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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devin Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by Perfect-Ed Sheeran. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devin Watkins!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watkins tests Steve's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Steve lands the left hand.
Steve fails to land with a series of punches.
Steve throws a nice looking combination but Watkins bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watkins has his takedown stuffed
and Steve counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watkins ducks under a wild hook from Steve.
Watkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Steve throwing a counter right hand but Watkins manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steve.
Watkins tries to counter by closing the distance.
Watkins moves out of range as Steve strikes.
Watkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve throws a right and a left that Watkins avoids nicely.
Watkins is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A lazy left from Steve finds it's target.
Watkins tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Watkins tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Watkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watkins tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Watkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steve counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins darts in looking for a takedown but Steve gets double underhooks and turns Watkins into the cage.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Watkins sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
Watkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Steve. That did some damage!
Steve misses with a left hand
letting Watkins counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Watkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
Devin Watkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watkins tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Watkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve misses the target.
Some wild striking there from Watkins.
Steve is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Watkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Chris Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Watkins.
Watkins wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Watkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Steve appears to be looking for a big counter.
Watkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watkins staying out of range there.
Steve lands a nice hook to Watkins's body. Watkins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Steve is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watkins throws a right and a left that Steve avoids nicely.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chris Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watkins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Steve defends well and Watkins ends up having to push Steve into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Watkins wants to land a leg kick but Steve is out of range.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Watkins is out of range.
Watkins throws a series of punches but Steve avoids them all with ease.
Steve connects with a looping right hand.
Steve takes a swing at Watkins's ribcage but misses.
Watkins tries to counter by closing the distance.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve 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.
Steve works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Watkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve.
Steve keeps the fight on the outside.
Watkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Watkins's shoulder, as Watkins tries to avoid the shot.
Watkins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steve.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watkins tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Watkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watkins tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Watkins might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Steve has got the better of the exchanges.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Steve scores with a one two! Watkins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Watkins wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watkins moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Watkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watkins manages to avoid it.
Watkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Steve as he jumps to the side.
Watkins is breathing heavily.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Watkins moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Steve is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watkins can do to turn this around?
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watkins.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Watkins saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins shoots in but no luck this time.
Watkins misses with a two punch combination.
Watkins wants to clinch
and Steve counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watkins blocks a jab.
Watkins is looking for the big counter here.
Watkins tries to clinch up but Steve circles away and keeps his distance.
Watkins tries to clinch up.
Steve misses with an uppercut. Watkins saw that one coming.
Steve throws a hook but Watkins blocks it.
Steve looks to land a left hand but Watkins moved out of range nicely.
Steve throws a body punch but Watkins moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watkins tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Steve. Those never looked like landing.
Watkins dives in and grabs Steve's left leg, looking for a takedown. Steve pushes down on Watkins's head and hops out.
As Watkins looks to move away, Steve throws a big counter combo but Watkins just gets out of the way.
Chris Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Watkins.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Watkins moves away and avoids it.
Watkins moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Watkins moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
As Watkins looks to move away, Steve throws a big counter combo but Watkins just gets out of the way.
Watkins tries to clinch but Steve moves out of range.
Watkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Steve paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steve swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Steve dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Watkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steve was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Watkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
Watkins wants to clinch.
A slow jab from Steve misses its intended target.
Watkins moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Steve 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watkins lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Steve backs up against the cage.
Watkins moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
Watkins tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steve counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Watkins moves in looking to clinch but Steve pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Watkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watkins wants to clinch up but Steve keeps it at a distance.
Watkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watkins is looking to clinch but Steve is avoiding it.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch but Steve swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Steve circles away.
Devin Watkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins is looking to clinch but Steve is avoiding it.
Watkins fails with the takedown
and Steve counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Steve with a nice cross.
Watkins tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watkins tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Steve manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watkins tries to clinch up.
An attempted straight right counter from Steve misses the target.
Watkins fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watkins defending well as Steve loads up on a big left hand.
Watkins moves away from the strike by Steve.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watkins closes the distance but Steve moves to the side
and Steve connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve takes a swing at Watkins's ribcage but misses.
Steve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chris Steve is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watkins tries to clinch there but Steve circles away.
Steve swats away the attempt to clinch by Watkins.
Watkins shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Steve sprawls well. Steve wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watkins gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Watkins. Those never looked like landing.
Steve throws a looping overhand right but Watkins ducks down to avoid it.
Watkins slips under a jab from Steve.
Watkins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chris Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Devin Watkins.
Steve missing with a left hand there. Watkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watkins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Steve as he avoids it easily.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watkins steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Steve.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Steve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Steve showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steve has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight for Chris Steve!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Chris Steve!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Chris Steve!
Chris Steve wins by unanimous decision!
Chris Steve seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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