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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Logan (ranked 314 p4p, 255 weight class) and Jian Zhao (ranked 46 p4p, 38 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by The Evil Scotsman. Zhao has chosen Dirty Harry (Schtung Chinese New Year Remix) - Gorillaz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 13 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jian Zhao!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan takes one to the chin there.
Zhao fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Logan checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zhao is able to avoid easily.
A left lands for Logan.
Logan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zhao scores with a nice head shot.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Zhao.
Logan throws a hook but Zhao avoids it easily.
Zhao has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Logan finds it's way round the side to connect with Zhao's head.
Logan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Logan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Zhao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zhao missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zhao lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Logan. That's going to slow Zhao down.
Zhao lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Logan slips under a jab.
Logan lands a really nice looking cross but Zhao seems unphased.
Logan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Logan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Logan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao throws a body punch but Logan moves out of range.
Zhao misses with a body kick.
Zhao doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Zhao fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Logan throws a jab when Zhao was well out of range.
Zhao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zhao moves away from the strike by Logan.
Zhao darts in and clinches Logan up against the cage.
Zhao has a couple of punches blocked by Logan.
Zhao lands a right hand.
Logan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Logan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zhao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhao can't find room to land a body shot as Logan controls the action.
Logan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Logan on the inside.
Logan throws a head punch that misses.
Logan throws an elbow that misses.
Logan scores with a shot to the side of Zhao's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhao misses with a body punch.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Logan's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan checks a leg kick.
Logan scores with a jab.
Zhao tries to land a front kick but Logan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Logan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Zhao lands with a thumping leg kick.
Logan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Zhao.
A big right from Zhao misses.
Logan throws a good cross that connects.
Logan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Zhao shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Zhao tries a head kick but it misses.
Zhao throws out a leg kick but Logan moves out of range and Zhao only half commits.
Logan throws a looping overhand right but Zhao ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Zhao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zhao throws a low kick, looking for Logan's leg but Logan calmly moves out of range.
Zhao will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Zhao has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Zhao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Logan's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Zhao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Logan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zhao can pounce on him.
Logan takes a swing at Zhao's ribcage but misses.
Logan slips a straight right by Zhao.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Zhao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zhao blocks a jab.
Zhao throws a right and a left that Logan avoids nicely.
Logan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Logan misses with a hook.
Zhao wants to counter with a clinch but Logan pushes him away.
Zhao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Logan throws out a loose jab but Zhao uses good head movement to avoid it.
Logan tries to work over Zhao's front leg with a kick but Zhao checks it.
Logan tries to move into range but Zhao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Zhao throws an overhand right that lands on Logan's shoulder, as Logan tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Zhao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zhao.
Logan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhao throws a low kick but it's checked well by Logan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhao looks for the body kick but Logan saw that one coming.
Logan is looking to slow Zhao down with leg kicks.
Nice body punch from Zhao.
Logan sizes up Zhao with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zhao looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Zhao looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zhao misses the jab.
A big left from Zhao misses.
Logan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zhao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Logan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zhao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Logan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zhao.
Logan walks into a left hand.
Logan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Zhao throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jian Zhao 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.
Zhao throws a half hearted mid kick.
Zhao throws a shot to the body.
Zhao misses with a left hand
and Zhao takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zhao is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Zhao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zhao misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Logan misses with a hook.
Logan misses with a hook.
Logan cracks Zhao with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zhao blocks a head kick by Logan.
Zhao misses with a low kick as Logan jumps back.
Zhao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Logan's head backwards.
Logan connects with a single shot there.
Zhao motions for Logan to come forward. Zhao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zhao has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zhao there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Logan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan throws a hook but Zhao avoids it easily.
Logan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhao moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Zhao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zhao with a jab.
Good work by Zhao as he checks the leg kick.
Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Logan throws the left hand but Zhao avoids the punch easily.
Logan lands a jab.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Logan sets himself, and Zhao steps forward looking for the clinch! Logan avoids it this time.
Frankie Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Zhao looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
It looked like Logan wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zhao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Logan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan scores with a hook to the body. Zhao takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zhao is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
A big right from Logan misses.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Zhao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.
Logan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zhao with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan cracks Zhao with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Logan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zhao.
Logan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Zhao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zhao is looking to score with low kicks.
Zhao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Logan's sensitive parts.
Logan connects with a looping right hand.
Logan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Zhao misses with a leg kick.
Logan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Zhao lands with a straight right. Logan didn't see that one coming.
Logan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Zhao misses with a low kick.
A jab from Logan misses.
Zhao throws a leg kick but Logan moved away.
Zhao loads up on a big right hand but Logan slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Logan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Logan shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Logan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao connects with a crisp jab.
Logan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Logan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Zhao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Logan.
Logan throws a lazy right hand but Zhao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhao buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Logan misses.
Zhao connects with the punch.
Zhao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Logan.
Logan wants to land a leg kick but Zhao is out of range.
Zhao moves away from the strike by Logan.
Zhao staying out of range there.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zhao tries to counter by closing the distance.
Logan connects with a nice looking jab.
Logan lands a leg kick that knocks Zhao off balance momentarily.
Logan checks the leg kick.
Logan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Zhao is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
Logan misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan misses with a hook. Zhao ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Zhao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
Logan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Zhao tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zhao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Zhao checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zhao throws a leg kick which misses Logan's front leg but catches the back leg as Logan tries to avoid it.
Zhao checks a leg kick nicely.
Zhao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Logan dodges the punch combination from Zhao.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Logan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zhao.
The fighters circling - Zhao throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zhao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan connects with a nice looking 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 interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A low kick from Zhao misses
and Logan counters with a nice leg kick.
Logan lands a slapping body shot.
Logan throws a head kick that misses.
Logan tried to score with a low kick but Zhao checks it.
Logan sets himself, and Zhao steps forward looking for the clinch! Logan avoids it this time.
Logan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab from Logan.
Logan is looking to slow Zhao down with leg kicks.
Zhao moves out of range of the strikes.
Zhao looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
Logan throwing a counter right hand but Zhao manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Zhao is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zhao lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Logan throws a low kick but Zhao moves out of range easily.
Zhao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Logan throws a hook but Zhao blocks it.
Zhao thumps Logan with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan lands a jab to the nose.
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Zhao throws a nice outside leg kick.
Zhao scoring well with a low kick there.
Zhao tries to clinch up.
Zhao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Zhao.
Logan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Logan moves out of range of the body kick.
Zhao is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zhao avoids the head kick by Logan.
Zhao moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Zhao lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
Logan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Zhao.
Zhao takes one on the button.
Zhao looks to score with a jab to the body but Logan is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zhao tried to score with a low kick but Logan checks it.
Zhao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zhao walks into a stiff left hand from Logan.
Zhao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Logan blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zhao. Logan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan throwing a counter right hand but Zhao manages to avoid it.
Donk. Zhao catches Logan right on the button with a cross.
Zhao throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zhao avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Zhao tries to counter by closing the distance.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Logan motions for Zhao to come forward. Logan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zhao throws a leg kick that misses.
Logan throws a low kick but Zhao avoids it.
Logan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Logan throws a shot from downtown. Zhao moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Logan misses.
Logan misses with a wild body shot.
Zhao thumps Logan with a low kick.
A cross from Zhao lands.
Zhao dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Logan. That did some damage!
Logan tried to score with a low kick but Zhao checks it.
Zhao looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Logan.
Logan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Zhao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Zhao.
A slapping leg kick lands for Logan.
A big right from Zhao misses.
Nice cross by Logan.
Zhao misses with a looping left.
Zhao moves out of range as Logan strikes.
Logan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A solid leg kick lands there for Zhao.
Zhao misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Logan blocks a jab.
Zhao is looking to slow Logan down with leg kicks.
Zhao wants to clinch up but Logan keeps it at a distance.
Logan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zhao chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Zhao tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Zhao fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan digs a good hook to Zhao's body.
Zhao has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot lands for Logan.
Logan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Logan misses with a low kick as Zhao jumps back.
Zhao is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zhao connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Logan momentarily.
Logan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Zhao walks into a left hand.
Logan throws the left hand but Zhao avoids the punch easily.
Logan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zhao slips a straight right by Logan.
Zhao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zhao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Logan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Logan takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab lands there for Logan.
Zhao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Logan.
Logan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zhao turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Logan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frankie Logan.
Well Logan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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