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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Horst Kreiger (ranked 3659 p4p, 3565 weight class) and Mathew Logan (ranked 216 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mathew Logan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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144
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Horst Kreiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Logan!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kreiger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Kreiger drives through with a takedown into Logan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Logan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kreiger trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kreiger not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kreiger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreiger wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
Logan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kreiger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreiger throwing strikes but missing.
Kreiger passes into half guard.
Kreiger is working for a submission of some sort.
Kreiger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kreiger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Logan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kreiger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Logan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Logan wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreiger lands strikes from half guard.
Logan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kreiger landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Logan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kreiger connects with a nice short shot to Logan's temple.
Logan trying to hold on to Kreiger's head to control him but Kreiger postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kreiger trying to control the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kreiger is thwarting Logan's attempts to control the position.
Kreiger is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreiger is trying to control. Logan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Logan trying to control but Kreiger postures up.
Kreiger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Logan defending well though.
Logan is trying is best to control the position here.
Logan is looking to control Kreiger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Logan avoid being mounted?
Logan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kreiger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kreiger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Logan's head.
Kreiger is trying to work for a kimura but Logan is defending well.
Kreiger works his way into full mount!
Kreiger lands a big shot there that rocks Logan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Logan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kreiger raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kreiger with good strikes from the mount here!
Kreiger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Logan is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horst Kreiger dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kreiger looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Kreiger persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
Logan is still on wobbly legs! Can Kreiger finish him?
Kreiger fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kreiger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Logan can do to turn this around?
Kreiger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Logan pinned against the cage. Logan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Logan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Horst Kreiger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kreiger scoring with some ground and pound.
Logan trying to control the position here.
Kreiger advances position into side control!
Kreiger is putting a hurting on Logan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Logan is looking for a sweep.
Kreiger is looking to take a break and control but Logan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Logan can't do much from the bottom here.
Logan is looking to regain half guard here but Kreiger keeps moving and retains side control.
Logan is still trying to improve position.
Logan seems to have recovered his senses.
Kreiger is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Logan has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreiger misses with the ground and pound.
Logan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kreiger wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Logan, who protects the arm well.
Kreiger landing a few strikes.
Kreiger advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kreiger cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Logan is desperately trying to improve his position but Kreiger has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan is in a horrible position here. Kreiger smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Logan tries to lock up and control but Kreiger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kreiger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Logan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kreiger wants to control the pace but Logan is squirming around nicely.
Logan is looking to improve his position but Kreiger isn't that keen on the idea.
Kreiger cracks Logan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kreiger tries to push Logan's head away but Logan is holding on tight.
Kreiger raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kreiger is working for a guillotine from mount but Logan frees his head quite easily.
Kreiger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kreiger is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Logan can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Logan can't escape the position.
Kreiger throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan can't escape the position.
Kreiger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Logan is desperately trying to improve his position but Kreiger has a good base and remains in mount.
Logan is squirming around, avoiding Kreiger's attempts to control the action.
Logan tries to lock up and control but Kreiger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Logan is trying to escape the mount.
Kreiger lands a couple of good shots and Logan has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Horst Kreiger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kreiger looking for the choke but no joy.
Kreiger has the hooks in. Logan is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Horst Kreiger dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Logan drives through with a takedown into Kreiger's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Logan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kreiger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Logan has managed to get both his arms back between Kreiger's legs - danger averted.
Logan wants to control from the top but Kreiger keeps moving.
Kreiger working for a triangle but Logan defends it easily.
Logan looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreiger trying to control the position.
Kreiger is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreiger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kreiger seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Logan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Logan controlling the position well.
Logan is looking to control Kreiger's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Logan avoid being mounted?
Kreiger is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Logan!
Kreiger with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kreiger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Logan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kreiger trying to control from half guard but Logan is working away.
Logan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kreiger.
Kreiger wants to control but Logan is keeping him busy.
Logan is looking to improve his position.
Logan keeps trying to improve his position.
Mathew Logan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreiger moves nicely into side control.
Kreiger tries to move into full mount but can't pass Logan's legs.
Sloppy strikes there by Kreiger.
Kreiger trying to control the position but Logan is working away.
Logan wants to control but Kreiger postures up.
Kreiger works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan parries the strikes from Kreiger easily there. Kreiger is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Logan to escape.
Logan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kreiger's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Logan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kreiger is working away from the top position though.
Logan is positioning himself well to prevent Kreiger advancing to mount.
Kreiger wants to lay and pray for a moment but Logan keeps working.
Kreiger is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Horst Kreiger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Horst Kreiger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kreiger, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Horst Kreiger!
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight for Horst Kreiger!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Horst Kreiger!
Horst Kreiger wins by unanimous decision!
Mathew Logan was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back in a blaze of glory!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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