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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Lava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by ordinary story. Lava has chosen Numero 1 as his entrance music. Matt Watson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Remy Lava's chin.
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195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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198 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remy Lava!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lava tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Lava.
Lava pushes Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Lava pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lava throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lava lands a high kick!
It looks like Matt Watson has been cut.
Lava closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lava blocking some punches.
Lava misses with a knee to the head.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lava controls his hands.
Lava breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watson looks for a takedown but Lava sprawls well.
Watson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lava counters with a straight right hand.
Lava thuds his right hand into Watson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Watson tries to clinch up
and Lava counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lava prevents it.
Lava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lava lands a right hook to the body.
Lava clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lava landing knees to the head.
Lava breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lava gets a clinch.
Lava blocks an elbow strike from Watson.
Lava stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lava breaks from the clinch.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Lava.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lava closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lava stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lava manages to break the clinch.
Lava's corner calls for a 1-2. Lava obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lava lands with a straight right. Watson didn't see that one coming.
Lava takes the fight into the clinch.
Lava manages to break the clinch.
Lava thuds his shin into the meat of Watson's side.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Watson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Lava connects with a solid leg kick.
Lava tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lava connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lava clinches.
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!
Lava breaks the clinch.
Lava connects with a nice looking jab.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Lava counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lava prevents Watson from breaking the clinch.
Lava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lava scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lava moves into the clinch.
Lava lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lava manages to break the clinch.
Watson misses with a lunging right hand
and Lava counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lava.
Lava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lava thuds his right hand into Watson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Lava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Watson's cut.
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.
Lava closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Lava.
Lava taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Lava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lava counters with a body kick that stops Watson in his tracks momentarily.
Lava darts in and clinches Watson up against the cage.
Lava lands a shot to the body.
Lava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Lava counter with a right hand.
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lava.
Lava circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lava counters with a big head kick but Watson shrugs it off.
Watson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lava counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries for a takedown but Lava manages to get underhooks.
Lava has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lava fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lava gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lava gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lava pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lava prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lava breaks the clinch.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Lava was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson has his takedown stuffed
and Lava counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lava cracks Watson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lava moves into range and clinches up with Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lava manages to break the clinch.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Remy Lava is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lava counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson throws a combination that misses
and Lava counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lava. Lava obviously looking to wear him down.
Lava connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Watson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lava counters with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lava rushes Watson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lava avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lava manages to break the clinch.
Watson clinches but Lava breaks the clinch
and Lava counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lava avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson throws a leg kick
and Lava counters with a head kick.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lava counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lava is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Lava connects with a good right hand that stumbles Watson. Watson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Lava to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt
and Lava counters by moving into the clinch.
Lava throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Lava breaks from the clinch.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson shoots and misses
and Lava holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lava has him pressed against the cage.
Watson throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lava takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Lava.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lava manages to break the clinch.
Lava digs a good hook to Watson's body.
Watson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lava cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lava listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lava moves into the clinch successfully.
Lava prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lava prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson stalling against the cage.
Watson is working for takedown but Lava is calmly controlling the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lava pushes Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Lava lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Lava showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Watson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! 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.
Lava looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Lava tries to clinch but Watson moves away
and Watson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lava!
Lava wants to control but Watson is having none of it.
Watson with the ground and pound from mount.
Lava is bucking up trying to escape but Watson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lava is rocked!
Watson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lava is still in real trouble! Can Watson finish him?
Watson postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Lava badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Watson around the waist but Watson pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Watson is the winner by TKO! Watson jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Watson!
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energy
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hype
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