That was some lovely counter punching from Watson, the timing had to be perfect and it was. Kikuchi circles, steps in, then unloads a combination of punches, but Watson weaves out of the way and scores with a beauty of a right hand, glancing above the right eye. Watson isn't hanging around, right from the start Kikuchi is forced onto the back foot by four hard shots, although none of them get through the gloves. Kikuchi throws a leg kick that connects, albeit without too much force, and the round is done.The 1st round ends. It looks like we're going to the judges though, as there's only a few seconds remaining. They stay clinched for a while, exchanging occasional punches to the ribs, then are separated by the referee. It was a nice attack from Kikuchi though, best action of the round. Watson covers up and rides out the storm, clinching to stop any further blows.
WMMA 3 MOD SERIES
Kikuchi fakes a high kick, then storms in with a wild looking right hand and a series of body shots.
Watson circles and throws a series of high jabs, but Kikuchi blocked them with ease, using the gloves. Neither fighter appears to be looking for any sort of takedown or grapple, this is all about the striking. Kikuchi backs off slightly, maybe a bit relieved not to have taken that one on the chin. Kikuchi works an angle, then comes in with a one-two combination, Watson responds with a crisp uppercut that wasn't far off from connecting.
Kikuchi throws a low kick, but it was without any conviction, it seemed designed more to keep Watson from coming inside. Here's the output of the first Ultimate Knockouts Tournament fight.
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