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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Logan (ranked 4806 p4p, 25838 weight class) and Boston Bourne (ranked 495 p4p, 559 weight class). Boston Bourne is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathan Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Boston Bourne!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourne throws a looping overhand right but Logan ducks down to avoid it.
Logan tries to clinch
letting Bourne counter with a right hand.
Bourne throws a hook to the side of Logan's head but Logan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Logan moves into the clinch.
Bourne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bourne wants to break free but Logan has control.
Logan gets control of Bourne's arms and successfully pulls guard. Logan will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Logan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bourne is fighting to break Logan's control of his arms but Logan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bourne must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Logan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Logan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bourne wants to stand and escape but instead Logan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Logan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Logan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bourne is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Logan is controlling him.
Logan gets to his feet - Bourne follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bourne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bourne looks to throw the jab but Logan is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Logan.
Bourne uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Logan has time to react.
Bourne uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Logan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bourne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Logan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bourne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Logan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bourne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bourne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Logan.
Logan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bourne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bourne swats away the attempt to clinch by Logan.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bourne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Logan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Logan tries for a takedown but Bourne circles away easily
and Bourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bourne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Logan slips a jab from Bourne.
We've been informed that Bourne has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bourne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Logan walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Logan fails with the takedown
and Bourne connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bourne lands with a right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bourne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bourne's waist but Bourne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Logan off to one side.
Logan scores with a head kick. Bourne tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bourne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Logan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bourne lands a head shot.
Bourne throws a jab when Logan was well out of range.
Logan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bourne swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Bourne dominated that round.
That's time! Logan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Bourne.
Logan staying out of range there.
Bourne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Logan on the side of the head.
Bourne throws a jab when Logan was well out of range.
Logan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bourne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Logan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Bourne.
Bourne scores with a crisp jab that stopped Logan in his tracks.
Bourne scores with a jab to the head.
Bourne misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Logan tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bourne manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Logan needs to keep his hands up - Bourne had a free shot at his head there.
Bourne gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Logan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan stops Bourne from standing up.
Bourne keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
Bourne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bourne wants to stand up but Logan is controlling him.
Bourne keeping moving, preventing Logan from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Logan passes Bourne's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Logan is keen to just control but Bourne is a slippery customer.
Bourne pushes Logan off and gets back to his feet.
Logan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bourne counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Logan needs to keep his hands up - Bourne had a free shot at his head there.
Logan fails with a takedown attempt.
Logan throws a body shot but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bourne stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan with a poor takedown
and Bourne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bourne moves out of range of the body kick.
Logan throws a head kick that misses
and Bourne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bourne lands a head shot.
Bourne lands a glancing blow to the side of Logan's head.
Boston Bourne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bourne closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bourne connects with a crisp jab.
Logan with a poor takedown
and Bourne counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourne scores with a punch to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Logan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Logan takes one on the button.
Logan tries to clinch up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bourne misses with an uppercut.
Logan with a poor takedown
and Bourne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bourne scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Logan slips under a jab from Bourne.
Logan wants to clinch up but Bourne keeps it at a distance.
Logan walks into a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Logan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Logan looks to land a body kick but Bourne moved away.
Logan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bourne catches Logan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bourne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Bourne tries to get set, Logan tries to push him back and clinch up but Bourne manages to avoid the attempt.
Logan looks to throw a body kick
enabling Bourne to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourne 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.
Logan dives in for a single leg takedown but Bourne sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bourne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Boston Bourne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Logan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Bourne throws a hook but Logan avoids it easily.
Logan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bourne sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Logan is defended easily by Bourne.
Bourne throws a big shot that misses.
Bourne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bourne throws an overhand right that lands on Logan's shoulder, as Logan tries to avoid the shot.
Bourne misses with a hook.
Bourne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bourne to counter with a crisp jab.
Bourne misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Bourne lands.
Logan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bourne counters with a stiff right hand.
A left lands for Bourne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bourne tries to avoid it but Logan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bourne to the ground. Bourne escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Logan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan lands a head kick. Bourne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bourne is looking to score with low kicks.
Logan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan shoots in looking for a takedown but Bourne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Logan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bourne sizes up Logan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab, jab by Bourne - just one landing.
Bourne with a hook.
Logan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Bourne to counter with a crisp jab.
Logan moves away from the strike by Bourne.
Logan tries to clinch but Bourne is having none of it.
Logan shoots and misses
and Bourne counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bourne lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Bourne.
Bourne throws a lazy right hand but Logan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Logan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Logan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bourne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Logan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bourne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bourne throws a big shot that misses.
Logan walks into a stiff left hand from Bourne.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bourne darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Logan moves out of range as Bourne strikes.
Boston Bourne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bourne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little feinted left hand from Logan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan shoots in and drives through. Bourne sprawls well.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bourne! But no joy.
Bourne getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bourne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bourne keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Logan misses with a takedown attempt
and Bourne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Logan throws a lazy body kick
and Logan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bourne lands a lovely overhand right.
Bourne misses with a looping left.
Logan takes one to the side of the head.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourne.
Logan goes for a double leg but Bourne avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bourne continues to drive forward.
Bourne tries to break the clinch but Logan is controlling the position.
Bourne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bourne is trying to break free.
Bourne tries to break free but Logan pushes him back against the cage.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Logan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bourne.
Logan tries to clinch
and Bourne counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan throws a right hand that Bourne ducks under and follows up with a left that Bourne also avoids with ease.
Logan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bourne.
Logan ducks under a wild hook from Bourne.
Bourne misses with an uppercut. Logan saw that one coming.
Jab by Bourne.
Logan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bourne counters with a nice uppercut.
Bourne lands a head shot.
Jonathan Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bourne connects with a looping right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Boston Bourne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bourne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boston Bourne!
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