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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 1622 p4p, 1633 weight class) and Tatu Kurri (ranked 242 p4p, 245 weight class). Logan Justis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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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 33 - 18 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Tatu Kurri!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurri rushes Justis and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kurri is looking to take this one to the mat.
Justis prevents a takedown attempt there.
Justis is trying to break the clinch but Kurri is controlling him.
Kurri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Justis is leaning against Kurri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Justis regains guard.
Kurri engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kurri is looking to advance position but Justis has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri just holding on.
Justis get's back to his feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
The fighters circling - Justis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kurri has closed the distance and engaged Justis in a clinch.
Kurri looking for a takedown.
Logan Justis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatu Kurri.
Justis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kurri closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justis's guard.
Justis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis has Kurri up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kurri.
Justis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kurri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Justis breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis sizes up Kurri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kurri avoids the body shot from Justis.
Kurri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Justis defends it well.
Nice takedown defense from Justis. No joy for Kurri on that attempt.
Kurri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kurri stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Justis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kurri is controlling him.
Kurri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurri stops Justis from standing up.
Justis pushes Kurri off and gets back to his feet.
Kurri 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.
A quick step to the side and Justis tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kurri, pushing him back against the cage.
Kurri looking for a takedown.
Kurri has Justis pressed against the cage, preventing Justis from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kurri is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Justis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kurri gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Justis regains guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kurri with a lazy takedown attempt
and Justis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Justis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kurri momentarily.
Kurri forces Justis back against the cage and clinches.
Kurri is working for takedown but Justis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Justis is struggling to control the position.
Justis struggles to land a body shot inside as Kurri controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurri is working for takedown but Justis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Logan Justis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatu Kurri.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurri is trying to drag Justis to the mat but Justis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kurri is trying to drag Justis to the mat but Justis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Justis stalling against the cage.
Justis is pressed up against the cage. Kurri has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Justis down to the mat. Justis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kurri scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Justis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kurri can do to turn this around?
Kurri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kurri tries to score a power double leg takedown but Justis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kurri somewhat.
Justis lunges at Kurri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kurri's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kurri lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kurri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurri has Justis up against the cage in a clinch.
Justis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kurri clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurri looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justis wants to stand back up.
Kurri manages to reverse the position and now he's in Justis's guard. Nice work there by Kurri.
Justis being controlled here, momentarily.
Kurri won't allow Justis to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kurri is pushing down on Justis's leg trying to pass to half guard. Justis is fighting to maintain full guard but Kurri has managed to sneak the leg through.
Justis kicks off Kurri and gets to his feet.
Justis swats away the attempt to clinch by Kurri.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Justis slips under a jab from Kurri.
Kurri tries to clinch up.
Justis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurri drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Justis defends it well.
Kurri misses with a combination
and Justis counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Kurri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurri throws a counter combo.
Justis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Justis throws a body shot but no joy.
Logan Justis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Kurri does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurri ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Kurri is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Justis avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kurri.
Kurri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Justis slowing the pace effectively.
Justis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatu Kurri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kurri has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Justis seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kurri can turn it around.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurri jumps guard but Justis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kurri has Justis pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Kurri pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Justis tumbling to the mat - Kurri dives into Justis's guard.
Kurri engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Logan Justis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justis wants to stand and escape but Kurri is having none of it.
Kurri trying to control but Justis is working from the bottom.
Kurri stops Justis from standing up.
Kurri pushing down on Justis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurri sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Justis is trying to stand.
Kurri tries to pass the half guard into mount. Justis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kurri trying to control from half guard but Justis is working away.
Justis is defending against the submission attempts here by Kurri.
Kurri performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Justis has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kurri is on him like a limpet, forcing Justis back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Justis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kurri drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Justis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Logan Justis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tatu Kurri.
Justis displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kurri up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kurri is working for takedown but Justis is calmly controlling the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Justis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Justis 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Justis!
Logan Justis took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Tatu Kurri was interviewed post fight and said 'ggwp'.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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