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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raske (ranked 1068 p4p, 2219 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 162 p4p, 297 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Raske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raske was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raske misses with a head kick.
Raske throws a poor cross that misses
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Justis. No joy for Raske on that attempt.
Justis walks into a left hand.
A big right from Justis misses.
Raske scores with a hook to the body. Justis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raske with a nice cross.
A big left from Raske misses.
Raske turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Justis on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raske scores with a hook to the body. Justis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raske lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Raske was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Raske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raske connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Logan Justis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raske throws a body kick that misses
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick from Raske, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raske throws a wild body kick that Justis sees coming a mile off.
Justis avoids a kick to the body.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've been informed that Justis has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Justis takes one on the button.
Raske clobbers Justis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters circling a little - Raske finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Justis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raske lands a nice shot to the body.
Justis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske jabs at Justis's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske thuds a left hand into Justis's body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raske looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Justis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raske with a body shot.
Raske closes the distance and clinches.
Raske tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.
Raske throws a punch but it's blocked by Justis.
A head punch on the inside from Raske fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Raske.
Raske misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Raske.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raske throws a punch but it's blocked by Justis.
Raske fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Justis controls the action.
Justis blocks an uppercut.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Raske scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justis.
Raske lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raske works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Raske swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske blocks an uppercut.
Raske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Raske tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raske lands a left hand that snaps the head of Justis backwards.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justis's elbow.
Justis leaning against his opponent.
Raske letting Justis take a breather here.
Raske lands an uppercut.
Raske misses with some punches.
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!
Raske tries to work over Justis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raske has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
Justis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raske up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Raske - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raske dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Justis moves out of range as Raske throws a body kick.
Raske throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
A slow jab from Justis misses its intended target.
Raske clinches up against the cage.
Raske scores with a shoulder strike.
Raske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justis lands a body punch.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Justis controls the action.
Raske throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Justis.
Raske tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.
Raske is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?
Justis looking to slow down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Justis controls his hands.
Raske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Justis avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Raske.
Raske goes for a takedown in the clinch but Justis prevents it.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Raske can't find room to land a body shot as Justis controls the action.
Justis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justis's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raske.
Raske manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske tries to throw a body punch but Justis avoids it by throwing Raske back against the cage.
Raske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justis breaks the clinch.
Justis throws a hook but Raske avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Justis misses the target.
Raske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raske connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raske looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raske takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice jab there from Raske.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raske misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske scores with a head kick.
Justis lands a head shot.
Raske pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justis keeps the fight on the outside.
Justis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raske with a body shot.
Raske closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raske takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raske stuns Justis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raske fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Justis avoids it really well and circles away.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
Justis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raske keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raske, as that shot connected.
Raske connects with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raske tries a head kick but it misses.
Raske lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Justis backs up against the cage.
Justis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raske.
Raske tries to clinch up.
Justis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Raske with a body shot.
Raske shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Justis defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Raske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raske doesn't manage to clinch there - Justis circles away.
Raske looks to score with a jab to the body but Justis is just out of range.
Justis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Thomas Raske is winning the standup battle so far.
Raske connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raske fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Raske dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Raske fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raske cracks Justis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raske is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raske tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Justis is able to avoid easily.
Raske lands with a shot to the body.
Justis misses with a looping left.
Raske scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Justis scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis slips under a jab from Raske.
A little jabbing left from Justis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Justis's sensitive parts.
Raske slips a jab from Justis.
Raske smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raske fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justis! But no joy.
Raske misses with a right hand
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
Justis looks to score with a jab to the body but Raske is just out of range.
Raske seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Good exchange - Raske coming out on top.
Raske throws a hook but Justis blocks it.
Raske moves in looking to clinch but Justis pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Justis! But no joy.
Justis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raske quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Raske moves in looking to clinch but Justis pushes him off.
Raske scores with a jab.
Raske throws a big shot that misses.
Raske is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske swings for the body but Justis moves out of range.
Justis throws a body shot but no joy.
Justis misses with a body shot.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raske stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raske doesn't manage to clinch there - Justis circles away.
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!
Raske just misses with a punch to the body.
Raske misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Justis staying out of range there.
A combination from Raske does no damage.
Raske thuds his shin into the meat of Justis's side.
Raske scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Justis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Justis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Justis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raske tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Justis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raske lands a nice looking body shot.
Raske with a lazy takedown attempt
and Justis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raske looks to score with a jab to the body but Justis is just out of range.
Raske swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raske is trying hard to land a takedown here. Justis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Raske. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raske lands with a right hand.
Justis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raske.
Raske scores with a shot to the body.
A left and a right from Raske both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raske tries to clinch up.
Raske throws a solid leg kick but Justis takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raske.
Raske clinches up against the cage.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Justis controls his hands.
Raske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas Raske is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Justis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raske pushes Justis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raske breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Raske catches Justis right on the button with a cross.
Raske with a nice calf kick.
Justis defending well as Raske loads up on a big left hand.
Justis stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raske.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Raske showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raske has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raske!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Raske started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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RATING
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