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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Strange Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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191 lbs
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185 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Strange Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Watson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson dives in for a single leg takedown but Man sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Man is leaning against Watson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man digs a right hand underneath Watson's ribcage. Watson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watson pushes off an throws an elbow but Man leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Man presses Watson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson controls his hands.
Watson tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Watson blocks a body shot from Man.
Man lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Man pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Strange Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Watson.
Watson fails with the takedown
and Man counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Man definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson shoots and misses
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watson thinking.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Watson with a poor takedown
and Man counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Man.
Watson looks winded!
Nice body punch from Man.
Still in the clinch, Man scores with a nice short uppercut.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watson or not.
Man stops a takedown attempt from Watson.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
Good body shot from Man.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Man - that landed with a thud.
Man scores with a hook to the body.
Man is leaning against Watson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man is leaning against Watson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Man is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Watson can't fight it off and eventually Man manages to take the fight to the floor. Watson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
Man stays in close to Watson's body and controls the position.
Man advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to escape the position but Man is controlling the position.
Man has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Strange Man wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Man looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Watson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson darts in looking for a takedown but Man gets double underhooks and turns Watson into the cage.
Watson has Man pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Man manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Man has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man is working Watson over against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Strange Man dominated that 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.
Watson tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a series of strikes. Watson will be more careful next time no doubt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sloppy strikes from Man. Those never looked like landing.
Watson shoots and misses
and Man counters with a left and a right that stings Watson.
Man swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Man won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson has hold of Man's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Man tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Watson cranks the arm and Man screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Man, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Steve Watson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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