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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Connor (ranked 270 p4p, 293 weight class) and Frankie Logan (ranked 33 p4p, 38 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Connor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cherub Rock. Logan has chosen The Evil Scotsman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Greg Connor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Ben Watson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Connor throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Logan.
Logan throws out a counter right but Connor avoids it with no problem.
Connor works Logan's body with a nice hook.
Connor misses with a hook.
Connor misses with a leg kick
and Connor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Connor slips under a jab from Logan.
Nice defenses there by Connor.
Logan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Connor has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite MMA Training in the buildup to the fight.
Connor throws a solid leg kick but Logan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connor.
Logan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Logan takes one on the button.
Connor with a nice cross.
Connor slips a straight right by Logan.
Logan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Connor throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Connor moves out of range as Logan throws a body kick.
Greg Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor misses with a hook. Logan ducked under it nicely.
Logan moves out of range of the leg kick from Connor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor wants to slow Logan down by chopping away at his legs.
Connor throws a chopping leg kick but Logan manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Connor throws a low kick but Logan avoids it.
Connor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Logan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Connor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Logan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Connor under the eye.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Connor fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Logan checks it well.
A nice leg kick lands there from Connor.
A telegraphed right hand from Connor misses the target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Logan, as that shot connected.
Logan takes a swing at Connor's ribcage but misses.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Connor.
Logan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Connor, pushing him back against the cage.
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Connor tries a body shot but Logan blocks it.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Logan controls his hands.
Connor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Logan blocks a body shot from Connor.
Logan takes a shot to the head.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
Logan working aggressively here.
Logan lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor works on Logan's body with a couple of short punches.
Logan looking to stall.
Connor lands a hook that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Connor avoids a wild elbow strike from Logan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan blocking some punches.
Logan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Connor pushes Logan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Logan blocks an uppercut.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Logan.
Connor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Logan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Logan comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Logan lands with a right to the head.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connor pushes Logan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Connor as the two fighters clinch.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connor blocks an elbow strike from Logan.
Logan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Connor lands with a light punch inside.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Logan on the inside.
Logan throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Logan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor blocking some punches.
Connor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Logan misses with an elbow over the top.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor blocks an uppercut.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor blocks an uppercut.
Logan pulls guard successfully.
Connor would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Connor won't allow Logan to sweep him here.
Connor stands and steps away. Logan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Logan checks a leg kick.
Connor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor tries to move into range but Logan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Connor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Logan doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor blocks a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Connor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Logan throws a body punch but Connor moves out of range.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Connor moved out of range nicely.
Connor throws a quick counter kick to the body but Logan avoids it.
Connor looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Connor is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
Logan moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Connor throws a wild body kick that Logan sees coming a mile off.
Logan looks to land a left hand but Connor moved out of range nicely.
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Connor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Logan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Logan misses the jab.
Logan avoids the body shot from Connor.
A nice leg kick from Logan, right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Greg Connor will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Logan feints a counter leg kick.
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Logan avoids the body shot from Connor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Connor. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Connor slips a straight right by Logan.
Logan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Logan.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Connor.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Connor moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Connor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Logan moves away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Connor - that will leave a mark!
A swing and a miss from Logan.
Logan scores with the left hand. Connor knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connor slips a jab from Logan.
Connor misses with a body shot.
Connor throws a low kick but it's checked well by Logan.
Logan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Logan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Connor is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Logan is defending well for now.
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Connor lands with a left to the head.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Logan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Connor tries to land a knee to the head but Logan blocks with his arms.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Logan throws an elbow but it misses.
Greg Connor has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Logan sizes up Connor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Connor tries a low kick but Logan avoids it.
Connor swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan avoids the body shot from Connor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Connor misses with a low kick.
Logan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Connor walks into a stiff left hand from Logan.
The fighters circling - Connor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Logan throws a leg kick but Connor checks it.
Connor takes a swing at Logan's ribcage but misses.
Connor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Connor thows a leg kick but Logan checks it
and Logan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Logan needs to keep his hands up - Connor had a free shot at his head there.
Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Logan lunges at Connor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Connor's hand.
Connor scores with a nice head shot.
Connor tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Connor throws out a leg kick but Logan moves out of range and Connor only half commits.
Connor lands a slapping body shot.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Connor misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Logan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Logan slips under a jab.
Connor throws a wild body kick that Logan sees coming a mile off.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Connor slips the punch.
Connor throws a leg kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Connor has time to react.
Connor misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Logan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Connor lands a head shot.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Connor moves out of range of the body kick.
Connor connects with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Logan misses.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connor lands a slapping body shot.
Logan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Logan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Connor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Logan scrambles back to his feet.
Logan thumps Connor with a low kick.
Logan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Connor. That did some damage!
Connor blocks a jab.
Logan throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor connects with a body shot that sends Logan's belly button to the back.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Connor.
Logan walks into a jab.
Logan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Logan tries to clinch but Connor moves out of range.
Frankie Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan clinches up against the cage.
Logan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Logan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Logan misses with an elbow over the top.
Connor misses with a body punch.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Logan avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Logan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Logan has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Connor uses from the top position.
Logan pulls Connor in close to prevent any damage.
Connor wants to stand but Logan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Connor is aware though and is defending well.
Logan is working an open guard so Connor takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frankie Logan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Connor has Logan up against the cage in a clinch.
Connor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Logan.
Connor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Logans head.
Logan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Logan.
Connor lands a left hand.
Connor lands a right hand.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Connor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Connor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Connor crunches a lovely knee into Logan's ribcage.
Logan trying to control the position but instead, Connor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Logan into the cage.
Logan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Logan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Logan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Logan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Connor throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Connor lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Logan fails to land.
Connor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Connor lands a hook that snaps the head of Logan backwards.
Logan misses with some punches.
Connor blocks an uppercut.
Connor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Connor lands with a left to the head.
Logan gets control of Connor's arms and successfully pulls guard. Logan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Connor gets to his feet - Logan follows without any prompting.
Connor is looking to wear down Logan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Connor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Connor fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Logan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Logan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Logan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Connor. Connor obviously looking to wear him down.
Connor cracks a nice hook into Logan's ribs.
Logan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Connor uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor cracks Logan with a good jab.
Logan scoring well with a low kick there.
Connor throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Logan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Connor.
Logan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Connor throws out a loose jab but Logan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan connects with a leg kick.
Connor throws a push kick but Logan slaps the foot to one side.
Connor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connor throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan dips to his left and cracks Connor with an uppercut!
A jab from Logan misses.
Connor shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jab by Connor.
Logan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Connor is able to avoid easily.
Connor moves out of range of the leg kick from Logan.
Logan clinches up with Connor and pushes him back against the cage.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Logan.
Logan blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Logan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Logan.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Connor can't find room to land a body shot as Logan controls the action.
Logan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Logan lands a hook that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Logan blocks an uppercut.
Logan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Logan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Connor working aggressively here.
Connor misses with the head strike.
A bit of stalling here from Logan.
Logan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Connor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Connor misses with some punches.
Logan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Logan blocks a body shot from Connor.
A nice left hand lands by Logan.
Logan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Logan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Connor walks away with a smile on his face. Logan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Greg Connor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frankie Logan.
Connor slips a jab from Logan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Connor manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Connor 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.
Connor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Connor avoids the body shot from Logan.
Connor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan needs to keep his hands up - Connor had a free shot at his head there.
Connor misses with a looping right.
Decent striking displayed by Connor there.
Logan tries to clinch but Connor is having none of it.
Connor takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Connor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Connor does it's job there.
Logan is looking to land body kicks.
Logan throws a low kick, looking for Connor's leg but Connor calmly moves out of range.
Connor half committed to a counter leg kick.
Logan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Connor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Connor checks a leg kick nicely.
Connor jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Connor scores with a spinning back kick!
Connor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Connor showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Connor 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Connor!
Greg Connor thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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