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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santos Godino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jetrone Lagoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lagoc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Before I Forget kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 cm
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150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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169 cm
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156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Santos Godino! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jetrone Lagoc! The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lagoc throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Godino looks to land a right hand but Lagoc moved out of range. Lagoc scores with a body shot.
Lagoc avoids a kick to the body.
Lagoc swinging wildly here.
Godino on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Santos Godino has been cut. Lagoc uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Lagoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godino circles away quickly and effectively. Godino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lagoc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Godino tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Lagoc counters with a straight punch to the midsection. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Godino wants to clinch and Lagoc counters with a series of strikes. Godino will be more careful next time no doubt. Lagoc lands a jab to the head.
Lagoc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Godino circles away quickly and effectively. Lagoc misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lagoc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Godino was well out of range. Poor timing from Lagoc. Lagoc throws a right and a left that both miss. Godino is looking to clinch. Godino tries to clinch and Lagoc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Godino tries to clinch up. Lagoc swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Godino. Lagoc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lagoc has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Godino is landing a low percentage of strikes. Godino dodges the punch combination from Lagoc.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Lagoc stops a takedown attempt from Godino.
Lagoc wants to get back to striking at distance but Godino won't allow it.
Lagoc effectively controlling the action here. Godino looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Lagoc is trying to push Godino away but Godino has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Lagoc is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Godino is trying to force a seperation but Lagoc has the dominant position. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lagoc tries to circle away but Godino has him pinned against the cage. Lagoc lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lagoc working hard to break the clinch. Godino tries to circle away but Lagoc has him pinned against the cage. Godino is trying to break free. Lagoc is trying to break free. Godino tries to throw a body punch but Lagoc avoids it by throwing Godino back against the cage. Lagoc tries to circle away but Godino has him pinned against the cage. Godino taking a breather. Lagoc wants to get back to striking at distance but Godino won't allow it.
Lagoc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Godino throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lagoc's waist but Lagoc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Godino off to one side. Jetrone Lagoc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Godino throws a head kick that misses. Godino walks into a straight right hand from Lagoc. Godino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lagoc counters with a crisp one two that drops Godino! Lagoc thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Godino to his feet! Godino is in big trouble! Lagoc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lagoc misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Godino tries for a takedown but Lagoc sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santos Godino. That's going to take a lot out of him. Godino tries to clinch but Lagoc is having none of it. Decent striking displayed by Lagoc there. Lagoc lands a left and a right that send Godino crashing to the mat, dazed. Lagoc thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Godino is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lagoc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Godino is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Lagoc fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Godino out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jetrone Lagoc! After winning the bout, Jetrone Lagoc thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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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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