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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludo Van Veen (ranked 1147 p4p, 1693 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 176 p4p, 238 weight class). Van Veen kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Give it ALL. Logan Justis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ludo Van Veen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Veen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Justis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Veen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Justis has time to react.
Van Veen throws the kick towards the body but Justis avoids it.
Van Veen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justis tries to clinch up.
A quick step to the side and Van Veen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Veen seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Van Veen lands a right hook to the body.
Van Veen throws a shot from downtown. Justis moves away and avoids it.
Ludo Van Veen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Van Veen. Van Veen obviously looking to wear him down.
Justis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Justis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Veen. That one must have hurt.
A big left from Van Veen misses.
Van Veen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Justis manages to avoid it.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Veen throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
Van Veen throws the kick towards the body but Justis avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen throws a shot to the body.
Van Veen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Veen misses with a jab to the body
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Veen misses the jab.
Van Veen misses with a body shot.
Van Veen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justis throws out a counter right but Van Veen avoids it with no problem.
Justis takes one to the side of the head.
Van Veen throws a right hand that misses
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Veen slips under a jab from Justis.
Justis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Veen.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Justis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Justis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Van Veen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen lands a nice hook to Justis's body. Justis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Van Veen connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Justis momentarily.
Van Veen throws a right hand that misses
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Justis drops Van Veen with a beautiful combination! Van Veen stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Justis is looking for the KO!
Van Veen is rocked!
Van Veen throws a shot from downtown. Justis moves away and avoids it.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Oh Van Veen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Van Veen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justis throws out the jab.
The fighters circling - Justis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Van Veen appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Justis takes a swing at Van Veen's ribcage but misses.
Van Veen misses with a body shot.
Van Veen loads up on a big right hand but Justis slips the punch.
Justis throws out a counter right but Van Veen avoids it with no problem.
Van Veen seems to have got his legs back now.
Van Veen scores with a nice head shot.
Justis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Veen.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Justis moves out of range of the body kick from Van Veen.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Veen cracks a nice hook into Justis's ribs.
Justis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Van Veen misses with a jab to the body
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Van Veen thows a leg kick but Justis checks it
letting Justis counter with a right hand.
Justis throws a body punch but Van Veen moves out of range.
Van Veen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justis doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Veen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justis's sensitive parts.
Van Veen misses with the body kick
and Justis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Van Veen! Justis lets Van Veen back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Veen scores with a hook to the body. Justis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Van Veen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
A little jabbing left from Justis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Veen moves away.
Van Veen scores with a jab to the body.
Justis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Veen.
Van Veen just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Van Veen with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Veen scores with a nice strike.
Justis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Veen scores with a body shot.
Van Veen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Van Veen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Justis's head backwards.
Justis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Veen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Justis misses.
Van Veen misses with a left hand
and Justis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Van Veen.
Justis takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A cross from Van Veen lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen dominated 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.
Van Veen misses with a hook.
Justis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Veen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Justis. Justis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by Van Veen.
Justis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Veen tests Justis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Veen misses with a two punch combination.
Justis's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Justis does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justis! But no joy.
Justis misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Veen misses the target.
Van Veen moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJustis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis slips a straight right by Van Veen.
Van Veen connects with a body shot.
Justis avoids the body shot from Van Veen.
Justis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Van Veen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Justis might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Van Veen has got the better of the exchanges.
Van Veen misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Van Veen as he connects with a hook.
Van Veen works Justis's body with a nice hook.
Van Veen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Van Veen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Van Veen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Justis's head.
Van Veen throws the left hand but Justis avoids the punch easily.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice straight punches there by Van Veen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Veen.
Van Veen looks to land a left hand but Justis moved out of range nicely.
Van Veen lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Van Veen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Van Veen - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Veen lands a glancing blow to the side of Justis's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Veen throws a looping overhand right but Justis ducks down to avoid it.
Justis counters with a body kick.
Van Veen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Van Veen thumps Justis with a low kick.
Van Veen thumps Justis with a low kick.
Nice cross by Van Veen.
Van Veen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Veen. Justis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Veen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Veen catches Justis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Van Veen misses with an uppercut
and Justis counters with a straight right hand.
A clash of legs there as Justis blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen lands with a straight right. Justis didn't see that one coming.
Van Veen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?
Justis walks into a stiff left hand from Van Veen.
Van Veen throws a jab but it's blocked by Justis.
Van Veen lands with a cross.
Van Veen misses with an uppercut.
Justis lands with a nice body punch.
Van Veen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Veen misses the target.
Van Veen is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Veen lunges at Justis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Justis's hand.
Van Veen works Justis's body with a nice hook.
Justis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Justis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jab from Justis.
Van Veen jabs Justis right on the nose. Justis blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by Justis.
Van Veen scores with a sloppy right hand. Justis should have avoided that one.
Van Veen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justis rushes Van Veen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
Van Veen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Justis lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Justis controls his hands.
Van Veen tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.
Justis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Van Veen scores with a shot to the body.
Van Veen thuds a left hand into Justis's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ludo Van Veen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice shot by Van Veen.
Van Veen looks to clinch
and Justis counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Van Veen thinking.
Van Veen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justis takes one on the button.
Van Veen tries to land a body kick
and Justis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick from Van Veen, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Van Veen misses with a looping left.
Van Veen lands a nice looking body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Veen misses the shot to the body.
Justis throws a fast counter high kick but Van Veen manages to duck under it in time.
Van Veen throws a shot from downtown. Justis moves away and avoids it.
Van Veen misses with a straight left.
Justis is looking to clinch.
Justis misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Veen is looking to land body kicks.
Van Veen sizes up Justis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Van Veen misses with a hook.
Van Veen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Veen throws a body shot but no joy.
Justis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A slow jab from Van Veen misses its intended target.
Van Veen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Veen.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A slow jab from Van Veen misses its intended target.
Justis doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Justis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Justis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Van Veen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Van Veen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Van Veen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Van Veen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justis struggles to land a body shot inside as Van Veen controls his hands.
Van Veen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Veen can't find room to land a body shot as Justis controls the action.
Van Veen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Van Veen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justis's elbow.
Van Veen tries to break free but Justis pushes him back against the cage.
Van Veen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Veen throws a punch but it's blocked by Justis.
Van Veen manages to break the clinch.
Van Veen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ludo Van Veen is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Veen throws a jab when Justis was well out of range.
Justis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Veen looks for the body kick but Justis saw that one coming.
Justis defending well as Van Veen loads up on a big left hand.
Van Veen connects with a jab.
Van Veen throws a big shot that misses.
A big left from Van Veen misses.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Justis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justis blocking some punches.
Van Veen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Van Veen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Justis misses with some punches.
Justis digs a right hand into Van Veen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Van Veen's gas tank.
Van Veen swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Van Veen has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Van Veen.
Van Veen struggles to land a body shot inside as Justis controls his hands.
Justis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Veen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Justis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Van Veen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Van Veen swings away with a body shot that misses
and Justis counters with a nice kick to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ludo Van Veen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Van Veen, 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ludo Van Veen!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ludo Van Veen made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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