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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Invictus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Invictus comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Can't Be Touched kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Steve Watson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lance Invictus's chin.
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185 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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190 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Invictus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watson drives through and clinches with Invictus against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Invictus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Watson misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Watson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson can't find room to land a body shot as Invictus controls the action.
Invictus throws a head punch that misses.
Watson looking to stall.
Invictus missing with knees to the body.
Watson misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson struggles to land a body shot inside as Invictus controls his hands.
Watson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Invictus regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson wants to control from the top but Invictus keeps moving.
Watson pushes down on Invictus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson wants to control but Invictus is keeping him busy.
Watson has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Watson controlling from the full mount.
Invictus looks winded!
Invictus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Watson trying to control but Invictus is having none of it.
Watson goes for an armbar but Invictus turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Invictus.
Invictus postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson managing to control the position.
Watson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Invictus is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Watson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Invictus manages to get himself to full guard.
Invictus can't keep his opponent in guard - Watson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Watson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Invictus is just riding it out for now. Watson eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Invictus is just riding it out for now. Watson eventually gives up the hold.
Watson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Watson is working for a submission of some sort.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Watson is looking for a kimura here.
Watson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Invictus sees it coming and defends easily.
Watson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Watson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Watson has managed to clinch.
Watson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watson works on Invictus's body with a couple of short punches.
Watson scores with a hook to the body.
Watson tries a body shot but Invictus blocks it.
Watson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Invictus looking to stall.
Watson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Invictus can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Watson - that landed with a thud.
Watson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Invictus is breathing heavily.
Watson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Invictus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Watson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Invictus defends it well.
Watson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Steve Watson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Watson has control of Invictus's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Invictus regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to control but Invictus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Watson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Watson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Invictus has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Watson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to take his opponent's back but Invictus doesn't allow it.
Invictus can't escape the position.
Watson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Invictus is looking to escape.
Watson with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Watson controlling from the full mount.
Invictus defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Watson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson working for a submission but Invictus is keeping him at bay.
Watson controlling the position easily from mount.
Watson wants to control the pace but Invictus is squirming around nicely.
Watson looking for a guillotine from mount but Invictus is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson looking for a guillotine from mount but Invictus is having none of it.
Watson goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Invictus turns into him and now he's in Watson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Watson dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Invictus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watson. Watson obviously looking to wear him down.
Steve Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Invictus blocks a body shot from Watson.
Watson is trying to drag Invictus to the mat but Invictus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Watson can't find room to land a body shot as Invictus controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson tries a body shot but Invictus blocks it.
Watson looking to slow down the pace here.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Invictus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Watson wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Watson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Invictus clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Watson is looking for a choke. Invictus gets to his feet with his opponent on his back and slams him to the mat. Invictus manages to squirm out of the attempted choke and turns into his opponent's guard.
Invictus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Invictus stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Watson pulls Invictus in close to his closed guard and prevents Invictus from doing any damage or advancing position.
Watson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson looking to sit in guard and control but Invictus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Watson pulls Invictus in to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watson is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson wants to control from the top but Invictus keeps moving.
Watson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Invictus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Invictus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Invictus!
Steve Watson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watson can't do much from the bottom here.
Watson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Invictus is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Watson sneaks back into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to maintain the position but Invictus is very close to passing his half guard.
Watson gets full guard.
Watson 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 working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Watson is trying to control the action in half guard but Invictus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lance Invictus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watson works his way into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Watson!
A very excited looking Steve Watson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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