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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Logan Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Steele has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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165 lbs
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167 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Logan Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon misses with a leg kick.
Gordon throws a lazy head kick
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Gordon throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Steele counters with a three punch combo that has Gordon backing up. Gordon nods at Steele to acknowledge the strikes.
Flash Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon takes a swing at Steele's ribcage but misses.
Steele ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gordon tries to clinch but Steele moves out of range.
Gordon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Steele fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gordon on the side of the head.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gordon. Steele shrugs it off though.
Gordon misses with a body punch
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steele scores with a hook.
Gordon scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Steele finds it's way through Gordon's defenses.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Steele keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws a leg kick
and Steele counters with a nice uppercut.
Gordon tries to clinch there but Steele circles away.
Gordon misses with the body kick
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A shot to the body from Gordon misses
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gordon is looking to clinch but Steele is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Gordon misses
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gordon misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with a series of strikes. Gordon will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gordon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steele counters with a series of strikes. Gordon will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele checks the leg kick.
Gordon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gordon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steele counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gordon looks gassed!
Gordon tries to clinch up.
Steele throws a series of strikes that have Gordon backpedaling.
Flash Gordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steele lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gordon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steele.
Steele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Steele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy body kick from Gordon
and Steele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steele takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steele is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steele shoots in looking for a takedown. Gordon tries to sprawl out of it but Steele keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gordon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Steele is working the combinations to good effect here.
Gordon throws a lazy body kick
and Steele counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Gordon's ribs.
Steele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A lazy left from Steele finds it's target.
Gordon throws a body kick the misses
and Steele counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Steele looks for a takedown but Gordon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Steele. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon looks to throw a body kick
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick by Gordon misses
and Steele counters with a low kick, right behind Gordon 's knee.
Steele scores with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
Gordon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gordon walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gordon throws a sloppy body shot
and Steele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gordon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steele feints a jab promting Gordon to slip. Steele then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gordon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Steele is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Steele lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Gordon blocks a leg kick.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gordon drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gordon. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Steele misses.
Steele shoots in but Gordon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Steele dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Steele scores with a jab. Gordon acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
An inside leg kick from Gordon misses.
Gordon throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Steele. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steele.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steele dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Steele lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Gordon misses with a body shot
and Steele counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gordon misses with a lunging right hand
and Steele counters with a one-two to the body.
Gordon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Logan Steele is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gordon misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Steele is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A left lands for Steele.
Steele cracks a nice hook into Gordon's ribs.
A good leg kick by Steele.
A head kick by Gordon misses
and Gordon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Steele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steele closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Steele connects with a looping right hand.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Steele to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Steele lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gordon doesn't seem phased though.
Steele will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by Gordon misses
and Steele counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Steele fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A combination from Steele does no damage.
Gordon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Steele throws a one two combo.
Gordon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left and a right from Steele both land. Nice combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gordon might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Steele has got the better of the exchanges.
Steele looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gordon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Steele lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gordon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steele counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Steele scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gordon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Logan Steele is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordon misses with a left hand
and Steele counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Steele sizes up Gordon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gordon on the side of the head.
Gordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gordon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Steele counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Steele counters with an outside leg kick.
Steele shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gordon as he avoids it easily.
Gordon swings widly with a right hand
and Steele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steele bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gordon's head backwards.
Gordon misses with a left hand
and Steele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gordon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Steele manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Steele. Beautiful body shot.
Gordon misses with a hook
and Steele counters with a three punch combo that has Gordon backing up. Gordon nods at Steele to acknowledge the strikes.
Steele scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Steele lands the left hand.
Gordon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon throws a lazy head kick
and Steele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Steele dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Steele. That snapped Gordon's head back.
Gordon misses with a left hand
and Steele counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Steele swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Steele lands a two punch combo.
Gordon throws a lazy head kick
and Steele counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon drops his hands momentarily and Steele takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Steele fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Steele fails with a takedown attempt.
Gordon keeps Steele at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steele connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gordon's hands.
A lazy body kick from Gordon
and Steele counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Steele.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steele looking to pass the guard.
Steele drops back looking for a leg! Gordon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gordon manages to kick Steele off! Steele jumps back into Gordon's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gordon is on top in guard.
Gordon looking to sit in guard and control but Steele gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Steele slips nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele stops Gordon from getting back to his feet.
Steele seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gordon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Steele is taking a breather. Gordon says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet.
Steele wants to work for an arm triangle but Gordon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Steele is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gordon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gordon is trying to stand up here but Steele is controlling him well.
Steele wants to control but Gordon is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steele seems to be working for a kimura but Gordon defends the submission attempt.
Gordon looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Steele is looking for a kimura but Gordon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steele to get the leverage.
Flash Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan Steele is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gordon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gordon.
Gordon is looking to stand up but Steele isn't so interested in that idea.
Steele drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Steele jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four 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.
Gordon has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Steele can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Steele drops back looking for a leg! Gordon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Gordon manages to kick Steele off! Steele jumps back into Gordon's guard.
Gordon has his foot on Steele's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Steele works his way back into a safe position though.
Gordon keeping moving, preventing Steele from controlling successfully.
Steele drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Steele jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Steele trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Steele showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steele 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Steele!
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