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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johny Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Brookins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan Brookins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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148 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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154 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonathan Brookins!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Brookins lands with a nice body kick.
Brookins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brookins shoots in and bounces Watson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brookins is one step ahead there.
Brookins wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Brookins advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brookins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Watson is staying active underneath Brookins, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is trying to stand up here but Brookins is controlling him well.
Brookins trying to pass the guard but Watson defending well.
Watson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Watson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watson keeping full guard, as Brookins tries to pass.
Watson being controlled here, momentarily.
Watson wants to stand and escape but Brookins is having none of it.
That's two 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 keeping moving, preventing Brookins from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jonathan Brookins was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Brookins counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johny Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brookins looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Watson!
Brookins in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brookins is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brookins controlling the pace for now.
Brookins can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watson is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins landing strikes from the mount and Watson is in trouble!
Brookins wants to control the pace but Watson is squirming around nicely.
Brookins controlling the pace for now.
Brookins landing strikes from the mount.
Watson tries to hold on but Brookins pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brookins tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brookins looking to control but Watson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Watson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brookins looking to control and managing it successfully.
Watson trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Brookins dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Brookins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Brookins wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Brookins wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brookins on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brookins looking to pass the guard.
Watson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watson tries to get out of the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonathan Brookins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Brookins shoots in and drives through. Watson sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brookins counters with a low kick, right behind Watson 's knee.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Brookins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Brookins scores with a hook to the body. Watson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Brookins changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brookins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Watson to see if he's OK.
Brookins advances to mount.
Brookins is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brookins tries to control but Watson wriggling away.
Brookins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson is looking to improve his position but Brookins isn't that keen on the idea.
Brookins trying to control but Watson is having none of it.
Watson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins tries to control but Watson wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Brookins cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jonathan Brookins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brookins with good strikes from the mount here!
Brookins lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brookins lands a big shot there that rocks Watson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Brookins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watson looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brookins postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Watson looks a forlorn figure.
Brookins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that Watson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Brookins wants to control the pace but Watson is squirming around nicely.
Watson can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Brookins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Brookins misses with a wild body shot.
Watson tries to clinch but Brookins moves away
and Brookins counters by clinching up.
Brookins has hold of one of Watson's legs. Watson is fighting the takedown attempt but Brookins gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Brookins from controlling successfully.
Watson wants to stand up but Brookins is controlling him.
Brookins tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
Brookins trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jonathan Brookins hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson has his takedown stuffed
and Brookins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Watson's guard now.
Brookins is looking to work some ground and pound but Watson has wrist control.
Watson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Brookins.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brookins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Watson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Brookins passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brookins lands with a punch from half guard.
Brookins is controlling the pace.
Brookins looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Brookins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brookins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson is refusing to be controlled, as Brookins sits in half guard.
Watson looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jonathan Brookins.
Brookins shoots in looking for a takedown but Watson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brookins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Watson throws a sloppy body shot
and Brookins holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Brookins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Brookins gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Brookins trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson being controlled here, momentarily.
Watson wants to stand up but Brookins is controlling him.
Watson wants to sweep here but Brookins controlling him for the moment.
Johny Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonathan Brookins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brookins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson wants to get back to his feet but Brookins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonathan Brookins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brookins has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonathan Brookins!
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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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