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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Yauch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yauch comes to the cage accompanied by Fight For Your Right To Party. Watson has chosen Roll Right as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Yauch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 25 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson dodges the punch combination from Yauch.
Yauch looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Watson avoids the head kick by Yauch.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Yauch sprawls well.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Yauch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Yauch on his heels. He'll look to pass Yauch's guard now, I'm sure.
Yauch is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
Watson looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Yauch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Watson stops Yauch from standing up.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Yauch looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Watson goes for a double leg but Yauch avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Yauch continues to drive forward.
Adam Yauch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Yauch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Yauch throws a head punch that misses.
Yauch is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yauch throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yauch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yauch tries to work over Watson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yauch is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Yauch scores with a shot to the side of Watson's head.
Watson is struggling to control the position.
Yauch lands with a left to the head.
Yauch is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yauch down to the mat. Yauch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Yauch slaps away a takedown attempt from Watson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brian Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yauch throws a body shot but no joy.
Yauch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Yauch coming out on top.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yauch is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Yauch circles away and we're back to standing.
Yauch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Yauch checks a leg kick.
Watson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yauch avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but Yauch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Yauch. No joy for Watson on that attempt.
Watson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yauch slips a straight right by Watson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yauch.
A swing and a miss from Yauch.
Watson slips a jab from Yauch.
Watson darts in looking for a takedown but Yauch gets double underhooks and turns Watson into the cage.
Watson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yauch is defending well.
Watson prevents a body shot from Yauch.
Yauch misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Yauch.
Yauch is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yauch down to the mat. Yauch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
Watson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yauch throws a jab when Watson was well out of range.
Yauch misses with a straight left.
Yauch scores with a punch to the head.
Yauch throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watson moves out of range of the strikes.
Watson fails to land the takedown.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Yauch's half guard.
Watson trying to advance position but Yauch counters by regaining guard.
Yauch wants to stand up but Watson is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Yauch dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Yauch lands a glancing blow to the side of Watson's head.
Yauch blocks a head kick by Watson.
Yauch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yauch lands with a kick to the temple. Watson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
Yauch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watson can do to turn this around?
Watson clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yauch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watson scores with a takedown into Yauch's guard.
Watson won't allow Yauch to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Watson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Watson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Yauch takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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.
Yauch tries to escape but Watson is in control.
Watson controlling the position from side mount.
Watson trying to control the action but Yauch is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Watson might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Yauch haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Watson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Watson lands a big shot there that rocks Yauch but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yauch wants to try and get back to his feet.
Yauch avoids a series of strikes thrown by Watson.
Watson landing strikes from the mount and Yauch is in trouble!
Watson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson working Yauch over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yauch blocking the ground and pound.
Watson trying to control but Yauch is having none of it.
Yauch manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Watson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Yauch is just riding it out for now. Watson eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yauch's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Watson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yauch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yauch wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Yauch.
Yauch throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Yauch misses with an uppercut. Watson saw that one coming.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Yauch is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Yauch circles away and we're back to standing.
Watson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Adam Yauch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Watson.
Yauch misses with the combination.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Yauch sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson dives in and grabs Yauch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yauch pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
Yauch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Adam Yauch is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yauch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yauch lands a head kick. Watson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Watson shoots in and drives through. Yauch sprawls well.
Watson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yauch misses with a head kick.
Yauch scores with a jab to the head.
Yauch throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Yauch feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Watson collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adam Yauch!
Adam Yauch decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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