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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raffaele Cutolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kenji Watanabe has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kenji Watanabe seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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160 cm
25
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raffaele Cutolo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe tries for a takedown but Cutolo circles away easily
enabling Cutolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Watanabe shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cutolo pinned against the cage. Cutolo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A left lands for Cutolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cutolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Cutolo to counter with a crisp jab.
Watanabe with a poor takedown
and Cutolo counters with a left and a right that stings Watanabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Cutolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Cutolo coming out on top.
Watanabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Cutolo circles away.
Cutolo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Watanabe misses with a straight left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cutolo! But no joy.
Watanabe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cutolo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cutolo swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Watanabe.
Cutolo misses with a double jab.
Watanabe appears to be looking for a big counter.
Watanabe walks into a stiff left hand from Cutolo.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt
and Cutolo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Watanabe thinking.
Kenji Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Cutolo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cutolo.
Cutolo scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cutolo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cutolo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Watanabe.
Cutolo throws a counter combo.
Watanabe wants to clinch.
Cutolo might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cutolo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Cutolo lands.
Cutolo lands a jab.
Watanabe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cutolo counters with a one-two to the body.
Watanabe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cutolo is trying to defend but Watanabe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Watanabe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cutolo!
Watanabe controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe looking to finish with strikes here!
Watanabe tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raffaele Cutolo dominated that round.
That's time! Watanabe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown but Cutolo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cutolo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watanabe momentarily.
Raffaele Cutolo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watanabe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cutolo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Watanabe slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Watanabe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cutolo's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watanabe decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Watanabe shoots in and bounces Cutolo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Watanabe postures up and lands a big shot to Cutolo's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe stands and steps away. Cutolo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cutolo sizes up Watanabe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cutolo keeps the fight on the outside.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cutolo! But no joy.
Watanabe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Watanabe closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cutolo circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cutolo! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cutolo scores with the left hand. Watanabe knows he should have avoided that one.
Cutolo moves out of range of the body kick from Watanabe.
Watanabe shoots and misses
and Cutolo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been informed that Cutolo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo scores with a jab to the body.
Watanabe misses with a takedown
and Cutolo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cutolo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Watanabe's hands.
Watanabe moves in looking to clinch but Cutolo pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cutolo! But no joy.
Cutolo sizes up Watanabe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cutolo lands with an uppercut that bounces Watanabe off the cage and back into range.
Watanabe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cutolo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watanabe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Watanabe misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cutolo! But no joy.
Watanabe dives in and grabs Cutolo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cutolo pushes down on Watanabe's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Cutolo counter with a right hand.
A jab from Cutolo finds it's way through Watanabe's defenses.
Watanabe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cutolo sprawls well. Cutolo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Watanabe gets slowly back to his feet.
Watanabe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cutolo defends it nicely.
Watanabe tries to clinch up
and Cutolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cutolo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cutolo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cutolo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Watanabe misses with a few strikes there.
Cutolo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cutolo throws a right and a left that Watanabe avoids nicely.
It looked like Watanabe was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Watanabe drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raffaele Cutolo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cutolo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Watanabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cutolo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Watanabe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cutolo counters with a stiff right hand.
Watanabe goes for a double leg but Cutolo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cutolo continues to drive forward.
Watanabe misses with a takedown
and Cutolo counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutolo scores with a three punch combo!
Cutolo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Watanabe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe is looking to clinch but Cutolo is avoiding it.
Watanabe tries to clinch but Cutolo moves away
and Cutolo counters with a nice uppercut.
Watanabe tries to clinch there but Cutolo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watanabe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cutolo lands with an uppercut that bounces Watanabe off the cage and back into range.
Cutolo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kenji Watanabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo lands a jab.
A low kick from Watanabe misses
and Cutolo counters with a stiff right hand.
Jab from Cutolo.
Watanabe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cutolo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Watanabe is in Cutolo's guard.
Watanabe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kenji Watanabe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cutolo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Watanabe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cutolo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Watanabe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cutolo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Watanabe escapes and gets back to his feet.
Cutolo lands a nice looking body shot.
Cutolo lands the left hand.
Cutolo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Watanabe's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe looks to clinch
and Watanabe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Watanabe shoots for a takedown but Cutolo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Watanabe misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cutolo! But no joy.
Watanabe shoots and misses
and Cutolo counters with a two punch combo.
Jab, jab by Cutolo - just one landing.
Watanabe misses with a body kick.
It seemed like Cutolo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cutolo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Watanabe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cutolo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raffaele Cutolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cutolo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raffaele Cutolo!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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