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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Free Win (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Danforth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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150 cm
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180 lbs
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180 cm
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite 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
0 - 50 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Free Win ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Danforth! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Danforth feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. Danforth looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! Win wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Danforth manages to pass to side control. Win is trying to stand back up but Danforth is controlling him
Danforth gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Danforth looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Win is looking to stand up but Danforth isn't so interested in that idea. Danforth gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Win tries to close the distance and clinch but Danforth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Win throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Danforth. Win will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Win tries to clinch but Danforth moves out of range. Danforth closes the distance and pushes Win back into the cage. Win can't break the clinch.
Danforth escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Win fails in his attempt to clinch. Win gets tackled into the cage by Danforth. Danforth maintains the clinch. Win is trying to push Danforth away but Danforth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Win prevents the takedown attempt.
Win tries to land knees in the clinch but Danforth avoids the damage to the body. Win tries to circle away but Danforth has him pinned against the cage. Win working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Danforth is looking for a takedown. Win wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Danforth has him pressed against the cage. Danforth has Win pressed against the cage, preventing Win from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Win working hard to break the clinch. Win with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Win can't break the clinch.
Danforth has Win pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Win manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Free Win has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Danforth. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Win is looking to break free of the clinch but Danforth has double underhooks. Win taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Win misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Danforth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Danforth scores with a knee to the head.
Danforth avoiding damage as Win throws knees to the body.
Win wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Win is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Danforth lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Win . Win has had enough of the clinch but Danforth keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Both guys are working to get underhooks. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Free Win . Danforth misses with a series of wild punches.
Win is looking to clinch. Danforth keeps the fight on the outside. Win tries to clinch but Danforth moves out of range. Danforth swats away the attempt to clinch by Win . Win misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Danforth shoots in but no luck this time. Win throws a head kick that misses. Danforth is looking to take this fight into the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Danforth will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Win wants to clinch up but Danforth keeps it at a distance. Win is looking to clinch but Danforth is avoiding it.
Win falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danforth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Win 's guard now. Win really is a fat lump. Danforth drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Danforth jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. Win is looking to stand up but Danforth isn't so interested in that idea. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Danforth is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. Win is working an open guard so Danforth takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Danforth is breathing heavily. Win misses with a hook to the body
and Danforth counters with a series of strikes. Win will be more careful next time no doubt. Free Win is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Win tries to clinch up but Danforth circles away and keeps his distance. Win throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Win misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Win is looking to clinch but Danforth is avoiding it.
Danforth scores with a takedown into Win 's guard. Win wants to stand but Danforth is controlling the position. Danforth forces his way into half guard. Danforth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Danforth wants to work for an arm triangle but Win is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Danforth throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Danforth stands up out of the half guard. Win fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Danforth is defended easily by Win . Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A big right from Win misses. Win falls off balance throwing a combination
and Danforth counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Win avoids the head kick by Danforth.
Danforth scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Danforth misses with a leg kick. Danforth shoots for a double leg takedown but Win sprawls well. He's pushed Danforth's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Danforth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Win fails in his attempt to clinch. Win fails with an attempt to clinch.
Danforth blocks the body kick.
Win takes a swing at Danforth's ribcage but misses. Win throws a body punch but Danforth moves out of range. Danforth shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Danforth is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Win is looking to stand up but Danforth isn't so interested in that idea. Danforth sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Win 's guard. Danforth looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Win with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Win blocking the ground and pound attempt from Danforth. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Danforth slips a nice elbow through Win 's hands, connecting with Win 's forehead. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Danforth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Danforth decides to stand and escape the position. Danga de danga de dang - Danforth scores with a four punch combination! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Danforth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Win tries to close the distance and clinch but Danforth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Danforth shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Win defends it nicely. Win tries to clinch up. Win is looking to clinch. Win throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Danforth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Win .
Danforth throws a solid leg kick but Win takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Danforth. Danforth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Win tries to clinch up but Danforth circles away and keeps his distance. Danforth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Win tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Win tries to clinch up but Danforth circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Danforth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Win is looking to clinch but Danforth is avoiding it.
Win tries to clinch up but Danforth circles away and keeps his distance. Win tries to clinch but Danforth is having none of it. Danforth is looking to clinch but Win is avoiding it.
Danforth throws a right and a left that Win avoids nicely. Win misses with a wild body shot. Logan Danforth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Win is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Win doesn't manage to clinch there - Danforth circles away.
Win tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Win tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. No joy there for Win , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Win tries to clinch but Danforth moves out of range. Danforth checks the leg kick. Good work by Win as he checks the leg kick. Win fails in his attempt to clinch. Danforth moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Danforth swats away the attempt to clinch by Win . A looping hook to the body misses from Win . Danforth does a little dance to reset his feet. Win tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danforth was well out of range. Poor timing from Win . Win misses with a jab, cross combination.
Danforth keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Danforth misses with a leg kick. Danforth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Win fails with an attempt to clinch.
Win is looking to land body kicks. Win is looking to wear down Danforth with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Win keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Win throws a body kick that misses. Danforth tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Win swivels and escapes. Free Win has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Danforth. Win misses with a leg kick. A combination from Win does no damage. Danforth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Win circles away. Danforth swats away the attempt to clinch by Win .
That's four minutes gone in the round. Win tries a head kick but it misses.
Danforth clinches up against the cage. Danforth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danforth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Win tries to close the distance and clinch up but Danforth swats him away and circles back towards the center. Win tries to clinch but Danforth is having none of it. Win fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Danforth checks it well. Win is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Win moves in looking to clinch but Danforth pushes him off. Free Win has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Logan Danforth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Win tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Danforth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight! Free Win showed his dominance in that final round. I think Danforth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Free Win !
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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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