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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Piper might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to In The Morning. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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19 - 12 - 1 |
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180 lbs
21 - 10 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson slips a jab and a cross from St Piper.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Piper moves away.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St Piper.
Watson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
St Piper tests Watson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
St Piper thows a body shot but no joy.
Watson is looking to clinch but St Piper is avoiding it.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Watson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. St Piper tries to avoid it but Watson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag St Piper to the ground. St Piper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watson shoots in and drives through. St Piper sprawls well.
Gene St Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
St Piper just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Piper.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson avoids the body shot from St Piper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson works over St Piper's head and body with a nice combination.
St Piper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
St Piper fails to land with a series of punches.
Watson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from St Piper. Watson does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Piper lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Piper.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Piper dodges the punch combination from Watson.
Gene St Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson gets a double leg takedown into St Piper's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
St Piper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Piper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watson defends well.
St Piper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Watson defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control but St Piper is working from the bottom.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St Piper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson stands up over St Piper, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Watson passes into half guard.
Watson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Watson is looking to advance position but St Piper won't allow it.
St Piper moves into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Piper is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to stand but St Piper is controlling the position.
St Piper looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Piper prevents Watson from getting back to his feet.
St Piper is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Piper stops Watson from standing up.
St Piper stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Piper wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson is looking to stand up but St Piper isn't so interested in that idea.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Piper wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gene St Piper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Some wild striking there from Watson.
St Piper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Watson scores with a spinning back kick!
St Piper is looking to wear down Watson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Piper.
Watson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Watson is keen to just control but St Piper is a slippery customer.
Watson content to control rather than advance.
St Piper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watson slips a nice elbow through St Piper's hands, connecting with St Piper's forehead.
Brian Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Watson lands a nice short elbow.
Watson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Watson slips a nice elbow through St Piper's hands, connecting with St Piper's forehead.
St Piper actively working from the bottom here.
Watson trying to control from half guard but St Piper is working away.
Watson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Watson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Watson working the head and body with strikes.
St Piper trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Watson manages to pass to mount!
Watson lands with some strikes.
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!
St Piper is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Piper can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Watson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have St Piper scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Watson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Watson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brian Watson!
Brian Watson is the new welterweight champion!
Brian Watson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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