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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan comes into the arena with Devildriver - Devils Son blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marco Todd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Todd drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Todd is looking to chop away at Logan's legs.
Logan scores with a hook.
Todd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Todd throws a wild body kick that Logan sees coming a mile off.
Good leg kick by Todd there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slow jab from Logan misses its intended target.
Logan throws a hook but Todd blocks it.
Logan tries to clinch but Todd moves out of range.
Logan cracks Todd with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Todd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Logan scores with a jab to the head.
Todd misses with a two punch combination.
Todd lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan moves away from the strike by Todd.
Logan lands a nice shot that snaps Todd's head back.
Todd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Todd throws a right hand that Logan ducks under and follows up with a left that Logan also avoids with ease.
Todd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Todd throws a jab when Logan was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Todd does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Todd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Todd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Todd.
Logan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Todd circles away quickly and effectively.
Marco Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Logan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Todd cracks Logan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Todd moves away from the strike by Logan.
Todd misses with an uppercut.
Todd looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
Todd misses the jab.
Logan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Todd.
Todd thows a body shot but no joy.
Todd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan scores with the left hand. Todd knows he should have avoided that one.
Todd scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Todd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Todd misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Logan.
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
A leg kick checked by Logan.
Todd throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan shoots in but no luck this time.
Todd throws out a leg kick but Logan moves out of range and Todd only half commits.
Todd throws a half hearted mid kick.
Todd doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Logan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Logan is trying to get an arm triangle but Todd is defending well.
Logan trying to control the position but Todd is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to move to mount but Todd blocks the move with his legs.
Logan is trying to get an arm triangle but Todd is defending well.
Logan trying to control the action but Todd is working from the bottom.
Todd is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Todd is trying to control Logan's posture but Logan avoids it.
Logan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Logan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Todd, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Marco Todd will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Todd lands a nice shot to the body.
Logan throws a body punch but Todd moves out of range.
Todd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Logan circles away quickly and effectively.
Logan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Todd's waist but Todd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Logan off to one side.
Logan scores with a nice head shot.
Logan blocks a low kick nicely.
Marco Todd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Todd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Logan manages to avoid it.
Logan looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Logan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Logan is working for a submission of some sort.
Still in half guard, Logan seems content to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Logan trying to pass the guard but Todd defending well.
Todd is looking for a sweep. Logan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd is defending against the submission attempts here by Logan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Logan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Logan seems to be working for a kimura but Todd defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Todd won't allow Logan to pass to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Todd sees it coming and defends easily.
Logan controlling the action here.
Logan is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Logan trying to control the action but Todd is working from the bottom.
Logan is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Todd doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Logan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Logan dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Todd shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Logan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Todd pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Logan avoids a kick to the body.
Logan thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Todd.
Todd ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
Logan moves out of range as Todd throws a body kick.
Todd moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Todd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Logan gets a clinch.
Logan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Todd backwards.
Logan blocks an uppercut.
Logan gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is looking to advance position but Todd won't allow it.
Todd is defending against the submission attempts here by Logan.
The fighters are battling for position here. Todd manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Todd keeping full guard, as Logan tries to pass.
Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd wants to stand but Logan is controlling the position.
Logan tries to free his leg and advance position but Todd is retaining full guard.
Logan trying to move into half guard but instead Todd has managed to sweep!
Todd trying to stand up but can't free himself from Logan's guard.
Logan wants to sweep here but Todd controlling him for the moment.
Logan has his foot on Todd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Todd works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan looking for a guillotine here but Todd defends easily.
Todd avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Todd gets to his feet - Logan follows without any prompting.
Todd on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Todd swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd tries to score with a low kick but Logan moves his leg out of the way.
Logan moves into the clinch.
Todd misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan can't find room to land a body shot as Todd controls the action.
Todd blocks a body shot from Logan.
Logan throws a punch but it's blocked by Todd.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Logan.
Logan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Todd on the inside.
Todd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Todd blocks a body shot from Logan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Todd is pressed up against the cage. Logan has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Todd down to the mat. Todd avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Logan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Todd does no damage.
Todd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
Todd turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Logan scores with a hook to the body. Todd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Logan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Logan 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for James Logan!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for James Logan!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for James Logan!
James Logan wins by unanimous decision!
James Logan really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Steel Terror-Trition: Video Proven 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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