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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 552 p4p, 1385 weight class) and Francois Oosthuizen (ranked 66 p4p, 179 weight class). Logan's entrance music is Inside. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francois Oosthuizen !
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Darius Henderson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oosthuizen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oosthuizen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Logan. Logan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Oosthuizen misses its intended target.
Logan lands with a good body shot.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely.
Logan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oosthuizen checks it well.
A little jabbing left from Oosthuizen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oosthuizen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Logan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A little jabbing left from Oosthuizen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oosthuizen throws a jab but it's blocked by Logan.
Oosthuizen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Logan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oosthuizen takes a step back to recover.
Logan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Oosthuizen feints the counter takedown.
Oosthuizen moves away from the strike by Logan.
Oosthuizen looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
Logan wants to slow Oosthuizen down by chopping away at his legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan lands an overhand right.
Oosthuizen blocks a head kick by Logan.
Frankie Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan ducks right into an uppercut from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from Logan.
Logan moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
Logan lands a body shot.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Oosthuizen moved out of range nicely.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Logan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oosthuizen throws a jab when Logan was well out of range.
Logan looks for the body kick but Oosthuizen saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oosthuizen ! But no joy.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook.
Oosthuizen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Logan's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oosthuizen slips a jab from Logan.
Logan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Logan.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oosthuizen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Oosthuizen throws a head punch that misses.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oosthuizen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oosthuizen prevents Logan from breaking the clinch.
Logan lands a right hand.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Oosthuizen blocks a head kick by Logan.
Oosthuizen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but Oosthuizen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Oosthuizen is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Logan throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Logan throws a sloppy head kick and Oosthuizen moves out of range easily.
Oosthuizen throws the left hand but Logan avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan slips a jab from Oosthuizen .
Logan throws a head kick that misses.
Logan throws a wild body kick that Oosthuizen sees coming a mile off.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
It looked like Logan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight left.
Logan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Oosthuizen swinging wildly here.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Oosthuizen looks to land a right hand but Logan moved out of range.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight right.
Logan throws a leg kick but Oosthuizen moved away.
A punch lands to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Logan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Logan slips a jab from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen closes the distance and pushes Logan back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan is trying to break free.
Oosthuizen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Logan lands with an uppercut that bounces Oosthuizen off the cage and back into range.
Logan misses with a straight right.
Logan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oosthuizen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Logan.
Oosthuizen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Oosthuizen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Logan.
Oosthuizen throws a right hand that misses
and Logan counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy uppercut
and Logan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook
and Logan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Logan thumps Oosthuizen with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Logan is looking to land body kicks.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping left.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
A big left from Oosthuizen misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Logan.
Logan avoids the body shot from Oosthuizen .
A little feinted left hand from Logan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping left.
Logan misses with a head kick.
Oosthuizen throws out a leg kick but Logan moves out of range and Oosthuizen only half commits.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Oosthuizen is out of range.
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Logan is trying to break the clinch but Oosthuizen is controlling him.
Logan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oosthuizen can do to turn this around?
Oosthuizen misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Logan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oosthuizen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Logan scores with a jab. Oosthuizen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Logan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oosthuizen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oosthuizen moves away.
Oosthuizen lands with a straight right. Logan didn't see that one coming.
Logan tries a low kick but Oosthuizen avoids it.
Oosthuizen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oosthuizen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan throws a hook to the side of Oosthuizen 's head but Oosthuizen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Oosthuizen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Oosthuizen dips to his left and cracks Logan with an uppercut!
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen checks a leg kick nicely.
Logan tries to land a front kick but Oosthuizen steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch up but Logan keeps it at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Oosthuizen s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Logan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oosthuizen is looking to clinch.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan tries to keep at a distance but Oosthuizen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Logan lands with a short shot to the head.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Logan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Oosthuizen s head.
Oosthuizen crunches a lovely knee into Logan's ribcage.
Logan blocking some punches.
Oosthuizen working aggressively here.
Oosthuizen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Logan prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a body punch.
Logan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oosthuizen tries to work over Logan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Oosthuizen .
Logan throws a right hand that Oosthuizen ducks under and follows up with a left that Oosthuizen also avoids with ease.
Oosthuizen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A telegraphed right hand from Logan misses the target.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oosthuizen ! But no joy.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Logan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Logan checks a low kick from Oosthuizen .
Nice uppercut there from Oosthuizen .
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan misses with a straight left.
Logan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oosthuizen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan lands with a cross.
Oosthuizen closes the distance and clinches.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Logan.
Oosthuizen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Logan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan.
Logan looks to land a body kick but Oosthuizen moved away.
Logan lands with a straight right. Oosthuizen didn't see that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen moves out of range as Logan throws a body kick.
Logan misses with a body punch
and Oosthuizen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice right hand.
Logan slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Frankie Logan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A jab from Oosthuizen misses.
Logan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Logan takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen slips a jab from Logan.
Logan is looking to slow Oosthuizen down with leg kicks.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Logan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Oosthuizen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oosthuizen throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen 's corner calls for a 1-2. Oosthuizen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Logan.
Oosthuizen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oosthuizen feints the counter takedown.
Logan throws a front kick that sends Oosthuizen stumbling back into the cage.
Logan throws the left hand but Oosthuizen avoids the punch easily.
Oosthuizen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan lands a jab to the head.
The fighters circling - Oosthuizen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Logan is looking to counter punch.
Logan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Oosthuizen feints a counter leg kick.
Oosthuizen throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oosthuizen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Logan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oosthuizen misses the shot to the body.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Logan.
Logan moves out of range as Oosthuizen strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Logan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Oosthuizen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Oosthuizen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oosthuizen just misses with a punch to the body.
Oosthuizen throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan checks a low kick from Oosthuizen .
Logan misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Oosthuizen misses with a straight right.
Logan is looking for a counter combo.
Logan throws a head kick but Oosthuizen moves out of range.
Oosthuizen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Logan with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Oosthuizen with a nice cross.
Oosthuizen clobbers Logan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Logan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Logan connects with the punch.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oosthuizen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Logan.
Oosthuizen moves into range and clinches up with Logan.
Oosthuizen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Logan takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan defending well as Oosthuizen loads up on a big left hand.
Logan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Oosthuizen checks a leg kick nicely.
Oosthuizen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Logan defends it well.
Logan digs a good body shot into Oosthuizen 's ribs.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
Oosthuizen avoids the head kick by Logan.
Oosthuizen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oosthuizen .
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Oosthuizen misses
letting Logan counter with a right hand.
Logan lands with a nice body punch.
Logan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Logan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Logan misses.
Oosthuizen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Oosthuizen .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan connects with a high kick.
Oosthuizen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oosthuizen .
Logan thumps Oosthuizen with a low kick.
Logan moves out of range as Oosthuizen strikes.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oosthuizen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oosthuizen moves to clinch but Logan breaks away
and Logan counters with a three punch combo that has Oosthuizen backing up. Oosthuizen nods at Logan to acknowledge the strikes.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oosthuizen .
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oosthuizen .
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Oosthuizen .
Logan thuds his right hand into Oosthuizen 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Logan missing with a left hand there. Oosthuizen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Oosthuizen misses with a series of wild punches.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Logan's head but Logan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oosthuizen throws a hook but Logan avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen moves out of range as Logan throws a body kick.
Oosthuizen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oosthuizen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A bone on bone clash there as Oosthuizen blocks the leg kick.
Logan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oosthuizen .
Logan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Oosthuizen manages to avoid it.
Oosthuizen ducks under a wild hook from Logan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Oosthuizen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oosthuizen misses with an uppercut.
Logan takes a swing at Oosthuizen 's ribcage but misses.
Oosthuizen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice jab there from Logan.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Logan.
Oosthuizen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan.
No joy there for Oosthuizen , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Logan jabs Oosthuizen right on the nose. Oosthuizen blinks but takes it well.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oosthuizen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Logan is trying to defend but Oosthuizen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oosthuizen 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.
Oosthuizen 's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen is looking to take a break and control but Logan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oosthuizen in particular looking to stall.
Logan is looking to improve his position.
Logan gets full guard.
Logan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oosthuizen is one step ahead there.
Logan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen preventing the sweep.
Logan working a defensive guard here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Logan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely.
Logan slips a jab from Oosthuizen .
Logan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oosthuizen throws out a counter right but Logan avoids it with no problem.
Oosthuizen scores with a nice head shot.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Oosthuizen saw that one coming.
Oosthuizen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oosthuizen looks for a takedown but Logan sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen blocks a jab.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oosthuizen .
Logan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Logan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Oosthuizen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A countering left hand to the body from Oosthuizen misses.
Logan connects with a body shot.
Oosthuizen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Logan.
Oosthuizen with the counter takedown but Logan avoids it easily.
Oosthuizen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Oosthuizen 's shoulder, as Oosthuizen tries to avoid the shot.
And Oosthuizen tries to counter it with a takedown but Logan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan thumps Oosthuizen with a low kick.
Oosthuizen 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Logan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Oosthuizen 's head backwards.
Oosthuizen misses with a looping left.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the side of Logan's head but Logan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Frankie Logan had his way with Francois Oosthuizen in that round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oosthuizen clinches up against the cage.
Logan wants to break free but Oosthuizen has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
Logan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oosthuizen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oosthuizen misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oosthuizen .
Logan can't break the clinch.
Oosthuizen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oosthuizen swings wildly with an uppercut but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Oosthuizen moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Oosthuizen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oosthuizen misses with a wild body shot.
Oosthuizen throws a big shot that misses.
Oosthuizen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Logan lands with a cross.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
And Oosthuizen tries to counter it with a takedown but Logan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oosthuizen throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
Logan slips under a jab from Oosthuizen .
Logan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan throws a leg kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Logan.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Logan tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice combination there by Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Logan defends well and Oosthuizen ends up having to push Logan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Logan slips under a jab from Oosthuizen .
Logan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Oosthuizen looks to land a left hand but Logan moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oosthuizen doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Oosthuizen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Logan, pushing him back against the cage.
Francois Oosthuizen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Logan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oosthuizen misses with the head strike.
Logan prevents a body shot from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen misses with a knee strike.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
Logan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Logan.
Oosthuizen tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Oosthuizen back against the cage.
Oosthuizen misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Logan throws a leg kick but Oosthuizen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Logan cracks Oosthuizen with an open hand slap.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Logan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Logan is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Francois Oosthuizen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen misses with a right hand
and Logan counters with a stiff right hand.
Oosthuizen tries to clinch up.
Oosthuizen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Oosthuizen moves away and avoids it.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Oosthuizen slips the punch.
Oosthuizen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Logan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Oosthuizen lands a jab to the nose.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Oosthuizen moves away and avoids it.
Oosthuizen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Logan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oosthuizen wants to clinch but Logan slips to the side
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oosthuizen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Logan lands a nice hook to Oosthuizen 's body. Oosthuizen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oosthuizen takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Oosthuizen .
Oosthuizen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oosthuizen struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
Logan lands with a light punch inside.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan walks into a stiff left hand from Oosthuizen .
Logan misses with a straight left.
Oosthuizen misses with a hook
and Logan counters with a nice uppercut.
Oosthuizen connects with a jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Logan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A lazy left from Logan finds it's target.
Logan lands with a hook. Oosthuizen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oosthuizen was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frankie Logan!
Frankie Logan retains his lightweight title!
Frankie Logan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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