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Event:
HFC 55:Handerson vs Inhanamoto
Date: Jul 08, 2023 |
#R1#
Watanabe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watanabe was well out of range. Poor timing from Maan.
Watanabe is looking to clinch.
Maan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#CL2#
Watanabe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maan, pushing him back against the cage.
Maan stalling the fight.
Maan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like The Maan has been cut.
Watanabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Maan gets an underhook and turns Watanabe into the cage.
Maan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Maan slowing the pace effectively.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Maan blocks it.
Maan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watanabe up against the cage.
Maan misses with the head strike.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
#T1#
Maan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Maan lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maan.
Maan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Maan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maan's face.
Watanabe working Maan over with knees to the body.
Maan is breathing heavily.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe has Maan pressed against the cage.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#T2#
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe working Maan over with knees to the body.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Maan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but Maan blocks with his arms.
Maan avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Maan blocks it.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maan misses with a punch to the body.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
#T3#
Maan letting Watanabe take a breather here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watanabe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Maan won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
We've been informed that Watanabe has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe blocks a body shot from Maan.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Maan is blocking nicely.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maan is trying to break the clinch but Watanabe has him pressed against the cage. #T4#
Maan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maan has had enough of the clinch but Watanabe keeps him there for the moment.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maan avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Maan blocks it.
Maan managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Maan stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Maan throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Maan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Watanabe forces Maan back against the cage and clinches.
Akira Watanabe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watanabe blocking some punches.
Maan stalling the fight.
Maan trying to stall but Watanabe improves his position.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Maan's ribcage.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Maan avoids the damage to the body.
Maan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Maan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Maan won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but Maan blocks with his arms.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maan.
Maan avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe is looking to control Maan's arms but Maan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Watanabe has his back to the cage.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maan is defending well for now.#T1#
Maan has a couple of punches blocked by Watanabe .
Maan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maan blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe stalling in the clinch but Maan improves position.
Maan can't break the clinch.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Maan avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maan's face.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maan blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Maan's face.
#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!
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Maan's ribcage.
Watanabe stalls.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Maan is blocking nicely.
Watanabe trying to stall but Maan improves his position.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Maan avoids the damage to the body. #T3#
Maan working hard to break the clinch.
Maan misses with a punch to the body.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maan blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Maan.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Maan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Watanabe up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maan.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#BC#
Maan manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Maan's head coaches at BKC Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Watanabe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maan scores with a nice right hand.
#T4#
A decent looking cross lands there for Maan.
Maan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watanabe tries to clinch
and Maan counters with a nice uppercut.
Good shot there by Maan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe is looking to clinch but Maan is avoiding it.
Watanabe tries to clinch there but Maan circles away.
Maan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Watanabe moves into the clinch.
Maan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watanabe as Maan tries to tie him up.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maan blocks it with crossed arms.
Maan misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Maan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Maan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maan dips to his left and cracks Watanabe with an uppercut!
A left lands for Maan.
Watanabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Maan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watanabe tries to clinch but Maan moves out of range. #CL2#
Watanabe closes the distance and pushes Maan back into the cage.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maan.
Stalling in the clinch from Maan.
A frustrated look appears on Maan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maan avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Maan is pushing Watanabe up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maan avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maan tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Maan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maan is defending well for now.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Maan avoids the damage to the body. #T1#
Watanabe is trying to stall.
Maan lands a hook that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Maan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Maan is blocking nicely.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Maan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Maan takes a knee right on the jaw!
The Maan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
A knee to the head by Watanabe .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maan managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Maan misses with a punch on the inside.
Maan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maan avoiding damage.
Maan tries to stall but Watanabe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maan is leaning against Watanabe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Maan.
A nice right hand lands inside from Maan.
Watanabe 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maan.
Maan letting Watanabe take a breather here.#T3#
Maan lands a body shot.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maan.
Maan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Still in the clinch, Maan scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Maan. #BC#
Maan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watanabe 's head.
Watanabe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Maan.
Maan digs a good hook to Watanabe 's body.
Maan stuns Watanabe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Watanabe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Maan circles away.
Watanabe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Maan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watanabe momentarily.
#T4#
Maan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#CL2#
Watanabe has closed the distance and engaged Maan in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Maan.
Maan tries a body shot but Watanabe blocks it.
Maan managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
A body shot lands from Maan.
Maan scores with a shot to the side of Watanabe 's head.
A short uppercut from Maan.
Maan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watanabe backwards.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Maan can't find room to land a body shot as Watanabe controls the action.
Maan misses with a punch to the body.
Maan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Maan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Watanabe !
Akira Watanabe seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
HFC 53: Caceres vs Akutagawa
Date: Jun 24, 2023 |
#R1#
Watanabe tries to clinch there but Pixley circles away.
Watanabe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pixley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Pixley tries to keep at a distance but Watanabe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Pixley looks winded!
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Ricki Pixley has been cut.
The two fighters are battling for control here. Pixley trying to break out of Watanabe 's Thai clinch. Watanabe unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Pixley to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Watanabe !
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Akira Watanabe !
During a confident post fight interview, Akira Watanabe thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
HFC 49:Mogh vs Saneuji 2
Date: May 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Watanabe wants to clinch.
Golubev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Golubev gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Golubev is breathing heavily.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2#It looks like Adrik Golubev has been cut.
Watanabe stalling against the cage.
Watanabe has Golubev pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe working Golubev over with knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Golubev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.#T1#
Golubev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
#CUT2#Adrik Golubev's cut is getting worse.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golubev's face.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watanabe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Golubev's ribcage.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Golubev blocks it.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe slowing the pace effectively.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Golubev won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Golubev takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golubev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Golubev up against the cage.
Watanabe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T3#
Watanabe effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Golubev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golubev's face.
#CUT2#Adrik Golubev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe stalls. #T4#
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golubev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe stalling against the cage.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Golubev won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe working Golubev over with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Golubev won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adrik Golubev's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2##CL2#
Watanabe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Golubev avoids it.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Golubev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Golubev takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golubev is looking for a takedown.#T1#
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Golubev's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golubev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Golubev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golubev's face.
#CUT2#Jeez, Adrik Golubev's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Golubev won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Golubev's face.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Adrik Golubev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Akira Watanabe ! |
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Event:
SFC 3: Caetano vs. Knights
Date: Feb 11, 2023 |
#R1##CL2#
Watanabe gets a clinch.
Bluez looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #CUT2#It looks like Deep Bluez has been cut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bluez avoids it.
Watanabe stalling against the ropes.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Bluez avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
#KD2#
Watanabe drops Bluez with a big knee straight up the middle! Bluez is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL2#
Watanabe moves into the clinch.
Watanabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Bluez won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bluez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
#T1#
Bluez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe working Bluez over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bluez in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Bluez's ribcage.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Watanabe jerks Bluez to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Bluez's lifeless body is proped up only by the ropes. Watanabe steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Akira Watanabe !
The defeated Deep Bluez had this to say: 'I Will be back. '. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 21, 2022 |
#R1#
Watanabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#CL#
Watanabe moves into the clinch.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe slows down the pace here.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orlas looks winded!
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Orlas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Orlas's ribcage.
Watanabe scores a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Keiran Orlas has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watanabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T1#
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Orlas won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Watanabe .
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
#CUT#That has opened up Keiran Orlas's cut even more.
Orlas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe scores a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#The cut above Keiran Orlas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Orlas takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC#Orlas is rocked!
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Orlas is still on wobbly legs! Can Watanabe finish him?#CUT#Keiran Orlas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.#T2#
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Orlas seems to have recovered his senses.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Watanabe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Orlas up against the cage.
Orlas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watanabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Watanabe .
Watanabe avoiding damage.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keiran Orlas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Akira Watanabe ! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 18, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Watanabe darts in and clinches Smith up against the cage.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith looks winded!
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT#It looks like Ryan Smith has been cut.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
The referee is keeping an eye on Watanabe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
#KD#
Watanabe drops Smith with a big knee straight up the middle! Smith is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet! #ROC#Smith is rocked!#CL#
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Watanabe . Watanabe maintains the clinch.
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Watanabe finish him?
Watanabe jerks Smith's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Smith drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Watanabe goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Watanabe because Smith was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Akira Watanabe !
The defeated Ryan Smith had this to say: 'Bruh that guy needs to be investigated. 100% on steroids.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Dec 05, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Watanabe rushes Alexandre and presses him up against the cage.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Alexandre misses with some punches.
Alexandre is looking to control Watanabe 's arms but Watanabe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Alexandre has his back to the cage.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Alexandre wants to stall.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexandre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Alexandre throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Come on Watanabe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Alexandre trying to control the position but instead, Watanabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexandre into the cage.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Alexandre looks winded!#T1#
Alexandre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe is pushing Alexandre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Watanabe working Alexandre over with knees to the body.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandre won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe taking a breather.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Watanabe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Watanabe blocks a body shot from Alexandre.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
#T2#
Watanabe working Alexandre over with knees to the body.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Watanabe .
Alexandre takes a knee right on the jaw!
#T3#
Alexandre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Watanabe .
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexandre.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandre is blocking nicely.
#T4#
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watanabe .
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Watanabe blocks the elbow strike.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Alexandre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Alexandre's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Watanabe .
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
Watanabe clinches up against the cage.
Watanabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexandre can do to turn this around?
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Alexandre throws an elbow that misses.
Alexandre trying to control the position but instead, Watanabe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Alexandre into the cage.
Watanabe avoids a wild elbow strike from Alexandre.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Watanabe dodges an elbow strike from Alexandre.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Alexandre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexandre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alexandre managing to block the knees to the body from Watanabe .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T1#
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandre is blocking nicely.
Alexandre avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watanabe taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Alexandre will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watanabe up against the cage.
Alexandre taking a breather.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexandre avoids it.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Alexandre blocks it.
Alexandre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Alexandre swings wildly with an uppercut but Watanabe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T2#
Alexandre looking to slow down the pace here.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akira Watanabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alexandre throws a head punch that misses.
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexandre.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandre misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Alexandre pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Alexandre is trying to stall.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandre is blocking nicely.
#T3#
Watanabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Watanabe leaning against his opponent.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexandre avoids it.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Alexandre throws a knee to the head but misses.
#T4#
Watanabe has Alexandre pressed against the cage.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Alexandre stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandre won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Alexandre's ribcage.
Alexandre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alexandre throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe .
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexandre won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Watanabe managing to block the knees to the body from Alexandre.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3##CL#
Watanabe has managed to clinch.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alexandre blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alexandre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Alexandre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alexandre tries a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks it.
Alexandre throws a punch but it's blocked by Watanabe .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Alexandre can't find room to land a body shot as Watanabe controls the action.
Alexandre pushes off an throws an elbow but Watanabe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Alexandre avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Watanabe as Alexandre tries to tie him up.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandre tries to throw a body punch but Watanabe avoids it by throwing Alexandre back against the cage.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alexandre throws a head punch that misses.
Alexandre stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Alexandre avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
#T2#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Alexandre.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alexandre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alexandre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watanabe stalls.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alexandre stalling in the clinch but Watanabe improves position. #T3#
Alexandre working aggressively here.
Alexandre misses with a knee strike.
Watanabe looking to throw knees to the head but Alexandre is blocking nicely.
Alexandre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alexandre takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alexandre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Watanabe 's brow.
Watanabe working Alexandre over with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexandre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Alexandre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watanabe is keeping busy.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but Alexandre blocks it.
Come on Watanabe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
#T4#
Watanabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alexandre is defending well for now.
Alexandre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alexandre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watanabe 's elbow.
Watanabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Alexandre avoids the damage to the body.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Alexandre.
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!
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Alexandre.
Watanabe dodges an elbow strike from Alexandre.
Alexandre misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexandre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexandre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Alexandre misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dante Alexandre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Watanabe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Watanabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watanabe 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Watanabe ! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 23, 2022 |
#R1##CL#
Watanabe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Juice looks winded!
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juice's face.
#CUT#It looks like Chili Juice has been cut.
Watanabe leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Juice's ribcage.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Juice won't want to take too many of those.
Juice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juice's face.
Juice looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T1#
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Juice tries a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks it.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe scores a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe stalling in the clinch.
Juice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Watanabe .
#T2#
Juice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Juice won't want to take too many of those.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Juice's ribcage.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Juice's ribcage.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juice's face.
Watanabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.#T3#
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe scores with a knee to the head.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Juice letting Watanabe take a breather here.
Watanabe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
#T4#
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
Watanabe scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe landing knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Watanabe .
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe scores a nice knee to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chili Juice's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akira Watanabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Watanabe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Juice is breathing heavily.
Watanabe with a knee 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!
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe connects with a knee to the head.
#T1#
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Juice's ribcage.
Watanabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Juice can do to turn this around?
Juice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe working Juice over with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Watanabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Juice takes a knee to the side of the body.
Watanabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Juice won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe landing knees to the head.
#T2#
Watanabe working Juice over with knees to the body.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juice's face.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Juice avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Juice tries a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks it.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Juice tries to land a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks with his arms.
Watanabe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juice's face.
Watanabe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Juice takes a knee to the side of the body. #T3#
Juice throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watanabe blocks it with crossed arms.
Juice tries a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks it.
Juice using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Juice missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juice's face.
Juice avoiding damage as Watanabe throws knees to the body.
Watanabe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juice tries a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks it.
Juice misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
Watanabe stalls.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juice trying to land knees to the body.
Watanabe scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Juice takes a knee right on the jaw!
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Juice throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watanabe blocks it with crossed arms.
Watanabe working Juice over with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juice's face.
Juice throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chili Juice's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Watanabe tries to clinch there but Juice circles away.
Juice is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL#
Watanabe has managed to clinch.
Watanabe slowing the pace effectively.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Juice's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1#
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Juice throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Juice has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Juice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watanabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head.
Watanabe with a knee to the head.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Juice avoids it.
Chili Juice has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Watanabe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Juice tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Juice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Juice lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Watanabe misses with a knee strike.
Juice tries a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks it.
Juice looking to throw knees to the head but Watanabe is blocking nicely.
Juice throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
#T3#
Juice tries to land a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks with his arms.
Watanabe lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Watanabe obliges.
Watanabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Juice's face.
Watanabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Juice in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Juice misses with a knee to the head.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Watanabe missing with knees to the body.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Watanabe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Juice.
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Juice tries to land a knee to the head but Watanabe blocks with his arms.
#T4#
Juice misses with a knee 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!
Watanabe misses with a knee to the head.
Watanabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watanabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Juice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juice on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Juice trying to land knees to the body.
Juice with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Watanabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Juice tries to land knees in the clinch but Watanabe avoids the damage to the body.
Juice with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Juice tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watanabe avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Watanabe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watanabe , winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Watanabe ! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Holdenfold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watanabe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watanabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watanabe .
Holdenfold moves in looking to clinch but Watanabe pushes him off.#CL#
Watanabe closes the distance and clinches.#BC#
Watanabe breaks from the clinch.
Holdenfold looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watanabe is fending him off so far but Holdenfold persists. Nope, Watanabe circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Watanabe . No joy for Holdenfold on that attempt.
Akira Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Holdenfold.
Holdenfold 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.
Watanabe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Holdenfold.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watanabe .
Watanabe closes the distance and clinches up with Holdenfold, looking for a takedown. Watanabe pushes Holdenfold against the cage but Holdenfold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.#T1##CL2#
Holdenfold moves into range and clinches up with Watanabe .
Holdenfold tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Watanabe prevents a takedown attempt there.
#BC#
Watanabe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL2#
Holdenfold has closed the distance and engaged Watanabe in a clinch.
Watanabe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holdenfold up against the cage.
Watanabe gets underhooks to prevent Holdenfold's takedown attempt.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Watanabe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T2#
Holdenfold tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Watanabe just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Watanabe breaks from the clinch.
Holdenfold shoots in for a double leg but Watanabe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Watanabe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Holdenfold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Holdenfold on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Watanabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Holdenfold circles away.
#TD2#
Holdenfold darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Watanabe keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Holdenfold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working. #T3#
Holdenfold is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Holdenfold wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.
Watanabe wants to improve his position but Holdenfold is controlling well.
Holdenfold trying to control the pace.
Holdenfold working over Watanabe with some ground and pound. Watanabe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Watanabe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Holdenfold is working away from the top position though.
Watanabe taking some punishment here, with Holdenfold in his half guard.
Watanabe slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Watanabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
Holdenfold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watanabe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Holdenfold has managed to get both his arms back between Watanabe 's legs - danger averted.#SUB2#
Holdenfold drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Holdenfold jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Akira Watanabe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Holdenfold throws a body kick that misses.
Holdenfold shoots in for a double leg but Watanabe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Holdenfold throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watanabe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watanabe leaves Holdenfold with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Holdenfold tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watanabe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watanabe .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#CL#
Watanabe clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Watanabe .
Knees in the clinch landing for Watanabe .
Holdenfold is breathing heavily.#T1##BC#
Watanabe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holdenfold can do to turn this around?
Watanabe moves out of range of the leg kick from Holdenfold.#CL2#
Holdenfold instigates a clinch.
Holdenfold is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Watanabe crunches a lovely knee into Holdenfold's ribcage.
Watanabe stalling against the cage.
Watanabe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
#BC#
Watanabe manages to break the clinch.
Holdenfold shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watanabe defends it nicely.
Akira Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kris Holdenfold.#T2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holdenfold is trying to force a seperation but Watanabe has the dominant position.#BC#
Watanabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watanabe tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Holdenfold defends well and Watanabe ends up having to push Holdenfold into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC#
Watanabe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Holdenfold tries to clinch there but Watanabe circles away.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt.#T3##CL#
Watanabe fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Holdenfold, pushing him back against the cage.
Holdenfold has Watanabe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Watanabe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Watanabe keeps control of Holdenfold as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holdenfold tries to break free but Watanabe pushes him back against the cage.
Watanabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#BC#
Watanabe manages to break the clinch.
Holdenfold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown but Holdenfold shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Holdenfold is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Watanabe throws a nice looking combination but Holdenfold bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And Holdenfold responds with a good body kick, but Watanabe manages to step out the way in time.
Holdenfold avoids the body shot from Watanabe .
#T4##CL#
Watanabe rushes Holdenfold and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Holdenfold tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watanabe 's elbow. #BC#
Watanabe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Akira Watanabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Holdenfold.
Watanabe fails to land with a series of punches.
#CL2#
Holdenfold clinches with his opponent.
Watanabe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Holdenfold is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watanabe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#BC#
Watanabe breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Watanabe . Holdenfold does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Watanabe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Holdenfold misses with a body kick.
Watanabe closes the distance and clinches up with Holdenfold, looking for a takedown. Watanabe pushes Holdenfold against the cage but Holdenfold circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watanabe shoots in but no luck this time. #CL2#
Watanabe gets tackled into the cage by Holdenfold. Holdenfold maintains the clinch.
Holdenfold is trying to drag Watanabe to the mat but Watanabe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.#BC#
Watanabe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt - Holdenfold sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Watanabe . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Holdenfold dodges the punch combination from Watanabe .
Holdenfold misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watanabe .
Watanabe throws a big counter combination but Holdenfold scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T1#
Watanabe tries to clinch but Holdenfold moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Watanabe .
Holdenfold looks for the body kick but Watanabe saw that one coming.
Akira Watanabe is winning the standup battle so far.
Watanabe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holdenfold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Watanabe .
Holdenfold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watanabe . #TD2#
Holdenfold closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watanabe did well to prevent Holdenfold getting side control.
Holdenfold winds up and cracks Watanabe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Holdenfold sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Watanabe tries to kick Holdenfold off in order to stand up. Holdenfold Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control. #T2##SU2#
Holdenfold decides to stand back up. #TD2#
Holdenfold gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe is looking to get back to is feet but Holdenfold passes into side control.
Holdenfold controlling the position from side mount.
Holdenfold cracks Watanabe with a big right hand but Watanabe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Holdenfold working the body and head with strikes. #SU2#
Holdenfold has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Watanabe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holdenfold tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watanabe sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Holdenfold somewhat.
Watanabe went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Watanabe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Holdenfold is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watanabe sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Holdenfold takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watanabe dives in and grabs Holdenfold's left leg, looking for a takedown. Holdenfold pushes down on Watanabe 's head and hops out.
Watanabe tries to clinch up.
Holdenfold slips under a jab from Watanabe .#T4#
Watanabe tries a head kick but it misses.
Watanabe avoids the head kick by Holdenfold.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watanabe .
Holdenfold dives in and grabs Watanabe 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watanabe pushes down on Holdenfold's head and hops out.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Holdenfold.
Watanabe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Holdenfold tries to avoid it but Watanabe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Holdenfold to the ground. Holdenfold escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Holdenfold tries to counter with a clinch but Watanabe shakes him off and moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holdenfold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watanabe looks for a takedown but Holdenfold sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kris Holdenfold comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Watanabe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Akira Watanabe ! |
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