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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ike Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Usain Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts has chosen Remain Calm as his entrance music. 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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Good wrestling
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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
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Ike Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Usain Watts!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner avoids the body shot from Watts.
Watts looks to land a right hand but Turner moved out of range.
Watts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick.
A jab from Watts misses.
Watts takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Usain Watts has been cut.
Watts misses with a low kick.
Turner throws the left hand but Watts avoids the punch easily.
Watts moves away from the strike by Turner.
Watts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watts dodges the punch combination from Turner.
Turner throws a leg kick but Watts moved away.
Usain Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Watts is just out of range.
Good work by Turner as he checks the leg kick.
Watts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watts thumps Turner with a low kick.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turner avoids the head kick by Watts.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner tries to move into range but Watts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watts tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Turner swivels and escapes.
Watts is looking to score with low kicks.
Watts misses with the combination.
Turner throws a nice head kick!
Watts misses the jab.
Turner fails with a takedown attempt.
Turner tries to keep at a distance but Watts has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watts is stalling here.
Turner wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watts has him pressed against the cage.
Turner breaks the clinch.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Turner throws a leg kick but Watts checks it.
Turner misses with the combination.
Watts lands a really nice looking cross but Turner seems unphased.
Turner throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Turner avoids the body shot from Watts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watts throws out a powerful jab.
Watts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watts is looking to chop away at Turner's legs.
A punch lands to the side of Watts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watts.
Watts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turner. That did some damage!
Watts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner throws a big shot that misses.
Turner thows a body shot but no joy.
Watts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Turner throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to score with a low kick but Watts moves his leg out of the way.
Watts connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watts!
Watts misses with a straight left.
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner slips a jab from Watts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watts thuds his right hand into Turner's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Watts does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Turner connects with an inside leg kick.
Turner lands a nice shot that snaps Watts's head back.
An inside leg kick from Turner misses.
Watts staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Usain Watts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Usain Watts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner motions for Watts to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Watts throws a low kick but Turner avoids it.
Turner throws a lazy right hand but Watts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watts cracks the inside of Turner's front leg.
Turner shoots in but Watts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watts tries to clinch there but Turner circles away.
Watts lands a head shot.
Usain Watts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner thows a leg kick but Watts checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Ike Turner has been cut.
Watts looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Turner throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watts tries for a takedown but Turner sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Watts throws a leg kick but Turner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Turner slips under a jab from Watts.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Watts tries a head kick but it misses.
Watts lands a head kick. Turner smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Watts misses with a head kick.
Watts changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Turner looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts wants to control but Turner is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner tries to buck Watts off but Watts is having none of it.
Turner is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Watts is controlling him well.
Turner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Watts is stalling here. Turner is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Watts seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Turner has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Turner working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Turner in side control, throwing shots but Watts defends.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Turner with the ground and pound but Watts regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Turner is trying to control. Watts wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Turner missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Turner is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Watts reverses the position - he's now on top in Turner's guard.
Turner being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner pulls Watts in close to prevent any damage.
Watts trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Watts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Turner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watts prevents Turner from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Usain Watts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Watts!
Turner misses with a low kick.
Turner throws a series of punches but Watts avoids them all with ease.
Watts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Watts misses.
Turner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watts is fending him off so far but Turner persists. Nope, Watts circles away and we're back to standing.
Turner misses the body punch
and Watts counters with a thumping low kick.
Watts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watts. Watts obviously looking to wear him down.
Good work by Watts as he checks the leg kick.
Watts stalks Turner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turner's face. Turner staggers backwards, shaken.
A swing and a miss from Watts.
Watts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turner looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A big right from Watts misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Watts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Watts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turner.
Watts lands with a kick to the temple. Turner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner loads up on a big right hand but Watts slips the punch.
Turner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watts is looking to clinch but Turner is avoiding it.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Watts checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Turner avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Turner is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Watts avoids the body shot from Turner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Watts finds it's target.
Turner misses with a takedown attempt - Watts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ike Turner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Turner throws out a leg kick but Watts moves out of range and Turner only half commits.
Turner lands a high kick!
Turner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Turner doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner is looking to score with low kicks.
Watts gets a clinch.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Watts can't find room to land a body shot as Turner controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watts.
Watts lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turner.
Turner has a couple of punches blocked by Watts.
Ike Turner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice body punch from Watts - that landed with a thud.
Usain Watts is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Watts has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Watts prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Watts.
Turner misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Turner has had enough of the clinch but Watts keeps him there for the moment.
Watts blocks an uppercut.
Turner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts lands an uppercut.
Watts blocks a body shot from Turner.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner tries to circle away but Watts has him pinned against the cage.
Watts has Turner pressed against the cage, preventing Turner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Usain Watts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Watts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Usain Watts!
Usain Watts bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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