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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Nascimento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan comes to the cage accompanied by Devildriver - Devils Son. Nascimento has chosen I N F E R N O as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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202 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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188 cm
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191 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Logan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Nascimento!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Nascimento misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Logan, as that shot connected.
Logan misses the jab.
Logan drives through and clinches with Nascimento against the cage.
Nascimento jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Logan walks away with a smile on his face. Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Logan misses with a hook. Nascimento ducked under it nicely.
Nascimento missing with a left hand there. Logan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nascimento was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Logan scores with a nice right hand.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan thows a body shot but no joy.
Nascimento tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nascimento takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nascimento doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Logan misses with an uppercut. Nascimento saw that one coming.
Nascimento tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nascimento tries to clinch up.
Nascimento tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
Nascimento forces Logan back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Logan.
Nascimento jumps guard but Logan stands there with Nascimento around his waist. Nascimento gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Logan scores with a hook to the body.
Nascimento fails to pull the fight into his guard.
James Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner Nascimento.
Logan cracks Nascimento with a nice body shot.
Nascimento looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James Logan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nascimento fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nascimento moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nascimento takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Logan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Logan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Logan scores with a body shot.
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Logan throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan lands with a straight right. Nascimento didn't see that one coming.
Logan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Logan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nascimento backs up against the cage.
Logan scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Logan.
Logan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Logan catches Nascimento with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Logan stuns Nascimento with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Logan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Logan cracks Nascimento with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Logan cracks the inside of Nascimento's front leg.
Logan clobbers Nascimento with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan connects with a looping right hand.
Logan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nascimento walks into a stiff left hand from Logan.
Nascimento takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nice cross by Logan.
Logan lands with a shot to the body.
Logan scores with a nice right hand.
Nascimento swinging wildly here.
Logan lands with a nice body punch.
Logan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nascimento on the side of the head.
James Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Logan punishes Nascimento's body with a nice straight punch.
Logan digs a good body shot into Nascimento's ribs.
Nascimento takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nascimento takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Logan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nascimento takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Logan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Logan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Logan throws a one two combo.
Nascimento has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Logan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Logan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Logan lands a body punch.
Logan scores with a hook to the body.
Logan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Logan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Logan is looking to slow Nascimento down with leg kicks.
Logan lands with a nice body punch.
Nascimento on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Logan lands a glancing blow to the side of Nascimento's head.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Logan cracks Nascimento with an open hand slap.
Logan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Logan clinches up against the cage.
Nascimento is trying to break the clinch but Logan has him pressed against the cage.
Logan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nascimento.
Logan scores with a hook to the body.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Logan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Logan scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan has managed to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nascimento is trying to break the clinch but Logan has him pressed against the cage.
Nascimento working hard to break the clinch.
Nascimento manages to break the clinch.
Nascimento moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Nascimento takes one to the side of the head.
Logan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Logan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nascimento takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nascimento takes one to the chin there.
Logan throws a body punch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nascimento tries to clinch up.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nascimento.
Logan looks to throw the jab but Nascimento is out of range.
Nascimento fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nascimento avoids the body shot from Logan.
Nascimento slips a jab and a cross from Logan.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nascimento on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Logan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nascimento misses with a jab, cross combination.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Nascimento scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Logan is trying to control Nascimento's posture but Nascimento avoids it.
Nascimento wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Logan, who protects the arm well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Logan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Nascimento trying to control from half guard but Logan is working away.
The fighters are battling for position here. Logan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nascimento stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Logan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nascimento throwing strikes from guard but Logan blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Logan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Nascimento trying to control the position from guard on top but Logan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Logan seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Logan has a closed guard, preventing Nascimento from standing up.
Nascimento won't allow Logan to sweep him here.
Logan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nascimento can do to turn this around?
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A jab from Nascimento misses.
Logan lands with a good body shot.
Logan works Nascimento's body with a nice hook.
Logan stuffs the takedown.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan drives through and clinches with Nascimento against the cage.
Nascimento wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan manages to break the clinch.
Nascimento tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan misses with a looping right.
Wagner Nascimento is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Logan does no damage.
Logan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big left from Logan misses.
The fighters circling - Logan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nascimento doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Nascimento.
Nascimento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nascimento tries to score a power double leg takedown but Logan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nascimento somewhat.
Logan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nascimento looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nascimento shoots in looking for a takedown. Logan tries to sprawl out of it but Nascimento keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Logan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner Nascimento.
Nascimento bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento moves into range and connects with a jab.
Logan instigates a clinch.
Logan manages to break the clinch.
Nascimento doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Nascimento wants to clinch up but Logan keeps it at a distance.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Nascimento tries to clinch up.
Nascimento tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nascimento takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nascimento closes the distance and clinches.
Logan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nascimento tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Logan smiles and moves away.
Nascimento forces Logan back against the cage and clinches.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Nascimento takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Logan lands with a straight right. Nascimento didn't see that one coming.
Nascimento is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan tests Nascimento's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Logan lands a slapping body shot.
Logan connects with a jab.
Nascimento is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Logan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nascimento looks for a takedown but Logan sprawls well.
Nascimento on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Logan sprawls well. Logan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet.
Nascimento moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
A cross from Logan lands.
Logan swings for the body but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
Nascimento tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Logan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Logan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nascimento stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Logan dominated that second round.
That's time! Logan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Logan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Logan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Logan swings for the body but Nascimento moves out of range.
Logan misses with a low kick.
Logan throws a one two combo.
Logan throws a one two combo.
Nascimento doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Nascimento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Logan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nascimento was well out of range. Poor timing from Logan.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nascimento slips under a jab.
Logan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nascimento wants to clinch.
Nascimento with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Logan to score with a decent uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nascimento keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nascimento fails to land the takedown.
Nascimento has Logan up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan prevents Nascimento from breaking the clinch.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Nascimento throws a series of punches but Logan moves out of range.
Nascimento works the jab nicely.
Logan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nascimento, pushing him back against the cage.
Nascimento tries to break the clinch but Logan is controlling the position.
Logan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nascimento takes a shot right to the bread basket.
No luck for Nascimento with that takedown attempt.
Logan misses the shot to the body.
Nascimento doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Logan scores with a nice strike.
Logan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nascimento at a distance.
Logan connects with a body shot.
Logan moves into range and clinches up with Nascimento.
Nascimento wants to get back to striking at distance but Logan won't allow it.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Nascimento slips a jab and a cross from Logan.
Logan is looking to wear down Nascimento with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Logan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Nascimento backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands the left hand.
Logan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nascimento's head.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nascimento tries to clinch up.
Nascimento has closed the distance and engaged Logan in a clinch.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Logan as the two fighters clinch.
Logan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nascimento's efforts to push away.
Logan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nascimento is trying to maintain a safe position but Logan gets an underhook and turns Nascimento into the cage.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
James Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Logan lands with a hook. Nascimento tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Logan throws a nice looking combination but Nascimento bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Logan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nascimento tries to clinch up.
Nascimento takes one to the chin there.
Nascimento takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch up but Logan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Logan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento takes one to the chin there.
Nascimento moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Nascimento wants to clinch up but Logan keeps it at a distance.
Logan connects with a crisp jab.
Nascimento moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Nascimento tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nascimento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logan punishes Nascimento's body with a nice straight punch.
Nascimento tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.
Logan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Logan, as that shot connected.
Logan lands a jab to Nascimento's midsection.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nascimento at a distance.
Logan jabs at Nascimento's body.
Nascimento is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Logan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nascimento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nascimento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Logan scores with a punch to the head.
Logan throws a good cross that connects.
Logan scores with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nascimento looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nascimento wants to clinch.
A big right from Logan misses.
Logan digs a good hook to Nascimento's body.
Nascimento tries for a takedown but Logan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner Nascimento.
Logan stuffs the takedown attempt from Nascimento. Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet.
Logan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donk. Logan catches Nascimento right on the button with a cross.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Logan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nascimento throws a shot from downtown. Logan moves away and avoids it.
Logan takes a swing at Nascimento's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Logan clearly takes that 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.
Nascimento looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Logan closes the distance and clinches.
Logan breaks from the clinch.
Logan lands an overhand right.
Nascimento on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Logan. Logan obviously looking to wear him down.
Nascimento doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Nascimento tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Logan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nascimento tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Logan swivels and escapes.
Logan lands a jab.
Logan scores with a body shot.
Logan lands with a nice body punch.
Logan scores with a shot to the body.
Nascimento is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Logan throws a body punch but Nascimento moves out of range.
Nascimento is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Logan moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nascimento's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Logan.
A left hand lands to the body for Logan.
Logan manages to break the clinch.
Nascimento uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Nascimento.
Logan lands a slapping body shot.
Logan digs a good body shot into Nascimento's ribs.
Logan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Logan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nascimento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Logan scores with a jab to the body.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan works the jab nicely.
Logan lands a nice hook to Nascimento's body. Nascimento takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A left and a right from Logan both land. Nice combination.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
Logan lands with a right hand.
Logan scores with a nice head shot.
Logan throws a one two combo.
Logan lands a nice looking body shot.
Horrible takedown by Nascimento or perhaps it was just good defense by Logan which made him look bad.
A jab from Logan does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan scores with a shot to the body.
Logan tests Nascimento's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nascimento takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Nascimento avoids the body shot from Logan.
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
Logan throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Logan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nascimento.
Nascimento takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Logan.
Logan lands with a good body shot.
Nascimento misses with a series of wild punches.
Nascimento throws a big shot that misses.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown but Logan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
James Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner Nascimento.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Logan throws the left hand but Nascimento avoids the punch easily.
Logan throws a body punch but Nascimento moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Logan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Logan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nascimento fails in his attempt to clinch.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Logan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Nascimento does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Nascimento does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Logan.
Logan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nascimento jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Logan walks away with a smile on his face. Nascimento gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Logan as he avoids it easily.
Logan works over Nascimento's head and body with a nice combination.
A combination from Nascimento does no damage.
Logan lands with an uppercut that bounces Nascimento off the cage and back into rage.
Logan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nascimento has time to react.
Nascimento takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nascimento tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Nascimento doesn't manage to clinch there - Logan circles away.
Nascimento moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Logan looks to land a combination. Nascimento sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Logan lands a body shot.
Nascimento takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Logan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Logan clinches with his opponent.
Logan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Logan lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Logan.
Logan lands a right hook to the body.
Nascimento tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan digs a good hook to Nascimento's body.
Logan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nascimento is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nascimento moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nascimento's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Logan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Logan is leaning against Nascimento and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Logan.
Logan keeps control of Nascimento as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Logan had his way with Wagner Nascimento in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nascimento tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Logan was well out of range. Poor timing from Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A looping hook to the body misses from Logan. Nascimento does a little dance to reset his feet.
Logan misses with an uppercut.
Nascimento is trying hard to land a takedown here. Logan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Logan thuds a left hand into Nascimento's body.
Logan scores with a nice head shot.
Nascimento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nascimento fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nascimento fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Logan thuds a left hand into Nascimento's body.
Logan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nascimento looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Logan throws a good cross that connects.
Nascimento will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner Nascimento.
Logan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nascimento on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice shot by Logan.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nascimento drops his hands momentarily and Logan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Logan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nascimento shoots in but Logan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left lands for Logan.
Logan throws a series of punches but Nascimento avoids them all with ease.
Nascimento is looking to clinch but Logan is avoiding it.
Nascimento looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Logan is fending him off so far but Nascimento persists. Nope, Logan circles away and we're back to standing.
Decent striking displayed by Logan there.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Logan dips to his left and cracks Nascimento with an uppercut!
Logan tests Nascimento's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Logan just misses with a punch to the body.
Logan lands with a good body shot.
Nascimento tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nascimento tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.
Logan moves into the clinch successfully.
Logan manages to break the clinch.
Logan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Logan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James Logan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nascimento fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nascimento shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Logan pinned against the cage. Logan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Logan stuns Nascimento with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Nascimento 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Logan thuds his right hand into Nascimento's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nascimento throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Logan rushes Nascimento and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Nascimento tries to clinch but Logan moves out of range.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Logan digs a good body shot into Nascimento's ribs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nascimento is defended easily by Logan.
Logan looks to score with a jab to the body but Nascimento is just out of range.
Logan lands a two punch combo.
Logan scores with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Logan.
Logan lands a head shot.
Nascimento is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Logan throws a sloppy body shot
and Nascimento holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
James Logan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Logan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nascimento fails in his attempt to clinch.
Logan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nascimento. Nascimento circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Logan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nascimento. Nascimento circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nascimento takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Logan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Logan wants it to stay on the feet.
Logan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Logan.
Nascimento fails in his attempt to clinch.
Logan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nascimento moves in looking to clinch but Logan pushes him off.
Logan leaves Nascimento with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Logan.
Nascimento looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Logan cracks Nascimento with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Logan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nascimento stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Logan ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nascimento tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.
Wagner Nascimento has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan lands a nice shot to the body.
Logan connects with a body shot.
Nice cross by Logan.
Logan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nascimento tries to pull guard but Logan holds him up against the cage and eventually Nascimento drops back down to his feet.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nascimento takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nascimento on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Logan swats away the attempt to clinch by Nascimento.
Nascimento tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Logan moves into the clinch successfully.
Nascimento fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Logan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Logan.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Logan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Logan, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 50:42
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 50:42
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 50:42
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Logan!
James Logan retains his middleweight title!
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