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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to A Kind of Magic. Watson has chosen Roll Right as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watson back to the ropes. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watson wants to clinch.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Watson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watson looking for a takedown.
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mike Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Watson in a clinch.
Williams tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the ropes.
Watson wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Williams back against the ropes.
Watson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson takes the fight into the clinch.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
Watson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Watson looking for a takedown.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams tries to break free but Watson pushes him back against the ropes.
Watson has Williams pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watson tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Watson tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Williams misses with a combination
and Watson moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Watson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watson manages to end up in side control.
Watson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Watson trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Watson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Williams is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
An elbow from Watson crashes against the mat.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Watson.
Watson happy to just control the position for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
An elbow from Watson crashes against the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson advances nicely into full mount.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee warns Williams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mike Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Watson counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Watson to acknowledge the strikes.
Watson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Watson moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Watson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Williams to the ground. Watson is now in Williams's guard.
Watson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Watson wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Watson tries to clinch up.
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Mike Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Watson's head.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Watson misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Watson lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mike Williams has been cut.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Watson has Williams pressed against the ropes, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Watson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson wants to take the fight to the mat but Williams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Williams tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Watson working aggressively here.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Williams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watson can't get the takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watson.
Watson is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watson has his back to the ropes.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Watson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Watson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watson prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams working aggressively here.
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mike Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Williams wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Watson wants to clinch.
Watson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mike Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Watson looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Watson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Watson backs up against the ropes.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Williams gets tackled into the ropes by Watson. Watson maintains the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking for a takedown.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Williams is pressed up against the ropes. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams wants to clinch.
Watson moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams darts in and clinches Watson up against the ropes.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Watson keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson wants a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Watson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Brian Watson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Mike Williams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Decent striking displayed by Watson there.
Watson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watson works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
Watson closes the distance and clinches.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Mike Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Williams.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Williams did well to prevent Watson getting side control.
Williams is looking to control Watson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Williams to regain full guard.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
Watson preventing the sweep.
Watson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
Brian Watson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Watson works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Mike Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Williams gets caught napping as Watson dives in and scores a takedown. Williams manages to retain guard.
Watson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Williams uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Williams!
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williams stops Watson from standing up.
Brian Watson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Watson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Watson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Watson throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
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.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mike Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Brian Watson wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Watson.
Mike Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson gets a clinch.
Watson lands a takedown into guard.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Brian Watson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Watson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Brian Watson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Williams gets tackled into the ropes by Watson. Watson maintains the clinch.
Williams is pressed up against the ropes. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Watson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Watson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watson 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Watson!
Brian Watson is the new welterweight champion!
Brian Watson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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