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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Taktarov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Eddie Logan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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200 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oleg Taktarov!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Taktarov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Logan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Taktarov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Taktarov slows the pace down in half guard.
Taktarov is pressing down on Logan's thigh, looking to free his foot. Logan is holding on for now.
Logan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Taktarov has eaten all the pies!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taktarov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Taktarov is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taktarov moves into full mount! Logan won't be happy about that!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taktarov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taktarov controlling his opponent.
Taktarov moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Logan has worked his arm free - good work by Logan!
A lull in the action here as Taktarov stalls from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taktarov lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taktarov moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Logan is trying to control Taktarov's posture but Taktarov avoids it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Logan is breathing heavily.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taktarov darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taktarov keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is trying to maintain the position but Taktarov is very close to passing his half guard.
Taktarov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Taktarov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Logan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Taktarov is taking a breather. Logan 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Taktarov dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Taktarov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Taktarov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Taktarov forces his way into half guard.
Taktarov controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taktarov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Taktarov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Taktarov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Logan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Logan in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taktarov scoring with strikes but Logan is staying in there.
Taktarov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Logan is rocked!
Taktarov controlling from the full mount.
Taktarov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Taktarov content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Logan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Taktarov controlling the pace for now.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Taktarov cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Taktarov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Taktarov unloading with bombs!
Oh Logan is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Taktarov lands a nice shot to the head.
Taktarov controlling from the full mount.
Logan seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Let's hope that Taktarov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taktarov looking to finish Logan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Logan!
Taktarov cracks Logan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Taktarov scoring with strikes but Logan is staying in there.
Taktarov putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Taktarov looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taktarov is continuing to stall.
Taktarov lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Taktarov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Taktarov has managed to clinch.
Logan has had enough of the clinch but Taktarov keeps him there for the moment.
Taktarov has clasped his hands together around Logan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Logan taking a bit of punishment here - Taktarov scoring with strikes.
Taktarov happy to just control the position for now.
Taktarov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taktarov is staying tight to Logan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Taktarov is putting a hurting on Logan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taktarov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Taktarov slows the pace down.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Taktarov.
Oleg Taktarov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two 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.
Taktarov's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Yet more stalling tactics from Taktarov.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Logan is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Taktarov shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Logan is trying to defend but Taktarov finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taktarov stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Eddie Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oleg Taktarov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oleg Taktarov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Taktarov winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oleg Taktarov!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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