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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leonel Lutsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen Roll Right as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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16 - 3 - 0 |
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180 lbs
26 - 11 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonel Lutsky!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Watson blocks the leg kick.
Watson rushes Lutsky and presses him up against the cage.
Watson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lutsky gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lutsky prevents it.
Watson tightens his grip and picks Lutsky up, before dumping him to the ground. Lutsky manages to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lutsky working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Watson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Watson lands a couple of digs.
Watson being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Lutsky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lutsky works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to control from the top but Lutsky keeps moving.
Lutsky wants to sweep here but Watson controlling him for the moment.
Lutsky pushes Watson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Watson works the jab nicely.
Lutsky misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a takedown into side control.
An elbow from Watson crashes against the mat.
Watson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lutsky to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lutsky is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Watson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a nice forearm strike.
Watson scoring with punches from side control.
Watson throws a strike aimed at the side of Lutsky's head but Lutsky avoids it well.
Lutsky is looking to reverse the position.
Lutsky is not content to let Watson control the position.
Watson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Watson throwing strikes but Lutsky manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Watson is trying to buck Lutsky off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson sneaks out the side door and pushes Lutsky away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Lutsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watson.
Lutsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watson.
Leonel Lutsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Watson moves into the clinch successfully.
Watson is looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lutsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Watson is trying to break free.
Lutsky lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson wants to take the fight to the mat but Lutsky manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lutsky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lutsky is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lutsky down to the mat. Lutsky avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lutsky throws out the jab.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lutsky sprawls well. Lutsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Lutsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lutsky pinned against the cage. Lutsky gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watson has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lutsky prevents it.
Lutsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lutsky is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Lutsky circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leonel Lutsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson has Lutsky up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lutsky after a bit of a struggle.
Watson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lutsky after a bit of a struggle.
Watson tries to circle away but Lutsky has him pinned against the cage.
Watson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Watson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lutsky misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lutsky is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lutsky lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutsky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lutsky lands a knee to the body.
Lutsky landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutsky lands with a right to the head.
Lutsky lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Lutsky scores with a shoulder strike.
Leonel Lutsky has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hand to the body from Lutsky.
Lutsky lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watson.
Lutsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Lutsky lands a nice uppercut.
Lutsky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Watson backwards.
Lutsky tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Lutsky drops Watson with a big knee straight up the middle! Watson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Watson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lutsky cracks Watson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Watson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lutsky finish him?
Watson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lutsky finish him?
Lutsky throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lutsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Watson looks up at the clock. Bad move! Lutsky lands a right hand from hell, dropping Watson. Lutsky pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonel Lutsky!
Leonel Lutsky retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Leonel Lutsky made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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RATING
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