlei Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Gracie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Watanabe is looking to chop away at Gracie's legs.
Watanabe tries to score with a low kick but Gracie moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Watanabe.
Gracie checks the leg kick nicely there.
Watanabe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gracie takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie checks a low kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe tried to score with a low kick but Gracie checks it.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watanabe as he avoids it easily.
Watanabe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Watanabe misses with a leg kick.
Watanabe throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Watanabe only half commits.
Watanabe lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
Watanabe lands a leg kick that knocks Gracie off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Watanabe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watanabe walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gracie checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Gracie checks a leg kick nicely.
Watanabe wants to slow Gracie down by chopping away at his legs.
Watanabe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gracie moves out of range of the leg kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe tries a low kick but Gracie avoids it.
Watanabe throws a low kick but Gracie moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watanabe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Gracie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gracie checks a leg kick.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Some bone on bone action there as Gracie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gracie tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watanabe throws a solid leg kick but Gracie takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watanabe can pounce on him.
Gracie checks a leg kick.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Gracie's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Gracie checks it.
Rickson Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Watanabe can pounce on him.
Watanabe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watanabe connects with an inside leg kick.
Gracie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie checks a low kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Watanabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watanabe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Watanabe!
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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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