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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marvin Watts (ranked 3571 p4p, 394 weight class) and Pasha Pedikov (ranked 23496 p4p, 545 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Watts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pasha Pedikov!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Watts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab by Watts.
Watts tests Pedikov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pedikov misses with a series of wild punches.
Pedikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watts.
Pedikov wants to counter the offense by Watts and move into the clinch position.
Watts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pedikov is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Pedikov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Our sources have told us that Watts has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Pedikov is looking for a takedown.
Marvin Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Pedikov.
Pedikov is trying to pull guard but Watts has him pressed against the cage.
Watts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watts breaks from the clinch.
Marvin Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pedikov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pedikov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pedikov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pedikov fails to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedikov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watts fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pedikov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Watts lands a right hook to the body.
We've been informed that Pedikov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Watts misses with a few strikes there.
Watts throws a right hand that Pedikov ducks under and follows up with a left that Pedikov also avoids with ease.
Pedikov throws a fast counter high kick but Watts manages to duck under it in time.
Jab from Watts.
Watts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watts misses with a leg kick.
Pedikov throws a right and a left that Watts avoids nicely.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Watts lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pedikov backs up against the cage.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
Pedikov is looking to clinch but Watts is avoiding it.
Pedikov has closed the distance and engaged Watts in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedikov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Watts to keep the fight standing.
Pedikov looking for a takedown.
Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watts lands with a cross.
Watts slaps away a takedown attempt from Pedikov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Watts lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pedikov circles away quickly and effectively.
Pedikov wants to counter with a clinch but Watts pushes him away.
Watts connects with a jab.
Watts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watts throws a series of punches but Pedikov moves out of range.
Watts fails to land with a series of punches.
Pedikov tries to counter with a clinch but Watts shakes him off and moves away.
A jab from Watts finds it's way through Pedikov's defenses.
A combination from Watts does no damage.
Pedikov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Watts works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right-left combo lands from Watts.
Pedikov clinches up against the cage.
Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pedikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
Pedikov misses with a wild body shot.
Marvin Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pedikov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Watts lands a jab-cross combination.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pedikov closes the distance and clinches.
Pedikov wants a takedown but no success here.
Watts manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Watts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watts chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pedikov can pounce on him.
Nice sprawl there from Watts as Pedikov shoots in.
Watts throwing a counter right hand but Pedikov manages to avoid it.
Watts throws a right and a left that Pedikov avoids nicely.
Pedikov moves out of range of the strikes.
Watts scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pedikov gets a double leg takedown into Watts's guard.
Watts pushes Pedikov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Marvin Watts is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedikov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice uppercut there from Watts.
A nice combination there by Watts.
Watts lands a jab-cross combination.
Pedikov shoots in but no luck this time.
Marvin Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Pedikov.
Pedikov is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Watts as he connects with a hook.
Pedikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedikov fails with a takedown attempt.
Watts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pedikov.
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by Pedikov.
Watts half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Watts moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pedikov blocks a head kick by Watts.
Pedikov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pedikov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watts manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pedikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pedikov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts scores with a jab.
Pedikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pedikov misses with a takedown
and Watts counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watts scores with a punch to the head.
Watts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pedikov momentarily.
Watts gets a clinch.
Pedikov is working for takedown but Watts is calmly controlling the position for now.
Watts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marvin Watts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pedikov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Watts misses with a jab, cross combination.
Despite the aggression on Pedikov's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pedikov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts throws a one two combo.
Watts misses with a two punch combination.
Watts lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watts connects with a nice looking jab.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pedikov or perhaps it was just good defense by Watts, which made it look bad.
Watts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab by Watts.
Pedikov tries for a takedown but Watts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Watts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pedikov can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pedikov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Watts.
Watts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pedikov.
A little feinted left hand from Watts on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Watts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watts misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watts breaks the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pedikov.
It looked like Watts was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Watts throws a series of punches but Pedikov avoids them all with ease.
Watts throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pedikov counters with a body kick that stops Watts in his tracks momentarily.
Pedikov avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch combination from Watts misses.
Watts takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
As Pedikov looks to move away, Watts throws a big counter combo but Pedikov just gets out of the way.
Pedikov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watts sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pedikov somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Watts dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Watts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Watts.
Pedikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Watts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Pedikov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pedikov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pedikov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watts gets underhooks to prevent Pedikov's takedown attempt.
Pedikov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Watts smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pedikov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Watts, pushing him back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Watts.
Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts misses with a double jab.
Watts shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pedikov eats them both and turns towards Watts to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pedikov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch combination from Watts misses.
Watts goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Watts looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pedikov lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pedikov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marvin Watts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pasha Pedikov.
Pedikov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Watts tries to counter by clinching up but Pedikov breaks away and moves out of range.
Watts is working the combinations to good effect here.
No joy there for Watts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pedikov tries to clinch
and Watts counters with a left and a right that stings Pedikov.
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!
Watts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Pedikov on the side of the head.
Pedikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watts lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Watts scores with a four punch combination!
Pedikov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Watts as he avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Watts. Those never looked like landing.
Pedikov lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Watts.
Watts tries to bum rush Pedikov with a series of wild strikes but Pedikov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pedikov steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Watts lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pedikov shoots in for a takedown but Watts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watts takes the fight into the clinch.
Watts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts stops a takedown attempt from Pedikov.
Watts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pedikov or not.
Pedikov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Watts is defending well.
Watts breaks the clinch.
Watts misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watts throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watts misses with a series of wild punches.
Pedikov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Watts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pedikov.
Jab from Watts.
Watts lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pedikov dives in and scores a takedown into Watts's guard.
Watts is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pedikov presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Marvin Watts has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Watts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watts moves into range and clinches up with Pedikov.
Watts breaks from the clinch.
Pedikov tries to clinch but Watts moves out of range.
Watts lands a nice hook to Pedikov's body. Pedikov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pedikov throws a nice looking combination but Watts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watts throws a low kick but Pedikov avoids it.
Watts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pasha Pedikov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marvin Watts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pedikov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Watts's waist but Watts gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pedikov off to one side.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marvin Watts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watts 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 Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marvin Watts!
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