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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Arteta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Watson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Diego Arteta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson throws a jab when Arteta was well out of range.
Watson slips a jab and a cross from Arteta.
Watson throws a hook but Arteta blocks it.
Arteta drops Watson with a left and a right! Oh, Watson is hurt - Arteta dives into side control looking to finish!
It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
Watson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Arteta wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Arteta blocks the strikes from Watson.
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Watson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Arteta is working away from the top position though.
Watson is looking for a sweep. Arteta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Watson tries to kick Arteta off but Arteta keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Arteta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arteta slips a straight right by Watson.
Diego Arteta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arteta misses with a series of wild punches.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Arteta's shoulder, as Arteta tries to avoid the shot.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arteta throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
Arteta connects with a good right hand that stumbles Watson. Watson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Arteta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arteta swinging wilding here.
Arteta closes the distance and clinches.
Arteta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arteta connects with a looping right hand.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson wants to slow Arteta down by chopping away at his legs.
Arteta stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brian Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arteta keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Arteta circles away.
Diego Arteta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson looks gassed!
A big left from Arteta misses.
Watson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Arteta.
A leg kick checked by Arteta.
Nice straight punches there by Arteta. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Arteta.
Watson throws a hook to the side of Arteta's head but Arteta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson misses with a body shot.
Arteta's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Arteta duly obliges.
Arteta throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arteta.
Watson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Arteta is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Watson.
Arteta tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Arteta cracks Watson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watson misses with an uppercut.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Arteta.
Arteta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Watson's head backwards.
That has opened up Brian Watson's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson misses with a straight left.
Arteta tests Watson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arteta slips a straight right by Watson.
Watson motions for Arteta to come forward. Watson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Watson throws a jab when Arteta was well out of range.
A jab from Watson misses.
Watson looks to land a right hand but Arteta moved out of range.
Watson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arteta throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arteta moves away.
Arteta stuffs the takedown.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arteta.
Arteta waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Watson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Watson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Watson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arteta is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Watson is still in real trouble! Can Arteta finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arteta forces his way into half guard.
Watson seems to have recovered his senses.
Watson is looking for a sweep. Arteta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Arteta is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arteta escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Arteta.
Watson swings for the body but Arteta moves out of range.
A jab from Arteta misses.
A lazy left from Arteta finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Arteta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A left and a right from Watson both land. Nice combination.
Watson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arteta misses with a jab, cross combination.
Arteta clinches up against the cage.
Arteta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Arteta works the jab nicely.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Diego Arteta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arteta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arteta defending well as Watson loads up on a big left hand.
Arteta tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Arteta tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arteta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Nice cross by Arteta.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Arteta.
No joy there for Arteta, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Arteta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab-cross combination lands for Arteta and sends Watson crashing to the mat! Arteta follows him down to the mat - Watson regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The cut above Brian Watson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Arteta is keen to just control but Watson is a slippery customer.
Arteta stands up from half guard.
A jab from Arteta does it's job there.
Arteta throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Watson looks to land a left hand but Arteta moved out of range nicely.
Watson works the jab nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arteta moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Watson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Arteta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arteta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Nice shot lands for Watson.
A slow jab from Arteta misses its intended target.
Watson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Arteta cracks Watson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watson looks to land a left hand but Arteta moved out of range nicely.
Watson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Diego Arteta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Arteta clinches up against the cage.
Arteta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arteta.
Watson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Arteta.
Watson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arteta lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Arteta.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Arteta.
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arteta.
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Arteta swivels and escapes.
Arteta moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Arteta looks to land a combination but Watson avoids it well.
Arteta closes the distance and clinches.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Arteta has him pressed against the cage.
Arteta breaks the clinch.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Arteta slips the punch.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Arteta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arteta cracks Watson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arteta wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Nice shot lands for Arteta.
Arteta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Arteta bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Watson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arteta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Watson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Brian Watson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watson misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Arteta misses.
Arteta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Watson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Watson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arteta.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arteta moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arteta with a hook.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arteta darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arteta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Arteta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arteta moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Arteta scores with a one two! Watson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Arteta's head.
Watson throws a hook but Arteta blocks it.
Arteta throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watson throws an overhand right that lands on Arteta's shoulder, as Arteta tries to avoid the shot.
Arteta misses with a wild body shot.
Some wild striking there from Arteta.
A swing and a miss from Watson.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watson tests Arteta's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Arteta misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice sprawl there from Arteta as Watson shoots in.
Arteta tries to bum rush Watson with a series of wild strikes but Watson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arteta connects with a jab.
Arteta misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Watson is looking to chop away at Arteta's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Watson misses the target.
Watson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Arteta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arteta paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Arteta.
Watson shoots in looking for a takedown. Arteta tries to sprawl out of it but Watson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arteta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arteta misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arteta dips to his left and cracks Watson with an uppercut!
Watson misses with a double jab
letting Arteta counter with a right hand.
Arteta throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Arteta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diego Arteta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Watson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Watson defending well as Arteta loads up on a big left hand.
Arteta thuds his right hand into Watson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Arteta lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Watson sprawling to the canvas. Arteta follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Watson hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arteta escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arteta thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watson tries to score with a low kick but Arteta moves his leg out of the way.
Arteta throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arteta is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Watson swings for the body but Arteta moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Arteta checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Diego Arteta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson shoots in for a double leg but Arteta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Arteta connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arteta lunges at Watson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Watson's hand.
Diego Arteta is winning the standup battle so far.
Arteta tries to clinch up.
Watson throws a hook but Arteta avoids it easily.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
Arteta scores with a three punch combo!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watson is trying to break free.
Brian Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arteta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arteta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watson throws a hook but Arteta blocks it.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Arteta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A left and a right from Arteta both land. Nice combination.
Arteta connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watson's hands.
Arteta staying out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson takes one to the chin there.
Watson throws a jab when Arteta was well out of range.
Arteta clinches up against the cage.
Watson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Arteta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arteta has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Arteta!
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