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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marius Budawalski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Landry Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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217 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marius Budawalski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Landry Watson!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Budawalski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Budawalski throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Budawalski misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with a head kick. That will keep Budawalski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Watson scores with a hook to the body. Budawalski takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Budawalski.
Budawalski throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Budawalski shoots in and drives through. Watson sprawls well.
Budawalski throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Budawalski misses with a hook
and Watson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Budawalski misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Budawalski closes this distance looking for a takedown but Watson circles away.
Watson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budawalski throws a right hand that misses
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
Watson has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Budawalski looks to throw the jab but Watson is out of range.
Budawalski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watson slips a straight right by Budawalski.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Budawalski throws out the jab.
Budawalski throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Budawalski throws out the jab.
Watson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Budawalski.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Budawalski manages to avoid it.
Budawalski misses with a hook
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Budawalski misses its intended target.
Budawalski connects with a nice looking jab.
Watson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Budawalski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Watson takes one to the chin there.
Budawalski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budawalski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budawalski misses with a right hand
and Watson counters with a big head kick but Budawalski shrugs it off.
Watson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Budawalski eats them both and turns towards Watson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Budawalski is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oh Budawalski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Budawalski throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marius Budawalski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budawalski looks to land a right hand but Watson moved out of range.
Budawalski seems to have got his legs back now.
Budawalski is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budawalski.
Budawalski shoots and misses
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marius Budawalski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Budawalski misses with a hook. Watson ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Budawalski.
Watson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab from Budawalski.
Budawalski connects with a body shot that sends Watson's belly button to the back.
Budawalski throws an off balance right hand
and Watson counters with an outside leg kick.
Budawalski misses with a lunging right hand
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Budawalski throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Landry Watson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson takes a swing at Budawalski's ribcage but misses.
Watson throws a one two combo.
Watson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Budawalski had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budawalski cracks Watson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That kick from Watson tenderised Budawalski's leg. Budawalski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Budawalski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Budawalski misses with a hook
and Watson counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Budawalski misses.
Budawalski needs to keep his hands up - Watson had a free shot at his head there.
Budawalski throws an overhand right that lands on Watson's shoulder, as Watson tries to avoid the shot.
Budawalski throws a right hand that misses
and Budawalski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Budawalski fails with the takedown
and Watson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Watson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Budawalski back to the cage. Watson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson connects with a nice looking jab.
Watson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budawalski.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Budawalski.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski misses with a right hand
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watson.
Watson works Budawalski's body with a nice hook.
Budawalski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watson.
Budawalski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watson just misses with a punch to the body.
Budawalski ducks right into an uppercut from Watson.
Budawalski ducks under a wild hook from Watson.
Budawalski is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Watson's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Budawalski throws a jab but it's blocked by Watson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Budawalski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Landry Watson dominated that round.
That's time! Budawalski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Budawalski throws out the jab.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as Budawalski shoots in.
Watson slips a jab from Budawalski.
Budawalski throws a hook but Watson avoids it easily.
Watson throws a head kick that half lands.
Budawalski looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Watson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Good exchange - Watson coming out on top.
Budawalski throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budawalski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Budawalski swings widly with a right hand
and Watson counters with a nice leg kick.
Watson slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budawalski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Budawalski throws a poor cross that misses
and Watson counters with a body kick that stops Budawalski in his tracks momentarily.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budawalski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Watson to score with a decent uppercut.
Budawalski misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Budawalski throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budawalski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Budawalski on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Budawalski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watson.
Watson slips under a jab.
Watson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Watson.
Budawalski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Budawalski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Budawalski throws a right hand that misses
and Watson counters with a nice leg kick.
Watson throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Budawalski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Budawalski's head.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Budawalski might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budawalski lands the left hand.
Landry Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Budawalski throws a hook but Watson blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Watson! But no joy.
Budawalski misses with an uppercut
and Budawalski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Budawalski throws a lazy uppercut
and Watson counters with a head kick.
Budawalski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watson ducks under a wild hook from Budawalski.
Budawalski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Watson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Watson moves away from the strike by Budawalski.
Watson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Budawalski.
Budawalski misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with a nice uppercut.
Watson slips a straight right by Budawalski.
Watson lands a big head kick that sends Budawalski tumbling to the mat! Watson takes a step backwards and waves Budawalski back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Budawalski misses with a hook
and Watson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Budawalski misses with a left hand
and Watson counters with a hugh head kick that removes Budawalski from consiousness! A brutal head kick knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Landry Watson!
During a confident post fight interview, Landry Watson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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