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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyga Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyga Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stevenson leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Stevenson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Stevenson throws a head kick that Watson semi-blocks.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stevenson is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Stevenson circles away and we're back to standing.
Stevenson gets a clinch.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Watson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stevenson has Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Watson.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but Stevenson blocks with his arms.
Watson keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watson prevents Stevenson from breaking the clinch.
Stevenson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watson's efforts to push away.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson scores a nice knee to the body.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Watson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevenson's face.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watson.
Stevenson looks gassed!
Stevenson has Watson pressed against the cage, preventing Watson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Watson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head.
Watson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Watson.
Watson misses with a knee strike.
Watson working hard to break the clinch.
Stevenson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson gets control of Stevenson's arms and successfully pulls guard. Watson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Stevenson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Stevenson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stevenson is trying to break free.
Watson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stevenson tries to break the clinch but Watson is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson tries to pull guard but Stevenson holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tyga Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stevenson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson shoots in but Stevenson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson misses with a body kick.
Stevenson throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Stevenson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Stevenson backs up against the cage.
Watson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watson tries to pull guard but Stevenson holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Watson - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Watson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Stevenson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watson has managed to clinch.
Watson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevenson blocks it with crossed arms.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
Watson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stevenson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Stevenson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watson, pushing him back against the cage.
Watson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stevenson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watson at a distance.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Watson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stevenson's waist but Stevenson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watson off to one side.
Watson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stevenson in his tracks.
Michael Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Stevenson. Those never looked like landing.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.
Watson dives in and grabs Stevenson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stevenson pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Stevenson pushes him off.
Watson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Horrible takedown by Watson or perhaps it was just good defense by Stevenson which made him look bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson moves out of range as Stevenson throws a body kick.
No joy there for Watson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson lands with a nice combination. Stevenson backs away looking to recover.
Watson lands a jab-cross combination.
Watson wants to clinch.
Stevenson clinches up against the cage.
Stevenson has had enough of the clinch but Watson keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevensons head.
Stevenson wants to break free but Watson has control.
Watson tries to break free but Stevenson pushes him back against the cage.
Watson lands with a right to the head.
Watson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Watson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Stevenson prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Watson on the inside.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Stevenson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson gets a clinch.
Stevenson is looking to control Watson's arms but Watson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stevenson has his back to the cage.
Watson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stevenson walks away with a smile on his face. Watson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stevenson closes the distance and clinches.
Stevenson is trying to force a seperation but Watson has the dominant position.
Watson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stevenson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Watson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Stevenson is blocking nicely.
Stevenson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Watson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Watson tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Watson scores with a four punch combination!
Stevenson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stevenson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Watson.
Stevenson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Watson.
Stevenson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson counters with a straight right hand.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Watson blocks a low kick nicely.
Watson tries to clinch up but Stevenson circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson drives through and clinches with Watson against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson works on Stevenson's body with a couple of short punches.
Watson lands a left hand.
Stevenson tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watson lands a really nice looking cross but Stevenson seems unphased.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Stevenson shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stevenson circles away.
Watson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watson tries to clinch but Stevenson is having none of it.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Stevenson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watson shoots and misses
and Stevenson counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a punch but it's blocked by Stevenson.
Stevenson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevenson circles away.
Stevenson tries a head kick but it misses.
Michael Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Stevenson tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Stevenson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
Watson works over Stevenson's head and body with a nice combination.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson with a poor takedown
and Stevenson counters with a head kick. That will keep Watson thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nice body punch from Stevenson.
Watson tries to clinch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Watson wants to clinch.
Stevenson connects with the punch.
Stevenson slips a jab and a cross from Watson.
Stevenson rushes Watson and presses him up against the cage.
Watson tries to pull guard but Stevenson holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Stevenson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson keeps control of Stevenson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watson.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head.
Stevenson takes a shot to the head.
Tyga Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Stevenson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson landing knees to the head.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Watson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stevenson tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Watson!
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energy
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hype
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