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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen Trap Door as his entrance music. Tiago Mendez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Willy Watson's chin.
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173 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Willy Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mendez's guard.
Watson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Watson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mendez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mendez tries to get to full guard but Watson has control of the leg.
Mendez is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Watson jumps into side control!
Mendez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Watson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Watson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is staying active underneath Watson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendez trying to hold on to Watson's head to control him but Watson postures up.
Mendez is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendez trying to get back to full guard but Watson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watson looking to secure an arm triangle but Mendez defends it well.
Mendez is squirming around, avoiding Watson's attempts to control the action.
Mendez doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Watson looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to take his opponent's back but Mendez doesn't allow it.
Poor strikes thrown by Watson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson working for a submission but Mendez is keeping him at bay.
Mendez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Watson fails to move to back control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Poor strikes thrown by Watson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Mendez sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Watson is just content to waste time from the top position. Mendez takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Mendez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Watson escapes and throws Mendez's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Mendez looks gassed!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendez is not content to let Watson control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Watson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Mendez sneaks back into half guard.
Mendez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watson controlling the action here.
Mendez is trying to control but can't.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson prevents Mendez from improving his position.
Watson is looking for a kimura here.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Watson is keen to just control but Mendez is a slippery customer.
Watson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mendez is just riding it out for now. Watson eventually gives up the hold.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mendez misses with a takedown
and Watson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mendez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson advances position into side control!
Watson moves into full mount!
Watson content just to control the position here.
Watson moves to the back position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Watson.
Watson is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Mendez knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Mendez for a finish.
Watson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Mendez's body.
Mendez trying to control the action but Watson just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willy Watson dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mendez won't allow Watson to pass to mount.
Mendez is looking to improve his position.
Watson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mendez is just riding it out for now. Watson eventually gives up the hold.
Mendez wants to control but Watson passes into side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Watson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Watson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Mendez is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mendez trying to control but Watson flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Mendez manages to reverse the position and now he's in Watson's guard. Nice work there by Mendez.
Watson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Watson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mendez trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson working for a triangle but Mendez defends it easily.
Mendez wants to get up but he can't break Watson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mendez trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Watson looking to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Mendez has had enough of the clinch but Watson keeps him there for the moment.
Tiago Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson landing knees to the head.
Watson wants the takedown. Mendez is fighting it off but Watson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mendez's guard against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Watson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
22% |
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