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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boyd Crowder (ranked 357 p4p, 422 weight class) and Muhammad Watts (ranked 46 p4p, 54 weight class). Muhammad Watts will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boyd Crowder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Muhammad Watts!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowder slips under a jab.
Watts looks to land a right hand but Crowder moved out of range.
Crowder is looking to counter the offense by Watts and move into the clinch.
Watts misses with an uppercut. Crowder saw that one coming.
Watts looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowder is just out of range.
As Watts tries to get set, Crowder tries to push him back and clinch up but Watts manages to avoid the attempt.
Watts misses with a lunging right hand
and Crowder counters with a leg kick.
Watts takes a swing at Crowder's ribcage but misses.
Crowder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crowder feints and then cracks Watts's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Watts down.
Watts swats away the attempt to clinch by Crowder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crowder throws a low kick but Watts avoids it.
Watts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watts checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crowder tries to work over Watts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crowder.
Crowder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crowder misses with the head strike.
Crowder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowder works on Watts's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Crowder.
Watts prevents a body shot from Crowder.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowder.
Crowder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts tries to throw a body punch but Crowder avoids it by throwing Watts back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Watts fails to land.
Watts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crowder lands an overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Crowder blocks the low kick.
Watts throws a shot from downtown. Crowder moves away and avoids it.
Crowder throwing a counter right hand but Watts manages to avoid it.
Crowder scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crowder tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crowder misses with an uppercut.
Watts looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowder throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crowder throws a low kick but it's checked well by Watts.
Muhammad Watts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watts misses with a hook.
Watts takes a swing at Crowder's ribcage but misses.
Crowder closes the distance looking to clinch
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watts misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder misses with a takedown attempt
and Watts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crowder dodges the punch combination from Watts.
Crowder bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crowder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Watts.
Crowder ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Watts with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crowder is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Watts.
Watts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Watts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crowder ducks under a wild hook from Watts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder has Watts up against the cage in a clinch.
Watts misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Watts.
Crowder tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watts's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watts misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts lands with a left to the head.
Crowder misses with a punch to the body.
Crowder lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crowder tries to work over Watts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crowder misses with a body punch.
Watts throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowder.
Watts gets through Crowder's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crowder swings wildly with an uppercut but Watts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowder lands a left hand.
Crowder has a couple of punches blocked by Watts.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Watts scores with a shot to the side of Crowder's head.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Crowder lands a hook that snaps the head of Watts backwards.
Watts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crowder is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A leg kick checked by Watts.
Crowder takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crowder moves into the clinch.
Crowder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Watts misses with some punches.
Crowder working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crowder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watts lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowder lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crowder tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Crowder pushes Watts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crowder is working Watts over against the cage.
Crowder pushes Watts back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crowder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watts misses with the head strike.
Crowder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts working hard to break the clinch.
Crowder lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Watts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A body shot lands from Crowder.
Crowder misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Crowder.
Watts blocks an uppercut.
Crowder lands a shot to the body.
Crowder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crowder connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crowder tries to move into range but Watts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watts circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watts appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watts checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowder.
Crowder has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Watts finds it's way round the side to connect with Crowder's head.
Crowder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Watts.
Crowder displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watts throws out the jab.
Watts throws a big shot that misses.
Crowder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Watts keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Watts was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crowder closes the distance and pushes Watts back into the cage.
Watts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crowder backwards.
Crowder tries a body shot but Watts blocks it.
Crowder swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowder fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crowder misses with the head strike.
Crowder tries to work over Watts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowder.
Crowder works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Watts has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Crowder has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowder can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Watts.
Watts swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wattss head.
Crowder tries for a takedown but Watts manages to get underhooks.
Crowder working aggressively here.
Watts blocks a body shot from Crowder.
Crowder can't find room to land a body shot as Watts controls the action.
Watts takes a shot to the head.
Crowder lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Watts.
Watts misses with a punch to the body.
Watts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Watts presses Crowder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watts blocks an uppercut.
Crowder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts blocks an uppercut.
Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick from Crowder misses.
Watts moves forwards but Crowder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Muhammad Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowder has Watts up against the cage in a clinch.
Watts misses with a body punch.
Crowder struggles to land a body shot inside as Watts controls his hands.
Watts presses Crowder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Watts blocking some punches.
Watts fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crowder tries to work over Watts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Boyd Crowder will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Crowder looks to throw a body kick
enabling Watts to counter with a crisp jab.
Watts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crowder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Watts scores with a hook to the body. Crowder takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Watts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crowder's head backwards.
Crowder connects with a leg kick.
Watts lands a two punch combo.
Watts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crowder sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Watts lands a jab-cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Crowder.
Watts throws a hook but Crowder avoids it easily.
Watts slips under a jab.
A cross from Crowder lands.
Nice jab there from Crowder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder misses with a low kick.
Crowder loads up on a big right hand but Watts slips the punch.
Watts lands a slapping body shot.
Watts misses with a left hand
and Crowder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watts swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crowder.
Watts scores with a nice head shot.
Crowder has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crowder there as he acknowledges the shot.
Watts lands a nice shot that snaps Crowder's head back.
Watts scores with a nice right hand.
Watts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crowder takes one to the chin there.
Crowder is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watts cracks Crowder with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Crowder falls to his knees and Watts doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Watts!
Muhammad Watts is the new welterweight champion!
Muhammad Watts seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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