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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mathew Logan (ranked 4176 p4p, 3489 weight class) and Willard Wilson (ranked 253 p4p, 225 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 cm 24 135 1 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm 24 144 2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns Basic striking Inexperienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent boxer Prefers standup |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mathew Logan! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willard Wilson! The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Logan ducks right into an uppercut from Wilson. Logan takes one to the chin there.
Logan pushes Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Logan has picked Wilson up - he's going for a ride! Logan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Wilson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Logan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Logan is proving a slippery customer.
Logan scoring with punches to the head and body. Logan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Wilson looking to control.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Logan controlling him for the moment.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Logan showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Logan looking to pass the guard. Logan seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Logan is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wilson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wilson has escaped and now he's on top!

 That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Logan holds on and takes a little breather. Wilson is looking to stand up but Logan won't let him. Logan has Wilson pulled in close to control his posture. Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Logan has Wilson pulled in close to control his posture.
 The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilson swings for the body but Logan moves out of range.
Willard Wilson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nice shot by Wilson. Wilson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Logan at a distance.
Logan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Logan lands in his opponent's guard. Wilson wants to sweep but no luck. Logan trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom. Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Logan trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Wilson controls Logan momentarily but Logan frees himself. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Logan drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wilson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Logan has Wilson in his guard.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Logan swivels though and keeps the full guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Wilson looking to control the position here, rather than advance. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Willard Wilson will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Logan throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson. Logan moves out of range of the strikes. Logan throws a big counter combination but Wilson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage. Logan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Logan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Logan misses with a looping left. Wilson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Logan throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot. Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively. Logan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilson. Wilson scores with a three punch combo!
 Logan is rocked! Wilson scores with a one two! Logan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Oh Logan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Wilson drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Logan right on the button. Logan goes down! Wilson follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Wilson gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Willard Wilson! Mathew Logan was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back in a blaze of glory!'.
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