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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deangelo Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt's entrance music is Edmund Fitzgerald. A fine choice. Flagg has chosen What Its Like as his entrance music. Deangelo Flagg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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165 lbs
12 - 19 - 0 |
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176 cm
30
158 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
12 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deangelo Flagg! The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Flagg lands an overhand right. Flagg lands a nice looking kick to the body. Watt takes a step back to recover. Flagg pushes Watt away with a front kick. Flagg pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Flagg tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Watt. Flagg misses with a leg kick and Watt counters with a nice uppercut. Flagg throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Watt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flagg. Flagg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Crunch! Flagg slams his shin into Watt's torso. We've been told by Watt's head coaches at Death Valley Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Flagg connects with a high kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Flagg lands a nice looking body shot.
Flagg misses with a leg kick and Watt counters with a nice uppercut. Watt closes the distance and pushes Flagg back into the cage. Flagg lands a nice uppercut. Flagg looking for a takedown. Watt misses with some punches.
Flagg pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Flagg has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Watt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watt takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Stalling in the clinch from Watt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Watt.
It looks like Deangelo Flagg has been cut. Flagg misses with some punches.
Flagg goes for a takedown attempt but Watt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Scott Watt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Deangelo Flagg. Flagg swings widly with a right hand
enabling Watt to counter with a crisp jab. Flagg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flagg throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Watt throws a nice inside leg kick. Watt is looking to slow Flagg down with leg kicks. Flagg just misses with a punch to the body.
Flagg looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well. Flagg has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Watt. Flagg throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Watt is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Flagg. Some wild striking there from Flagg.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Flagg misses with a low kick.
Watt moves out of range as Flagg throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Watt avoids the head kick by Flagg.
Watt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Flagg throws an overhand right that lands on Watt's shoulder, as Watt tries to avoid the shot. Flagg throws a leg kick letting Watt counter with a right hand. Watt jabs at Flagg's body. Watt takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Watt lunges at Flagg with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Flagg's hand. Nice uppercut there from Watt. Flagg with a body punch. A glancing blow. Flagg is looking to slow Watt down with leg kicks. Watt clinches with his opponent.
Watt scores with a nice hook to the head. Flagg looking to slow down the pace here. Watt stalling the fight.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The referee calls for Watt to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Watt manages to break the clinch.
Flagg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watt counters by clinching up. Watt pressing his opponent against the cage. Watt is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Scott Watt. Flagg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Watt. Flagg throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Flagg misses with a low kick.
Watt throws a big counter combination but Flagg scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Flagg moves out of range as Watt throws a body kick.
Watt fakes the leg kick and cracks Flagg in the body. Flagg is looking to score with low kicks. Flagg closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watt did well to prevent Flagg getting side control. Watt punching from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Flagg working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. Flagg throws a strike but Watt avoids it easily and moves to full guard. Watt keeping moving, preventing Flagg from controlling successfully. Flagg seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Flagg trying to control but Watt is working from the bottom. Flagg is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Flagg trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Watt is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Watt will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Deangelo Flagg's cut. That's time! Watt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Flagg misses with a head kick.
It looked like Watt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Flagg throws a big shot that misses. Watt throwing a counter right hand but Flagg manages to avoid it. Flagg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watt. Watt obviously looking to wear him down.
Flagg throws a leg kick that misses. Flagg swings for the body but Watt moves out of range.
Flagg pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Flagg cracks Watt with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Flagg takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Watt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Flagg on the wrong end of a nice jab. Watt instigates a clinch. Watt scores with a nice hook to the head. Flagg lands with a right to the head. 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! Flagg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Flagg misses with a low kick as Watt jumps back. Watt tries to close the distance and clinch but Flagg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Flagg scores with a jab. Watt acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Flagg throws a leg kick which misses Watt's front leg but catches the back leg as Watt tries to avoid it. Watt tries to clinch up but Flagg circles away and keeps his distance. Flagg unleashes a big counter combination but Watt bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Flagg throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Flagg jabbing away but nothing is landing. Flagg misses the jab. Flagg misses with a looping right. Watt connects with a crisp jab. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Watt, as that shot connected.
Flagg scores with a push kick. Flagg throws a combination that misses and Watt counters with a right hand to the body. A jab lands there for Watt. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flagg, right into the meat.
Watt moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Both fighters circling a little - Flagg finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Flagg throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watt counters with a left and a right that stings Flagg. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A thudding body kick lands there by Flagg!
A head kick misses from Flagg. Watt tries to clinch but Flagg is having none of it. Watt backing away here, and Flagg unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Watt tries to land a front kick but Flagg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Flagg tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Watt darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Flagg misses with an uppercut
letting Watt counter with a right hand. Flagg thumps Watt with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Flagg moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Flagg misses the jab. Watt is looking to clinch. Flagg buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Flagg throws a half hearted mid kick. Flagg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Flagg misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watt is looking to clinch but Flagg is avoiding it.
Flagg scores with a jab. Flagg throws a poor cross that misses
and Watt counters with a crisp one two that drops Flagg! Watt thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Flagg to his feet! Flagg is in big trouble!
Flagg is rocked! Deangelo Flagg seems to be getting the better of the standup. Flagg misses with a hook. Flagg is still on wobbly legs! Can Watt finish him? Flagg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watt. Watt moves into the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Watt. Flagg letting Watt take a breather here. Flagg takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Flagg.
Watt misses with a body punch.
Flagg goes for a takedown in the clinch but Watt prevents it.
Flagg manages to break the clinch.
Flagg misses with a body kick. Flagg seems to have recovered his senses. Flagg throws a nice outside leg kick. Good leg kick by Flagg there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Flagg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watt's sensitive parts. Flagg lands the left hand. Flagg misses with a straight right. Watt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Deangelo Flagg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Flagg throws a leg kick but Watt sees it coming and moves out of range. Watt cracks Flagg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Flagg rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Watt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Flagg tries to score with a low kick but Watt moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick by Watt - that's a beauty! Flagg is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Watt can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Scott Watt! After winning the bout, Scott Watt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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
80% |
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