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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kane Abel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hylton Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel comes to the ring accompanied by The Sound of Madness. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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170 cm
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151 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kane Abel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hylton Logan! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Abel swinging wilding here.
Abel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Abel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abel. Logan wants to clinch up but Abel keeps it at a distance. Abel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Abel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Abel clinches but Logan breaks the clinch and Abel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Abel tries to clinch but Logan moves away and Logan counters with a nice uppercut. Logan doesn't manage to clinch there - Abel circles away.
Abel tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Logan counters with a stiff right hand. Logan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Logan tries to clinch there but Abel circles away.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abel misses with a looping right. Abel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Logan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Abel paws at him with a jab and circles away. Abel throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Excellent takedown into side control there by Abel. Logan is looking to reverse the position. Abel cracks Logan with a big elbow. Logan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Abel wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Logan struggling a bit here. Abel trying to control the action but Logan is working from the bottom. Logan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Abel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Abel tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Abel landing a few strikes. Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Logan scores with a decent looking hook. Logan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Abel, pushing him back against the ropes. Abel is looking to break free of the clinch but Logan has double underhooks. Abel tries to break the clinch but Logan is controlling the position. Abel manages to break the clinch.
Abel tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Abel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Abel is breathing heavily. Logan closes the distance and clinches. Abel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Logan gets underhooks to prevent Abel's takedown attempt.
Abel is working for takedown but Logan is calmly controlling the position for now. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kane Abel. That's going to take a lot out of him. Logan tries to pull guard but Abel holds him up against the ropes and eventually Logan drops back down to his feet.
Abel is pressed up against the ropes. Logan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abel down to the mat. Abel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Kane Abel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Logan is looking to clinch but Abel is avoiding it.
Logan feints and as Abel raises his hands in defense, Logan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard. Logan wants to control from the top but Abel keeps moving. Abel wants to control but Logan passes easily into half guard.
Logan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abel keeps working. Logan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Logan seems to be working for a kimura but Abel defends the submission attempt. Logan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Logan is looking for a kimura but Abel is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Logan to get the leverage. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Abel looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Abel swats away the attempt to clinch by Logan. Abel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abel closes the distance and clinches up with Logan, looking for a takedown. Abel pushes Logan against the ropes but Logan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Abel stuffs the takedown. Logan shoots in for a double leg but Abel sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Logan tries to clinch but Abel moves out of range. Abel circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hylton Logan dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Abel misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Abel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Logan counter with a right hand. Logan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Logan moves in looking to clinch but Abel pushes him off. Logan closes the distance looking to clinch and Abel counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abel. Abel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abel is looking to break free of the clinch but Logan has double underhooks. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Logan wants a takedown but no success here.
Abel is trying to break free. Logan is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though. Logan has Abel pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Abel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Kane Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hylton Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right from Abel on the inside. Abel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Logan fails with a takedown attempt. Logan closes the distance but Abel moves to the side and Abel counters by moving into the clinch. Logan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Abel fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Logan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Abel is fending him off so far but Logan persists. Nope, Abel circles away and we're back to standing. Abel fails in his attempt to clinch. Logan wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. A big left from Abel misses. Abel throws a combination that misses and Logan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Logan wants to clinch up but Abel keeps it at a distance. Logan is looking to clinch. Abel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Logan is looking to clinch. Logan is looking to clinch but Abel is avoiding it.
Logan tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Abel holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Abel looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Logan has Abel pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Abel manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Logan tries for a takedown but Abel manages to get underhooks.
Logan is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Abel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Abel gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Logan.
Abel manages to break the clinch.
Logan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Abel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Logan counters by moving into the clinch. Abel has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Logan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat! Logan covering up well and avoiding damage. Logan trying to control the hands but Abel won't let him. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Abel controlling well, preventing Logan from escaping the position.
Abel is not going to allow Logan to sit and survive in this position. Logan is in bad spot here.
Abel landing with strikes. I really don't envy Logan right now.
Logan is taking damage to the body and head. Logan is really stuck here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Abel struggling to keep hold of the position.
Logan defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Abel misses with an elbow to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Abel dominated that second round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Abel tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance. Logan tries to clinch but Abel is having none of it. Abel fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the ropes. Abel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Abel breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Abel pushes Logan up against the ropes in a clinch. Abel looking to stall.
Logan prevents the takedown attempt.
Abel is pressed up against the ropes. Logan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abel down to the mat. Abel avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Abel swinging wilding here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Logan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abel tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Logan tries to score with a low kick but Abel moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round. Logan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Abel misses with a low kick.
Logan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Abel as he avoids it easily. Abel darts in trying to clinch and Logan moves into the clinch. Abel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Logan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abel pulls him back up using the underhooks. Kane Abel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hylton Logan. Abel can't break the clinch.
Abel is trying to drag Logan to the mat but Logan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there. Logan is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Abel gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Logan stops a takedown attempt from Abel.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Logan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abel prevents it.
Logan is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Abel pulls him back up using the underhooks. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Logan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Logan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Abel is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Abel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Abel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Logan has him pressed against the ropes. Abel decides to pull guard. Abel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Logan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. Abel throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Logan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Abel swivels though and keeps the full guard. Logan trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Logan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abel is keeping the position for now. Logan trying to control but Abel is working from the bottom. Abel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Logan's guard. Abel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Abel stopping the sweep attempt from Logan. Abel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Logan works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Abel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Logan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Abel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Logan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Abel forces his way into half guard. Logan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Abel moves into the clinch. Abel wants to break the clinch but can't.
Logan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abel gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Abel thows a big elbow that misses. Logan looking for a guillotine here but Abel defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight! Kane Abel showed his dominance in that final round. I think Abel has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Kane Abel! Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Kane Abel! Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Kane Abel!
Kane Abel wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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