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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gezas Marozas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Logan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gezas Marozas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ned Logan!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marozas tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
Marozas slips a jab and a cross from Logan.
Marozas fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marozas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marozas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marozas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Logan.
Marozas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Logan loads up on a big right hand but Marozas slips the punch.
Marozas ducks right into an uppercut from Logan.
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!
Marozas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Logan can't break the clinch.
Marozas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Logan just stands there and leans against the cage.
Marozas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Logan in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Marozas taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Marozas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Logan is defending well for now.
Marozas can't get the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marozas connects with a knee to the head.
Marozas connects with a nasty looking knee right to Logan's face.
Logan managing to block the knees to the body from Marozas.
Logan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Marozas fails to land.
Marozas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Marozas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Logan.
Marozas missing with knees to the body.
Marozas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Logan.
Logan is trying to push Marozas away but Marozas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Marozas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Logan wants to break free but Marozas has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marozas stalling the fight.
Marozas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marozas misses with a body kick.
Logan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Marozas throws a right hand that misses
and Logan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marozas tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marozas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice sprawl there from Logan as Marozas shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gezas Marozas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marozas is breathing heavily.
Marozas thumps Logan with a low kick.
Logan sizes up Marozas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice jab there from Logan.
Logan throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marozas swinging wildly here.
Logan lands a really nice looking cross but Marozas seems unphased.
Marozas ducks right into an uppercut from Logan.
Logan leaves Marozas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Logan lands a head shot.
Marozas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Logan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Logan tests Marozas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Logan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Marozas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ned Logan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Logan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Logan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Logan scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Logan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marozas circles away quickly and effectively.
Logan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Logan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Logan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Marozas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Logan scores with a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Marozas.
Marozas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Marozas tries a head kick but it misses.
Marozas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Logan scores with a shot to the body.
Logan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Marozas backs up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Logan as he connects with a hook.
Marozas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice cross by Logan.
Marozas tries to clinch but Logan is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ned Logan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Marozas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Logan looks to land a combination but Marozas avoids it well.
Logan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Logan avoids a kick to the body.
Marozas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Marozas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Logan takes a step back to recover.
Logan misses with a series of wild punches.
Marozas bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Marozas moves out of range of the body kick.
Logan lands with an uppercut that bounces Marozas off the cage and back into range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Marozas.
Logan lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Logan.
Logan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Marozas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Logan is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Marozas wants to clinch
and Logan counters with a left to the body.
Marozas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marozas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice inside leg kick there by Marozas. That's going to slow Logan down.
Logan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Marozas. That one must have hurt.
Marozas goes for a double leg but Logan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Logan continues to drive forward.
Marozas breaks the clinch.
Logan slips a jab from Marozas.
Logan stalks Marozas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marozas's face. Marozas staggers backwards, shaken.
Marozas clobbers Logan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gezas Marozas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marozas misses with a head kick.
Marozas throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marozas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Logan is out of range.
Ned Logan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Logan scores with a one two! Marozas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Marozas tries to clinch there but Logan circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marozas walks into a left hand.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marozas tries to clinch up but Logan circles away and keeps his distance.
Logan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Logan throws a series of punches but Marozas avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Logan.
Logan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marozas scores with a head kick.
Jab, jab by Logan - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marozas drops his hands momentarily and Logan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Logan keeps the fight on the outside.
Logan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Logan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marozas fakes the leg kick and cracks Logan in the body.
Marozas wants to clinch
and Logan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Logan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Marozas to score with a decent uppercut.
Marozas misses with a takedown attempt - Logan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Logan lands a body shot.
Marozas needs to keep his hands up - Logan had a free shot at his head there.
Marozas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Logan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marozas throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
Gezas Marozas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marozas shoots for a takedown but Logan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gezas Marozas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Logan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Logan throws a combination. Marozas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Logan lands a two punch combo.
Logan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Marozas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marozas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marozas darts in trying to clinch
and Logan counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marozas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Logan lands a body shot.
Logan cracks Marozas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gezas Marozas will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Marozas misses with a takedown attempt - Logan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Marozas tries to close the distance and clinch but Logan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marozas wants to clinch up but Logan keeps it at a distance.
Marozas avoids the head kick by Logan.
Marozas takes one to the side of the head.
Logan stuffs the takedown attempt from Marozas. Marozas gets slowly back to his feet.
Marozas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marozas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Logan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Marozas under the eye.
Marozas closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Marozas. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Logan moves out of range of the strikes.
Logan swinging wildly here.
Marozas throws a sloppy head kick and Logan moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Logan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Marozas's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Logan.
Logan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Logan counters with a right hand to the body.
Logan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Marozas throws a head kick but Logan moves out of range.
Logan lunges at Marozas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Marozas's hand.
Logan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marozas doesn't seem bothered though.
Logan throws a one two combo.
Logan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marozas walks into a stiff left hand from Logan.
Marozas tries a head kick but it misses.
Marozas takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Logan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Marozas throws a body kick that misses.
Logan throws a combination. Marozas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Logan punishes Marozas's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Logan lands an impressive looking overhand right. Marozas doesn't seem phased though.
A left and a right from Logan both land. Nice combination.
Logan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marozas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Logan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marozas lands a front kick.
Logan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Logan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marozas.
Marozas thuds his shin into the meat of Logan's side.
Some bone on bone action there as Marozas checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marozas misses with a head kick.
Marozas just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Marozas.
Marozas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Logan throws a nice looking combination but Marozas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Logan has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Marozas.
Marozas throws a leg kick which misses Logan's front leg but catches the back leg as Logan tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Logan misses.
Logan moves forwards but Marozas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Logan throws a right hand that Marozas ducks under and follows up with a left that Marozas also avoids with ease.
Logan walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marozas.
Logan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Logan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marozas connects with a high kick.
Marozas dives in for a single leg takedown but Logan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gezas Marozas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marozas trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marozas keeps control of Logan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marozas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marozas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Logan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Logan throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marozas takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Logan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Marozas back to the cage. Logan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Logan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Marozas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marozas fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ned Logan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Logan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Ned Logan!
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Ned Logan!
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight for Ned Logan!
Ned Logan wins by unanimous decision!
Ned Logan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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