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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne King (ranked 4378 p4p, 346 weight class) and Carl Watts (ranked 24895 p4p, 514 weight class). Carl Watts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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149 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwayne King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carl Watts!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King checks a leg kick nicely.
A leg kick checked by King.
Watts tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts wants to break the clinch but can't.
King tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King lands with a light punch inside.
Watts is trying to break the clinch but King is controlling him.
Watts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but King has him pressed against the cage.
Watts takes a shot to the head.
King misses with a punch on the inside.
Watts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Watts.
King blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
Watts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
King working aggressively here.
Watts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Watts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
King avoids the head kick by Watts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watts throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
King throws a jab but it's blocked by Watts.
Watts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Watts throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
King takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watts misses with a low kick.
Jab from King.
Watts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watts throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King cracks Watts with a right hand to the side of the head.
Watts throws a right hand that misses
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watts.
Watts ducks under a wild hook from King.
King with a nice cross.
King digs a good body shot into Watts's ribs.
King is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King blocks a head kick by Watts.
Watts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Watts raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Watts throws a low kick but it's checked well by King.
Watts has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts walks into a left hand.
King cracks Watts with an open hand slap.
King moves into the clinch.
Watts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King lands with a right hand.
Watts looks to throw a body kick
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That kick from Watts tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Watts misses with an attempted mid kick.
King listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watts throws a leg kick
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Watts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watts lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Dwayne King has been cut.
Watts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Watts gets off balance looking for a body kick
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
King lands with an overhand left.
Watts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from King.
King throws a body punch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts wants to slow King down by chopping away at his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King looks to land a left hand but Watts moved out of range nicely.
A little jabbing left from Watts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watts looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Watts.
Watts tries a head kick but it misses.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King working some nice short punches in the clinch.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wattss head.
A short uppercut from King.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
King lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watts or not.
Watts looks winded!
King pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Watts doesn't defend quickly enough and King has managed to lock this one up! Can Watts escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to King on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Dwayne King!
Dwayne King decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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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