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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Baxter (ranked 2080 p4p, 3583 weight class) and King Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Blake Baxter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Watson!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Joseph Jones and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baxter clinches with his opponent.
Baxter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baxter tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Baxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Baxter looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Baxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Baxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Baxter is breathing heavily.
Baxter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
Baxter closes the distance and clinches.
Watson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baxter tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Baxter moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baxter moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Blake Baxter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Watson works the jab nicely.
Baxter moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Watson moves into range and clinches up with Baxter.
Baxter misses with a knee strike.
Baxter misses with a knee strike.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Watson is stalling here.
Watson has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Baxter seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Watson can turn it around.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Watson. Those never looked like landing.
Watson jabs at Baxter's body.
Watson tries to bum rush Baxter with a series of wild strikes but Baxter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Baxter is looking for a counter combo.
Watson thuds a left hand into Baxter's body.
Watson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baxter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter is looking to clinch.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Baxter defends it nicely.
Baxter moves into the clinch successfully.
Baxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baxter has Watson pressed against the cage, preventing Watson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Baxter tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Baxter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baxter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baxter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Watson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Baxter appears to be looking for a big counter.
Watson tries to keep at a distance but Baxter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Watson jumps guard.
Baxter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baxter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Baxter prevents Watson from getting back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Baxter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baxter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Baxter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Baxter lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter postures up in Watson's guard and throws a big left but Watson blocks it.
Baxter is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Watson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Watson has escaped and now he's on top!
Baxter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Baxter is looking to stand back up but Watson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Baxter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but King Watson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baxter forces Watson back against the cage and clinches.
Baxter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Watson is trying to pull guard but Baxter has him pressed against the cage.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Watson just leaning against Baxter, taking a breather.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Watson shoots for a takedown but Baxter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baxter is looking to clinch.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baxter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Baxter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baxter is pressed up against the cage. Watson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baxter down to the mat. Baxter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blake Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
King Watson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baxter but Baxter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Blake Baxter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Baxter pushes Watson up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Baxter has him pressed against the cage.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but Watson blocks with his arms.
Baxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter looking to throw knees to the head but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Baxter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Baxter doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Blake Baxter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson has Baxter up against the cage in a clinch.
Baxter misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to break free but Baxter pushes him back against the cage.
Baxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watson breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baxter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Watson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Baxter wants to clinch.
Baxter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Watson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Watson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Watson is defended easily by Baxter.
Baxter tries to clinch
enabling Watson to counter with a crisp jab.
Baxter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baxter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baxter tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Baxter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Watson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Baxter wants to clinch.
Watson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Baxter clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baxter tries a knee to the head but Watson blocks it.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baxter wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson shoots in but Baxter avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Baxter is looking to clinch.
A nice side step and Watson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baxter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Baxter throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baxter misses with a knee strike.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watson showed some decent athleticism there.
Baxter kicks off Watson and gets to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Blake Baxter will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Baxter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson dives in and grabs Baxter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Baxter pushes down on Watson's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baxter wants to clinch but Watson slips to the side
and Watson counters with a left and a right that stings Baxter.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Baxter wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Baxter.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baxter darts in and clinches Watson up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
Baxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson manages to pull guard.
Baxter looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baxter is controlling him.
Baxter scoring with some ground and pound.
Baxter throws a big right hand that misses.
Watson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Baxter is looking to work some ground and pound but Watson has wrist control.
Baxter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Watson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Watson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Watson!
Watson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Baxter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Baxter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Baxter tries to clinch up.
Watson clinches up with Baxter and pushes him back against the cage.
Watson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Baxter smiles and moves away.
Baxter tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Baxter tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baxter gets a clinch.
Baxter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baxter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Watson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baxter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baxter misses with a knee to the head.
Watson tries to score a body lock takedown but Baxter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Blake Baxter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Watson.
Baxter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baxter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Watson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Watson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baxter wants to clinch.
Baxter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson scores with a decent looking hook.
Baxter wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson fails to land the takedown.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
Baxter is looking to clinch.
Baxter wants to clinch.
Baxter wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Baxter tries to clinch but Watson is having none of it.
Baxter tries to clinch there but Watson circles away.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Baxter tries to clinch but Watson moves out of range.
Baxter tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Baxter rushes Watson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Baxter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baxter misses with a knee strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to King Watson.
I think Watson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... King Watson!
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hype
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