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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Nail (ranked 4252 p4p, 450 weight class) and Samuel Taiwo (ranked 5951 p4p, 524 weight class). Taiwo has chosen Lil Wayne - Moment as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Logan Nail!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Taiwo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nail tries to clinch up but Taiwo circles away and keeps his distance.
Taiwo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nail is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taiwo.
Taiwo throws a right hand that Nail ducks under and follows up with a left that Nail also avoids with ease.
Nail wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nail tries to clinch but Taiwo moves away
and Taiwo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taiwo throws a right and a left that Nail avoids nicely.
As Taiwo tries to get set, Nail tries to push him back and clinch up but Taiwo manages to avoid the attempt.
Nail ducks under a wild hook from Taiwo.
Taiwo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nail moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nail wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nail looks to land a body kick but Taiwo moved away.
Taiwo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nail wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Taiwo misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taiwo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Samuel Taiwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taiwo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nail tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taiwo manages to circle out of the way.
Taiwo scores with a hook to the body. Nail takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail tries to clinch up but Taiwo circles away and keeps his distance.
Taiwo misses with a double jab.
Taiwo swinging wildly here.
Nail throws a quick counter kick to the body but Taiwo avoids it.
Taiwo misses with the combination.
Taiwo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nail circles away quickly and effectively.
Taiwo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nail.
Taiwo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Taiwo tries to get set, Nail tries to push him back and clinch up but Taiwo manages to avoid the attempt.
A left and a right from Taiwo both land. Nice combination.
A punch combination from Taiwo misses.
Nail tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taiwo manages to circle out of the way.
Nail throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Nail throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nail tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taiwo manages to circle out of the way.
Taiwo misses with a two punch combination.
Nail is looking to counter the offense by Taiwo and move into the clinch.
Nail tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taiwo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nail.
Taiwo has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Nail throws a leg kick but Taiwo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Taiwo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nail avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nail wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Taiwo throws a hook to the side of Nail's head but Nail sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nail tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Taiwo manages to circle out of the way.
Taiwo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taiwo moves out of range as Nail throws a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Taiwo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The fighters circling - Taiwo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Taiwo misses with a double jab.
Nail is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Taiwo.
Taiwo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Taiwo does it's job there.
Nail slips under a jab from Taiwo.
Nail ducks right into an uppercut from Taiwo.
Nail looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nail darts in and clinches Taiwo up against the cage.
Taiwo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nail tries to land a knee to the head but Taiwo blocks with his arms.
Nail misses with a knee to the head.
Nail throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taiwo blocks it with crossed arms.
Nail controlling the action here for a moment.
Nail pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nail is stalling here.
Nail gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nail is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taiwo is defending well for now.
Nail throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nail tries a knee to the head but Taiwo blocks it.
Nail is trying to maintain a safe position but Taiwo gets an underhook and turns Nail into the cage.
Nail with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nail misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Taiwo dominated that round.
That's time! Nail's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nail avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taiwo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nail misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taiwo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taiwo fails to land with a series of punches.
Taiwo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nail moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nail - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Taiwo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nail misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nail missing with knees to the body.
Nail trying to control the position but instead, Taiwo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nail into the cage.
Nail misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nail missing with knees to the body.
Nail stalling in the clinch.
Taiwo has had enough of the clinch but Nail keeps him there for the moment.
Taiwo avoiding damage as Nail throws knees to the body.
Nail throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taiwo blocks it with crossed arms.
Taiwo tries to circle away but Nail has him pinned against the cage.
Nail tries a knee to the head but Taiwo blocks it.
Nail tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nail tries to land knees in the clinch but Taiwo avoids the damage to the body.
Nail throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Nail.
Taiwo managing to block the knees to the body from Nail.
Nail trying to land knees to the body.
Taiwo is trying to push Nail away but Nail has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nail scores with a knee to the head.
Taiwo is trying to break the clinch but Nail is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Taiwo as Nail tries to tie him up.
Nail using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taiwo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nail lands a nice knee to the body.
Nail misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo has had enough of the clinch but Nail keeps him there for the moment.
Nail taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nail throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taiwo blocks it with crossed arms.
Nail trying to land knees to the body.
Nail missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nail throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Taiwo blocks it with crossed arms.
Taiwo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiwo wants to break free but Nail has control.
Logan Nail has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Taiwo avoiding damage as Nail throws knees to the body.
Nail landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Taiwo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Taiwo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Taiwo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nail has him pressed against the cage.
Nail with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nail has Taiwo pressed against the cage.
Nail misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taiwo.
Nail trying to land knees to the body.
Taiwo wants to break free but Nail has control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nail tries a knee to the head but Taiwo blocks it.
Taiwo avoiding damage as Nail throws knees to the body.
Nail with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Nail dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.
Taiwo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Taiwo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nail tries to counter by clinching up but Taiwo breaks away and moves out of range.
Taiwo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nail moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nail is looking to counter the offense by Taiwo and move into the clinch.
Taiwo misses the jab.
Nail throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taiwo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nail's head backwards.
Samuel Taiwo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taiwo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nail throws a body kick that misses.
As Nail backs off Taiwo throws a huge counter combo but Nail manages to avoid it all.
Taiwo throws a combination that misses
and Nail counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nail tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taiwo avoids it.
Nail throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nail misses with a knee strike.
Taiwo wants to break free but Nail has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taiwo managing to block the knees to the body from Nail.
Nail using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nail misses with a knee strike.
Nail stalling in the clinch but Taiwo improves position.
Nail landing knees to the body.
Nail tries a knee to the head but Taiwo blocks it.
Nail misses with a knee to the head.
Nail is looking to control Taiwo's arms but Taiwo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nail has his back to the cage.
Nail slows down the pace here.
Nail lands a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nail throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nail will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Taiwo up against the cage.
Nail is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Taiwo is defending well for now.
Nail trying to land knees to the body.
Taiwo tries to break free but Nail pushes him back against the cage.
Nail looking to throw knees to the head but Taiwo is blocking nicely.
Nail misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nail tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Taiwo avoids it.
Nail stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taiwo managing to block the knees to the body from Nail.
Taiwo is trying to break the clinch but Nail is controlling him.
Nail trying to stall but Taiwo improves his position.
Nail looking to throw knees to the head but Taiwo is blocking nicely.
Nail with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nail tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nail trying to land knees to the body.
Taiwo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taiwo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Taiwo working hard to break the clinch.
Nail misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Taiwo.
Nail prevents Taiwo from breaking the clinch.
Taiwo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Nail.
Taiwo tries to break the clinch but Nail is controlling the position.
Taiwo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nail lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nail landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nail using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taiwo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nail trying to control the position but instead, Taiwo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Nail into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Nail showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nail has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Nail!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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