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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saffron Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saffron Burrows!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows looks for a takedown but Watson sprawls well.
Watson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Watson throws a lazy right hand but Burrows sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Burrows manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Watson stopping the sweep attempt from Burrows.
Burrows keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Burrows trying to control the position.
Burrows keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Burrows working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Watson preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Burrows takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Burrows looks gassed!
Watson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Burrows counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Burrows cracks a nice hook into Watson's ribs.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense.
Watson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burrows circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Watson.
Burrows throws out a loose jab but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watson.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Burrows counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Watson wants to stall.
Watson lands with a short shot to the head.
Watson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watson.
A shot in the inside from Burrows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burrows keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Watson's efforts to push away.
Burrows tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watson's elbow.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Burrows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to throw a body punch but Burrows avoids it by throwing Watson back against the cage.
Watson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burrows backwards.
Burrows misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Burrows swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burrows stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Burrows effectively controlling the action here.
Watson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Burrows goes for a takedown in the clinch but Watson prevents it.
Tom Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saffron Burrows.
Burrows blocking some punches.
Burrows blocks an uppercut.
Watson digs a right hand into Burrows's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burrows's gas tank.
Burrows is working Watson over against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Watson misses with a body punch.
Watson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Burrows controls his hands.
Watson gets through Burrows's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burrows creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watson wants to stall.
Burrows working aggressively here.
Watson tries to break the clinch but Burrows is controlling the position.
Burrows lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Watson.
Watson tries to throw a body punch but Burrows avoids it by throwing Watson back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Burrows.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Watson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Burrows blocks a body shot from Watson.
Burrows misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burrows scores with a shot to the side of Watson's head.
Watson wants to stall.
A right hook to the body lands for Burrows.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burrows will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watson up against the cage.
Burrows misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Watson 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.
Watson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson wants to stand and escape but Burrows is having none of it.
Burrows not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Watson trying to control the position.
Burrows advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
Burrows might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Watson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Burrows is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Watson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Burrows is breathing heavily.
Watson is not content to let Burrows control the position.
Watson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Burrows wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Watson parries the strikes from Burrows easily there. Burrows is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Watson to escape.
Watson tries to bench press Burrows off him but Burrows keeps the position.
Burrows trying to control the action but Watson is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Burrows moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burrows has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Saffron Burrows has been cut.
Watson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burrows manages to avoid it.
Burrows uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watson.
Burrows smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Watson does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burrows was well out of range. Poor timing from Watson.
Watson misses with a combination
and Burrows cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Burrows counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Burrows.
Burrows blocks an uppercut.
Burrows working aggressively here.
Burrows breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson is looking to wear down Burrows with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burrows jabs at Watson's body.
Watson with a poor takedown
and Burrows counters with a three punch combo that has Watson backing up. Watson nods at Burrows to acknowledge the strikes.
Watson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Burrows clinches up against the cage.
Burrows changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Burrows lands a head shot.
Tom Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Burrows.
Burrows lands a jab to the nose.
Burrows tries to clinch up.
Watson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson dips to his left and cracks Burrows with an uppercut!
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Burrows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Burrows blocks a head kick by Watson.
Burrows throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Watson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Watson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burrows counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burrows lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watson circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheers as Burrows lands an impressive looking overhand right. Watson doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saffron Burrows showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Saffron Burrows's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Watson scores with a jab.
Burrows takes the fight into the clinch.
Burrows lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Burrows fails to land.
Burrows is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Watson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Burrows backwards.
Watson misses with a body punch.
Burrows digs a right hand into Watson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Watson's gas tank.
Watson prevents the takedown attempt.
Burrows looking for a takedown.
Tom Watson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saffron Burrows.
Burrows swings wildly with an uppercut but Watson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burrows throws a punch but it's blocked by Watson.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Burrows takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burrows.
Watson misses with a double jab
and Burrows counters with a left to the body.
Watson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Watson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Burrows misses.
Watson throws a sloppy body shot
and Burrows counters with a stiff right hand.
Burrows lands with a shot to the body.
Watson misses with a wild combination.
Watson missing with a left hand there. Burrows was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burrows misses with an uppercut.
Watson lands with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Burrows throws a nice looking combination but Watson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burrows scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Watson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Burrows counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Watson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Burrows decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Watson's guard.
Burrows looking to pass the guard.
Burrows content to stall in guard here.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Burrows from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Watson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burrows wants to pass the guard but Watson is keeping the position.
Watson controls Burrows momentarily but Burrows frees himself.
Burrows wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Watson is looking to clinch but Burrows is avoiding it.
Watson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burrows looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Watson closes the distance but Burrows moves to the side
and Burrows counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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.
Watson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Burrows.
Burrows misses with a hook.
Watson throws a series of punches but Burrows moves out of range.
Burrows staying out of range there.
Burrows shoots in and bounces Watson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burrows wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Burrows loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saffron Burrows comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burrows 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saffron Burrows!
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