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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juan Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hylton Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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173 cm
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150 lbs
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170 cm
18
145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hylton Logan! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it. Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Logan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Logan fails with a takedown attempt. Logan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Santos gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Logan wants to control but Santos postures up. Santos trying to control the position but Logan is working away. Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't. Santos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Logan keeps working. Logan tries to improve position but can't. Santos tries for a kimura but Logan is defending well. Logan tries to bench press Santos off him but Santos keeps the position. Logan is trying to work for a sweep but Santos has mounted him! Santos working the ground and pound effectively.
Logan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Logan is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action. Santos working for a guillotine from mount but Logan is in no mood to give up. Santos lands a big shot there that rocks Logan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Logan can't escape the position.
Logan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Santos lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Logan is trying desperately to improve position. The referee warns Logan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Santos tries to control but Logan wriggling away. Logan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos lands with some strikes. Santos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Logan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Logan hang on? Logan is looking to improve his position but Santos isn't that keen on the idea. Santos get's back to his feet. Santos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Santos is breathing heavily. Logan is trying to get back to full guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Santos dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Santos thows a left - swing and a miss! Logan shoots and misses and Santos counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Santos pulls guard successfully.
Logan is looking to advance position but Santos has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount! Santos lands a nice shot to the head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Logan is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action. Logan is trying to reverse the position but instead Santos has taken his back - oops! Logan is really stuck here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Santos working for the choke. Santos tries to get the hooks in deep but Logan pushed the leg off. Logan tries to escape but Santos has the hooks in and won't let him break free. Logan is breathing heavily. Santos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Logan tries to break free.
Santos wants to control but Logan is keeping busy. Logan is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Santos throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Logan!
Logan is trying to break free.
Good control from Santos. Santos trying to control momentarily.
Logan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Santos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Santos lands a shot to the head. Santos lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Logan hold on?!
Santos is working the ground and pound. Can Logan escape? Good control from Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Logan tries to roll but Santos sticks to his back.
Logan trying to control the action but Santos just sinks the hooks in. Santos wants to control but Logan is keeping busy. Santos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Logan is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Logan trying to control but not successfully. Logan staying busy and making it hard for Santos to control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Logan trying to control the hands but Santos won't let him. Logan manages to reverse the position and now he's in Santos's guard. Nice work there by Logan.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Logan wants to pass the guard but Santos is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Santos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Logan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Logan is looking for a triangle but Santos pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Santos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Santos dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Santos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Santos showed some decent athleticism there. Santos prevents Logan from improving his position. Santos is pressing down on Logan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Logan is holding on for now. Santos is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount! Santos wants to control the pace but Logan is squirming around nicely. The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Santos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Logan can't escape the position.
Santos trying to control but he's not successful this time. Logan is looking to improve his position but Santos isn't that keen on the idea. Santos lands a big elbow. Santos trying to control but Logan is having none of it. Santos avoids the attempt from Logan to control. Logan can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Santos breaks from Logan's wrist control and lands an elbow. Logan is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount. Santos working the ground and pound effectively.
Santos looking to control but Logan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Logan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Santos content just to control the position here. Logan is desperately trying to improve his position but Santos has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Santos controlling the pace for now. Santos prevents Logan from getting the reversal. Hylton Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Logan is squirming around, avoiding Santos's attempts to control the action. Logan has given up his back here.
Logan can't escape the position.
Santos softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Santos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Juan Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Logan is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Logan tries to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Santos lands an elbow to the side of the head. Logan covers up after that shot from Santos.
Logan tries to roll but Santos sticks to his back.
Santos is persistently looking for the submission but Logan is defending it well.
Juan Santos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Will Santos go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight! Juan Santos showed his dominance in that final round. Well Santos has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Santos!
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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
21% |
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