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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Darrell Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grey Nacklewick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Darrell Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Grey Nacklewick!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nacklewick clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Nacklewick's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watts jumps guard.
Nacklewick sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watts looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Nacklewick passes into side control.
Nacklewick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watts is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Watts is not content to let Nacklewick control the position.
Nacklewick slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacklewick has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Watts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nacklewick misses with a hook.
Nacklewick clinches.
Nacklewick wants to break free but Watts has control.
Watts looking to stall.
Nacklewick drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacklewick pulls guard effortlessly.
Watts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Watts drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Watts jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Watts throwing strikes from guard but Nacklewick blocks nicely.
Watts trying to control but Nacklewick is working from the bottom.
Nacklewick controlling Watts's posture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nacklewick trying to control the position.
Watts preventing the sweep.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Watts looking to sit in guard and control but Nacklewick gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Nacklewick trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nacklewick avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nacklewick would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Nacklewick wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
Watts manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nacklewick wants to get back to striking at distance but Watts won't allow it.
Nacklewick is trying to force a seperation but Watts has the dominant position.
Watts is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nacklewick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grey Nacklewick 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.
Nacklewick shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Watts's guard.
Watts utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watts really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nacklewick trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Nacklewick trying to stand up but can't free himself from Watts's guard.
Nacklewick throws a strike but Watts rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nacklewick is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nacklewick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Watts is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacklewick trying to strike off his back.
Nacklewick working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Grey Nacklewick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Watts stands and steps away. Nacklewick gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Watts avoids the head kick by Nacklewick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watts.
Nacklewick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watts as he jumps to the side.
Nacklewick shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Watts sprawls well. Watts wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nacklewick gets slowly back to his feet.
Nacklewick is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacklewick tries to clinch up.
Nacklewick darts in and clinches Watts up against the cage.
Watts has Nacklewick pushed against the cage.
Watts jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nacklewick walks away with a smile on his face. Watts gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Watts doesn't manage to clinch there - Nacklewick circles away.
Watts tries to clinch but Nacklewick moves out of range.
Nacklewick shoots in but Watts avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Darrell Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grey Nacklewick.
Nacklewick tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nacklewick is defended easily by Watts.
Nacklewick shoots in looking for a takedown. Watts tries to sprawl out of it but Nacklewick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nacklewick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watts.
Nacklewick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watts's waist but Watts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Nacklewick off to one side.
Watts tries for a takedown but Nacklewick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Watts. No joy for Nacklewick on that attempt.
Watts closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts drags the fight down to the ground.
Watts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Nacklewick is controlling him.
Watts manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Watts is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nacklewick to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nacklewick shrugs it off.
Watts landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poor strikes thrown by Watts there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watts controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Darrell Watts will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Watts shoots in but Nacklewick avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Darrell Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nacklewick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watts rushes Nacklewick and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nacklewick misses with a body kick.
Nacklewick circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nacklewick counters by clinching up.
Watts scores a nice knee to the body.
Watts prevents Nacklewick from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nacklewick wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nacklewick avoiding damage.
Nacklewick is looking to break free of the clinch but Watts has double underhooks.
Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watts closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nacklewick circles away.
Watts shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darrell Watts. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nacklewick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watts throws a head kick but Nacklewick moves out of range.
Nacklewick misses with a takedown attempt - Watts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nacklewick shoots in and drives through. Watts sprawls well.
Nacklewick takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nacklewick shoots for a takedown but Watts saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nacklewick shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Watts as he jumps to the side.
Watts tries to clinch up but Nacklewick circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nacklewick.
Watts fails to land the takedown.
Watts throws a head kick that Nacklewick semi-blocks.
Watts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nacklewick but Nacklewick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Watts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nacklewick but Nacklewick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nacklewick darts in looking for a takedown but Watts gets double underhooks and turns Nacklewick into the cage.
Nacklewick is trying to pull guard but Watts turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Watts tries to pull guard but Nacklewick holds him up against the cage and eventually Watts drops back down to his feet.
Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watts punishes Nacklewick's body with a nice straight punch.
Nacklewick displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watts.
Darrell Watts is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nacklewick is defended easily by Watts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Watts has closed the distance and engaged Nacklewick in a clinch.
Watts jumps guard but Nacklewick turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nacklewick is looking to break free of the clinch but Watts has double underhooks.
Watts decides to pull guard.
Nacklewick trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts can't keep his opponent in guard - Nacklewick advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Watts keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Darrell Watts.
I think Watts 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Darrell Watts!
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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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RATING
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