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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Valentine (ranked 2570 p4p, 284 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 2579 p4p, 286 weight class). Valentine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I'm the Man. Corwin Valentine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Corwin Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Justis to counter with a crisp jab.
Valentine shoots in looking for a takedown but Justis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Valentine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Valentine clinches.
Justis dodges an elbow strike from Valentine.
Valentine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justis.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valentine pushes off an throws an elbow but Justis leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Justis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Valentine is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Justis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Valentine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justis is trying to trip Valentine. He has hold of a leg but Valentine is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Justis persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Valentine is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
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!
Justis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valentine landing knees to the body.
Valentine missing with knees to the body.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Justis blocks with his arms.
Justis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Valentine regains guard.
Justis looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Valentine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Justis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Justis connects with a couple of short punches.
Justis won't allow Valentine to sweep him here.
Valentine has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Justis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Justis sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Valentine had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Justis defends it easily.
Justis trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justis 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.
Justis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Valentine's head.
Justis wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Valentine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Justis controls the pace.
Justis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Valentine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Valentine has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Valentine there as he acknowledges the shot.
Valentine dives in for a single leg takedown but Justis sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Valentine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Our sources have told us that Valentine has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Justis throws a head punch that misses.
Valentine lands an elbow inside that Justis shrugs off.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justis misses with some punches.
Valentine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valentine missing with knees to the body.
Valentine missing with knees to the body.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis misses with a punch on the inside.
Valentine lands a good knee to the midsection. Justis won't want to take too many of those.
Valentine looking to throw knees to the head but Justis is blocking nicely.
Justis swings wildly with an uppercut but Valentine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justis is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Valentine gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Justis lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Justis blocks it with crossed arms.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but Justis blocks with his arms.
Justis misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Valentine.
Justis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Valentine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Justis has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Valentine clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Justis has his opponent's back but Valentine is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Justis.
Valentine closes the distance and clinches.
Valentine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Justis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justis managing to block the knees to the body from Valentine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Valentine dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Valentine forces Justis back against the cage and clinches.
Justis misses with some punches.
Justis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Justis.
Valentine tries to land knees in the clinch but Justis avoids the damage to the body.
Justis scores with a shoulder strike.
Valentine tries to land knees in the clinch but Justis avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Valentine.
Justis blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Justis lands a left hand.
Valentine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Justis throws a punch but it's blocked by Valentine.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Justis lands a right hand.
Valentine misses with a knee strike.
Justis lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valentine tries a knee to the head but Justis blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Justis.
Justis throws a head punch that misses.
Justis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Justis managing to block the knees to the body from Valentine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Justis lands an uppercut.
Justis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Valentine crunches a lovely knee into Justis's ribcage.
Corwin Valentine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Justis working aggressively here.
Justis on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Justis.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justis has picked Valentine up - he's going for a ride! Justis dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Justis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Justis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Valentine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Justis is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Valentine is trying to stand up here but Justis is controlling him well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justis looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Valentine with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Justis prevents Valentine from improving his position.
Justis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justis winds up and cracks Valentine with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Justis drops an elbow to the side of Valentine's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine is looking to escape.
Valentine wants to control but Justis is keeping busy.
Justis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Justis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Valentine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valentine taking some punishment here, with Justis in his half guard.
Valentine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justis slips a nice elbow through Valentine's hands, connecting with Valentine's forehead.
Justis not doing much here.
Valentine wants to improve his position but Justis is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Justis working the head and body with strikes.
Justis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Justis decides to return to a standing position.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Justis blocks an elbow strike from Valentine.
A shot in the inside from Justis.
Justis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Logan Justis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Valentine moves into the clinch.
Justis stops a takedown attempt from Valentine.
Valentine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Justis lands a left hand.
It looks like Corwin Valentine has been cut.
Valentine tries to land knees in the clinch but Justis avoids the damage to the body.
Valentine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Justis.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Justis blocks an elbow strike from Valentine.
Justis avoiding damage as Valentine throws knees to the body.
Justis gets through Valentine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Justis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Valentine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Justis pushes Valentine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justis lands with a light punch inside.
Valentine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Justis.
Justis lands a right hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
Valentine is rocked!
Justis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justis looks up at the clock and then as Valentine takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Justis smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Justis is working Valentine over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis scoring with punches and elbows.
Justis is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Valentine's shoulder. That is not cool.
Valentine takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Valentine on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Justis cracks Valentine with a big elbow.
Justis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Justis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valentine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Justis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Justis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Valentine darts in and clinches Justis up against the cage.
Valentine trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Justis managing to block the knees to the body from Valentine.
Justis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Justis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis takes a knee to the side of the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Justis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Valentine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Justis lands with a short shot to the head.
Justis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Valentine backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine tries to land knees in the clinch but Justis avoids the damage to the body.
Justis gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Justis slips nicely into half guard.
Justis seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Valentine looks like he's trying to stand up.
Logan Justis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Justis is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Justis controlling the position easily from mount.
Valentine is looking to improve his position but Justis isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis is landing with some decent strikes but Valentine is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Justis controlling his opponent.
Valentine tries to hold on but Justis pushes him away.
Justis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Valentine working to try and regain half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Justis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Justis!
Corwin Valentine spoke after the fight, saying 'My career is not over, I will train harder and come back. Thank you to all my fans for your support!'.
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