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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kanga Roos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
212 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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182 cm
38
210 lbs
28 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kanga Roos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson swings for the body but Roos moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Roos misses the target.
We've been hearing reports that Roos has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Roos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watson as he avoids it easily.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roos tries to counter with a takedown but Watson is quick to defend against it.
Roos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watson lands a body shot.
Kanga Roos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roos throws a right and a left that Watson avoids nicely.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Roos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Roos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Watson is trying to defend but Roos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Watson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roos throws a solid leg kick but Watson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roos.
Roos shoots and misses
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Roos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Roos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson working aggressively here.
Roos blocks an uppercut.
Watson working aggressively here.
Watson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watson.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roos moves into the clinch.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Roos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson swings wildly with an uppercut but Roos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Roos has picked Watson up - he's going for a ride! Roos dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Roos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to improve his position.
Roos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Watson to regain full guard.
Roos gets to his feet - Watson follows without any prompting.
Roos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Roos postures up.
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Roos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Roos off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Watson connects with a single shot there.
Roos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson lands a high kick!
It looks like Kanga Roos has been cut.
Roos slips under a jab from Watson.
Roos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Watson sprawls well. Watson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roos gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanga Roos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roos moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Watson misses.
Watson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watson cracks Roos with a good jab.
Roos moves out of range as Watson strikes.
Watson scores with a punch to the head.
Watson lands a brutal head kick. Roos looks out on his feet and Watson throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). John Watson!
A victorious John Watson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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