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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Sand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kengo Watanabe had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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Dangerous GnP
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kengo Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Sand!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sand to the mat! Sand manages to get full guard.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sand controls Watanabe momentarily but Watanabe frees himself.
Watanabe looking to sit in guard and control but Sand gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
Watanabe wants to stand and escape but Sand is having none of it.
Watanabe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sand.
Sand stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watanabe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sand trying to control the position from guard on top but Watanabe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sand stands up and waves to Watanabe to follow him.
Watanabe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sand manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Watanabe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Watanabe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sand works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watanabe won't allow Sand to sweep him here.
Sand not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Watanabe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sand looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Sand keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Watanabe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watanabe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sand's half guard.
Watanabe lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sand kicks Watanabe off and gets back to his feet.
Sand gets a double leg takedown into Watanabe's guard.
Sand looking to sit in guard and control but Watanabe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sand controls Watanabe momentarily but Watanabe frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Watanabe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sand's head.
Watanabe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sand keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
Watanabe throws a big right hand that misses.
Sand looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watanabe is one step ahead there.
Watanabe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Watanabe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Watanabe postures up and lands a big shot to Sand's brow.
Watanabe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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!
Sand wants to stand and escape but Watanabe is having none of it.
Sand working for a triangle but Watanabe defends it easily.
Sand is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Watanabe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sand throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Watanabe throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kengo Watanabe dominated that round.
That's time! Watanabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watanabe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sand is trying to stand.
Watanabe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sand is looking for a sweep. Watanabe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sand blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watanabe.
Watanabe winds up and cracks Sand with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sand avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Watanabe.
Sand trying to control here.
Kengo Watanabe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watanabe wants to control but Sand is keeping him busy.
Sand is looking for a sweep. Watanabe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sand wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sand is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Watanabe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Watanabe takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watanabe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Still in half guard, Watanabe seems content to control.
Watanabe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sand's head.
Sand has hold of Watanabe's hands but Watanabe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Watanabe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sand does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sand wants to get back to his feet.
Watanabe is trying to control. Sand wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Watanabe is looking to stall here but Sand recovers full guard.
Watanabe working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sand's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Sand keeps moving.
Watanabe throws a big right hand that misses.
Watanabe wants to control from the top but Sand keeps moving.
Watanabe distracts Sand with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sand is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watanabe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watanabe content to stall in guard here.
Sand trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe controlling from the top position.
Sand is trying to keep Watanabe in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A left and a right from Watanabe both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Dave Sand has been cut.
Watanabe fails to land the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Watanabe. No joy for Sand on that attempt.
Watanabe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Watanabe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are battling for position here. Sand manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Watanabe trying to control but Sand is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe won't allow Sand to sweep him here.
Sand working a defensive guard here.
Sand is adopting a defensive guard.
Watanabe postures up and lands a big shot to Sand's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Watanabe throwing strikes from guard but Sand blocks nicely.
Watanabe landing some decent shots from guard.
Watanabe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sand's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kengo Watanabe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Sand'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. This is the final round!
Watanabe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sand.
Sand defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watanabe.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sand.
Sand fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watanabe avoids it really well and circles away.
Kengo Watanabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Sand.
Watanabe closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sand quickly recovers to half guard.
Sand has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watanabe is working away from the top position though.
Sand is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Watanabe there.
Watanabe moves into full mount! Sand won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watanabe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Watanabe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Sand is squirming around, avoiding Watanabe's attempts to control the action.
Watanabe is landing with some decent strikes but Sand is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
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 is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sand is rocked!
Watanabe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sand is still in real trouble! Can Watanabe finish him?
Watanabe lands a big shot to the head and Sand winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kengo Watanabe!
An out of breath Kengo Watanabe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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