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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Logan Bolton (ranked 25139 p4p, 25136 weight class) and Thomas Newport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Bolton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Newport!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newport misses with a wild body shot.
Newport wants to clinch.
Bolton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bolton wants to land a leg kick but Newport is out of range.
Bolton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Newport is able to avoid easily.
Newport turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Newport throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Newport takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bolton throws a low kick, looking for Newport's leg but Newport calmly moves out of range.
Newport swings for the body but Bolton moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bolton drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newport trying to keep a closed guard but Bolton is proving a slippery customer.
Newport looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Newport throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Newport is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bolton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bolton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bolton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
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.
Bolton lands a couple of elbows.
Bolton throws a big elbow that misses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Newport can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bolton scoring with some ground and pound.
Newport controls Bolton momentarily but Bolton frees himself.
Newport has momentary wrist control but Bolton slips an elbow through the middle.
Bolton postures up and lands a big shot to Newport's brow.
Newport can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bolton controls the pace.
Newport tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bolton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bolton preventing the sweep.
Bolton pushing down on Newport's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bolton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bolton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Newport for as long as he can get away with.
Bolton working the head and body with strikes.
Newport is controlling Bolton's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolton stalling.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Newport is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bolton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Newport avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bolton.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bolton stalling.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Newport misses with a wild body shot.
Newport connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Bolton dominated that round.
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.
Good leg kick by Bolton.
Bolton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Newport can do to turn this around?
Newport avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Newport explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Newport misses with a wild combination.
Newport misses with a wild body shot.
Bolton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Newport throws a leg kick which misses Bolton's front leg but catches the back leg as Bolton tries to avoid it.
Newport looks to land a body kick but Bolton moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Newport checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Newport pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bolton is out of range and Newport settles back down.
A low kick from Bolton misses
and Newport counters with a good, hard body kick but Bolton shrugs it off.
Newport clinches up with Bolton and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bolton is working for takedown but Newport is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bolton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Newport dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bolton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Newport's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Newport up against the cage.
Bolton lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newport tries a knee to the head but Bolton blocks it.
Bolton keeps control of Newport as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Newport misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bolton.
Newport tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bolton avoids it.
Bolton is working for takedown but Newport is calmly controlling the position for now.
Newport is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolton gets an underhook and turns Newport into the cage.
Newport with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bolton works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Newport is looking to break free of the clinch but Bolton has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton manages to break the clinch.
Newport tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bolton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bolton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Newport throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bolton misses with a low kick as Newport jumps back.
Newport thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bolton if he has to take too many more of those.
Newport fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bolton checks it well.
Bolton looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Newport scores with a jab.
Bolton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bolton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bolton lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newport is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Newport on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Logan Bolton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newport is trying to improve his position.
Newport on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bolton is looking to take a break and control but Newport is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bolton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Newport tries to buck Bolton off but Bolton is having none of it.
Bolton controls the position.
Newport tries to buck Bolton off but Bolton is having none of it.
Bolton lands a few punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newport wants to control but Bolton postures up.
Bolton working the head and body with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Newport's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bolton working the ground and pound.
Bolton takes a little break here. Newport wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Bolton gets to mount! Newport was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Newport tries to lock up and control but Bolton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Bolton dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Newport tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bolton was well out of range. Poor timing from Newport.
A chopping leg kick lands by Newport.
Newport 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.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Newport lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bolton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bolton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
An inside leg kick from Bolton misses.
Bolton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Newport circles away quickly and effectively.
Bolton backing away here, and Newport unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Bolton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thomas Newport seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Newport looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bolton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Newport checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Newport checks a leg kick.
Bolton misses with a low kick.
Newport looks to score with a jab to the body but Bolton is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolton scores with a leg kick.
Newport misses with a straight left.
Newport throws a body kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Newport. Bolton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bolton has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Newport.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newport motions for Bolton to come forward. Newport throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bolton tries a low kick but Newport avoids it.
Newport throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bolton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Newport on his heels. He'll look to pass Newport's guard now, I'm sure.
Bolton postures up.
Bolton controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bolton passes Newport's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Thomas Newport has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bolton working over Newport with some ground and pound. Newport looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bolton slips a nice elbow through Newport's hands, connecting with Newport's forehead.
Bolton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bolton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bolton is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Newport can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolton drops a big elbow. That's hurt Newport! More shots from Bolton and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Logan Bolton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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