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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and tom Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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159 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
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162 lbs
4 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, tom Watson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Richard Clark and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Watson as Dunn shoots in.
Dunn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dunn counters with an inside leg kick.
Watson misses with a takedown
and Dunn counters by clinching up.
Dunn is looking to control Watson's arms but Watson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dunn has his back to the cage.
Watson tries to pull guard but Dunn holds him up against the cage and eventually Watson drops back down to his feet.
Don Dunn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of tom Watson.
Dunn successfully pulls guard.
Watson preventing the sweep.
Watson advances position into side control!
Dunn is not content to let Watson control the position.
Watson controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dunn punching from the bottom.
Watson is controlling the pace.
Dunn throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
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.
Watson controlling the action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dunn is looking for a sweep. Watson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. tom Watson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Dunn closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Watson quickly recovers to half guard.
Watson pushes Dunn off looking to stand but Dunn dives back in and keeps control.
Dunn is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn is pressing down on Watson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Watson is holding on for now.
Dunn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Watson moves into full guard.
Watson has his hands on Dunn's head, controlling the position.
Dunn engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Don Dunn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Watson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dunn counters with a takedown into side control.
Dunn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Watson is not content to let Dunn control the position.
Dunn tries to advance to mount but can't.
Dunn thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Watson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Dunn dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dunn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Watson is able to avoid easily.
Dunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Dunn stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Dunn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dunn somewhat.
Dunn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watson looks to throw a body kick
and Dunn counters with a series of strikes. Watson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Watson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dunn is fending him off so far but Watson persists. Nope, Dunn circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunn shoots and misses
and Watson counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dunn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Watson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn trying to control from the bottom.
Dunn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dunn is looking for a triangle but Watson pushes his legs off easily.
Dunn looking to control.
Dunn wants to sweep but no luck.
Dunn working for a triangle but Watson defends it easily.
Dunn trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
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.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Watson wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Watson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dunn trying to control the position.
Dunn throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Watson pushing down on Dunn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Watson stalling away here and it's allowed Dunn to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn working a defensive guard but Watson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Watson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Watson wants to control but Dunn is keeping him busy.
Dunn gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but tom Watson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Dunn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Dunn tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Dunn fails with the takedown
and Watson counters with a left and a right that stings Dunn.
Dunn shoots in for a double leg but Watson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Watson wants to clinch.
Dunn tries to keep at a distance but Watson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watson works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson wants to pass the guard but Dunn is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
Watson wants to control from the top but Dunn keeps moving.
Dunn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dunn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Watson manages to get himself to full guard.
Dunn trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Don Dunn just wasn't active enough.
Watson connects with a solid leg kick.
Watson throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dunn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dunn lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dunn.
Watson tries for a takedown but Dunn circles away easily
and Dunn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Watson's guard now.
Don Dunn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dunn trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn gets to his feet. Watson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Watson looks to throw a body kick
and Dunn counters with a single leg into guard. Watson didn't expect that.
Dunn forces his way into half guard.
Watson is not content to let Dunn control the position.
Dunn gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Dunn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Watson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Watson pinned against the cage. Watson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Watson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Watson showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dunn kicks Watson off and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dunn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dunn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Dunn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dunn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Dunn!
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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
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