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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jase Newson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watanabe has chosen Bombage by Tiësto as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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180 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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170 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jase Newson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kai Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Newson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Newson avoids the body shot from Watanabe.
Watanabe misses the shot to the body.
Newson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Watanabe finds it's way through Newson's defenses.
Newson moves forwards but Watanabe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watanabe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Newson checks it well.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Newson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Newson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watanabe tries to land a leg kick but Newson saw it coming and moves away.
Newson lands a jab.
Watanabe throws a lazy right hand but Newson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Newson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Newson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Newson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Watanabe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newson circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Watanabe. Those never looked like landing.
Newson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Newson counters with a big head kick but Watanabe shrugs it off.
Watanabe throws a body punch but Newson moves out of range.
Watanabe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Newson rather than just go for the knockout.
Watanabe punishes Newson's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watanabe. Newson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watanabe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newson at a distance.
Kai Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newson.
Watanabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watanabe.
Watanabe takes a swing at Newson's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Watanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watanabe works the jab nicely.
Watanabe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe throws a chopping leg kick but Newson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Newson slips a jab from Watanabe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Watanabe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watanabe stalks Newson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Newson's face. Newson staggers backwards, shaken.
Watanabe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Watanabe misses with a looping right.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Newson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watanabe misses with an uppercut
letting Newson counter with a right hand.
Newson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watanabe looks to land a right hand but Newson moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Newson to counter with a crisp jab.
Newson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Watanabe sizes up Newson with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Newson misses with a hook to the body
and Watanabe counters with a nice body shot.
Watanabe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Newson.
Newson looks to land a combination but Watanabe avoids it well.
Newson is looking to chop away at Watanabe's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Newson counters with a left to the body.
Watanabe swings widly with a right hand
and Newson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Watanabe slips a jab from Newson.
Watanabe works the jab nicely.
Newson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a right hand
and Newson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Newson moves out of range.
A big left from Watanabe misses.
Newson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watanabe wants to land a leg kick but Newson is out of range.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watanabe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Newson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watanabe lands a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson slips a jab from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a poor cross that misses
and Newson counters with an outside leg kick.
Newson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Watanabe misses its intended target.
Watanabe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jase Newson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watanabe looks to land a combination but Newson avoids it well.
Newson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watanabe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Newson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newson just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Newson's calf.
A shot to the body from Watanabe misses
and Newson counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watanabe avoids the body shot from Newson.
A telegraphed right hand from Watanabe misses the target.
Watanabe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newson counters with a leg kick.
Watanabe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watanabe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watanabe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watanabe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newson at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe swinging wildly here.
Newson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watanabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newson moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watanabe.
Newson misses with a hook to the body
enabling Watanabe to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watanabe looks to land a left hand but Newson moved out of range nicely.
Watanabe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Watanabe digs a good body shot into Newson's ribs.
Newson throws a right hand that Watanabe ducks under and follows up with a left that Watanabe also avoids with ease.
Newson walks into a stiff left hand from Watanabe.
Newson ducks under a wild hook from Watanabe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Watanabe is predictable there
and Newson counters with a leg kick.
Watanabe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe connects with a body shot.
Watanabe lands with a good body shot.
Watanabe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Newson.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Newson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watanabe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kai Watanabe really dominated that round.
That's time! Newson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Newson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watanabe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Newson was well out of range. Poor timing from Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a hook to the body
and Newson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watanabe stuns Newson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kai Watanabe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watanabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newson manages to avoid it.
Watanabe misses with a lunging right hand
and Newson counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a leg kick but Newson checks it.
Watanabe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watanabe jabs Newson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Watanabe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Newson moves away.
Watanabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watanabe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watanabe swings for the body but Newson moves out of range.
Watanabe lands with a good body shot.
Watanabe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Newson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watanabe.
Newson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watanabe.
Newson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watanabe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watanabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newson manages to avoid it.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
Watanabe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Watanabe lands a really nice looking cross but Newson seems unphased.
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.
Newson misses with a hook to the body
and Watanabe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Watanabe checks the leg kick.
Watanabe misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watanabe throws an off balance right hand
enabling Newson to counter with a crisp jab.
Watanabe scores with a jab to the body.
Newson misses the shot to the body.
Watanabe throws a right and a left that Newson avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kai Watanabe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
A shot to the body from Watanabe misses
and Newson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watanabe closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice defenses there by Newson.
A swing and a miss from Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watanabe lands with a nice body punch.
Watanabe misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Newson.
Newson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watanabe manages to avoid it.
Newson looks to land a right hand but Watanabe moved out of range.
Newson throws a leg kick but Watanabe moved away.
Watanabe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Newson doesn't seem bothered though.
Newson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jase Newson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Watanabe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Newson counters with a stiff right hand.
Newson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watanabe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watanabe throws a shot to the body.
Newson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watanabe manages to avoid it.
Watanabe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Newson manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Watanabe. That snapped Newson's head back.
Watanabe looks to score with a jab to the body but Newson is just out of range.
Watanabe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Newson counters with an outside leg kick.
Watanabe throws a body punch but Newson moves out of range.
Newson throws a low kick, looking for Watanabe's leg but Watanabe calmly moves out of range.
Watanabe thuds his right hand into Newson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Watanabe digs a good body shot into Newson's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newson misses the body punch
and Watanabe counters with a leg kick.
Watanabe is looking to slow Newson down with leg kicks.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Newson. Those never looked like landing.
Newson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Newson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe thuds a left hand into Newson's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kai Watanabe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watanabe 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 47:49
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 47:49
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Watanabe!
Kai Watanabe is the new welterweight champion!
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