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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul McCann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kenji Watanabe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kenji Watanabe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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145 lbs
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174 cm
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149 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kenji Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul McCann!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCann throws an overhand right that lands on Watanabe's shoulder, as Watanabe tries to avoid the shot.
McCann misses with an uppercut
and Watanabe counters with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe throws an overhand right that lands on McCann's shoulder, as McCann tries to avoid the shot.
McCann throws a lazy head kick
and Watanabe counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCann's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCann throws a lazy head kick
and Watanabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann checks a leg kick.
McCann swings away with a body shot that misses
and Watanabe counters with a leg kick.
Nice cross by McCann.
McCann blocks the body kick.
That's two 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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCann throws out the jab.
Watanabe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCann moves away from the strike by Watanabe.
Watanabe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCann throws a lazy right hand but Watanabe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCann misses with a hook. Watanabe ducked under it nicely.
Watanabe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McCann checks a leg kick.
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 scores with a head kick.
Watanabe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by McCann. McCann obviously looking to wear him down.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watanabe throws a leg kick
and McCann counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe dominated that round.
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.
Watanabe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCann throws a sloppy head kick
and Watanabe counters with a low kick, right behind McCann 's knee.
McCann misses with a body punch
and Watanabe counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCann throws a looping overhand right but Watanabe ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann misses with a body shot
and Watanabe counters with a nice body kick.
McCann misses with a left hand
and Watanabe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McCann wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCann avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Watanabe has McCann pressed against the cage.
McCann wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watanabe has him pressed against the cage.
McCann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCann lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McCann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
McCann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Watanabe.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into McCann's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McCann in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McCann managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
McCann wants to break free but Watanabe has control.
Watanabe keeps control of McCann as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCann's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCann throws an off balance right hand
and Watanabe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McCann throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watanabe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A low kick from McCann misses
and Watanabe counters with a nice leg kick.
McCann throws a right hand that misses
and Watanabe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCann throws a lazy head kick
and Watanabe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Watanabe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McCann checks a low kick from Watanabe.
McCann connects with an inside leg kick.
McCann checks a low kick from Watanabe.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe slips a straight right by McCann.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCann lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watanabe's sensitive parts.
Watanabe throws a low kick but it's checked well by McCann.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
McCann blocks a leg kick.
Kenji Watanabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McCann throws a poor cross that misses
and Watanabe counters with a nice low kick that buckles McCann's knee momentarily.
Watanabe thumps McCann with a low kick.
Watanabe throws a lazy right hand but McCann sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watanabe throws out a loose jab but McCann uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a solid leg kick but McCann takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watanabe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watanabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCann throws a leg kick
and Watanabe counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four 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.
A shot to the body from McCann misses
and Watanabe counters with a body kick that stops McCann in his tracks momentarily.
Paul McCann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul McCann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe scores with a push kick.
Watanabe pushes McCann up against the cage in a clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCann trying to land knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Watanabe!
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hype
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RATING
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