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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between K The Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad's entrance music is 2pac - Don't Get It Twisted. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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135 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, K The Rad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Takeshi Watanabe!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Rad counters with a good low kick that Watanabe was not able to check.
A good leg kick by Rad.
Watanabe misses with a few strikes there.
Rad is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Watanabe does no damage.
Rad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watanabe's calf.
Watanabe swinging wildly here.
Rad lands a body shot.
Rad has been working on his boxing with his coaches at GreatWall MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Rad does no damage.
Watanabe walks into a left hand.
A solid body kick from Rad.
Watanabe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
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 throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Watanabe throws a right hand that Rad ducks under and follows up with a left that Rad also avoids with ease.
Takeshi Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watanabe.
Rad lands a body shot.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Rad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rad misses with a double jab.
Watanabe tries to bum rush Rad with a series of wild strikes but Rad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rad tried to score with a low kick but Watanabe checks it.
Rad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watanabe on the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Rad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rad tries to land a leg kick but Watanabe saw it coming and moves away.
No joy there for Watanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rad really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watanabe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Watanabe looks winded!
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Rad finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rad lands a big head kick that sends Watanabe tumbling to the mat! Rad takes a step backwards and waves Watanabe back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Watanabe is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Watanabe is still on wobbly legs! Can Rad finish him?
Rad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Watanabe.
Watanabe seems to have recovered his senses.
Rad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Rad avoids them all with ease.
Rad connects with a solid leg kick.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rad scores with a leg kick.
Rad scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rad connects with a right hand. Watanabe shakes it off.
Rad scores with a leg kick.
Rad works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rad buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Watanabe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rad counters with an outside leg kick.
Rad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rad scoring well with a low kick there.
Rad cracks Watanabe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rad lands with a shot to the body.
Rad fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Watanabe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watanabe thinking.
Watanabe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rad throws a head kick but Watanabe moves out of range.
Rad avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rad.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Rad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Rad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watanabe thinking.
That kick from Rad tenderised Watanabe's leg. Watanabe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rad counters with a nice kick to the body.
Rad lands the left hand.
Rad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
enabling Rad to counter with a crisp jab.
Rad lands with a good body shot.
Rad cracks the inside of Watanabe's front leg.
Rad scoring well with a low kick there.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rad counters with a right hand to the body.
Rad changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rad thuds his right hand into Watanabe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Watanabe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rad scores with a leg kick.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rad makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Watanabe really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K The Rad dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rad throws a leg kick that misses.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rad lands with a kick to the ribs.
Takeshi Watanabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Watanabe looks to land a combination but Rad avoids it well.
Watanabe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rad thows a body shot but no joy.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rad makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rad counters with a big head kick but Watanabe shrugs it off.
Rad connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watanabe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watanabe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rad.
Rad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rad works over Watanabe's head and body with a nice combination.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Rad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
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, Rad has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee.
Rad feints and then cracks Watanabe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watanabe down.
Rad thuds a left hand into Watanabe's body.
Rad feints and then cracks Watanabe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watanabe down.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rad counters with an outside leg kick.
Rad lands a nice looking body shot.
Rad lands a leg kick that knocks Watanabe off balance momentarily.
Rad thumps Watanabe with a low kick.
Rad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rad is looking to wear down Watanabe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rad throws a leg kick which misses Watanabe's front leg but catches the back leg as Watanabe tries to avoid it.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rad counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good shot there by Rad.
Watanabe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watanabe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rad.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Rad counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Watanabe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Watanabe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crunch! Rad slams his shin into Watanabe's torso.
Rad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Rad feints and then cracks Watanabe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watanabe down.
Rad thuds a left hand into Watanabe's body.
Rad lands with a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rad. Watanabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rad scores with a decent looking hook.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rad counters with a good low kick that Watanabe was not able to check.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Rad counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watanabe on the side of the head.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Rad counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watanabe thinking.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Rad counters with a good low kick that Watanabe was not able to check.
Rad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Watanabe.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Rad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watanabe can do to turn this around?
A solid body kick from Rad.
Rad connects with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
K The Rad is winning the standup battle so far.
Rad throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rad tries a head kick but it misses.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Rad counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Rad tenderised Watanabe's leg. Watanabe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Watanabe down.
Watanabe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rad connects with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
An inside leg kick lands from Rad.
Watanabe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rad counters with a nice leg kick.
Watanabe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rad lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Rad counters with a good low kick that Watanabe was not able to check.
Watanabe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
K The Rad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Rad throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rad takes a swing at Watanabe's ribcage but misses.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Rad counters with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee.
Rad cracks the inside of Watanabe's front leg.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rad counters with a thumping low kick.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rad counters with a left to the body.
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rad lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rad moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Watanabe down.
Watanabe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rad's corner calls for a 1-2. Rad obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Watanabe scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Rad tenderised Watanabe's leg. Watanabe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Watanabe throws a series of punches but Rad moves out of range.
Rad scores with a jab.
Rad scores with a jab. Watanabe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Rad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rad lands with a kick to the temple. Watanabe shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watanabe checks the leg kick.
Rad thows a body shot but no joy.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad thumps Watanabe with a low kick.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Rad counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Rad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watanabe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rad counters with a good low kick that Watanabe was not able to check.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee.
Rad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rad scores with a leg kick.
Rad jabs Watanabe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Watanabe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rad.
Rad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rad swings for the body but Watanabe moves out of range.
Watanabe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rad counters with a low kick, right behind Watanabe 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe tries to bum rush Rad with a series of wild strikes but Rad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Watanabe throws a combination that misses
and Rad counters with an outside leg kick.
Watanabe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rad.
Watanabe scores with a three punch combo!
Watanabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rad jabs Watanabe right on the nose. Watanabe blinks but takes it well.
Rad cracks the inside of Watanabe's front leg.
Rad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Watanabe's calf.
No joy there for Watanabe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Rad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Watanabe's knee momentarily.
Rad feints and then cracks Watanabe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watanabe down.
K The Rad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Rad.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watanabe misses with a double jab
and Rad counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Rad pushes Watanabe away with a front kick.
Rad jabs Watanabe right on the nose. Watanabe blinks but takes it well.
Rad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rad scores with a leg kick.
Watanabe misses with a combination
and Rad counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watanabe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Watanabe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Takeshi Watanabe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rad connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
K The Rad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rad 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... K The Rad!
A very excited looking K The Rad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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