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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 43 p4p, 64 weight class) and Maximus Furioto (ranked 9 p4p, 14 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by The Evil Scotsman. Furioto has chosen 韻踏合組合 - as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Furioto!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Logan.
A low kick from Logan is predictable there
and Furioto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Furioto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
My spies in Outlier Martial Arts inform me that Furioto has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Logan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Furioto throwing strikes but missing.
Logan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Furioto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Logan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Logan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Logan!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Furioto tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Logan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto can't do much from the bottom here.
Logan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Logan wants to stand but Furioto has his arm trapped.
Logan controls the position.
Logan wants to take a breather but Furioto manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Logan.
That's two 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.
Logan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Furioto's guard.
Furioto 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.
Logan gets to his feet - Furioto follows without any prompting.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Frankie Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furioto shoots for a double leg takedown but Logan sprawls well. He's pushed Furioto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frankie Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furioto slips a jab from Logan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Furioto.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Furioto's shoulder, as Furioto tries to avoid the shot.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Furioto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Logan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Furioto. Furioto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A lazy left from Logan finds it's target.
Logan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Furioto blocks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Logan stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Logan as Furioto shoots in.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
Logan throws a leg kick
and Furioto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Logan has his feet on Furioto's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four 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!
Logan throws a hook but Furioto avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Logan.
Logan connects with an inside leg kick.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Furioto saw that one coming.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Furioto was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Furioto wants to counter the offense by Logan and move into the clinch position.
Furioto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Furioto looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Furioto is trying to get an arm triangle but Logan is defending well.
Furioto tries for a kimura but Logan is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Furioto ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Furioto drives through with a takedown into Logan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Logan keeping full guard, as Furioto tries to pass.
Furioto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Logan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Logan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Logan!
Logan trying to control the position but Furioto is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Furioto bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Logan throws Furioto to one side and escapes!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Logan.
Logan sizes up Furioto with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Furioto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Logan scores with a sloppy right hand. Furioto should have avoided that one.
Logan with a nice cross.
Furioto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Logan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furioto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Furioto.
Logan misses with a hook. Furioto ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Logan lands a slapping body shot.
Furioto ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Logan cracks Furioto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Furioto moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Furioto avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Furioto tries to score a power double leg takedown but Logan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Furioto somewhat.
Furioto takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Logan lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Furioto or perhaps it was just good defense by Logan, which made it look bad.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
Logan throws an off balance right hand
and Furioto counters with a good low kick that Logan was not able to check.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Furioto checks a leg kick.
Furioto with the counter takedown but Logan avoids it easily.
Logan throws a lazy right hand but Furioto sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Furioto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Furioto drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Logan defends it well.
Furioto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Logan.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Logan scores with a head kick. Furioto tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Furioto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Furioto slips under a jab.
Furioto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Logan there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Logan.
Logan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furioto can do to turn this around?
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Logan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Furioto's sensitive parts.
Logan throws a jab when Furioto was well out of range.
Logan throws out a leg kick but Furioto moves out of range and Logan only half commits.
Logan cracks Furioto with a good jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furioto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Furioto persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
Furioto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Logan.
Furioto takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Furioto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Logan throws out the jab.
And Furioto tries to counter it with a takedown but Logan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Furioto is just out of range.
Logan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Logan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Furioto. Furioto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Logan misses with a hook.
Furioto appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Logan gets caught napping as Furioto dives in and scores a takedown. Logan manages to retain guard.
Furioto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Logan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Furioto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Logan dives on top into guard.
Logan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Furioto is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto trying to keep a closed guard but Logan is proving a slippery customer.
Furioto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Logan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Furioto with a poor takedown
and Logan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Logan.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown but Logan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Furioto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Logan defends well and Furioto ends up having to push Logan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
Jab by Logan.
Logan jabs Furioto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Furioto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Logan swivels and escapes.
Furioto takes one to the chin there.
Logan lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan thuds his right hand into Furioto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furioto feints the counter takedown.
Furioto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furioto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice sprawl there from Logan as Furioto shoots in.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Logan's corner calls for a 1-2. Logan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Furioto takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Furioto tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Logan defends well and Furioto ends up having to push Logan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Furioto tries to counter with a clinch but Logan shakes him off and moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Logan.
Furioto's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Furioto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Logan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Logan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheers as Logan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Furioto doesn't seem phased though.
Logan scores with a nice head shot.
Logan lands with an uppercut that bounces Furioto off the cage and back into range.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan throws a hook but Furioto blocks it.
Logan throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furioto shoots for a takedown but Logan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt.
Logan tries to bum rush Furioto with a series of wild strikes but Furioto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Furioto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Logan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Furioto scrambles back to his feet.
Furioto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Logan.
Logan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Logan.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Furioto was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furioto was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Logan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Furioto counters with a single leg into guard. Logan didn't expect that.
Furioto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Furioto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Furioto blocks a low kick nicely.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Furioto moves away and avoids it.
Furioto takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Furioto looks for a takedown but Logan sprawls well.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Logan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furioto misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Furioto tries to advance to mount but Logan denies him.
Logan wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is looking for a sweep.
Furioto tries to move to full mount but Logan actually manages to regain half guard.
Logan gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Logan wants to sweep but no luck.
Furioto drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Logan dives on top into guard.
Logan tries to stand but Furioto is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Furioto shoots in looking for a takedown but Logan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Furioto's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Logan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Furioto defending well as Logan loads up on a big left hand.
Furioto only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Furioto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Furioto is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Logan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Furioto fails with a takedown attempt.
Logan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Frankie Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maximus Furioto.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Logan.
Furioto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Logan circles away.
Logan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Logan throws a jab when Furioto was well out of range.
Logan cracks Furioto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Furioto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Logan lands a leg kick that knocks Furioto off balance momentarily.
Logan thumps Furioto with a low kick.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Furioto uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furioto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Logan but Logan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Logan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Logan thows a leg kick but Furioto checks it
and Furioto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Furioto.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Furioto is aware though and is defending well.
Furioto postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Logan is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Furioto, into his guard.
Logan wants to get up but he can't break Furioto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan had his way with Maximus Furioto in 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Logan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Logan lands a glancing blow to the side of Furioto's head.
Logan scores with a nice strike.
A nice leg kick lands there from Logan.
Logan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Logan, as that shot connected.
Logan lands a glancing blow to the side of Furioto's head.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Furioto.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Furioto. That did some damage!
Logan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Furioto counters with a shoot takedown. Logan fights it but they end up in guard.
Logan is looking to stand back up but Furioto counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Logan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Furioto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Logan defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furioto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though.
Logan is trying to get back to full guard.
Furioto wants to work for an arm triangle but Logan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Furioto is trying a forearm choke I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Frankie Logan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Logan tries to kick Furioto off but Furioto keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Furioto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though.
Furioto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Logan wants to get back to full guard.
Furioto 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.
Furioto seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furioto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Logan is looking to control Furioto's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Logan avoid being mounted?
Logan holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
Logan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furioto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big right from Logan misses.
Logan misses the jab.
Maximus Furioto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Furioto gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Logan punishes Furioto's body with a nice straight punch.
Furioto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
And Furioto tries to counter it with a takedown but Logan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Horrible takedown attempt by Furioto or perhaps it was just good defense by Logan, which made it look bad.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Logan throws a solid leg kick but Furioto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Logan.
Furioto feints a counter leg kick.
Furioto looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Furioto persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
Logan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That kick from Logan tenderised Furioto's leg. Furioto is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frankie Logan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Logan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan retains his lightweight title!
Frankie Logan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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