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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fitzroy Watkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fitzroy Watkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watkins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watkins closes the distance and clinches.
Watkins pulls guard.
Watkins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watkins looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
Watkins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanchez wants to control from the top but Watkins keeps moving.
Watkins bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanchez's guard.
Sanchez keeping moving, preventing Watkins from controlling successfully.
Watkins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
Watkins advances to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanchez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Watkins.
Watkins throwing shots but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watkins prevents Sanchez from improving his position.
Sanchez wants to control but Watkins is keeping busy.
Watkins thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Watkins gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sanchez can't do much from the bottom here.
Watkins goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Sanchez rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Watkins's guard! Nice work there by Sanchez!
Watkins is breathing heavily.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but Watkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watkins is looking for a triangle but Sanchez pushes his legs off easily.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
Watkins actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez is tying to control. Watkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sanchez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Watkins controls his leg.
Sanchez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Watkins!
Watkins moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Watkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez stuffs the takedown attempt from Watkins. Watkins gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanchez.
Watkins clinches up against the cage.
Watkins gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sanchez regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez trying to control the position.
Watkins content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Watkins scoring with some ground and pound.
Watkins scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Watkins trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
Watkins decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sanchez, up you get!
Watkins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fitzroy Watkins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Watkins.
Watkins looks to clinch
and Sanchez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sanchez stops a takedown attempt from Watkins.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Watkins takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Watkins turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watkins manages to end up in side control.
Watkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Watkins is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Sanchez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Sanchez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Watkins's best efforts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watkins is pressing down on Sanchez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sanchez is holding on for now.
Sanchez is in trouble now - Watkins has advanced to mount!
Watkins is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sanchez is surviving well by controlling Watkins's body position as best he can.
Sanchez tries to hold on but Watkins postures up.
Watkins trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watkins is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sanchez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watkins jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Sanchez manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Watkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchez has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fitzroy Watkins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watkins clinches.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Watkins avoids the damage to the body.
Watkins has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sanchez regains guard immediately.
Watkins looking to pass the guard.
Watkins advances position into side control!
Watkins is looking to take a break and control but Sanchez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watkins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Watkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez, who protects the arm well.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Watkins is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sanchez is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Watkins wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sanchez, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watkins thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanchez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Watkins is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Watkins actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Watkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sanchez is working away from the top position though.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Watkins is having none of it.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watkins actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Watkins tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Watkins looks for a takedown but Sanchez sprawls well.
Watkins fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sanchez, pushing him back against the cage.
Watkins tightens his grip and picks Sanchez up, before dumping him to the ground. Sanchez manages to land in guard.
Watkins stands and throws Sanchez's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Watkins is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sanchez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Watkins has hold of Sanchez's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Sanchez tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Watkins cranks the arm and Sanchez screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Sanchez, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fitzroy Watkins!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
65% |
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