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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Unitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waterson has chosen Oasis - Roll With It as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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215 lbs
6 - 7 - 1 |
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198 cm
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220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, David Unitas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Con Waterson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waterson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Waterson wants it to stay on the feet.
A big right from Unitas misses.
Some wild striking there from Unitas.
Waterson misses with a straight right.
Unitas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Unitas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Waterson.
Unitas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waterson.
Unitas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
Unitas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Unitas tries to bum rush Waterson with a series of wild strikes but Waterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Unitas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Waterson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A left hand lands to the body for Waterson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good body shot from Waterson.
Unitas is breathing heavily.
Waterson lands a right hand.
Waterson pushes Unitas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unitas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Unitas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Waterson effectively controlling the action here.
Waterson scores with a shoulder strike.
Waterson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Waterson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waterson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Waterson scores with a shot to the side of Unitas's head.
Waterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Unitas backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson struggles to land a body shot inside as Unitas controls his hands.
Waterson effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Waterson.
Unitas is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Waterson stalling the fight.
Waterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Waterson tries to work over Unitas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Waterson.
Waterson misses with a punch to the body.
Waterson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Unitas up against the cage.
Waterson lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Waterson.
Waterson just leaning against Unitas, taking a breather.
Waterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Waterson.
Waterson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Waterson stops a takedown attempt from Unitas.
Waterson lands a left hand.
Unitas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Waterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Unitas.
Waterson scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Waterson lands a left hand.
A bit of stalling here from Waterson.
Waterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Unitas.
Waterson breaks the clinch.
Waterson scores with a jab to the head.
Unitas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Unitas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Waterson throws out a powerful jab.
Waterson has closed the distance and engaged Unitas in a clinch.
Waterson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Waterson lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waterson lands an uppercut.
Waterson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Unitas backwards.
Waterson lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Con Waterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Con Waterson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Waterson misses with an uppercut.
Unitas misses with a takedown
and Waterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Waterson jabs Unitas right on the nose. Unitas blinks but takes it well.
Unitas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Unitas misses with an uppercut. Waterson saw that one coming.
Unitas fails with a takedown attempt.
Waterson's corner calls for a 1-2. Waterson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Unitas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Unitas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Unitas there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waterson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Con Waterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Unitas throws a hook to the side of Waterson's head but Waterson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Waterson loads up on a big right hand but Unitas slips the punch.
Waterson throws a hook but Unitas avoids it easily.
David Unitas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waterson blocks a jab.
Waterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Unitas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Waterson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Waterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Waterson cracks Unitas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Waterson lands a body shot.
Waterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Unitas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Waterson scores with a shot to the body.
Nice cross by Waterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Waterson misses with a looping left.
A punch lands to the side of Unitas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waterson tests Unitas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Unitas is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Waterson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Unitas slips under a jab from Waterson.
Waterson missing with a left hand there. Unitas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Unitas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waterson was well out of range. Poor timing from Unitas.
Nice body punch from Waterson.
Unitas closes the distance and clinches up with Waterson, looking for a takedown. Unitas pushes Waterson against the cage but Waterson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Unitas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Waterson cracks Unitas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Waterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Unitas should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Unitas misses.
Unitas tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Waterson takes a swing at Unitas's ribcage but misses.
Unitas moves out of range of the strikes.
Waterson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Unitas walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Waterson lands with a right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Waterson, as that shot connected.
A combination from Unitas does no damage.
A lazy left from Waterson finds it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A left lands for Waterson.
Unitas is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unitas walks straight into a right hand from Waterson - that's dropped him! Waterson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Unitas from any more punishment! Unitas complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Con Waterson!
An out of breath Con Waterson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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