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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Watt (ranked 3058 p4p, 330 weight class) and Vrej Nazaryan (ranked 3295 p4p, 346 weight class). Watt comes to the cage accompanied by Edmund Fitzgerald. The crowd seem to be enjoying Nazaryan's choice of entrance music: DVBBS & Borgeous - Tsunami. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
21 - 35 - 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
34 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vrej Nazaryan!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt takes one to the chin there.
Watt takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Watt motions for Nazaryan to come forward. Watt throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nazaryan throws out a counter right but Watt avoids it with no problem.
Some wild striking there from Nazaryan.
Watt misses with a wild body shot.
Nazaryan slips under a jab.
Watt throws a leg kick which misses Nazaryan's front leg but catches the back leg as Nazaryan tries to avoid it.
Watt jabs Nazaryan right on the nose. Nazaryan blinks but takes it well.
Watt works Nazaryan's body with a nice hook.
Nazaryan misses with a hook.
Watt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watt manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan misses with a double jab.
Nazaryan throws a nice looking combination but Watt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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 misses with a takedown attempt - Nazaryan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nazaryan misses the shot to the body.
Watt misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Watt - just one landing.
Nazaryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watt.
Nazaryan misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Nazaryan misses.
Watt moves away from the strike by Nazaryan.
Good shot there by Watt.
Watt loads up on a big right hand but Nazaryan slips the punch.
As Watt backs off Nazaryan throws a huge counter combo but Watt manages to avoid it all.
Watt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nazaryan looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.
Nazaryan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nazaryan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watt moves away.
Watt throws a big counter combination but Nazaryan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nazaryan.
Nazaryan throws a right and a left that Watt avoids nicely.
Nazaryan throws a hook to the side of Watt's head but Watt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watt throws a leg kick but Nazaryan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watt blocks a jab.
Nazaryan throws an overhand right that lands on Watt's shoulder, as Watt tries to avoid the shot.
Watt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses the jab.
Nazaryan throws a series of punches but Watt moves out of range.
Nazaryan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watt.
Nazaryan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Watt counters with a nice uppercut.
Watt has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Death Valley Training Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Watt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back to recover.
Watt lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Watt.
Vrej Nazaryan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazaryan walks into a stiff left hand from Watt.
Watt is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watt looks to throw the jab but Nazaryan is out of range.
Nazaryan swinging wildly here.
Watt throws a front kick that sends Nazaryan stumbling back into the cage.
Watt lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back to recover.
Nazaryan looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but Watt is out of range.
A jab lands there for Watt.
Watt keeps Nazaryan at a distance using the push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watt will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nazaryan looks for the body kick but Watt saw that one coming.
Watt seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nazaryan works Watt's body with a nice hook.
Nazaryan throws a right hand that Watt ducks under and follows up with a left that Watt also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nazaryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nazaryan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Nazaryan, as that shot connected.
Nazaryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Watt scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watt staying out of range there.
As Nazaryan tries to get set, Watt tries to push him back and clinch up but Nazaryan manages to avoid the attempt.
Some wild striking there from Nazaryan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt connects with a body shot that sends Nazaryan's belly button to the back.
Nazaryan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt throws a one two combo.
Nazaryan throws a head kick that Watt semi-blocks.
Watt lands with a hook. Nazaryan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nazaryan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nazaryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Nazaryan does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Nazaryan.
Watt 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.
Watt lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nazaryan.
Watt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice shot lands for Watt.
Nazaryan checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Scott Watt will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watt throws a head kick that misses.
Nazaryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watt is looking to land body kicks.
Watt scores with a decent looking hook.
Nazaryan misses with the combination.
Nazaryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Watt. That one must have hurt.
Nazaryan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watt throwing a counter right hand but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan throws a low kick, looking for Watt's leg but Watt calmly moves out of range.
Nazaryan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazaryan has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nazaryan there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watt is looking to slow Nazaryan down with leg kicks.
Nazaryan misses with a head kick.
Scott Watt is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Watt. That snapped Nazaryan's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Watt takes a swing at Nazaryan's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazaryan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Nazaryan misses.
Watt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazaryan.
Watt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but Watt is out of range.
Nazaryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Watt scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nazaryan's head backwards.
Scott Watt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazaryan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watt circles away quickly and effectively.
Nazaryan slips a jab from Watt.
Watt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nazaryan.
Watt throwing a counter right hand but Nazaryan manages to avoid it.
Nazaryan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nazaryan misses the body punch
letting Watt counter with a right hand.
Watt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watt lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazaryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Watt throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nazaryan tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watt is in Nazaryan's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Watt trying to control but Nazaryan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watt is really struggling to control Nazaryan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Nazaryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watt postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Watt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watt is looking to work some ground and pound but Nazaryan has wrist control.
Nazaryan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt trying to move into half guard but instead Nazaryan has managed to sweep!
Watt is working an open guard so Nazaryan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Watt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Watt takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Watt misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan lands with a nice combination. Watt backs away looking to recover.
Nazaryan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nazaryan looks to throw the jab but Watt is out of range.
Watt is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Watt goes for a double leg but Nazaryan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Nazaryan continues to drive forward.
Watt lands with a thumping leg kick.
Watt slips a jab from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan connects with a solid leg kick.
Nazaryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Watt is just out of range.
Watt misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watt misses with a body shot.
Nazaryan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nazaryan throws a push kick but Watt slaps the foot to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan throws a solid leg kick but Watt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nazaryan.
Nazaryan swinging wildly here.
Watt appears to be looking for a big counter.
Watt lands a jab to Nazaryan's midsection.
A head kick misses from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan gets caught napping as Watt dives in and scores a takedown. Nazaryan manages to retain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watt's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Watt trying to control but Nazaryan is working from the bottom.
Watt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Watt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watt scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Scott Watt will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Nazaryan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watt. Watt obviously looking to wear him down.
Nazaryan misses with a right hand
and Watt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watt throws a body kick that misses
and Nazaryan counters with a nice uppercut.
Nazaryan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watt was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazaryan.
Watt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nazaryan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nazaryan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watt slips a jab from Nazaryan.
Watt throws a body punch but Nazaryan moves out of range.
Watt slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Nazaryan scores with a four punch combination!
Watt's corner calls for a 1-2. Watt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Watt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Nazaryan. Those never looked like landing.
Nazaryan tries to bum rush Watt with a series of wild strikes but Watt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nazaryan throws a series of strikes that have Watt backpedaling.
Nazaryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nazaryan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watt is able to avoid easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watt. Nazaryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Watt.
Nazaryan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watt misses with a wild combination.
A head kick from Watt lands but Nazaryan takes it in his stride.
Watt lands with a straight right. Nazaryan didn't see that one coming.
Watt lands a really nice looking cross but Nazaryan seems unphased.
Watt misses the shot to the body.
Nazaryan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nazaryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Nazaryan misses with a hook to the body
enabling Watt to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Watt misses the target.
A solid body kick from Watt.
Nazaryan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nazaryan throws a shot from downtown. Watt moves away and avoids it.
Nazaryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watt manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nazaryan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Nazaryan. Those never looked like landing.
Watt bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Nazaryan misses.
Nazaryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Watt scores with a three punch combo!
Watt throws a nice looking combination but Nazaryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watt closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Watt lands in his opponent's guard.
Nazaryan pushes Watt off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt slips under a jab from Nazaryan.
Watt misses with a wild combination.
Nazaryan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watt scores with a three punch combo!
Vrej Nazaryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watt connects with a jab.
Nazaryan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watt.
Nazaryan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watt throws a nice looking combination but Nazaryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watt tests Nazaryan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nazaryan, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Nazaryan.
Nazaryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watt scores with a hook to the body. Nazaryan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Scott Watt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazaryan misses with a hook.
Watt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Watt takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Watt dips to his left and cracks Nazaryan with an uppercut!
Nazaryan throws a head kick but Watt moves out of range.
Watt throws a big counter combination but Nazaryan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Watt connects with a leg kick. Nazaryan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Watt lands a nice hook to Nazaryan's body. Nazaryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watt's corner calls for a 1-2. Watt obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nazaryan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watt.
Watt misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Watt both land. Nice combination.
Nazaryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nazaryan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nazaryan throws a push kick but Watt slaps the foot to one side.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Nazaryan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nazaryan looks to land a combination but Watt avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nazaryan. Watt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nazaryan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Watt.
Watt moves out of range of the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Watt.
Well Watt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Watt!
A very excited looking Scott Watt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Vrej Nazaryan was interviewed post fight and said 'He was the better man today. I need to look at the tapes and figure out what went wrong but dont you worry I will be back.'.
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