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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Tyson (ranked 3816 p4p, 508 weight class) and Sam Watts (ranked 5666 p4p, 684 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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173 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Watts!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Watts appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson throws a right hand that Watts ducks under and follows up with a left that Watts also avoids with ease.
Watts throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Tyson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've been hearing reports that Tyson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Watts swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watts misses with a body shot.
Tyson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Watts counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Tyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson avoids a kick to the body.
Tyson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts is looking for the big counter here.
Watts scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson misses with a series of wild punches.
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Watts.
Tyson throws a right hand that Watts ducks under and follows up with a left that Watts also avoids with ease.
Tyson checks the leg kick.
Watts swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has Watts backing up. Watts nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watts back to the cage. Tyson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson ducks right into an uppercut from Watts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts looks to land a combination but Tyson avoids it well.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Watts avoids nicely.
Watts is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Watts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick from Watts.
Tyson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watts back to the cage. Tyson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Watts avoids it well.
Watts scores with a nice strike.
Watts misses with a kick to the body.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Watts backpedaling.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
Watts throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tyson checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watts slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
Watts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tyson misses with a combination
and Watts counters with a two punch combo.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Watts lands a left and a right that send Tyson crashing to the mat, dazed. Watts thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Tyson is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Tyson moves out of range of the body kick from Watts.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts looks to land a body kick but Tyson moved away.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Tyson seems to have got his legs back now.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Watts throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson is looking for a counter combo.
Watts looks to land a body kick but Tyson moved away.
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watts tries to land a leg kick but Tyson saw it coming and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts looks to land a body kick but Tyson moved away.
Tyson misses with a wild combination.
Watts with the counter takedown but Tyson avoids it easily.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Tyson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watts.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frank Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
Watts throws a one two combo.
Watts avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Watts counters with a single leg into guard. Tyson didn't expect that.
Watts prevents Tyson from getting back to his feet.
Watts really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tyson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Watts gets to his feet - Tyson follows without any prompting.
Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watts.
Watts lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watts throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Watts misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Watts throws a right and a left that Tyson avoids nicely.
Watts tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Tyson tries to bum rush Watts with a series of wild strikes but Watts uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tyson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watts tries a head kick but it misses.
Watts throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a sloppy head kick and Tyson moves out of range easily.
Tyson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson stalks Watts and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watts's face. Watts staggers backwards, shaken.
Tyson misses with a double jab
and Watts counters by clinching up.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
Watts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Watts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watts misses with the combination.
Tyson misses with a few strikes there.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Watts moves out of range.
Watts throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tyson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watts tries to land a front kick but Tyson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Watts swinging wildly here.
Tyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Tyson throws a series of strikes that have Watts backpedaling.
Watts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Watts tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Tyson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Watts misses with a leg kick
and Tyson counters with a series of strikes. Watts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Watts is rocked!
Watts thows a leg kick but Tyson checks it
and Tyson counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Watts to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Tyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Frank Tyson!
Frank Tyson was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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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
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