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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Logan (ranked 25612 p4p, 25650 weight class) and Csongor Kiss (ranked 517 p4p, 511 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jonathan Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Csongor Kiss!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan shoots in but Kiss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Logan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Logan has his takedown stuffed
and Kiss counters by moving into the clinch.
Logan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Logan has Kiss pressed against the cage, preventing Kiss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Logan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiss has him pressed against the cage.
Logan working hard to break the clinch.
Kiss successfully pulls guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiss is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kiss throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Logan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiss works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kiss holds on and takes a little breather.
Kiss is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Logan presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Logan has Kiss pressed against the cage, preventing Kiss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kiss is looking for a takedown.
Kiss is trying to trip Logan. He has hold of a leg but Logan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kiss persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kiss is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've been hearing good reports from Logan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Logan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan pushes Kiss off and gets back to his feet.
Kiss will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kiss misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jonathan Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Csongor Kiss.
Logan fails with the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Logan shoots in but no luck this time.
Kiss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Logan circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiss stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiss shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Logan as he jumps to the side.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kiss.
Logan appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Logan tries for a takedown but Kiss circles away easily
and Logan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice sprawl there from Kiss as Logan shoots in.
Logan tries to clinch up.
Logan tries to clinch there but Kiss circles away.
Kiss shoots in but Logan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Logan lands a jab-cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Logan misses with a takedown
and Kiss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiss moves into range and clinches up with Logan.
Kiss is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Logan wants the takedown. Kiss is fighting it off but Logan persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kiss's guard against the cage.
Kiss has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Logan has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
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!
Logan is trying to break free.
Logan jumps guard and drags Kiss to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kiss stopping the sweep attempt from Logan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Csongor Kiss dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Logan shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiss tries to sprawl out of it but Logan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiss manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kiss tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kiss gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Logan stalling.
Logan stops a takedown attempt from Kiss.
Kiss jumps guard but Logan stands there with Kiss around his waist. Kiss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Logan tries to pull guard but Kiss won't allow it.
Kiss wants to take the fight to the mat but Logan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jonathan Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Csongor Kiss.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kiss is looking to break free of the clinch but Logan has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiss pulls guard effortlessly.
Logan is fighting to break Kiss's control of his arms but Kiss is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kiss's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Logan wants to control from the top but Kiss keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiss is looking for a triangle but Logan pushes his legs off easily.
Logan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kiss swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kiss lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Logan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kiss's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Logan is looking to advance position but Kiss has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kiss looking to control and managing it successfully.
Logan is just holding on here. Kiss manages to take his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiss looking for the choke from the back.
Kiss doesn't have the hooks in and Logan manages to turn into his guard.
Kiss pulls Logan in close to prevent any damage.
Logan wants to pass the guard but Kiss is keeping the position.
Kiss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Logan wants to pass the guard but Kiss is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kiss has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Logan is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kiss wants a takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Logan jumps guard but Kiss stands there with Logan around his waist. Logan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Logan is pressed up against the cage. Kiss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Logan down to the mat. Logan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kiss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Logan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kiss fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Logan to the ground. Kiss is now in Logan's guard.
Kiss is standing up over Logan. Logan looks to escape but Kiss dives into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Csongor Kiss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kiss has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
Logan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kiss prevents it.
Kiss ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kiss no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kiss wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Csongor Kiss has got the better of the ground game so far.
Logan wants to control from the top but Kiss keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiss looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kiss manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Logan manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is looking to sweep but instead, Kiss has passed into half guard.
Kiss looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kiss is working for a kimura but Logan is defending it quite comfortably.
Kiss has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kiss in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
More stalling from Kiss.
Kiss is trying to work for a kimura but Logan is defending well.
Kiss decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiss keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Logan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Logan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan fails with the takedown.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Logan enables Kiss to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Logan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Logan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Kiss dives into side control.
Logan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kiss wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiss controls the position.
Kiss is trying to move to mount but Logan reverses beautifully and ends up in Kiss's guard.
Kiss pushes Logan off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiss gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Logan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Logan wants it to stay on the feet.
Kiss drives through and clinches with Logan against the cage.
Jonathan Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Csongor Kiss is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Logan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Csongor Kiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kiss 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Csongor Kiss!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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