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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kane Collins!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson misses with a takedown attempt - Collins sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Watson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Collins quickly recovers to half guard.
Collins has hold of Watson's hands but Watson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Watson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Watson is working for a kimura but Collins is defending it quite comfortably.
Watson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Watson there.
Watson working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Watson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Watson working over Collins with some ground and pound. Collins looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Watson throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Collins to regain full guard.
Collins has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Watson has passed into side control.
Watson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Collins takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Watson tries to score with some ground and pound. Collins controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Watson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Collins takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Collins tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Watson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Watson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins taking a bit of punishment here - Watson scoring with strikes.
Collins manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Collins defends it easily.
Watson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins working to try and regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Watson lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Watson cracks Collins with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Watson working Collins over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Watson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Watson tries to clinch up.
Collins tries to keep at a distance but Watson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Watson wants to take the fight to the mat but Collins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watson is looking for a takedown.
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Collins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins shoots for a takedown but Watson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Watson or perhaps it was just good defense by Collins which made him look bad.
Watson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Collins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The strikes coming from Watson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Collins is looking to regain half guard here but Watson keeps moving and retains side control.
Watson lands some shots froms side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson cracks Collins with a big right hand but Collins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Collins tries to improve position but can't.
The strikes coming from Watson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Watson scores with punches from side control.
Watson scoring with punches and elbows.
Collins avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Watson.
Watson grinds an elbow into Collins's temple.
Watson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Collins knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
You can see the frustration on Collins's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Collins on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Watson decides to stand back up. Watson steps back and let's Collins get back to his feet.
Watson drives through and clinches with Collins against the cage.
Watson tries to pull guard but Collins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Watson has hold of one of Collins's legs. Collins is fighting the takedown attempt but Watson gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins wants to get back to his feet but Watson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Watson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Collins looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Watson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Collins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Watson postures up.
Collins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Watson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Collins can do to turn this around?
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Watson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Collins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watson stands and steps away. Collins gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Watson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Collins's waist but Collins gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watson off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson clinches.
Watson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Collins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Watson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Watson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Collins swivels and escapes.
Nice sprawl there from Collins as Watson shoots in.
Collins instigates a clinch.
Watson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frank Watson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watson tries to clinch up.
Watson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Collins swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Collins tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Collins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Watson is fending him off so far but Collins persists. Nope, Watson circles away and we're back to standing.
Collins gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Watson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Collins looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Watson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Collins is trying to hold Watson in close to prevent damage but Watson has managed to pass into half guard.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Collins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Watson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Collins's head.
Collins is pressing down on Watson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Collins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins is looking to stand up but Watson isn't so interested in that idea.
Watson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Collins's head.
Collins is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
Watson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Collins has momentary wrist control but Watson slips an elbow through the middle.
Watson throws an elbow that misses. Collins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Watson's guard. Nice move by Collins!
Watson wants to stand but Collins is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Watson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Collins defends it easily.
Watson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Watson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Collins defends well.
Watson wants to sweep here but Collins controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to stand up but Collins isn't so interested in that idea.
Watson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Collins pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watson is keeping the position for now.
Watson has his foot on Collins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Collins works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Collins works over Watson with some ground and pound from guard.
Watson throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Collins escapes and throws Watson's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Frank Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson is looking to regain half guard here but Collins keeps moving and retains side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Watson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Watson 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 Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Watson!
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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
63% |
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