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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wade Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanley Lio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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173 lbs
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wade Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stanley Lio!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little feinted left hand from Watts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Watts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lio doesn't manage to clinch there - Watts circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lio is looking to clinch.
It looked like Watts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lio takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Lio takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lio tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Watts misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lio ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Watts jabs at Lio's body.
Watts lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lio doesn't manage to clinch there - Watts circles away.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lio tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
Lio wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watts.
Lio tries to clinch up.
Lio moves away from the strike by Watts.
Lio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lio manages to avoid it.
Lio tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
It looked like Watts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lio moves to clinch but Watts breaks away
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lio takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lio is looking to clinch.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And Watts counters with a quick kick to the body but Lio blocks it.
Lio closes the distance but Watts moves to the side
and Watts connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Lio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watts counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lio tries to clinch up.
Watts ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lio moves away.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Watts is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lio wants to clinch
and Watts counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watts fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watts throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lio.
Lio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watts.
Lio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watts counters with a nice kick to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watts. Lio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lio avoids the head kick by Watts.
Lio feints the counter takedown.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Lio wants to clinch.
A cross from Watts lands.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Watts. That snapped Lio's head back.
Watts throws a body shot but no joy.
Watts swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lio moves to clinch but Watts breaks away
and Watts counters with a stiff right hand.
Watts ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lio moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Lio is just out of range.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Watts throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lio tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Lio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Watts counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big left from Watts misses.
Watts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lio has Watts up against the cage in a clinch.
Lio throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watts's brow.
Lio stalling in the clinch but Watts improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Watts 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.
Lio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Watts.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watts tried to counter with a leg kick but Lio avoided it.
Lio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watts.
Watts keeps the fight on the outside.
Lio tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watts lands a nice hook to Lio's body. Lio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lio wants to clinch.
Stanley Lio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lio will feel that in the morning.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lio takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Watts.
Watts with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts lands a jab to Lio's midsection.
Watts cracks Lio with a good jab.
Watts works Lio's body with a nice hook.
Watts fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watts lands a slapping body shot.
Watts lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lio will feel that in the morning.
Lio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Watts.
Lio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lio takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lio wants to clinch.
Lio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Watts appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
The fight stays on the outside here - Lio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lio moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Watts is looking to wear down Lio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Watts scores with a nice right hand.
Watts is looking to land body kicks.
Watts tries to keep at a distance but Lio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
Lio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watts swings for the body but Lio moves out of range.
Lio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lio doesn't seem bothered though.
Watts thumps Lio with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lio wants to clinch up but Watts keeps it at a distance.
Wade Watts is winning the standup battle so far.
Lio instigates a clinch.
Lio is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watts is keeping busy.
Nice body punch from Watts.
Watts blocks an elbow strike from Lio.
Watts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lio tries to clinch up.
Watts swings for the body but Lio moves out of range.
Lio wants to clinch.
Lio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Watts there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lio wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lio tries to clinch up
and Watts counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Watts keeps the fight on the outside.
Watts scores with a jab to the head.
Watts digs a good hook to Lio's body.
Watts fakes the leg kick and cracks Lio in the body.
Watts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watts cracks Lio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Watts connects with a solid leg kick.
Watts cracks Lio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A cross from Watts lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Watts dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Watts fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lio.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Watts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lio.
Watts throws a head kick that misses.
Watts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A thudding body kick lands there by Watts!
Watts throws a looping overhand right but Lio ducks down to avoid it.
Lio tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Watts misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lio tries to clinch but Watts is having none of it.
Watts scores with a punch to the head.
Watts fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Watts misses the target.
And Lio tries to counter it with a takedown but Watts pushes his down on his head and steps out.
An inside leg kick lands from Watts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lio tries to clinch up.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts lunges at Lio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lio's hand.
Lio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lio can do to turn this around?
Lio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Watts lands a right hook to the body.
Watts lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lio's sensitive parts.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watts.
Watts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lio tries to clinch there but Watts circles away.
Lio moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Lio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Watts.
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lio.
Lio tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lio is looking to clinch.
Watts is looking to counter punch.
Watts scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
Watts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lio avoids the head kick by Watts.
Lio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Watts connects with a nice looking jab.
Watts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lio feints the counter takedown.
Watts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Watts misses with a wild body shot.
Lio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jab from Watts.
Lio tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Watts bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Watts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watts connects with a looping right hand.
A left and a right from Watts both land. Nice combination.
Lio is looking to clinch.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lio moves in looking to clinch but Watts pushes him off.
Lio tries to close the distance and clinch but Watts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Watts.
Lio tries to clinch up but Watts circles away and keeps his distance.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Watts throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stanley Lio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by Lio.
Watts misses with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lio is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Watts throws a body kick that misses.
Watts keeps the fight on the outside.
A quick step to the side and Watts tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watts explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts throws a body punch but Lio moves out of range.
Lio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watts.
Lio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watts scores with a nice head shot.
Lio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watts scores with a spinning back kick!
Watts throws a body shot but no joy.
Lio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Watts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Watts scores with a spinning back kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Watts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watts, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:24
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:24
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Watts!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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