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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Watterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watterson comes to the cage accompanied by Eruptions of Red by The Arcane Order. 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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168 cm
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147 lbs
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175 cm
23
139 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Calvin Watterson! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Hurt! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Edson Gomes and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hurt throws a shot from downtown. Watterson moves away and avoids it. Watterson moves out of range of the leg kick from Hurt. Hurt tries to clinch up. Watterson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hurt doesn't manage to clinch there - Watterson circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Hurt there. Hurt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watterson is out of range and Hurt settles back down. A kick lands to the mid section there for Watterson. A punch combination from Hurt misses. Watterson misses with a kick to the body.
Watterson 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. Hurt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hurt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watterson counters with a right hand to the body. Hurt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Watterson blocks a leg kick. Hurt throws a nice inside leg kick. Hurt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watterson circles away quickly and effectively. Hurt moves out of range of the body kick from Watterson.
Watterson staying out of range there. Hurt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watterson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Big Hurt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Hurt misses with a combination
and Watterson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hurt thinking. A low kick from Hurt is predictable there and Watterson counters with a thumping low kick. Hurt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watterson.
Watterson takes a swing at Hurt's ribcage but misses. Watterson scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Watterson thumps Hurt with a low kick. Watterson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Hurt steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Watterson. That one must have hurt. Watterson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Hurt tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hurt throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Watterson misses with a body kick. Hurt throws a nice looking combination but Watterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A bone on bone clash there as Watterson blocks the leg kick.
Hurt wants to clinch up but Watterson keeps it at a distance. Watterson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hurt throws a series of punches but Watterson avoids them all with ease. Watterson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Hurt tries to clinch up. Hurt misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hurt gets a clinch. Watterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Hurt controls his hands.
Hurt scores with a hook to the body. Hurt being controlled against the cage. Nice body punch from Hurt - that landed with a thud.
Watterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hurt avoids it. A short right from Watterson. Watterson tries a body shot but Hurt blocks it.
Watterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watterson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hurt is keeping busy. Watterson misses with the head strike.
Hurt digs a right hand underneath Watterson's ribcage. Watterson let out a lung full of air as it connected. Watterson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A right hand to the body from Hurt.
Hurt tries to throw a body punch but Watterson avoids it by throwing Hurt back against the cage. Watterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Hurt scores with a nice short uppercut. Hurt is working Watterson over against the cage. Watterson misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Hurt.
Hurt controlling the action here for a moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watterson. A body shot lands from Hurt.
Nice body punch from Hurt - that landed with a thud.
Hurt lands a body punch. Hurt lands a hook to the side of the head. A short body shot lands from Hurt as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hurt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watterson. A right hook to the body lands for Hurt.
Hurt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Hurt lands with a short head shot on the inside. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Hurt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hurt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watterson. Hurt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Hurt lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watterson backwards. Hurt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A right hand to the body from Hurt.
Hurt lands a body punch in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Hurt dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Watterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watterson throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Hurt counters with a straight that turns Watterson's legs to rubber! Hurt pushes forward with more strikes and Watterson goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Hurt! Big Hurt is the new bantamweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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