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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Smith's choice of entrance music: ME Against the World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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268 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm
24
266 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Watson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Smith doesn't seem bothered though.
Smith displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Watson throws a jab when Smith was well out of range.
Watson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson tries to bum rush Smith with a series of wild strikes but Smith uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson sizes up Smith with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watson throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson misses with the combination.
Watson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith can't get the takedown.
Smith is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roy Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Smith.
Watson looking to throw knees to the head but Smith is blocking nicely.
Watson misses with a punch on the inside.
Smith has Watson pressed against the cage, preventing Watson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Smith keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watson lands a left hand.
Watson is trying to push Smith away but Smith has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson closes the distance and clinches.
Watson lands a nice uppercut.
Smith keeps control of Watson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watson avoiding damage.
Watson gets underhooks to prevent Smith's takedown attempt.
Smith has Watson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roy Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Smith's head but Smith sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Watson misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Watson swinging wildly here.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith avoids the body shot from Watson.
Watson throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Watson looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watson thows a body shot but no joy.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Watson's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Watson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watson connects with the punch.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Smith.
Watson moves into the clinch successfully.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Roy Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Watson lands with an uppercut that bounces Smith off the cage and back into range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Smith backs up against the cage.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Smith tries to keep at a distance but Watson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watson tries to throw a body punch but Smith avoids it by throwing Watson back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Watson is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watson has his back to the cage.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Watson throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Watson moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson tries to clinch up.
Watson lunges at Smith with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smith's hand.
Roy Watson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watson swinging wildly here.
Watson misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Watson misses the shot to the body.
Watson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Watson misses with the combination.
Watson throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson throws the left hand but Smith avoids the punch easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Watson misses the jab.
Watson punishes Smith's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Smith.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watson. Smith does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watson throws a body punch but Smith moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Watson dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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 misses with a wild body shot.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Watson throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Smith manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith dodges the punch combination from Watson.
Watson looks to land a combination but Smith avoids it well.
A punch combination from Watson misses.
Watson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Watson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watson.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Smith.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Watson throws a series of punches but Smith avoids them all with ease.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Smith moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watson misses with a two punch combination.
Roy Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith slips a jab from Watson.
A jab from Watson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith slips a jab from Watson.
Watson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith moves away from the strike by Watson.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Watson throws a right hand that Smith ducks under and follows up with a left that Smith also avoids with ease.
Watson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Watson won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Watson, who protects the arm well.
Smith tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Smith has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Watson, who protects the arm well.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Watson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jonny Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Watson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Smith comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Watson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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