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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ruffy Floquinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Watson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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187 lbs
2 - 0 - 1 |
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179 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ruffy Floquinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Watson!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Floquinho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Watson keeping full guard, as Floquinho tries to pass.
Floquinho gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Floquinho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Floquinho works over Watson's head and body with a nice combination.
Watson staying out of range there.
Floquinho misses with a two punch combination.
Watson tries for a takedown but Floquinho circles away easily
and Floquinho holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Watson looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floquinho wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Floquinho up against the cage.
Watson tries to land knees in the clinch but Floquinho avoids the damage to the body.
Floquinho's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Floquinho takes the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Floquinho to work.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Watson moves forwards but Floquinho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Floquinho throws a series of punches but Watson avoids them all with ease.
Floquinho looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Watson!
Floquinho with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Floquinho controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Floquinho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Floquinho has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruffy Floquinho dominated that round.
That's time! Floquinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Floquinho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Floquinho gets to his feet - Watson follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Floquinho moves into the clinch.
Floquinho wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floquinho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Floquinho wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Floquinho'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.
Floquinho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watson is keeping busy.
Floquinho gets underhooks to prevent Watson's takedown attempt.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Floquinho.
Watson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Floquinho stalling the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Watson wants to get back to striking at distance but Floquinho won't allow it.
Floquinho can't get the takedown.
Floquinho lands with a right to the head.
Floquinho is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Floquinho down to the mat. Floquinho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Floquinho doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Floquinho won't be happy with that.
Floquinho wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
You can see the frustration on Floquinho's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floquinho is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Floquinho tries to buck Watson off but Watson is having none of it.
Watson working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Floquinho is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Floquinho is trying to control Watson's posture but Watson avoids it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Floquinho has Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ruffy Floquinho will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Floquinho fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Floquinho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Floquinho won't be happy with that.
Floquinho is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Floquinho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floquinho is trying to control Watson's posture but Watson avoids it.
Ruffy Floquinho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Floquinho gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Floquinho is controlling Watson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Watson trying to control from half guard but Floquinho is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floquinho is doing well to control the position and prevent Watson from advancing to side control.
Floquinho makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Floquinho.
Watson prevents Floquinho from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Floquinho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watson is one step ahead there.
Floquinho pulls Watson in close to his closed guard and prevents Watson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tom Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruffy Floquinho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Floquinho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Floquinho 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ruffy Floquinho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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