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Event:
The Island Season 9, 205 lbs, Round 3
Date: May 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Watne dips to his left and cracks Mabini with an uppercut!
Watne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mabini throws out the jab.
Watne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watne scores with a shot to the side of Mabini's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watne.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
A short uppercut from Watne.
Watne misses with a body punch.
Mabini blocks a body shot from Watne.
Mabini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mabini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mabini blocking some punches.
Watne misses with some punches.
Watne blocks an uppercut.
Mabini misses with a punch on the inside.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Mabini controls his hands.
Watne misses with some punches.
#T1#
Watne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Mabini scores with a shot to the side of Watne's head.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Mabini controls his hands.
Watne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watne blocks an uppercut.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mabini has a couple of punches blocked by Watne.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mabini.
A head punch on the inside from Mabini fails to land.
Watne blocks an uppercut.
Mabini lands a shoulder strike.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mabini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Mabini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mabini works on Watne's body with a couple of short punches.
Watne misses with the head strike.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mabini misses with the head strike.
Watne tries to work over Mabini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watne lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watne.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Mabini working aggressively here.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mabini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watne backwards.
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mabini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Watne lands with a left to the head.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watne tries to work over Mabini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watne throws a punch but it's blocked by Mabini.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Mabini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mabini blocks an uppercut.
#T3#
Mabini works on Watne's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Watne.
Watne tries to work over Mabini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watne misses with a body punch.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Watne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mabini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
Mabini working some nice short punches in the clinch.#CUT#
It looks like Tom Watne has been cut.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mabini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mabini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Watne misses with a body punch.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #T4#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mabini.
Mabini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mabini is leaning against Watne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mabini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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!
Mabini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mabini blocks a body shot from Watne.
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mabini misses with a body punch.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Watne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mabini.
Watne cracks Mabini with a nice body shot.
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Mabini avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Mabini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mabini throws a punch but it's blocked by Watne.
Watne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mabini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mabini swings wildly with an uppercut but Watne uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Watne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Watne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Watne lunges at Mabini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mabini's hand.
Watne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL#
Mabini closes the distance and clinches.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Mabini.
Mabini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watne's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mabini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mabini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watnes head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabini misses with some punches.
Mabini struggles to land a body shot inside as Watne controls his hands.
Watne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mabini's elbow.
Mabini blocks a body shot from Watne.
A short right from Mabini on the inside.
Mabini lands a right hand.
Watne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Mabini.
Mabini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Mabini.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
Mabini blocks an uppercut.
Tom Watne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Watne misses with some punches.
Mabini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mabini lands with a left to the head.
Mabini scores with a shoulder strike.
Mabini prevents a body shot from Watne.
Mabini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mabini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mabini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
A hook to the body from Watne.
#T2#
Watne lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Mabini avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage.
Mabini presses Watne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watne.
Watne misses with a punch on the inside.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mabini lands with a right to the head.
Watne misses with a punch to the body.
Mabini lands a shot to the body.
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Mabini avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage.
Watne misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Mabini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watnes head.
Mabini blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Mabini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Mabini avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Mabini.
#T3#
A right handed body shot lands from Mabini.
Mabini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mabini lands a body punch.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Mabini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watne's elbow.
Mabini lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mabini.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
Mabini lands an uppercut.
Watne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mabini lands a shoulder strike.
Mabini lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Mabini.
Watne lands a shot to the body.
Mabini blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Mabini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mabini blocks a body shot from Watne. #T4#
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mabini lands a hook that snaps the head of Watne backwards.
Mabini lands with a right to the head.
Mabini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Mabini.
Mabini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watne presses Mabini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mabini blocking some punches.
Watne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mabini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mabini prevents a body shot from Watne.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Mabini.
Watne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mabini gets through Watne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mabini blocks a body shot from Watne.
Mabini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Watne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apolinario Mabini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Watne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
A jab from Watne finds it's way through Mabini's defenses.
A shot to the liver by Watne. Beautiful body shot.
Mabini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mabini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watne.
Mabini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#KD#
Mabini feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Watne sprawling to the canvas! Watne rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mabini finish him?!
#ROC#
Watne is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mabini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Watne is still on wobbly legs! Can Mabini finish him?
Mabini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.#CL#
Mabini moves into range and clinches up with Watne.
Watne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mabini - that landed with a thud.
Watne seems to have recovered his senses.
Watne tries to work over Mabini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mabini.#T1#
Watne working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Mabini.
Mabini takes a shot to the head.
Mabini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mabini blocking some punches.
Mabini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mabini has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mabini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watne backwards.
Mabini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mabini cracks Watne with a nice body shot.
Watne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watne misses with a punch on the inside.
Mabini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mabini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne throws a punch but it's blocked by Mabini.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Mabini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mabini lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Mabini. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watne is looking to break free of the clinch but Mabini has double underhooks.
Mabini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watne misses with a body punch.
Mabini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watne backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Mabini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mabini working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Mabini.
Mabini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mabini.
A short body shot lands from Mabini as the two fighters clinch.
Mabini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mabini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mabini as the two fighters clinch.
Mabini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watne or not.
Mabini lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mabini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3#
Mabini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watne throws a punch but it's blocked by Mabini.
Mabini lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mabini on the inside. #KD#
Mabini drops Watne onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Watne is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!#CUT#
That has opened up Tom Watne's cut even more.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
Mabini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watne can do to turn this around?
Mabini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mabini creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Watne with a big uppercut! Watne tries to clinch up but Mabini pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Watne to the mat! Watne covers up and Mabini unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Apolinario Mabini!
Our winner, Apolinario Mabini, 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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Event:
The Island Season 9, 205 lbs, Round 2
Date: May 05, 2019 |
#R1#
Kristo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kristo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Watne swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watne.
Kristo throws out a counter right but Watne avoids it with no problem.
Watne avoids the body shot from Kristo.
Kristo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watne.
Kristo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Watne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Watne moves into range and connects with a jab.
Watne scores with a jab.
Watne defending well as Kristo loads up on a big left hand.
Watne's corner calls for a 1-2. Watne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kristo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watne digs a good body shot into Kristo's ribs.
Kristo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kristo ducks under a wild hook from Watne.
Kristo tries to counter with a clinch but Watne shakes him off and moves 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!
Watne looks to score with a jab to the body but Kristo is just out of range.#T1#
Nice shot by Watne.
The fighters circling - Watne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kristo tries to bum rush Watne with a series of wild strikes but Watne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Watne throws the left hand but Kristo avoids the punch easily.
Kristo tries to clinch up but Watne circles away and keeps his distance.
Watne was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kristo misses with a straight right.
Watne thuds his right hand into Kristo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kristo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Watne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Watne slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CL2#
Kristo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watne lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristo tries to land a knee to the head but Watne blocks with his arms.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristo controls his hands.
Kristo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristo.
Kristo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Watne's defenses. #CUT2#
It looks like Tom Watne has been cut.#T2#
Kristo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Watne has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Kristo.
Kristo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watne blocks an elbow strike.
Watne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kristo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Watne takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#
Tom Watne's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kristo throws an elbow but misses.
Kristo misses with a knee strike.
Watne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kristo's elbow.
Watne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watne lands a shot to the body.
Watne takes a knee right on the jaw!
#CUT2#
Tom Watne's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kristo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kristo misses with an elbow strike.
Watne lands with a right to the head.
Watne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kristo pushes off an throws an elbow but Watne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watne digs a right hand underneath Kristo's ribcage. Kristo let out a lung full of air as it connected.#T3#
Watne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristo controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Kristo.
Kristo tries to land knees in the clinch but Watne avoids the damage to the body.
Watne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Kristo controls the action.
Kristo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kristo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watne is defending well for now.
Watne managing to block the knees to the body from Kristo.
Kristo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watne throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristo.
Watne takes an elbow to the temple.
We've been informed that Kristo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristo.
Kristo stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kristo.
Kristo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Kristo.
#T4#
Kristo connects with a knee to the head.
Watne scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristo misses with some punches.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watne lands a shot to the body.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kristo throws an elbow but misses.
Watne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kristo looking to throw knees to the head but Watne is blocking nicely.
Watne managing to block the knees to the body from Kristo.
Watne lands with a light punch inside.
Watne lands with a short shot to the head.
Watne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kristo is working Watne over against the cage.
Kristo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Watne is defending well for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kristo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kristo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kristo prevents a body shot from Watne.
Kristo blocking some punches.
Kristo looking to throw knees to the head but Watne is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Watne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tom Watne's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Kristo throws a poor cross that misses
and Watne counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kristo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL2#
Kristo pushes Watne up against the cage in a clinch.
Kristo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Watne here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kristo stalling the fight.
Watne lands a nice uppercut.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne scores with a shot to the side of Kristo's head.
Kristo trying to land knees to the body.
Watne dodges an elbow strike from Kristo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Kristo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watne avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Watne.
Watne lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watne lands a right hand.
Kristo misses with an elbow strike.
Watne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watne scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T1#
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kristo pushes off an throws an elbow but Watne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Kristo avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage.
Matt Kristo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kristo blocks a body shot from Watne.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
Watne is leaning against Kristo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kristo crunches a lovely knee into Watne's ribcage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kristo.
Watne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristo.
Watne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kristo can do to turn this around?
Kristo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kristo throws an elbow that misses.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Kristo controls the action.
Watne scores with a shot to the side of Kristo's head.
A nice left hand lands by Watne.
Kristo blocks a body shot from Watne.
Watne digs a right hand into Kristo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kristo's gas tank.
Watne lands a hook that snaps the head of Kristo backwards.
Watne pushes Kristo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kristo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T2#
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!
Kristo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kristo pushes off an throws an elbow but Watne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kristo is trying to maintain a safe position but Watne gets an underhook and turns Kristo into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kristo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watne's brow.
Watne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kristo tries to land knees in the clinch but Watne avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kristo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watne.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Watne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watne lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Watne.
A right handed body shot lands from Watne.
Kristo is breathing heavily.
Kristo misses with an elbow strike.
Kristo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watne avoids it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watne.
Watne digs a right hand into Kristo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kristo's gas tank.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Kristo controls the action.
Watne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watne gets through Kristo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC#
Kristo is rocked!#T3#
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristo is still on wobbly legs! Can Watne finish him?
Watne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watne misses with some punches.
Watne misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Watne throws a punch but it's blocked by Kristo.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
Watne misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Watne.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watne misses with some punches.
Kristo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Kristo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Watne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kristo seems to have recovered his senses.
Watne lands a nice shot to the body.
Watne pushes Kristo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Watne.
Kristo throws an elbow but it misses.
Watne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kristo backwards.
Watne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kristo. #CUT2#
Jeez, Tom Watne's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Watne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristo controls his hands.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristo controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Watne.
Watne lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T4#
Kristo prevents a body shot from Watne.
Watne misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Watne blocks an elbow strike.
Watne lands a right hand.
Watne misses with a body punch.
Watne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watne takes an elbow to the temple.
Watne scores with a shot to the side of Kristo's head.
Watne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Watne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Kristo controls his hands.
Watne blocks an elbow strike from Kristo.
Watne lands a big right hand that drops Kristo! The killer instinct kicks in and Watne finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Watne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Watne!
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Event:
The Island Season 9, 205 lbs, Round 1
Date: May 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Yoshi throws a chopping leg kick but Watne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A nice side step and Watne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yoshi defending well as Watne loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshi is looking to counter the offense by Watne and move into the clinch.
Watne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoshi moves away.
Yoshi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Watne scores with a body shot.
Yoshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Watne catches Yoshi right on the button with a cross.
Watne misses with a straight left.
Watne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watne takes a swing at Yoshi's ribcage but misses.
Yoshi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Watne wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watne misses with a straight right.
Yoshi throws a leg kick but Watne moved away.
Yoshi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Watne checks it well. #T1#
Yoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watne misses the body punch
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshi ducks under a wild hook from Watne.
Yoshi moves out of range as Watne strikes.
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watne.
Watne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Watne misses with a shot to the body
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Yoshi avoids the body shot from Watne.
Watne throws a body punch but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watne.
Yoshi thows a body kick. Watne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Watne jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T2#
Watne cracks a nice hook into Yoshi's ribs.
Watne moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshi.
Watne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshi.
Watne misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoshi misses with a leg kick.
Watne 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.
Yoshi misses with a body shot.
Watne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watne misses with a right hand
and Yoshi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Watne checks the leg kick.
Watne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yoshi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Yoshi throws a leg kick but Watne moved away.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watne.
#T3#
Watne misses the jab.
Watne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Watne as he checks the leg kick.
Yoshi misses with a leg kick
and Watne counters with a straight right hand.
Watne connects with a nice looking jab.
Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watne.
Watne thuds his right hand into Yoshi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yoshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Watne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watne scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watne.
Watne looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watne.
#T4#
Yoshi throws a leg kick but Watne sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Watne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yoshi tries to land a leg kick but Watne saw it coming and moves away.
Yoshi throws a push kick but Watne slaps the foot to one side.
Watne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yoshi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Watne looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Watne misses.
Watne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Watne takes a swing at Yoshi's ribcage but misses.
Yoshi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshi is looking to score with low kicks.
Watne throws out a loose jab but Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Watne dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Watne cracks Yoshi with a good jab.
Watne looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Tom Watne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yoshi moves away from the strike by Watne.
Yoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Watne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yoshi.
Watne misses with a left hand
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Watne was not able to check.
Watne throws a shot from downtown. Yoshi moves away and avoids it.
Yoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watne blocks a low kick nicely.
Yoshi looks to land a left hand but Watne moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Watne misses.
Watne throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoshi.
Yoshi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Watne misses with an uppercut
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick.
Watne with a hook.
Watne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T1#
Good work by Watne as he checks the leg kick.
Watne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yoshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tom Watne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watne looks to land a right hand but Yoshi moved out of range.
Yoshi thinks about countering with a head kick.#CL2#
Watne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Yoshi, pushing him back against the cage.
Watne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watne misses with the head strike.
Yoshi looking to slow down the pace here.
Yoshi is trying to push Watne away but Watne has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Watne misses with a punch on the inside.
Watne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yoshi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T2#
Watne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Yoshi avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage. #BC#
Yoshi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoshi misses with a low kick.
It seemed like Watne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yoshi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Watne checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watne. Yoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoshi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yoshi thows a leg kick but Watne checks it
and Watne counters with a left to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Watne. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshi looks to land a body kick but Watne moved away.
Yoshi tries to work over Watne's front leg with a kick but Watne checks it.
Watne throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshi tries to counter by clinching up but Watne breaks away and moves out of range.
A cross from Watne lands.
Watne moves out of range of the body kick from Yoshi.
It seemed like Watne was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T3#
Yoshi throws a head kick but Watne moves out of range.
Jab from Watne.
Yoshi thumps Watne with a low kick.
Watne swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
Watne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
Yoshi tries to clinch up.
Watne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yoshi needs to keep his hands up - Watne had a free shot at his head there.
Yoshi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Watne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yoshi is looking to chop away at Watne's legs.
Watne misses with an uppercut.
Yoshi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Watne clinches. #T4#
Nice body punch from Watne - that landed with a thud.
A short left from Watne.
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!
Watne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Watne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoshi tries a body shot but Watne blocks it.
Yoshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Yoshi blocks a body shot from Watne.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watne avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Watne.
Watne tries a body shot but Yoshi blocks it.
Yoshi blocking some punches.
Watne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Watne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Watne avoids the damage to the body.
Watne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tom Watne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Yoshi.
Yoshi lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Watne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Watne checks a low kick from Yoshi.
Watne misses with a looping right.
Watne throws an overhand right that lands on Yoshi's shoulder, as Yoshi tries to avoid the shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoshi misses the target.
Watne punishes Yoshi's body with a nice straight punch.
Watne misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watne throws a jab when Yoshi was well out of range.
Yoshi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Watne swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yoshi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Watne is out of range.
Watne throws a body shot but no joy.
And Yoshi counters with a quick kick to the body but Watne blocks it.
Yoshi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice side step and Watne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.#T1#
Yoshi slips a jab from Watne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watne. Yoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Watne. Yoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Watne looks to throw the jab but Yoshi is out of range.
Yoshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watne's calf.
Watne throws a good cross that connects.
Yoshi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yoshi throws a leg kick but Watne checks it.
Yoshi misses with a low kick as Watne jumps back.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watne.
Watne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshi.
Yoshi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watne.
Splinter Yoshi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Yoshi throws out a leg kick but Watne moves out of range and Yoshi only half commits.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshi misses with a low kick.
Watne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Watne checks the leg kick.
Watne throws a right hand that misses
and Yoshi counters with a body kick.
Watne misses with a right hand
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Watne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watne looks to land a combination but Yoshi avoids it well.
Watne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Yoshi.
Watne lands a jab-cross combination.
Watne just misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Yoshi cracks the inside of Watne's front leg.
Watne takes a swing at Yoshi's ribcage but misses.
Watne misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Watne.
Watne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yoshi throws a low kick but Watne avoids it.
Yoshi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Watne.
Watne lands with a good body shot.
Watne checks a low kick from Yoshi.
Watne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoshi's hands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Watne.
Yoshi defending well as Watne loads up on a big left hand.
Yoshi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yoshi tries to counter by clinching up but Watne breaks away and moves out of range.#T4#
Watne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Watne throws a jab when Yoshi was well out of range.
Watne lands a head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Yoshi.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Watne.
Watne just misses with a punch to the body.
Watne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yoshi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Yoshi throws a sloppy head kick and Watne moves out of range easily.
Watne appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yoshi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Watne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Yoshi.
Yoshi blocks a jab.
Yoshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Watne.
Tom Watne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yoshi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Watne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Watne 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 David Hoff scores the fight for Tom Watne!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Tom Watne!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Tom Watne!
Tom Watne wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Tom Watne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Event:
IVT 11
Date: Apr 20, 2019 |
#R1#
Watne connects with a body shot.
Arfah swings widly with a right hand
and Watne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Arfah thinking.
Arfah misses the shot to the body.
Watne lands a slapping body shot.
Watne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arfah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Arfah throws a right hand that misses
and Watne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Watne connects with a right hand. Arfah shakes it off.#CUT#
It looks like Rafik Arfah has been cut.
Watne moves out of range as Arfah strikes.
Arfah on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Watne lands with a nice body punch.
Arfah walks into a straight right hand from Watne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arfah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Watne thuds a left hand into Arfah's body.
Watne ducks under a wild hook from Arfah.
Arfah should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Watne lands a right hook to the body.
Watne lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1#
Arfah throws a leg kick but Watne moved away.
Arfah takes a swing at Watne's ribcage but misses.
Watne punishes Arfah's body with a nice straight punch.
Watne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arfah doesn't seem bothered though.
Watne scores with a nice head shot.
Nice body punch from Watne.
Arfah missing with a left hand there. Watne was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watne jabs Arfah right on the nose. Arfah blinks but takes it well.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Arfah has eaten all the pies!
Watne lands with an uppercut that bounces Arfah off the cage and back into range.
Arfah misses with a looping left.
Watne throwing a counter right hand but Arfah manages to avoid it.
Watne lands a right hook to the body.
Watne jabs Arfah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watne lands a nice hook to Arfah's body. Arfah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Arfah looks winded!
Arfah throws an off balance right hand
and Watne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T2#
Watne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Arfah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watne stuns Arfah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watne is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Watne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watne cracks a nice hook into Arfah's ribs.
Watne scores with a jab to the body.
Watne comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Watne lands a body shot.
Watne is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watne lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Arfah at a distance.
Watne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Watne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tom Watne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watne cracks Arfah on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Arfah falls backwards against the cage. Watne follows up with more strikes that drop Arfah to his knees. Watne keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Arfah! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Watne!
A very excited looking Tom Watne 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.
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