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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Kanoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Kanoa!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kanoa tries to avoid it but Watson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kanoa to the ground. Kanoa escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kanoa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watson looks to throw a body kick
and Kanoa counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watson thinking.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Watson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kanoa!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kanoa tries to lock up and control but Watson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Watson looking to control but Kanoa is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kanoa is working to get back to half guard.
Watson looking to finish with strikes here!
Kanoa is desperately trying to improve his position but Watson has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanoa is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Watson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kanoa because Watson loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kanoa is in all sorts of trouble here.
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
Watson throwing strikes here but Kanoa is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Watson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kanoa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Watson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Watson lands a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanoa slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kanoa is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kanoa's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throwing shots but Kanoa is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson trying to control the action but Kanoa is working from the bottom.
Kanoa is trying to stand.
Watson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kanoa defending well though.
Watson decides to return to a standing position.
Watson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kanoa.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kanoa is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Kanoa circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kanoa as Watson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kanoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kanoa lands with a kick to the temple. Watson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A jab from Watson misses.
Kanoa throws a solid leg kick but Watson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kanoa.
Watson walks into a straight right hand from Kanoa.
Watson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanoa manages to avoid it.
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson lands a nice looking body shot.
Kanoa throws a predictable looking body shot
and Watson counters with a thumping low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watson.
A head kick misses from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson thows a leg kick but Kanoa checks it
and Kanoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanoa looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Watson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kanoa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kanoa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kanoa tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Kimo Kanoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kanoa lands a body shot.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Kanoa sprawls well.
Kanoa throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Kanoa leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kanoa dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanoa misses with a body shot.
Watson connects with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson 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.
Kanoa scores with a head kick. Watson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Kanoa.
Kanoa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Watson.
Brian Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson lands a nice hook to Kanoa's body. Kanoa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
No luck for Watson with that takedown attempt.
Watson slips a jab from Kanoa.
The crowd cheers as Kanoa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watson doesn't seem phased though.
Nice sprawl there from Kanoa as Watson shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanoa stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kanoa circles away.
Watson misses with a double jab.
Brian Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson has his takedown stuffed
and Kanoa counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson throws a sloppy head kick and Kanoa moves out of range easily.
Watson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kanoa trying to control but Watson postures up.
Kanoa regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Watson.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson postures up in Kanoa's guard and throws a big left but Kanoa blocks it.
Watson trying to control but Kanoa is working from the bottom.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kanoa keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanoa keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kanoa managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Kanoa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Kanoa!
Watson wants to stand up but Kanoa is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian Watson.
Nice takedown defense from Kanoa. No joy for Watson on that attempt.
Kanoa throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kanoa thinking.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kanoa but Kanoa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watson is looking to wear down Kanoa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown but Kanoa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Watson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kanoa loads up on a big right hand but Watson slips the punch.
Kanoa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watson.
Kanoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanoa.
Kanoa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson lands with a nice body punch.
Watson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Watson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson looks for a takedown but Kanoa sprawls well.
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 Brian Watson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kanoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanoa misses with a combination
and Watson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Kanoa tenderised Watson's leg. Watson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Kanoa sprawls well.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Kanoa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson misses with a body kick.
Watson takes one on the button.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Kanoa shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kanoa!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kanoa avoids a strike by Watson and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Watson's guard! Fantastic escape!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanoa content to stall in guard here.
Kanoais looking to pass into half guard but Watson pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Watson is in guard.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Kanoa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Kanoa!
Kanoa stops Watson from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa controls from within his opponent's guard.
Watson is wriggling around but Kanoa manages to pass to half guard.
Kanoa gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Watson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kimo Kanoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kanoa. Those never looked like landing.
Watson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kanoa defends it nicely.
Kanoa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Kanoa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kimo Kanoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanoa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watson counters with a two punch combo.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Kanoa.
Brian Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kanoa.
Kanoa throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kanoa avoids it really well and circles away.
Kanoa misses with a body kick.
Watson misses with a body shot
and Watson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watson swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Watson both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanoa misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanoa throws an off balance right hand
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kimo Kanoa.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Watson!
A victorious Brian Watson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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