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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cristobal Watts (ranked 24644 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Anthony (ranked 5317 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Anthony will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cristobal Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Anthony throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watts wants to get back to his feet.
Watts is trying to get back to full guard.
Anthony seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Watts does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Watts has one foot on Anthony's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Anthony rushes Watts and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watts prevents a takedown attempt there.
Anthony letting Watts take a breather here.
Anthony can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
Anthony looking to slow down the pace here.
Anthony is looking to take this one to the mat.
Anthony tries to pull guard but Watts won't allow it.
Cristobal Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Anthony.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony tries to break free but Watts pushes him back against the cage.
Watts stops a takedown attempt from Anthony.
Anthony tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Watts leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watts is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Anthony manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Watts trying to control the position from guard on top but Anthony is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watts sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Anthony's guard.
Watts throwing shots but Anthony is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anthony gets full guard.
Anthony seems keen to control Watts's posture.
Watts drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anthony dives on top into guard.
Anthony controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Watts is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Watts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anthony stands and steps away. Watts gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Anthony misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watts.
Alex Anthony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Anthony on his heels. He'll look to pass Anthony's guard now, I'm sure.
Anthony kicks Watts off and gets to his feet.
Anthony throws a right and a left that Watts avoids nicely.
Watts darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Anthony regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watts is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anthony looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony pulls Watts in to control the position.
Watts got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anthony has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watts has managed to get both his arms back between Anthony's legs - danger averted.
Anthony is trying to keep Watts in close.
Anthony wants to sweep but no luck.
Anthony looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anthony wants to sweep here but Watts controlling him for the moment.
Anthony looking for a triangle here. Watts is fighting it but it looks tight! Anthony pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Watts is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Alex Anthony!
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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