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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Rutten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson comes to the cage accompanied by Roll Right. Taz Rutten told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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171 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Watson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taz Rutten!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutten throws a low kick, looking for Watson's leg but Watson calmly moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rutten.
Rutten takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Watson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Watson scores with a shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
Rutten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Watson looking to score a takedown here. Rutten is defending well but Watson drives through and ends up in Rutten's guard.
Rutten controls Watson momentarily but Watson frees himself.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rutten is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson is looking to work some ground and pound but Rutten has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Rutten managing to control the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Watson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rutten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watson moves away.
Rutten throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Watson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rutten counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Watson wants to stand and escape but Rutten is having none of it.
Rutten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson wants to stand and escape but Rutten is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rutten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Watson is looking to stand back up but Rutten counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Watson.
Watson wants to get back to his feet.
Rutten works his way into full mount!
Watson is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rutten is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Watson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Watson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Rutten lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rutten throws some wild stikes that Watson manages to avoid easily.
Rutten tries to control but Watson wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Watson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rutten looks to score with a jab to the body but Watson is just out of range.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Rutten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Watson finds it's target.
Watson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rutten throws a one two combo.
Watson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Rutten as Watson shoots in.
Rutten just misses with a punch to the body.
Watson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Rutten is trying to defend but Watson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rutten gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Watson with a nice head shot there.
Rutten working a defensive guard here.
Taz Rutten has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rutten seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rutten is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Taz Rutten.
Watson fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Watson throws a head kick but Rutten moves out of range.
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice sprawl there from Watson as Rutten shoots in.
Rutten tries to land a leg kick but Watson saw it coming and moves away.
Watson throws a low kick but Rutten avoids it.
Rutten lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Brian Watson has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rutten throws a leg kick but Watson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Watson scores with a punch to the head.
Watson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rutten thows a body kick. Watson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rutten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is looking to clinch but Watson is avoiding it.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Rutten slips the punch.
Watson scores with a nice strike.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Watson checks a leg kick.
Rutten chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rutten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Watson doesn't seem bothered though.
Watson throws a solid leg kick but Rutten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Watson.
Rutten pivots, looking for a leg kick but Watson is out of range and Rutten settles back down.
Watson tries for a takedown but Rutten circles away easily
and Rutten counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rutten slips a jab and a cross from Watson.
Rutten dodges the punch combination from Watson.
Rutten misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten cracks Watson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Watson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Watson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A jab from Rutten finds it's way through Watson's defenses.
Rutten swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Rutten on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rutten lands a jab to Watson's midsection.
Watson tries to clinch but Rutten is having none of it.
Watson throws a jab but it's blocked by Rutten.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Watson.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rutten connects with a body shot that sends Watson's belly button to the back.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rutten, right into the meat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Watson sees coming a mile off.
Rutten throws a body kick that misses.
Watson throws a right and a left that Rutten avoids nicely.
Watson shoots in and gets a takedown into Rutten's guard.
Rutten trying to control the position here.
Rutten's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Watson stands up over Rutten, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Watson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rutten for as long as he can get away with.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Watson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rutten makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brian Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson moves out of range as Rutten throws a body kick.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Watson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rutten scores with a body shot.
Rutten tries a low kick but Watson avoids it.
Rutten is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Watson rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutten rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Watson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rutten throws a wild body kick that Watson sees coming a mile off.
Rutten throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Watson sizes up Rutten with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Watson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rutten manages to avoid it.
Rutten throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rutten misses with a wild body shot.
Rutten is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson is looking to clinch but Rutten is avoiding it.
Taz Rutten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rutten.
Watson misses with a low kick as Rutten jumps back.
Rutten lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Rutten.
Watson with a poor takedown
and Rutten counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Rutten.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson fails with the takedown.
Rutten cracks Watson with a good jab.
Rutten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutten leaves Watson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Watson checks the leg kick.
Rutten throws a sloppy head kick and Watson moves out of range easily.
A slapping body kick lands there for Rutten.
Rutten fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rutten misses with a looping left.
Watson misses with a hook
and Rutten counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Watson!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutten landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten is looking to take a break and control but Watson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rutten is trying to move to mount but Watson reverses beautifully and ends up in Rutten's guard.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson throwing strikes but missing.
Rutten controlling Watson's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Rutten really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
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.
Rutten lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Watson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rutten circles away quickly and effectively.
Crunch! Rutten slams his shin into Watson's torso.
Rutten tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rutten.
Watson misses with a looping left.
Rutten throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Watson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rutten connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Watson cracks Rutten with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rutten tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Watson swivels and escapes.
Watson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Watson ducks right into an uppercut from Rutten.
Rutten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rutten swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Rutten has managed to clinch.
Watson is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Watson manages to end up in side control.
Rutten is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Watson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rutten is doing well to control the position and prevent Watson from advancing to side control.
Rutten regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Watson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Rutten working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watson wants to control from the top but Rutten keeps moving.
Rutten is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rutten keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
Watson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rutten seems keen to control Watson's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Watson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Rutten counters with a nice body kick.
Watson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rutten thuds his shin into the meat of Watson's side.
Watson blocks a head kick by Rutten.
Watson tries to clinch there but Rutten circles away.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rutten.
Watson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rutten is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten manages to get to full guard.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutten is retaining full guard.
Watson trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rutten has his hands on Watson's head, controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Taz Rutten will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Brian Watson's cut.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rutten stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Watson or perhaps it was just good defense by Rutten which made him look bad.
Rutten scores with a kick to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Rutten. No joy for Watson on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rutten explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Watson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rutten cracks Watson with a good jab.
Watson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutten fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Watson avoids the body shot from Rutten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutten misses with a body kick.
Rutten with a hook.
Rutten swats away the attempt to clinch by Watson.
Rutten shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rutten fakes the leg kick and cracks Watson in the body.
Watson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rutten throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Watson on the side of the head.
Watson drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rutten pulls Watson in close to prevent any damage.
Watson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson postures up in Rutten's guard and throws a big left but Rutten blocks it.
Watson trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Rutten is trying to control the position but Watson postures up.
Brian Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Rutten is retaining full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Watson trying to control but Rutten is working from the bottom.
Watson postures up in Rutten's guard and throws a big left but Rutten blocks it.
Rutten has control of Watson's left arm, preventing Watson from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rutten with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rutten fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rutten swings for the body but Watson moves out of range.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rutten avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson moves out of range of the body kick from Rutten.
Rutten lands a head kick!
Watson throws a head kick that misses
and Rutten counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutten lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rutten takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Rutten counters with a low kick, right behind Watson 's knee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rutten as he jumps to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Watson.
Watson connects with a crisp jab.
Watson fails with the takedown
and Rutten counters with an outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Rutten.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rutten.
Rutten turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Watson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taz Rutten comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rutten has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taz Rutten!
Taz Rutten is the new welterweight champion!
An out of breath Taz Rutten thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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