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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Farrelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Randy Farrelly struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Randy Farrelly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dimitri Logan's chin.
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dimitri Logan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Farrelly!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Farrelly looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Logan lands with a cross.
Farrelly misses the jab.
Farrelly pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Logan back to the ropes. Farrelly follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Dimitri Logan has been cut.
Logan connects with a body shot that sends Farrelly's belly button to the back.
Farrelly tries to keep at a distance but Logan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Logan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Farrelly shoots in and drives through. Logan sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Logan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Logan tries to bum rush Farrelly with a series of wild strikes but Farrelly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice straight punches there by Logan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Logan.
Logan scores with a jab.
Farrelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Farrelly walks into a stiff left hand from Logan.
Logan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Farrelly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Logan misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Logan catches Farrelly with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dimitri Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Farrelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Logan can pounce on him.
Logan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Logan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Logan fails to land with a series of punches.
Logan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Logan duly obliges.
Logan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jab, jab by Logan - just one landing.
Logan slips under a jab.
Logan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Logan.
Farrelly is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Logan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Farrelly is still on wobbly legs! Can Logan finish him?
Logan lands with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Logan misses.
Farrelly seems to have recovered his senses.
Logan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Logan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Farrelly takes a step back to recover.
Logan lands with a cross.
Logan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Logan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Farrelly fails with the takedown.
Logan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Logan - just one landing.
Logan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Logan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Farrelly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Farrelly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Logan scores with a hook.
Logan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Logan connects with a solid leg kick.
Logan lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Logan feints and then cracks Farrelly's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farrelly down.
Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Logan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Farrelly under the eye.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Logan throws a right hand that Farrelly ducks under and follows up with a left that Farrelly also avoids with ease.
Farrelly shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Logan defends it nicely.
Dimitri Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Farrelly.
Logan darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Logan as Farrelly shoots in.
Logan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Logan thuds his right hand into Farrelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Logan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Farrelly is trying desperately to land a takedown but Logan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Farrelly.
Logan darts in and clinches Farrelly up against the ropes.
Farrelly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Farrelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Logan to work.
Logan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Logan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Farrelly is trying to stall.
Farrelly wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Logan has him pressed against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Logan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Logan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Logan scores with a one two! Farrelly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Farrelly fails with the takedown.
Logan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farrelly on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Logan. Those never looked like landing.
Logan stalks Farrelly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Farrelly's face. Farrelly staggers backwards, shaken.
Logan looks to land a combination. Farrelly sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Logan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Farrelly has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Farrelly takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dimitri Logan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Logan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Logan throws a series of strikes that have Farrelly backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Logan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Logan scores with the left hand. Farrelly knows he should have avoided that one.
Logan scores with a punch to the head.
Logan scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Logan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Logan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Logan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Logan scores with a knee to the head.
Farrelly is trying to push Logan away but Logan has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Farrelly tries to pull guard but Logan won't allow it.
Logan lands a nice elbow.
Logan is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dimitri Logan.
Logan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Farrelly, pushing him back against the ropes.
Logan stalling in the clinch.
Logan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Logan breaks the clinch.
Logan thows a body shot but no joy.
Farrelly fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Logan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farrelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Farrelly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Logan misses.
Logan misses with a few strikes there.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That kick from Logan tenderised Farrelly's leg. Farrelly is trying to keep his angry face on.
Logan scores with a decent looking hook.
Logan throws a nice head kick!
Logan wants to clinch up but Farrelly keeps it at a distance.
Dimitri Logan is winning the standup battle so far.
Logan throws a nice looking combination but Farrelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Farrelly does no damage.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Logan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Logan to the mat! Logan manages to get full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Farrelly preventing the sweep.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Farrelly from controlling successfully.
Logan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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!
Farrelly wants to control from the top but Logan keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Randy Farrelly has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Farrelly or perhaps it was just good defense by Logan which made him look bad.
Dimitri Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Farrelly.
Logan looks to land a combination but Farrelly avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dimitri Logan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dimitri Logan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Logan throws a nice looking combination but Farrelly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Farrelly looks to land a combination but Logan avoids it well.
Logan pushes Farrelly up against the ropes in a clinch.
Logan stalling the fight.
Farrelly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Farrelly is trying to pull guard but Logan turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Farrelly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Logan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Logan crunches a lovely knee into Farrelly's ribcage.
The referee calls for Logan to work.
Farrelly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Farrelly takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Logan. Those never looked like landing.
Logan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Logan.
Logan thuds his right hand into Farrelly's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Logan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Logan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Farrelly can do to turn this around?
Logan breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Logan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Farrelly swats away the attempt to clinch by Logan.
Farrelly walks into a jab.
Logan throws a series of punches but Farrelly moves out of range.
Farrelly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Farrelly tries for a takedown but Logan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Logan moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan is looking to control Farrelly's arms but Farrelly gets an underhook and turns him. Now Logan has his back to the ropes.
Logan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good leg kick by Logan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Logan lands a body shot.
Logan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farrelly gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Logan scores with a sloppy right hand. Farrelly should have avoided that one.
Logan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Farrelly looking to score a takedown here. Logan is defending well but Farrelly drives through and ends up in Logan's guard.
Logan keeping moving, preventing Farrelly from controlling successfully.
Farrelly lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farrelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Logan is proving hard to escape from.
Farrelly stopping the sweep attempt from Logan.
Farrelly has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Logan is proving hard to escape from.
Farrelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Logan is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Logan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Logan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Dimitri Logan just wasn't active enough.
Farrelly is looking to score with low kicks.
Randy Farrelly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Farrelly shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Logan pinned against the ropes. Logan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dimitri Logan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randy Farrelly.
Logan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick from Logan lands but Farrelly takes it in his stride.
Dimitri Logan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Logan connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Dimitri Logan!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Dimitri Logan!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Dimitri Logan!
Dimitri Logan wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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