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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 2567 p4p, 286 weight class) and Matt Kuchar (ranked 2720 p4p, 298 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Watt might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Edmund Fitzgerald. Kuchar has chosen 21 Savage - No Heart as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
20 - 32 - 0 |
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Scott Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Kuchar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt misses the jab.
Kuchar works the jab nicely.
Kuchar scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kuchar tries to close the distance and clinch but Watt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kuchar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watt lands a nice hook to Kuchar's body. Kuchar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watt misses with a low kick as Kuchar jumps back.
Kuchar swinging wildly here.
Matt Kuchar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kuchar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Watt looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A clash of legs there as Kuchar blocks the low kick.
Kuchar closes the distance and pushes Watt back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuchar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Watt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watt connects with a leg kick. Kuchar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Watt throws a sloppy head kick and Kuchar moves out of range easily.
Watt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Watt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Watt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watt has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kuchar.
Kuchar rushes Watt and presses him up against the cage.
Watt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watt is pushing Kuchar up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kuchar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuchar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watt.
Watt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watt is trying to stall.
Kuchar misses with a body punch.
Watt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watt lands a nice looking body kick.
Watt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kuchar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kuchar swings wildly with an uppercut but Watt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt prevents a body shot from Kuchar.
Kuchar prevents the takedown attempt.
Kuchar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watt's elbow.
Kuchar lands a shoulder strike.
Kuchar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kuchar misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuchar.
Kuchar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kuchar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Watt tries to break free but Kuchar pushes him back against the cage.
Kuchar lands with a light punch inside.
Kuchar scores with a shoulder strike.
Kuchar digs a right hand into Watt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watt's gas tank.
Kuchar misses with a punch on the inside.
Watt is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuchar is keeping busy.
Kuchar lands a body punch.
Kuchar lands with a short shot to the head.
Watt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watt landing knees to the body.
Watt is trying to force a seperation but Kuchar has the dominant position.
Kuchar lands with a light punch inside.
Kuchar lands a body punch.
Kuchar lands an elbow just above Watt 's eye.
Kuchar lands an uppercut.
Watt dodges an elbow strike from Kuchar.
Kuchar lands a hook that snaps the head of Watt backwards.
Nice body punch from Kuchar.
Kuchar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kuchar swings wildly with an uppercut but Watt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuchar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuchar lands with a left to the head.
Watt is rocked!
Kuchar misses with an elbow strike.
Kuchar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kuchar misses with an elbow over the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuchar.
Kuchar keeps control of Watt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Watt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuchar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuchar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watt lands a body punch.
Kuchar lands an elbow inside that Watt shrugs off.
Kuchar digs a right hand into Watt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watt's gas tank.
Kuchar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watt is trying to force a seperation but Kuchar has the dominant position.
Kuchar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watt avoids it.
Kuchar is working Watt over against the cage.
Kuchar is leaning against Watt and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Watt blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Watt throws an elbow but it misses.
Watt missing with knees to the body.
Kuchar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuchar swings wildly with an uppercut but Watt uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kuchar 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.
Kuchar misses with a wild combination.
Watt with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kuchar to score with a decent uppercut.
Kuchar missing with a left hand there. Watt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watt avoids the head kick by Kuchar.
Watt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kuchar's head.
Watt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kuchar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Watt looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kuchar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kuchar lands a body shot.
Kuchar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kuchar moves into the clinch.
Kuchar misses with a body punch.
Watt breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Watt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuchar moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Watt slips a jab and a cross from Kuchar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Watt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Watt closes the distance and pushes Kuchar back into the cage.
Watt working aggressively here.
Kuchar struggles to land a body shot inside as Watt controls his hands.
Kuchar misses with a punch to the body.
Watt is struggling to control the position.
A short right from Kuchar on the inside.
Kuchar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watt working aggressively here.
Matt Kuchar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuchar lands a right hand.
Watt blocks a body shot from Kuchar.
Watt breaks the clinch.
Watt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kuchar sizes up Watt with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kuchar throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar blocks a head kick by Watt.
Kuchar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Watt with a body shot.
Kuchar stuns Watt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuchar has Watt up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Watt.
Kuchar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuchar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watt scores with a hook to the body.
Kuchar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kuchar lands with a right to the head.
Oh Watt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuchar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watt seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuchar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watt is keeping busy.
Kuchar scores with a shot to the side of Watt's head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kuchar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watt avoids a wild elbow strike from Kuchar.
Watt blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kuchar.
A shot in the inside from Kuchar.
Watt is looking to break free of the clinch but Kuchar has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuchar.
Watt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watt moves out of range of the body kick.
Kuchar walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Watt moves out of range as Kuchar strikes.
Watt takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watt cracks Kuchar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kuchar throws a right hand that Watt ducks under and follows up with a left that Watt also avoids with ease.
Kuchar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuchar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watt's calf.
Matt Kuchar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuchar scores with a slapping 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!
Watt uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kuchar has time to react.
Kuchar tries to land a front kick but Watt steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Watt checks the leg kick.
Kuchar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watt's calf.
Kuchar moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watt wants to control from the top but Kuchar keeps moving.
Watt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kuchar wants to get back to his feet but Watt is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
We've been hearing good reports from Watt's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Kuchar manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kuchar misses with a punch to the body.
Kuchar misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kuchar throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watt's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Kuchar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kuchar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kuchar's sensitive parts.
Kuchar throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Watt tries to clinch up.
Kuchar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kuchar thuds his right hand into Watt's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kuchar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kuchar throws a poor cross that misses
letting Watt counter with a right hand.
Watt looking to score a takedown here. Kuchar is defending well but Watt drives through and ends up in Kuchar's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watt stops Kuchar from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watt has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watt throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuchar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuchar keeping moving, preventing Watt from controlling successfully.
Kuchar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Watt throws a hook to the side of Kuchar's head but Kuchar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Kuchar.
Kuchar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Watt on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kuchar fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watt checks it well.
Watt scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Watt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuchar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watt moves forwards but Kuchar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Matt Kuchar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuchar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kuchar tries to clinch there but Watt circles away.
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 jab from Kuchar misses.
A punch lands to the side of Kuchar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar throws a one two combo.
Kuchar digs a good body shot into Watt's ribs.
Watt connects with a leg kick. Kuchar looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Watt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watt looks to land a combination. Kuchar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Watt feints and as Kuchar raises his hands in defense, Watt changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kuchar manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Watt throws a leg kick but Kuchar checks it.
Watt moves out of range of the strikes.
Kuchar misses with an uppercut.
Kuchar throws a hook but Watt blocks it.
Watt tries to clinch up.
Kuchar misses with a head kick.
Kuchar misses the shot to the body.
Kuchar throws a combination that misses
and Watt counters with a nice uppercut.
Kuchar is looking to clinch but Watt is avoiding it.
Watt tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt misses with a head kick.
Kuchar lands a jab-cross combination.
Kuchar throws a jab but it's blocked by Watt.
Watt scores with a spinning back kick!
Watt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Watt doesn't manage to clinch there - Kuchar circles away.
Kuchar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kuchar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Watt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuchar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Matt Kuchar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Watt throws a lazy right hand but Kuchar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kuchar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kuchar needs to keep his hands up - Watt had a free shot at his head there.
Kuchar connects with a high kick.
Kuchar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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!
Kuchar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Watt has time to react.
Kuchar digs a good hook to Watt's body.
Kuchar misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuchar is looking to clinch.
Kuchar is looking to clinch but Watt is avoiding it.
Kuchar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kuchar throws the left hand but Watt avoids the punch easily.
Kuchar defending well as Watt loads up on a big left hand.
Kuchar feints and then cracks Watt's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watt down.
Scott Watt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuchar fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Watt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kuchar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kuchar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kuchar misses with a few strikes there.
Watt darts in trying to clinch
and Watt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kuchar misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kuchar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kuchar lands a front kick.
Kuchar checks a leg kick.
Watt throws a big shot that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Kuchar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuchar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Kuchar!
Our winner, Matt Kuchar, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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