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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Osama Arab (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Osama Arab is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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200 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Osama Arab!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arab throws a series of punches but Watanabe moves out of range.
Watanabe throws a head kick that misses
and Arab counters with an inside leg kick.
Arab looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Arab is looking to chop away at Watanabe's legs.
Arab scores with a leg kick.
Watanabe throws a sloppy head kick and Arab moves out of range easily.
Arab lands with a nice combination. Watanabe backs away looking to recover.
Arab throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watanabe throws a sloppy head kick
and Arab counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Arab blocks a head kick by Watanabe.
Arab dips to his left and cracks Watanabe with an uppercut!
Arab sizes up Watanabe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arab fails to land with a series of punches.
Arab throws a nice inside leg kick.
Watanabe looks gassed!
Arab listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Watanabe throws a lazy head kick
and Watanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Arab.
Arab throws out a powerful jab.
Watanabe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arab.
Arab jabs at Watanabe's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arab throws a leg kick but Watanabe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Arab is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Watanabe takes one to the chin there.
Arab lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arab lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Watanabe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arab throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arab looks to land a combination but Watanabe avoids it well.
Watanabe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Arab turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Arab connects with a leg kick. Watanabe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Watanabe throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arab lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Watanabe takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Arab throws a right hand that Watanabe ducks under and follows up with a left that Watanabe also avoids with ease.
Arab lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Arab swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Osama Arab seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arab wants to slow Watanabe down by chopping away at his legs.
Arab tries to work over Watanabe's front leg with a kick but Watanabe checks it.
Watanabe throws a low kick but Arab moves out of range easily.
Arab tries to bum rush Watanabe with a series of wild strikes but Watanabe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That kick from Arab tenderised Watanabe's leg. Watanabe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arab lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Arab misses with a double jab.
Arab fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watanabe.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Arab!
Arab lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Arab is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Arab looks to land a combination. Watanabe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Watanabe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Arab, right into the meat.
Arab paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Arab misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watanabe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watanabe throws a sloppy head kick
and Arab counters with a straight right hand.
Arab is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Arab lands with a nice combination. Watanabe backs away looking to recover.
Nice body kick from Arab.
A shot to the liver by Arab. Beautiful body shot.
Arab lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Arab scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Arab lands with an overhand left.
Arab is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Watanabe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A nice combination there by Arab.
Watanabe dodges the punch combination from Arab.
Watanabe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arab to score with a decent uppercut.
Watanabe throws out a leg kick but Arab moves out of range and Watanabe only half commits.
Arab finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Arab lands a jab to Watanabe's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe throws a lazy head kick
and Arab makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arab goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Arab lands a body shot.
Watanabe drops his hands momentarily and Arab takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Watanabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Arab throws a combination. Watanabe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Arab lands with an uppercut that bounces Watanabe off the ropes and back into rage.
Arab scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A punch combination from Arab misses.
Watanabe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Arab can pounce on him.
Watanabe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Arab's head.
Watanabe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arab scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arab lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watanabe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Arab.
Arab looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Arab dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Arab connects with a leg kick. Watanabe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Arab throws a leg kick
and Watanabe counters with an outside leg kick.
Arab fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watanabe manages to avoid it.
Arab misses with a low kick as Watanabe jumps back.
Watanabe is looking to score with low kicks.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Arab misses with a leg kick
and Watanabe counters with a nice leg kick.
Watanabe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watanabe throws a sloppy head kick
and Arab counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watanabe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Arab.
Watanabe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arab checks it well.
Arab lands a nice shot that snaps Watanabe's head back.
Watanabe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arab blocks a head kick by Watanabe.
Arab is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watanabe can do to turn this around?
A head kick by Watanabe misses
and Arab counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Arab looks to land a combination but Watanabe avoids it well.
Arab scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Arab throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Watanabe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Arab connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Watanabe cracks the inside of Arab's front leg.
Arab tries a low kick but Watanabe avoids it.
A combination from Arab does no damage.
Watanabe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Arab has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Watanabe throws a lazy head kick
and Arab makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watanabe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick by Watanabe misses
and Arab counters with an inside leg kick.
Arab connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A head kick misses from Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
Arab lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Watanabe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Arab throws a series of punches but Watanabe avoids them all with ease.
Arab throws a nice outside leg kick.
Arab lands a nice shot that snaps Watanabe's head back.
A slapping leg kick lands for Arab.
Arab throws a leg kick but Watanabe checks it.
Arab blocks a head kick by Watanabe.
Arab throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Arab swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Arab avoids the head kick by Watanabe.
Watanabe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arab scores with a shot to the body.
Arab moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Arab scores with a jab to the jaw.
Arab cracks a nice hook into Watanabe's ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Watanabe might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Arab has got the better of the exchanges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arab throws out a powerful jab.
Arab scores with a leg kick.
Arab tests Watanabe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Watanabe throws a lazy head kick
and Arab counters with a slapping leg kick.
Arab shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Watanabe throws a chopping leg kick but Arab manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arab throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watanabe.
Good leg kick by Arab there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Watanabe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Arab. Arab obviously looking to wear him down.
Arab cracks Watanabe with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick by Watanabe misses
and Arab counters with a good low kick that Watanabe was not able to check.
Arab goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Watanabe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick by Watanabe misses
and Arab counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Osama Arab is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Arab thuds a left hand into Watanabe's body.
Watanabe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arab.
Watanabe checks a leg kick.
Arab scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick by Watanabe misses
and Arab counters with a three punch combo that has Watanabe backing up. Watanabe nods at Arab to acknowledge the strikes.
Watanabe slips a jab and a cross from Arab.
Watanabe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Arab finds it's way round the side to connect with Watanabe's head.
Arab lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watanabe circles away quickly and effectively.
Watanabe throws a sloppy head kick and Arab moves out of range easily.
Watanabe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Arab feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watanabe's calf.
A jab from Arab does it's job there.
Watanabe throws a head kick that misses
and Arab counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arab scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice body punch from Arab.
Arab lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osama Arab dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Arab. That snapped Watanabe's head back.
Arab throws a right hand that Watanabe ducks under and follows up with a left that Watanabe also avoids with ease.
A head kick by Watanabe misses
and Arab counters with a nice uppercut.
Arab moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Arab.
Osama Arab is winning the standup battle so far.
Watanabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Arab misses with a few strikes there.
Arab punishes Watanabe's body with a nice straight punch.
Arab throws a solid leg kick but Watanabe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Arab.
Arab moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Watanabe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watanabe scores with a head kick. Arab tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Osama Arab has been cut.
Watanabe moves out of range of the body kick from Arab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watanabe misses with a head kick.
Watanabe lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe throws a lazy head kick
and Arab counters with a left and a right that stings Watanabe.
Watanabe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arab misses with a wild combination.
Arab lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Arab dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Watanabe. That did some damage!
Arab darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Watanabe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Arab throws a low kick, looking for Watanabe's leg but Watanabe calmly moves out of range.
Arab tries to bum rush Watanabe with a series of wild strikes but Watanabe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Arab lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Watanabe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Watanabe tries a head kick but it misses.
Arab blocks a head kick by Watanabe.
Arab misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick by Watanabe misses
and Arab counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arab throws a right and a left that both miss.
Arab connects with a leg kick. Watanabe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Watanabe throws a head kick that misses
and Arab counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watanabe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Watanabe throws a lazy head kick
and Watanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watanabe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jab, jab by Arab - just one landing.
Watanabe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Arab.
Watanabe misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Arab.
Arab stalks Watanabe and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watanabe's face. Watanabe staggers backwards, shaken.
An inside leg kick lands from Arab.
Arab jabs Watanabe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Arab throws a one two combo.
Arab connects with an inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Arab there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arab moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Arab.
Arab misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Arab.
Arab paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Watanabe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Arab misses with a wild combination.
Arab connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Arab misses with a few strikes there.
Watanabe throws a front kick aimed at Arab's knee but Arab avoids it well.
Arab stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watanabe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Arab darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Arab tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Arab misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arab lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watanabe circles away quickly and effectively.
Watanabe scores with a head kick.
Arab is looking to chop away at Watanabe's legs.
Arab misses with a looping left.
Arab scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Arab takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Good work by Arab as he checks the leg kick.
Watanabe misses with a head kick.
Watanabe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Watanabe connects with an inside leg kick.
Arab takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Arab works over Watanabe's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Arab takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Arab tries a low kick but Watanabe avoids it.
Wanderlei Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Osama Arab is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice shot by Arab.
Watanabe misses with a leg kick
and Arab counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osama Arab showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arab 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 George Francis scores the fight for Osama Arab!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Osama Arab!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Osama Arab!
Osama Arab wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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