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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Sky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Sky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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222 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Hand!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Sky!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Sky or perhaps it was just good defense by Hand which made him look bad.
Hand moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Logan Sky has been cut.
Hand misses with a wild body shot.
Hand has Sky up against the cage in a clinch.
Sky gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Hand looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sky is one step ahead there.
Sky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sky trying to control but Hand is working from the bottom.
Sky drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hand dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hand connects with a couple of short punches.
Sky is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hand has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sky throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sky has his foot on Hand's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hand works his way back into a safe position though.
Hand throwing strikes but missing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sky is on top in guard.
Sky wants to pass the guard but Hand is keeping the position.
Sky stands and throws Hand's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sky trying to control the action but Hand is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sky advances to full mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hand is squirming around, avoiding Sky's attempts to control the action.
Sky moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Hand has worked his arm free - good work by Hand!
Sky tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sky tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sky looks gassed!
Hand struggling a bit here.
Sky working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hand is looking to reverse the position.
That's four 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.
Sky tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sloppy strikes there by Sky.
Hand is looking for a sweep.
Sky is trying to get an arm triangle but Hand is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hand is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Sky will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Logan Sky's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hand stuffs the takedown attempt from Sky. Sky gets slowly back to his feet.
Hand throws a nice looking combination but Sky bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hand looks to land a right hand but Sky moved out of range.
Sky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hand pinned against the cage. Hand gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hand throws a series of punches but Sky moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sky bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sky advances to mount.
Sky working for a guillotine from mount but Hand is in no mood to give up.
Sky with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hand is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hand on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hand tries to get out of the position.
Hand is squirming around, avoiding Sky's attempts to control the action.
Hand slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sky is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hand sees it coming and defends easily.
Sky is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hand is working to get back to half guard.
Sky trying to control but Hand is having none of it.
Sky is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Hand throwing hammer fists to the chest of Sky. What's that going to do exactly?
Hand knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sky on the ground.
Sky looking for a guillotine from mount but Hand is having none of it.
Hand keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sky can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hand is looking to escape.
Sky landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sky thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hand throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sky trying to control but Hand is having none of it.
Sky looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Sky works his way to his opponent's back.
Hand covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Sky controlling well, preventing Hand from escaping the position.
Sky misses with an elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Logan Sky's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sky changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hand tries to avoid it but Sky manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hand to the ground. Hand escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sky shoots for a takedown but Hand saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dan Hand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Sky.
Hand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Sky or perhaps it was just good defense by Hand which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sky 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sky slips nicely into half guard.
Sky wants to work for an arm triangle but Hand is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hand tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sky frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sky working for a guillotine from mount but Hand is in no mood to give up.
Sky looking for a guillotine from mount but Hand is having none of it.
Hand is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sky goes for an armbar but Hand turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hand.
Sky trying to strike off his back.
Sky has his foot on Hand's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hand works his way back into a safe position though.
Hand looking to pass the guard.
Hand is in close to Sky's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Logan Sky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hand avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand postures up and lands a big shot to Sky's brow.
Sky trying to control the position.
Sky looking for subs off his back but Hand has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hand is looking to advance position but Sky won't allow it.
Sky tries to get to full guard but Hand has control of the leg.
That's four 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.
Hand working Sky over with strikes.
Sky slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sky bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hand's guard.
Hand throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Hand can't keep his opponent in guard - Sky advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sky uses his free foot to push down on Hand's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hand.
Hand can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Sky really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Sky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sky fails to land the takedown.
Hand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hand throws a shot from downtown. Sky moves away and avoids it.
Hand fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sky manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice sprawl there from Hand as Sky shoots in.
Nice uppercut there from Hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hand throws a shot from downtown. Sky moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sky misses with a takedown attempt - Hand sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dan Hand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Sky.
Sky avoids the body shot from Hand.
Hand lands a jab to the nose.
Sky shoots for a double leg takedown but Hand sprawls well. He's pushed Sky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Horrible takedown by Sky or perhaps it was just good defense by Hand which made him look bad.
Sky misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sky moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hand swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sky slips under a jab.
Hand tries to close the distance and clinch but Sky swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hand looks to land a left hand but Sky moved out of range nicely.
Dan Hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hand misses with a double jab.
Hand keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sky looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sky passes into half guard.
Sky looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Sky seems to be working for a kimura but Hand defends the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sky passes to side control.
Hand tries to buck Sky off but Sky is having none of it.
Hand is not content to let Sky control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sky is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Hand is trying to escape and Sky transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Hand is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sky! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Logan Sky!
Logan Sky is the new light heavyweight champion!
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