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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovidio Kiran (ranked 979 p4p, 1429 weight class) and Logan Nail (ranked 135 p4p, 194 weight class). Kiran kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Katmandu. Nail comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Just a dream kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Logan Nail! The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nail moves out of range as Kiran throws a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kiran. Nail swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Nail lands a jab. Nail throws a hook to the side of Kiran's head but Kiran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Nail looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Nail lands a nice hook to Kiran's body. Kiran takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Kiran ducks under a wild hook from Nail. Nail takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. A big right from Nail misses. Nail throws a big shot that misses. Nail lands a right hook to the body.
Kiran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nail misses with an uppercut. Kiran saw that one coming. We've been informed that Nail has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Kiran throws a half hearted mid kick. Nail looks to throw the jab but Kiran is out of range. Kiran throws out a powerful jab. Kiran seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kiran uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Nail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiran. Kiran fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiran slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kiran pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kiran moves away from the strike by Nail. Nail throws a hook to the side of Kiran's head but Kiran sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A big right from Nail misses. Nail blocks a jab. Nail looks to land a left hand but Kiran moved out of range nicely. Nail scores with a decent looking hook. Kiran is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nail connects with a crisp jab. Kiran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nail tries to clinch but Kiran is having none of it. Nail takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nail has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiran finds it's way round the side to connect with Nail's head. Kiran misses with an uppercut
and Nail counters with a lovely straight right hand! Nail walks into a jab. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nice shot by Nail. Kiran misses with an uppercut. Kiran throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nail to counter with a crisp jab. Nail might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Kiran throws a push kick but Nail slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nail tries to clinch but Kiran moves out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Kiran. Nail does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice straight punches there by Kiran. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiran.
Nail is rocked! Kiran takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Nail blocks a jab. Nail ducks under a wild hook from Kiran. Nail throws out a counter right but Kiran avoids it with no problem. Nail clobbers Kiran with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Kiran avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kiran misses with an uppercut
and Nail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Nail dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Nail bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kiran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nail with a hook. Nail lands a jab. Kiran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kiran staying out of range there. Nail waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiran. Kiran will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kiran gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nail. Nail drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiran. Good exchange - Nail coming out on top. Kiran misses with a hook. Nice defenses there by Kiran. Nail has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiran finds it's way round the side to connect with Nail's head. Nail is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiran finish him? Nail keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiran. Kiran defending well as Nail loads up on a big left hand. Nail seems to have recovered his senses. Kiran looks to throw the jab but Nail is out of range. Kiran's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nail under the eye. Kiran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nail blocks the body kick.
Nail slips under a jab from Kiran. Nail closes the distance and clinches. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kiran wants to break free but Nail has control.
Kiran is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kiran tries to break the clinch but Nail is controlling the position. Kiran takes a shot to the head. Kiran breaks from the clinch.
Nail just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Nail looks to throw the jab but Kiran is out of range. Nail throws a lazy right hand but Kiran sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kiran looks for the body kick but Nail saw that one coming. Kiran missing with a left hand there. Nail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kiran moves away from the strike by Nail. Nail avoids a kick to the body.
Nail looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Nail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kiran moves out of range of the strikes. Nail scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiran should have avoided that one. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nail misses with a hook. Kiran ducked under it nicely. Kiran is looking to counter punch. Kiran just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiran is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Kiran is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nail. Kiran misses with a straight left. Nail ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Logan Nail will probably get the nod. 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. Nail takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nail moves forwards but Kiran connects with a nice, crisp jab. Nail ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Nail throws a looping overhand right but Kiran ducks down to avoid it. Kiran takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nail throws a shot from downtown. Kiran moves away and avoids it. Nail blocks the body kick.
Kiran misses with a hook. Nail ducked under it nicely. Kiran lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nail at a distance.
Kiran throws a lazy right hand but Nail sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kiran takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Kiran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nail. Kiran slips under a jab from Nail. Nail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiran. Kiran throws a body punch but Nail moves out of range. Nail looks like he wants to counter punch here. Nail closes the distance and pushes Kiran back into the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nail. Kiran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiran misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Nail. Kiran gets off balance looking for a body kick and Nail counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kiran throws a right and a left that both miss. Nail throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Nail connects with a crisp jab. Nail clinches with his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nail. Kiran wants to get back to striking at distance but Nail won't allow it.
Nail misses with a knee strike.
Nail stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Kiran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nail lands a jab. Nail misses with a hook. Kiran ducked under it nicely. Nail looks to land a left hand but Kiran moved out of range nicely. Kiran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nail.
Kiran slips under a jab from Nail. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Jab, jab by Kiran - just one landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kiran gets tackled into the cage by Nail. Nail maintains the clinch. Kiran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Come on Kiran - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kiran's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A looping hook to the body misses from Nail. Kiran does a little dance to reset his feet. Nail fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kiran on the side of the head. Nail connects with a body shot. Kiran missing with a left hand there. Nail was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Nail swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kiran throws an overhand right that lands on Nail's shoulder, as Nail tries to avoid the shot. Nail throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiran sees it coming and avoids it easily. Kiran swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Nice shot by Nail. Nail showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiran.
Nail with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nail lands a jab to the head.
Kiran throws a big shot that misses. Kiran takes a shot right to the bread basket. Nail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiran. Nail scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Nail cracks Kiran with an open hand slap. Kiran swats away the attempt to clinch by Nail. A telegraphed right hand from Nail misses the target. Kiran misses with a looping right. Kiran looks to land a left hand but Nail moved out of range nicely. Kiran throws a jab but it's blocked by Nail. Nail ducks under a wild hook from Kiran. Nail throws the left hand but Kiran avoids the punch easily. Kiran was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kiran throws a body kick that misses. Kiran misses with an uppercut. Nail throws a hook but Kiran blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nail works the jab nicely. Kiran scores with a sloppy right hand. Nail should have avoided that one. This has been an exciting period of action! Nail lands with a good body shot. Kiran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nail manages to avoid it. Nail swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Nail scores with a decent looking hook. The fighters circling - Kiran throws out the jab but it was never going to land. It seemed like Nail was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Nail. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Kiran keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nail. A big left from Nail misses. Nail throws the left hand but Kiran avoids the punch easily. Nail catches Kiran with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Nail needs to keep his hands up - Kiran had a free shot at his head there. Nail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiran fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nail manages to avoid it. Kiran misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nail takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Kiran ducks under a wild hook from Nail. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Nail showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! Nail avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kiran throws a hook but Nail avoids it easily. A little jabbing left from Nail on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Nail lands an overhand right. Kiran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nail. Nail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiran. Nail uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kiran. It seemed like Nail was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Kiran throws a shot from downtown. Nail moves away and avoids it. Kiran misses with a hook. Nail ducked under it nicely. Kiran drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Nail throws the left hand but Kiran avoids the punch easily. Kiran is looking to counter punch. Kiran misses with a looping left. Kiran misses with a left hand letting Nail counter with a right hand. Kiran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Nail misses with a body shot.
Nail paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Nail misses with an uppercut. Nail scores with a hook. A telegraphed right hand from Kiran misses the target. This has been an exciting period of action! Kiran swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nail misses with an uppercut. Kiran saw that one coming. Kiran misses with a straight left. Kiran slips under a jab. Nail works the jab nicely. Nail lands an overhand right. Kiran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nail. Nail avoids a kick to the body.
Nail jabbing away but nothing is landing. Nail staying out of range there. A cross from Nail lands. Nail just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiran throwing a counter right hand but Nail manages to avoid it. Nail uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kiran has time to react. Nail on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A nice combination there by Kiran.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kiran walks into a straight right hand from Nail. Kiran throws the left hand but Nail avoids the punch easily. Logan Nail seems to be getting the better of the standup. Nail throws a jab when Kiran was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Kiran. A telegraphed right hand from Nail misses the target. It looked like Kiran wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Nail is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiran. Nail uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiran. Nail uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiran. Nail paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Nail dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Nail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nail lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Kiran walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Kiran slips a straight right by Nail. Jab by Nail. Nail has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Nail keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nail misses with an uppercut. Donk. Kiran catches Nail right on the button with a cross. Nail staying out of range there. Nail misses the jab. Ovidio Kiran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nail connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kiran momentarily.
Kiran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nail waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiran. Kiran looks to score with a jab to the body but Nail is just out of range. Kiran throws a hook but Nail blocks it. Nail looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Kiran misses with a left hand and Nail counters with a straight right hand. Nail moves out of range of the strikes. Kiran misses with an uppercut. Nail saw that one coming. Nail gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Kiran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kiran gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nail has Kiran up against the cage in a clinch.
Kiran looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Nail throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiran blocks it with crossed arms. Kiran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Kiran throws out a token jab with nothing on it. This has been an exciting period of action! Kiran misses with a right hand and Nail counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nail steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiran. Nice defenses there by Kiran. Nail throws a good cross that connects.
Nail looks to land a left hand but Kiran moved out of range nicely. Kiran keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiran thows a left - swing and a miss! Nail looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Kiran throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Nail lands a body shot.
Kiran throws a wild body kick that Nail sees coming a mile off. Nail misses with a hook. Kiran ducked under it nicely. Kiran ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kiran misses with an uppercut. Nail saw that one coming. Nail cracks Kiran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Nail smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Nail moves out of range of the body kick. Kiran takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Logan Nail is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Kiran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nail.
And that's the end of the fight! Logan Nail comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Nail has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30 Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30 Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Nail! Logan Nail gave a mention to Fenrir Fightgear - Anno 2013 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). Ovidio Kiran was interviewed post fight and said 'Lachhaar-pato! Back to the gym.'.
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