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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tedy Watis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Chen (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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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tedy Watis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stephen Chen!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watis is looking to clinch.
Chen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watis pinned against the cage. Watis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watis misses with a hook.
Chen swats away the attempt to clinch by Watis.
Chen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watis tries to avoid it but Chen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watis to the ground. Watis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Watis has Chen up against the cage in a clinch.
Chen takes a shot to the head.
Chen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tedy Watis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watis tries to clinch there but Chen circles away.
Watis instigates a clinch.
Watis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chen blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watis scores with a knee to the head.
Watis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watis misses with a knee to the head.
Watis throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watis tries to land a knee to the head but Chen blocks with his arms.
Watis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watis lands a good knee to the midsection. Chen won't want to take too many of those.
Chen jumps guard but Watis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tedy Watis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Chen.
Watis scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chen wants to break free but Watis has control.
Watis keeps control of Chen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Chen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nice elbow from Watis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Watis on the inside.
Watis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watis trying to land knees to the body.
Watis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watis tries to land a knee to the head but Chen blocks with his arms.
Chen jumps guard but Watis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Watis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watis tries to clinch there but Chen circles away.
Watis has managed to clinch.
Watis scores with a knee to the head.
Watis misses with a knee strike.
Watis gets through Chen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watis prevents the takedown attempt.
Watis landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen pulls guard.
Watis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Watis wants to stand and escape but instead Chen has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Watis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chen trying to control but Watis is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Watis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watis keeping moving, preventing Chen from controlling successfully.
Chen slips nicely into half guard.
Chen is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tedy Watis dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watis takes the fight into the clinch.
Watis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watis fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watis doesn't manage to clinch there - Chen circles away.
Watis darts in trying to clinch
and Chen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Watis really felt that one!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watis tries to clinch up.
Watis tries to clinch there but Chen circles away.
Chen fails to land the takedown.
Watis doesn't manage to clinch there - Chen circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen shoots for a takedown but Watis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watis swinging wildly here.
Watis moves into the clinch.
Watis manages to break the clinch.
Watis instigates a clinch.
Chen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Watis to keep the fight standing.
Tedy Watis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Chen.
Watis landing knees to the head.
Watis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watis with a knee to the head.
Chen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Watis gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chen jumps guard but Watis stands there with Chen around his waist. Chen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chen tries to pull guard but Watis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Watis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chen can do to turn this around?
Watis crunches a lovely knee into Chen's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen tries a body shot but Watis blocks it.
Nice elbow from Watis.
Watis lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Watis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watis.
Watis breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chen shoots in but Watis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chen is breathing heavily.
Chen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watis is looking to clinch but Chen is avoiding it.
Watis takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Chen avoiding damage as Watis throws knees to the body.
Chen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Watis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chen is defended easily by Watis.
Watis doesn't manage to clinch there - Chen circles away.
Watis clinches.
Chen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watis is keeping busy.
Chen goes for a takedown attempt but Watis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watis gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watis tries to clinch up.
Watis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watis moves into the clinch.
Chen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Watis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chen's face.
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!
Chen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chen tries for a takedown but Watis manages to get underhooks.
Chen is trying to pull guard but Watis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Watis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tedy Watis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Watis.
Watis leaning against his opponent.
A right handed body shot lands from Watis.
Watis lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tedy Watis dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Watis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chen has had enough of the clinch but Watis keeps him there for the moment.
Watis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watis misses with a knee strike.
Watis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watis tries to clinch but Chen moves out of range.
Watis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chen, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watis digs a right hand underneath Chen's ribcage. Chen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Watis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watis gets a clinch.
Chen tries for a takedown but Watis manages to get underhooks.
Chen jumps guard but Watis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watis.
Watis stalling against the cage.
Watis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chen backwards.
Watis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chen's face.
Chen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Watis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Watis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watis misses with a body punch.
Watis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watis has Chen up against the cage in a clinch.
Watis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Watis lands a knee to the body.
Watis comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Chen's face.
Watis landing knees to the head.
Watis with a knee to the head.
Watis lands a shoulder strike.
Chen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watis clinches with his opponent.
Nice body punch from Watis.
Watis scores with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Watis as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watis's brow.
Watis misses with a knee to the head.
Watis lands a knee to the body.
Watis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chen, pushing him back against the cage.
Watis misses with a knee to the head.
Chen is trying to force a seperation but Watis has the dominant position.
Watis lands a right hand.
Watis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watis clinches up with Chen and pushes him back against the cage.
Watis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Watis. That's going to slow Chen down.
Chen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tedy Watis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Chen.
Chen gets tackled into the cage by Watis. Watis maintains the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chen gets tackled into the cage by Watis. Watis maintains the clinch.
Watis lands with a left to the head.
Watis misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Watis.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watis obliges.
Tedy Watis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watis misses with a knee strike.
Watis prevents the takedown attempt.
Watis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stephen Chen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tedy Watis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watis, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tedy Watis!
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energy
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FIGHT
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