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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Seven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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182 cm
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193 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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186 cm
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185 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Patrick Seven! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Seven lands a leg kick that knocks Watanabe off balance momentarily. Seven fails in his attempt to clinch. Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt and Seven counters with a thumping low kick. Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt and Seven counters with an inside leg kick. Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily and Seven counters with a good, hard body kick but Watanabe shrugs it off. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him. Watanabe has his takedown stuffed and Seven counters with a nice body kick.
Watanabe is breathing heavily. Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt and Seven counters with a nice uppercut. Watanabe fails with the takedown letting Seven counter with a right hand. Seven keeps Watanabe at a distance using the push kick. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Crunch! Seven slams his shin into Watanabe's torso. Watanabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Watanabe has his takedown stuffed and Seven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Seven thows a body kick. Watanabe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seven moves into range and clinches up with Watanabe. Seven scores with a nice hook to the head. Watanabe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Seven pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kengo Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Seven lands with a shot to the body. Seven fakes the leg kick and cracks Watanabe in the body. Watanabe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Seven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watanabe's sensitive parts. Watanabe misses with a takedown and Seven counters with a leg kick. Patrick Seven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Seven fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Seven lands a leg kick that knocks Watanabe off balance momentarily. Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Seven counters with a good, hard body kick but Watanabe shrugs it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Watanabe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Watanabe. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery. Seven fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watanabe. Watanabe tries to move into range but Seven moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Watanabe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Seven closes the distance and clinches. Seven tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Seven just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watanabe's brow. Seven lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards. Watanabe tries for a takedown but Seven manages to get underhooks.
Seven tries to land a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks with his arms.
Seven is pressed up against the cage. Watanabe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Seven down to the mat. Seven avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Seven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Seven. Watanabe has his takedown stuffed and Seven counters with a solid body kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Watanabe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Seven. Seven closes the distance and pushes Watanabe back into the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seven dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Seven wants to clinch. Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt and Seven counters with a lovely straight right hand! A nice inside leg kick there by Seven. That's going to slow Watanabe down. Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Seven counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Watanabe fails with the takedown and Seven counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him. Seven stalks Watanabe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watanabe's face. Watanabe staggers backwards, shaken. Watanabe walks forward, straight into a front kick from Seven. Nice jab there from Seven. Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice straight punches there by Seven. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seven. Seven goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Seven stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Watanabe fails with the takedown and Seven counters with a nice body kick. Seven throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Seven scores with a hook. Watanabe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Watanabe shoots and misses letting Seven counter with a right hand. Seven tries to clinch but Watanabe moves out of range. A solid leg kick lands there for Seven.
Watanabe shoots and misses and Seven counters with a good, hard body kick but Watanabe shrugs it off. Seven scoring well with a low kick there.
Seven dips to his left and cracks Watanabe with an uppercut! Seven cracks Watanabe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt and Seven makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Seven lands a glancing blow to the side of Watanabe's head. Seven has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seven fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watanabe, pushing him back against the cage. Seven lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards. Seven pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Seven scores with a shoulder strike. Watanabe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Good body shot from Seven.
Seven lands a shoulder strike. Nice body punch from Seven - that landed with a thud.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Seven obliges. Seven presses Watanabe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Seven lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Seven tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watanabe's elbow. Seven scores with a hook to the body. Seven is looking to control Watanabe's arms but Watanabe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Seven has his back to the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Seven stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Seven lands with a left to the head. Watanabe avoiding damage as Seven throws knees to the body.
Seven unloads a knee to the mid-section. Watanabe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Seven pushes off an throws an elbow but Watanabe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seven showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Seven connects with an inside leg kick. Watanabe will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Seven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Seven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seven fails in his attempt to clinch. Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt and Seven counters with a body kick that stops Watanabe in his tracks momentarily. Seven goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown letting Seven counter with a right hand. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Seven, right into the meat.
Seven clinches. Seven lands a nice knee to the body. Both fighters are breathing heavily. This has been an exciting period of action! Seven tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watanabe avoids it. Seven lands a shot to the body. Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watanabe wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round. A body shot lands from Seven.
Watanabe takes an elbow to the temple. Seven lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Kengo Watanabe has been cut. Seven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watanabe is defending well for now. Watanabe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Seven pulls his leg out and moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Seven moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Watanabe steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Seven. That one must have hurt. Seven swings for the body but Watanabe moves out of range.
Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt and Seven counters with a nice kick to the body. Watanabe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seven misses with a wild body shot. Seven lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watanabe's sensitive parts. Seven tries to clinch but Watanabe is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt and Seven counters with a head kick. 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! Seven bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Seven takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Watanabe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Seven. Seven cracks Watanabe with a right hand to the side of the head. Watanabe fails with the takedown and Seven counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Seven stalling.
Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Seven gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watanabe.
Seven lands a right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seven really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Kengo Watanabe's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt and Seven counters with an inside leg kick. Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt and Seven cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Seven darts in and clinches Watanabe up against the cage. Seven looking to throw knees to the head but Watanabe is blocking nicely.
Seven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Seven tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watanabe.
Watanabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him. Seven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Patrick Seven seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Seven lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards. Watanabe is working for takedown but Seven is calmly controlling the position for now. Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seven digs a right hand underneath Watanabe's ribcage. Watanabe let out a lung full of air as it connected. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Watanabe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Seven tries to work over Watanabe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Seven misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watanabe.
Seven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Seven lands a body shot. Seven scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seven lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watanabe or not. Seven creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Seven tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Watanabe takes a shot to the head. Watanabe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Seven fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Seven connects with a leg kick. Watanabe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Seven fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watanabe on the side of the head. Watanabe fails with the takedown and Watanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A thudding body kick lands there by Seven!
Watanabe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Seven drives through and clinches with Watanabe against the cage.
Seven using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seven throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Seven missing with knees to the body.
Seven lands with a right to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Seven lands a damaging elbow. Seven with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Seven misses with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Seven.
Seven comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Seven tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Seven tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Seven back against the cage. Watanabe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Seven struggles to land a body shot inside as Watanabe controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Watanabe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Seven prevents it.
Seven struggles to land a body shot inside as Watanabe controls his hands.
Seven cracks Watanabe with a nice body shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Seven dominated that fourth round. The cut man is working on Kengo Watanabe's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Seven. Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt and Seven counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown and Seven counters with an inside leg kick. Seven scores with a push kick. Seven connects with a single shot there. Watanabe tries for a takedown but Seven circles away easily and Seven counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him. Seven lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Seven swings for the body but Watanabe moves out of range.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Seven plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Seven misses with a straight right. Watanabe misses with a takedown and Seven counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seven moves into the clinch. Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seven trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe has Seven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Seven landing knees to the body.
Watanabe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Seven looking to stall.
Seven misses with a punch to the body.
Kengo Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Watanabe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Seven misses with a hook to the ribs.
Seven tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Seven back against the cage. Seven is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watanabe is defending well for now. Seven lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Seven manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Seven has a couple of punches blocked by Watanabe.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seven trying to land knees to the body.
Seven throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watanabes head. Watanabe has Seven pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Seven manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Watanabe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Seven avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Seven lands a right hand. Seven can't find room to land a body shot as Watanabe controls the action.
Watanabe avoiding damage as Seven throws knees to the body.
Seven prevents the takedown attempt.
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! Seven lands a knee to the body.
Seven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watanabe tries to score a body lock takedown but Seven shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Seven pushes Watanabe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Patrick Seven is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Seven connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe wants a takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Seven landing knees to the body.
Seven gets underhooks to prevent Watanabe's takedown attempt.
Seven misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight! Patrick Seven comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Seven has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 44:50 Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 45:50 Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Seven! Patrick Seven retains his middleweight title! Jumping up and down and very excited, Patrick Seven waved his t-shirt featuring [WOT] GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !'s logo in front of the cameras.
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