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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kengo Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquin Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kengo Watanabe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
12 - 11 - 0 |
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185 cm
22
210 lbs
6 - 3 - 2 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kengo Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 2, fighting out of New York, Joaquin Logan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Eddie Farnsworth and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe clinches with his opponent.
Logan is looking to break free of the clinch but Watanabe has double underhooks.
Logan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Watanabe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Watanabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Logan gets an underhook and turns Watanabe into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Logan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Watanabe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Logan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watanabe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Logan is trying to control Watanabe's posture but Watanabe avoids it.
Watanabe misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Watanabe working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe tries to score with some ground and pound. Logan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Watanabe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Logan keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Logan is looking to regain half guard here but Watanabe keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Logan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watanabe wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watanabe is looking to take a break and control but Logan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Logan taking a bit of punishment here - Watanabe scoring with strikes.
Watanabe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Logan wants to control but Watanabe postures up.
Logan regains half guard.
Logan tries to roll over but Watanabe keeps him under control.
Logan manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watanabe trying to control but Logan is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Logan holds on and takes a little breather.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Logan has control of Watanabe's left arm, preventing Watanabe from doing any damage.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Watanabe from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kengo Watanabe wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watanabe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Logan's waist but Logan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watanabe off to one side.
Logan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Logan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Watanabe eats them both and turns towards Logan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Watanabe doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watanabe.
Logan scores with a three punch combo!
Watanabe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Watanabe's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Logan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Watanabe scrambles back to his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Logan.
Kengo Watanabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watanabe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Logan with a hook.
Watanabe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Logan.
Logan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Watanabe backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watanabe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Logan circles away quickly and effectively.
Logan scores with a body shot.
Watanabe tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watanabe tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.
Watanabe fails with the takedown
and Logan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watanabe tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Logan counters with a one-two to the body.
Watanabe with a poor takedown
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Watanabe is breathing heavily.
Watanabe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watanabe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe shoots in but Logan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Watanabe tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watanabe looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Logan trying to control the action but Watanabe is working from the bottom.
Logan is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Watanabe seems a little lost for a moment, as Logan dominates the positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Watanabe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Logan tries to advance to mount but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquin Logan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watanabe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kengo Watanabe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Logan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Logan scores with a punch to the head.
Logan shoots for a double leg takedown but Watanabe sprawls well. He's pushed Logan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Joaquin Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Watanabe ducks right into an uppercut from Logan.
Watanabe misses with a takedown attempt - Logan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Watanabe.
Logan lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watanabe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Logan on his heels. He'll look to pass Logan's guard now, I'm sure.
Logan has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Logan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Watanabe's guard.
Logan wants to pass the guard but Watanabe is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Logan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Watanabe, who protects the arm well.
Logan tries to move to mount but Watanabe blocks the move with his legs.
Logan wants to control but Watanabe is keeping him busy.
Logan is trying to get an arm triangle but Watanabe is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Watanabe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Logan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.
Joaquin Logan has got the better of the ground game so far.
Logan is staying tight to Watanabe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Watanabe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Watanabe tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Logan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Watanabe keeps working.
Logan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Watanabe!
Logan fails to take his opponent's back.
Watanabe is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe is squirming around, avoiding Logan's attempts to control the action.
Logan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Watanabe haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Watanabe is trying desperately to improve position.
Logan is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Watanabe is surviving well by controlling Logan's body position as best he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Logan moves to the back position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joaquin Logan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Logan stuffs the takedown.
Watanabe shoots in and drives through. Logan sprawls well.
Watanabe tries to move into range but Logan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Watanabe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Logan.
Logan scores with a nice right hand.
Logan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Logan takes one to the chin there.
Jab from Logan.
Logan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Watanabe on the side of the head.
Logan lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan moves away from the strike by Watanabe.
Logan lands a jab.
Watanabe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Watanabe persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kengo Watanabe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice combination there by Logan.
Watanabe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Watanabe gets a clinch.
Logan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Logan.
Logan is pressed up against the cage. Watanabe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Logan down to the mat. Logan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Logan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Logan scores with a nice strike.
Watanabe is rocked!
Watanabe shoots for a double leg takedown but Logan sprawls well. He's pushed Watanabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Watanabe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Logan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Logan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Oh Watanabe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Logan cracks Watanabe's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Watanabe slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Logan can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Joaquin Logan!
Joaquin Logan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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