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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tim Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Cherub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joey Cherub !
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherub moves in looking to clinch but Watson pushes him off.
Watson shoots in but no luck this time.
Cherub throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Watson feints and as Cherub raises his hands in defense, Watson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Cherub is keeping the position.
Cherub throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Watson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cherub lands a decent punch to the body there.
Cherub looking to control.
Watson wants to control from the top but Cherub keeps moving.
Watson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cherub 's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cherub is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Watson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cherub swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cherub is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Watson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watson tries to get out of the position.
Cherub passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherub wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watson keeps working.
Cherub passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Watson!
Cherub thowing shots but they're missing.
Watson tries to buck Cherub off but he can't manage it.
Cherub prevents Watson from getting the reversal.
Cherub looking to control but Watson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cherub looking to secure an arm triangle but Watson defends it well.
Cherub trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cherub looking to ground and pound but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Cherub misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cherub wants to stand but Watson is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherub is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Watson is surviving well by controlling Cherub 's body position as best he can.
Cherub can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watson is looking to escape.
Watson is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Cherub locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Watson is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joey Cherub !
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
35% |
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