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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ola Badmus (ranked 3154 p4p, 3383 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 356 p4p, 376 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Logan Justis enters the cage!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ola Badmus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 28 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis shoots in looking for a takedown but Badmus manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Justis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Badmus scores with a nice strike.
Badmus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Justis shoots in and bounces Badmus off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Badmus wants to control the position but Justis says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Justis perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Badmus is trying to maintain the position but Justis is very close to passing his half guard.
Badmus is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis is keen to just control but Badmus is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmus wants to get back to full guard.
Justis wants to take a breather but Badmus is having none of it.
Badmus trying to hold on to Justis's head to control him but Justis postures up.
Badmus is defending against the submission attempts here by Justis.
Justis is working for a submission of some sort.
Badmus slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Justis has gone for a leg lock! Badmus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Justis's guard.
Badmus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Badmus won't allow Justis to sweep him here.
Justis is trying to keep Badmus in close.
Badmus's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Badmus trying to control but Justis is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badmus is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Justis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Badmus postures up in Justis's guard and throws a big left but Justis blocks it.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Badmus scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Logan Justis has been cut.
Badmus fails to land with a series of punches.
Justis shoots in but no luck this time.
Some wild striking there from Badmus.
Justis dives in and grabs Badmus's left leg, looking for a takedown. Badmus pushes down on Justis's head and hops out.
Ola Badmus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Justis.
Justis shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Badmus's guard.
Justis wants to stand and escape but instead Badmus has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis keeping full guard, as Badmus tries to pass.
Justis being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justis had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Badmus defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Badmus slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ola Badmus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Logan Justis's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Justis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Justis forces his way into half guard.
Badmus moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Badmus pulls Justis in to control the position.
Justis looking to pass the guard.
Justis looking to sit in guard and control but Badmus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badmus trying to control the position from guard on top but Justis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badmus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Badmus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Logan Justis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Badmus is one step ahead there.
Badmus looking to sit in guard and control but Justis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Justis looking to sit in guard and control but Badmus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Justis looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Badmus passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Badmus.
Justis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Badmus is working away from the top position though.
Justis is looking to improve his position.
Badmus throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Badmus looks to land a strike but Justis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis is trying to control the position but Badmus postures up.
Badmus trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Badmus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Justis is looking for a triangle but Badmus pushes his legs off easily.
Badmus trying to control but Justis is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Badmus is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Justis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Badmus as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Justis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Justis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Badmus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?
Justis is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Badmus. No joy for Justis on that attempt.
Ola Badmus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Logan Justis.
Justis shoots in but no luck this time.
Justis shoots in for a takedown but Badmus shows good takedown defense.
Badmus tests Justis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Justis drops his hands for a split second and Badmus immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Justis face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Badmus follows up with a right hand that knocks Justis into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ola Badmus!
Ola Badmus bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Logan Justis spoke after the fight, saying 'Well shit'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
33% |
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