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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derek Watt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watt comes to the cage accompanied by 30 Seconds To Mars - Closer To The Edge. Lankari comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Hans Lankari has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Derek Watt's chin.
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146 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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177 cm
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142 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Derek Watt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankari misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Watt stuffs the takedown.
Lankari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watt lands a leg kick that knocks Lankari off balance momentarily.
Watt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Watt goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Hans Lankari has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lankari tries for a takedown but Watt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Derek Watt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
Lankari tries to clinch but Watt moves away
and Watt counters with an outside leg kick.
Watt connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lankari is rocked!
Lankari shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lankari was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lankari trying to control the position but Watt is working away.
Watt struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
I wouldn't like to be where Watt is right now.
Lankari is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Watt will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Watt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hans Lankari hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Watt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lankari gets a takedown into half guard.
Lankari is trying to control the action in half guard but Watt is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Watt wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lankari looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Hans Lankari wasn't active enough on the ground.
Lankari is trying hard to land a takedown here. Watt sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watt connects with a high kick.
Lankari shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Watt counters with a nice leg kick.
Watt connects with a solid leg kick.
Lankari closes the distance and clinches up with Watt, looking for a takedown. Lankari pushes Watt against the cage but Watt circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari shoots in for a double leg but Watt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Watt wants to land a leg kick but Lankari is out of range.
Derek Watt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lankari has a takedown stuffed.
Lankari stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Watt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lankari misses with a double jab
and Watt counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Watt listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lankari tries to clinch there but Watt circles away.
Lankari has his takedown stuffed
and Watt counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lankari looks winded!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Watt fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lankari checks it well.
Lankari fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Watt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Lankari's cut.
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.
Watt misses with a low kick.
Watt slaps away a takedown attempt from Lankari, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lankari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Watt with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Watt takes a swing at Lankari's ribcage but misses.
Lankari is looking to clinch but Watt is avoiding it.
Lankari's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Watt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lankari's sensitive parts.
Lankari tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watt throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A chopping leg kick lands by Watt.
Lankari tries for a takedown but Watt circles away easily
and Watt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt stuffs the takedown attempt from Lankari. Lankari gets slowly back to his feet.
Derek Watt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
Lankari is breathing heavily.
Watt avoids the head kick by Lankari.
Lankari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watt chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hans Lankari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lankari shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Watt defends it nicely.
Lankari dives in and grabs Watt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Watt pushes down on Lankari's head and hops out.
Lankari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lankari.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown but Watt shows good takedown defense.
Watt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lankari.
Watt lands with a straight right. Lankari didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Watt lands a nice hook to Lankari's body. Lankari takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Watt lands with a straight right. Lankari didn't see that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lankari fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watt avoids it really well and circles away.
Watt looks for the body kick but Lankari saw that one coming.
Watt misses with a wild body shot.
Lankari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Watt manages to avoid it.
Watt scores with a leg kick.
Watt wants to slow Lankari down by chopping away at his legs.
Lankari fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Watt avoids it really well and circles away.
Watt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Watt tries to avoid it but Lankari manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Watt to the ground. Watt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Watt connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Watt throws a chopping leg kick but Lankari manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lankari wants to clinch.
Watt has closed the distance and engaged Lankari in a clinch.
Watt is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short right from Watt on the inside.
Watt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lankari.
Watt lands a hook that snaps the head of Lankari backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watt lands a shoulder strike.
Watt landing knees to the head.
Lankari jumps guard but Watt stands there with Lankari around his waist. Lankari gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lankari backwards.
Knees to the body from Watt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watt throws an elbow but misses.
Lankari jumps guard but Watt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Watt breaks from the clinch.
Watt throws a quick inside leg kick.
Watt slips under a jab.
Lankari throws a solid leg kick but Watt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lankari.
Watt connects with the punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watt throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lankari has his takedown stuffed
letting Watt counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Watt dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Lankari's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Watt has Lankari up against the cage in a clinch.
Watt pushes Lankari back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Watt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Watt misses with a body shot.
Lankari misses with a takedown
and Watt counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lankari is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Watt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hans Lankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lankari.
Lankari goes for a double leg but Watt avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Watt continues to drive forward.
Watt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lankari can do to turn this around?
Watt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Watt lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lankari jumps guard but Watt turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Derek Watt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
Watt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lankari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watt effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lankari backwards.
Watt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lankari is still on wobbly legs! Can Watt finish him?
Lankari works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Watt wants to sweep but no luck.
Lankari seems to have recovered his senses.
Watt is working hard here to advance position.
Lankari would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Watt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lankari manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watt gets to his feet - Lankari follows without any prompting.
Lankari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Derek Watt is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick lands there from Watt.
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!
Lankari shoots for a takedown but Watt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lankari tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lankari closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lankari is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watt tries to get to full guard but Lankari has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Derek Watt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lankari pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watt is keeping the position for now.
Lankari trying to stand up but can't free himself from Watt's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lankari postures up in Watt's guard and throws a big left but Watt blocks it.
Lankari forces his way into half guard.
Hans Lankari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lankari wants to pass the guard but Watt is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Derek Watt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Watt, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Derek Watt!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Derek Watt waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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