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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Porfirio Watson (ranked 25202 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Le Bel (ranked 5789 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Porfirio Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominick Le Bel!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Bel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Watson misses its target.
Le Bel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson takes a jab right on the kisser.
A slapping leg kick lands for Le Bel.
Le Bel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Le Bel throws a poor cross that misses
and Watson counters by moving into the clinch.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Bel throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
Watson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Le Bel tries a head kick but it misses.
Watson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Bel connects with a body shot that sends Watson's belly button to the back.
Le Bel throws a body kick that misses
and Watson counters with a left and a right that stings Le Bel.
Watson blocks a head kick by Le Bel.
As Le Bel tries to get set, Watson tries to push him back and clinch up but Le Bel manages to avoid the attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watson tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Le Bel misses.
Watson appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bel lands a leg kick that knocks Watson off balance momentarily.
Le Bel lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Le Bel scoring well with a low kick there.
Watson defending well as Le Bel loads up on a big left hand.
Le Bel throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Le Bel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Le Bel looks to move away, Watson throws a big counter combo but Le Bel just gets out of the way.
Le Bel misses the shot to the body.
Le Bel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson.
Le Bel throws a looping overhand right but Watson ducks down to avoid it.
Watson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Le Bel misses.
Le Bel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Bel.
Watson is looking for a counter combo.
Le Bel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Le Bel tries to get set, Watson tries to push him back and clinch up but Le Bel manages to avoid the attempt.
Watson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Le Bel wants to improve his position but instead Watson has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson is looking for a kimura here.
Le Bel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watson seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Le Bel to get to his feet.
Le Bel misses with a two punch combination.
Watson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Le Bel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Le Bel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson moves out of range as Le Bel strikes.
Watson jabs Le Bel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Le Bel is looking to slow Watson down with leg kicks.
Watson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watson slips a straight right by Le Bel.
Le Bel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Le Bel does no damage.
Dominick Le Bel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Le Bel throws a leg kick which misses Watson's front leg but catches the back leg as Watson tries to avoid it.
Le Bel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Watson with that takedown attempt.
Le Bel misses with a kick to the body.
Le Bel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Watson counters with a takedown into side control.
Le Bel bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Le Bel.
Le Bel misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Le Bel.
Le Bel throws a body kick that misses
and Watson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Le Bel lands a front kick.
Le Bel scores with a push kick.
Watson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Le Bel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Porfirio Watson's cut.
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.
Watson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Bel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watson is out of range.
It looked like Watson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Watson tried to score with a low kick but Le Bel checks it.
Le Bel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like Watson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Le Bel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick from Le Bel.
Watson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Le Bel with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Le Bel misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Watson.
As Le Bel tries to get set, Watson tries to push him back and clinch up but Le Bel manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Bel looks to land a body kick but Watson moved away.
Le Bel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Le Bel tries to get set, Watson tries to push him back and clinch up but Le Bel manages to avoid the attempt.
Le Bel leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dominick Le Bel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Le Bel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
Le Bel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Le Bel throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Le Bel connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Le Bel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Bel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Bel swings widly with a right hand
and Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Bel misses with an uppercut
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le Bel misses with a left hand
and Watson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watson.
Le Bel is trying to push Watson away but Watson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Le Bel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watsons head.
Le Bel misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le Bel obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Bel can't find room to land a body shot as Watson controls the action.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Bel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Watson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Le Bel misses with a hook to the body
and Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson blocks a body shot from Le Bel.
Le Bel tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Le Bel.
Watson managing to block the knees to the body from Le Bel.
Le Bel wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Le Bel is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Watson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Bel lands a right hand.
Watson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Le Bel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watsons head.
Le Bel is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Le Bel down to the mat. Le Bel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Watson moves away from the strike by Le Bel.
Porfirio Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Le Bel throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Le Bel misses.
Le Bel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Watson misses with a head kick.
Le Bel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le Bel misses with a body shot.
Watson pushes Le Bel up against the cage in a clinch.
Le Bel scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to pull guard but Le Bel holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Porfirio Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Le Bel throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Le Bel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Le Bel throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
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!
A swing and a miss from Le Bel.
Watson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Le Bel looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Le Bel misses with a few strikes there.
Watson tries to counter with a takedown but Le Bel is quick to defend against it.
Le Bel lands a body shot.
A shot to the body from Le Bel misses
and Watson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Watson.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Le Bel misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominick Le Bel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Porfirio Watson's cut.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Le Bel cracks Watson with a good jab.
Le Bel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
Le Bel throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Watson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Le Bel wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Watson presses Le Bel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Bel takes a swing at Watson's ribcage but misses.
Dominick Le Bel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Le Bel throws a big shot that misses.
Watson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Dominick Le Bel has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Bel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Le Bel throws a shot from downtown. Watson moves away and avoids it.
Watson clinches up against the cage.
Watson misses with a punch to the body.
Le Bel prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Bel tries to circle away but Watson has him pinned against the cage.
Le Bel tries to throw a body punch but Watson avoids it by throwing Le Bel back against the cage.
Le Bel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watson is defending well for now.
Le Bel wants to get back to striking at distance but Watson won't allow it.
Porfirio Watson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Le Bel working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Le Bel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson controlling the action here for a moment.
Le Bel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Bel tries a body shot but Watson blocks it.
Watson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Le Bel taking a breather.
Le Bel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Le Bel working aggressively here.
Le Bel breaks from the clinch.
Le Bel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Watson in his tracks.
Watson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Le Bel can pounce on him.
Le Bel misses with an uppercut
and Watson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Le Bel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Le Bel.
Crunch! Le Bel slams his shin into Watson's torso.
Watson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Le Bel is trying to escape back to his feet but Watson uses the scramble to pass into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Bel is looking to regain half guard here but Watson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Le Bel to his feet.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Bel manages to avoid it.
Le Bel lands with a nice combination. Watson backs away looking to recover.
Le Bel lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Le Bel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
Le Bel misses with a left hand
and Watson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Le Bel lands with a short shot to the head.
Le Bel is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
Le Bel is looking to break free of the clinch but Watson has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
Le Bel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
No luck for Watson with that takedown attempt.
Le Bel throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Watson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Le Bel misses with a head kick.
Le Bel throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Le Bel misses with a wild body shot.
Le Bel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Le Bel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Le Bel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Watson's sensitive parts.
Le Bel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watson tries to counter by clinching up but Le Bel breaks away and moves out of range.
Porfirio Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dominick Le Bel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Le Bel winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominick Le Bel!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
55% |
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