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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bessant (ranked 2250 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Watson Sr (ranked 4280 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Bessant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Watson Sr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Watson Sr misses
and Bessant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson Sr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bessant pinned against the cage. Bessant gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watson Sr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bessant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bessant misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watson Sr.
Watson Sr unleashes a big counter combination but Bessant bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bessant clinches up with Watson Sr and pushes him back against the cage.
Watson Sr changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bessant fights it off and pushes away nicely.
John Bessant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Watson Sr.
Bessant takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bessant swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bessant takes a swing at Watson Sr's ribcage but misses.
Watson Sr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bessant circles away quickly and effectively.
Bessant lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bessant blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson Sr throws a push kick but Bessant slaps the foot to one side.
Some wild striking there from Bessant.
Watson Sr avoids the body shot from Bessant.
Bessant dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Watson Sr goes for a double leg but Bessant avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bessant continues to drive forward.
Bessant keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bessant closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bessant holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Watson Sr tries to break free but Bessant pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watson Sr throws an elbow but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bessant lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Kevin Watson Sr has been cut.
A bit of stalling here from Bessant.
Watson Sr prevents a body shot from Bessant.
Bessant lands an elbow inside that Watson Sr shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Bessant.
Watson Sr takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Bessant.
That has opened up Kevin Watson Sr's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson Sr is trying to pull guard but Bessant turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Watson Sr goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bessant prevents it.
Bessant struggles to land a body shot inside as Watson Sr controls his hands.
Bessant doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bessant.
Watson Sr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bessant avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant is stalling here.
Bessant lands a body punch.
Watson Sr looks winded!
Bessant effectively controlling the action here.
Good body shot from Bessant.
Bessant controlling the action here for a moment.
Bessant leaning against his opponent.
Bessant seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Bessant lands a damaging elbow.
Watson Sr is rocked!
The cut above Kevin Watson Sr's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bessant displaying some good clinch control by pressing Watson Sr up against the cage.
Watson Sr is still on wobbly legs! Can Bessant finish him?
Bessant lands an elbow that stopped Watson Sr in his tracks for a moment.
Kevin Watson Sr's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Watson Sr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bessant avoids it.
Bessant lands a nice shot to the body.
Bessant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bessant pushes Watson Sr against the cage. Bessant is working some dirty boxing. Bessant pushes off with a quick right hook! Watson Sr goes down! Watson Sr tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bessant moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Bessant!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
39% |
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