PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kagekatsu Uesugi (ranked 177 p4p, 27 weight class) and Logan Justis (ranked 733 p4p, 111 weight class). Justis has chosen Wolf Totem - The HU as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Uesugi
vs
Justis

182 cm
29
174 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

189 cm
28
183 lbs
12 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING

Conviction
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kagekatsu Uesugi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Logan Justis!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis avoids the body shot from Uesugi.
Justis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Uesugi slips under a jab from Justis.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justis appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Uesugi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Justis.
Uesugi misses with a right hand
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Justis misses its intended target.
Justis throws a shot to the body.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
Justis fails to land with a series of punches.
Uesugi tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Justis manages to circle out of the way.
Justis fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Uesugi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Uesugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kagekatsu Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Uesugi cracks Justis with a good jab.
Uesugi scores with a body shot.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis blocks a jab.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi throws a jab when Justis was well out of range.
Justis staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Justis under the eye.
A swing and a miss from Justis.
Uesugi scores with a punch to the head.
Uesugi throws a looping overhand right but Justis ducks down to avoid it.
Uesugi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justis's hands.
Justis cracks a nice hook into Uesugi's ribs.
Justis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Justis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Justis throws a series of punches but Uesugi avoids them all with ease.
Uesugi swings for the body but Justis moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Uesugi. Beautiful body shot.
Uesugi throws the left hand but Justis avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Justis takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Uesugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Uesugi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws a shot from downtown. Uesugi moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Uesugi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Uesugi scores with a jab. Justis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Uesugi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Justis throws a jab when Uesugi was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Uesugi.
Justis swings for the body but Uesugi moves out of range.
Uesugi slips a straight right by Justis.
Jab by Justis.
Justis misses with a low kick.
Uesugi moves away from the strike by Justis.
Uesugi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Justis walks into a straight right hand from Uesugi.
Uesugi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Justis misses.
Justis connects with a jab.
Uesugi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Justis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws out a loose jab but Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Justis misses.
A combination from Justis does no damage.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the body.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.

Uesugi takes the fight into the clinch.
Uesugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Justis controls his hands.
Uesugi throws a punch but it's blocked by Justis.
Uesugi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justis backwards.

Justis manages to break the clinch.
Justis misses with a two punch combination.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis looks to land a left hand but Uesugi moved out of range nicely.
Justis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Uesugi swings for the body but Justis moves out of range.
Justis looks to throw the jab but Uesugi is out of range.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Uesugi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justis.
A big right from Uesugi misses.
Uesugi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Justis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Justis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Uesugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Justis wants to land a leg kick but Uesugi is out of range.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uesugi cracks a nice hook into Justis's ribs.
Uesugi swings for the body but Justis moves out of range.
Justis misses with a shot to the body
and Justis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uesugi misses with a body shot.

Uesugi pushes Justis up against the cage in a clinch.

Justis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Justis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Uesugi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagekatsu Uesugi 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.

Uesugi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Justis.
Uesugi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Justis digs a good body shot into Uesugi's ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Justis scores with a four punch combination!
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
Justis throws a looping overhand right but Uesugi ducks down to avoid it.
Justis swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justis is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Uesugi with a body shot.
Uesugi misses with a right hand
and Uesugi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uesugi.
Uesugi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good shot there by Uesugi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis connects with an inside leg kick.
Uesugi looks to land a combination but Justis avoids it well.
A lazy body kick from Justis
and Uesugi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Justis swings for the body but Uesugi moves out of range.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is winning the standup battle so far.
Uesugi throws a jab but it's blocked by Justis.
Justis misses with a straight left.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Uesugi misses.
Justis misses with an uppercut.

Uesugi clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Uesugi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uesugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uesugi.

Justis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis looks to land a right hand but Uesugi moved out of range.
Justis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Uesugi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Justis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Justis throws a combination that misses
letting Uesugi counter with a right hand.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
Uesugi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Justis misses with a straight left.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis moves out of range as Uesugi strikes.
Justis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Uesugi.
A big right from Justis misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Uesugi misses its target.
Justis tries to land a front kick but Uesugi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Uesugi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice shot by Uesugi.
Justis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Justis throws a low kick but Uesugi avoids it.
Uesugi checks a leg kick.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Uesugi rushes Justis and presses him up against the cage.
Justis tries to break the clinch but Uesugi is controlling the position.

Justis manages to break the clinch.
Uesugi cracks Justis with a good jab.
Justis takes one to the side of the head.
Uesugi takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Uesugi lands a nice hook to Justis's body. Justis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Justis!
Uesugi slips under a jab.
Uesugi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Justis avoids the body shot from Uesugi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Uesugi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Justis in his tracks.
Justis throws a right hand that misses
and Uesugi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Uesugi lands a right hook to the body.
Uesugi with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Justis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Uesugi throws a shot from downtown. Justis moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Justis misses.

Uesugi gets a clinch.

Justis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Justis takes a swing at Uesugi's ribcage but misses.
Justis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Justis misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Uesugi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagekatsu Uesugi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Uesugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A swing and a miss from Justis.

Uesugi darts in and clinches Justis up against the cage.
Uesugi is trying to maintain a safe position but Justis gets an underhook and turns Uesugi into the cage.
Justis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Uesugi.
Nice body punch from Uesugi.
Justis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Justis takes a shot to the head.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justis's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Uesugi.
Kagekatsu Uesugi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi is working Justis over against the cage.
Uesugi lands a right hand.
Uesugi lands a left hand.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.
Justis is trying to break free.
Uesugi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Justis backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Uesugi.
Uesugi looking to stall.
Uesugi tries to work over Justis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Uesugi stalling.
Uesugi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Uesugi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Uesugi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Uesugi lands an uppercut.
A short right from Uesugi.

Justis breaks the clinch.
Uesugi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Justis can do to turn this around?

Uesugi has Justis up against the cage in a clinch.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
Uesugi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Uesugi struggles to land a body shot inside as Justis controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Justis's elbow.
Justis tries to break free but Uesugi pushes him back against the cage.
Uesugi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Uesugi misses with a body punch.
A short left from Uesugi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Uesugi.
Uesugi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Justis blocks a body shot from Uesugi.

Justis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Justis looks to score with a jab to the body but Uesugi is just out of range.

Uesugi instigates a clinch.
Uesugi has Justis pushed against the cage.
Uesugi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uesugi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Uesugi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Justis has had enough of the clinch but Uesugi keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.
Uesugi misses with a punch on the inside.
Uesugi misses with some punches.
Justis prevents a body shot from Uesugi.
A right handed body shot lands from Uesugi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Uesugi scores with a hook to the body.

Justis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uesugi throws a jab when Justis was well out of range.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Uesugi.
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Justis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uesugi.
Justis misses with a right hand
and Justis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Uesugi wants to clinch up but Justis keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Justis.
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi misses with a left hand
and Justis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Justis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Justis misses the target.
Justis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Uesugi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Uesugi connects with a body shot.
Justis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uesugi lands a slapping body shot.
Uesugi checks a low kick from Justis.
Justis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Uesugi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Justis wants to slow Uesugi down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagekatsu Uesugi clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Justis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Justis throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Uesugi lands with a nice body punch.
Uesugi jabs at Justis's body.
Justis throws a shot to the body.
Justis defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Justis missing with a left hand there. Uesugi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uesugi at a distance.
Uesugi throws a jab but it's blocked by Justis.
Justis throws a low kick but Uesugi avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Uesugi has managed to clinch.
Justis can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Uesugi.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Justis wants to get back to striking at distance but Uesugi won't allow it.

Justis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis throws a lazy uppercut
and Uesugi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Justis scores with a hook.
Uesugi slips a straight right by Justis.
Uesugi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Justis takes a swing at Uesugi's ribcage but misses.
Uesugi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut.
Justis lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uesugi was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Justis swats away the attempt to clinch by Uesugi.
Uesugi sizes up Justis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justis.
Justis takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Justis walks into a stiff left hand from Uesugi.
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!
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Justis.
Justis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Justis misses with a looping right.
Justis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Uesugi connects with the punch.
Uesugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the body
and Justis counters with a right hand to the body.
Justis throws a jab but it's blocked by Uesugi.
An attempted straight right counter from Uesugi misses the target.
Nice shot lands for Justis.
Uesugi looks to land a combination but Justis avoids it well.
Justis looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Uesugi.
Justis slips a jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Uesugi takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Justis throws an overhand right that lands on Uesugi's shoulder, as Uesugi tries to avoid the shot.
Justis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Uesugi misses.
Justis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
A nice side step and Justis releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Uesugi scores with a decent looking hook.
Justis misses with a straight left.
Uesugi looks to land a right hand but Justis moved out of range.
Justis throws a body punch but Uesugi moves out of range.
Justis punishes Uesugi's body with a nice straight punch.
Uesugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justis throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Justis's hands.
Justis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Justis swings for the body but Uesugi moves out of range.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Uesugi scores with a hook.
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 takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Justis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uesugi wants to clinch
and Justis counters with a stiff right hand.
Uesugi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justis.
Uesugi ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Justis throws out a powerful jab.
Uesugi slips a jab from Justis.
Justis tries a low kick but Uesugi avoids it.
Uesugi lands with a hook. Justis tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kagekatsu Uesugi had his way with Logan Justis in 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. This is the final round!

Justis misses with a wild body shot.
Uesugi throws a big shot that misses.
Uesugi misses with a straight left.
Uesugi swings for the body but Justis moves out of range.
Uesugi misses with a hook. Justis ducked under it nicely.
Justis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Justis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Uesugi.
Uesugi stuns Justis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uesugi lands a jab to Justis's midsection.
Justis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Uesugi on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uesugi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Justis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Uesugi's sensitive parts.
Justis throws a low kick but Uesugi avoids it.
Justis moves out of range of the strikes.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Uesugi blocks the low kick.
Uesugi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Uesugi stuns Justis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Uesugi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Uesugi connects with a body shot.
Uesugi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Justis at a distance.
Justis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Uesugi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi misses with a hook. Justis ducked under it nicely.
Uesugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Justis was well out of range. Poor timing from Uesugi.
Justis misses with a body shot.
Justis misses with a body shot.
Uesugi misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uesugi backing away here, and Justis unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Justis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Justis lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Justis misses with a wild body shot.
Justis misses with a hook.

Justis tries to keep at a distance but Uesugi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Uesugi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Uesugi.
Uesugi working aggressively here.
Justis pushes Uesugi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Justis can't break the clinch.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justis throws a punch but it's blocked by Uesugi.
Uesugi scores with a hook to the body.

Justis breaks the clinch.
Uesugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justis throws out the jab.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis takes a swing at Uesugi's ribcage but misses.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Uesugi's corner calls for a 1-2. Uesugi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Uesugi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Justis misses the target.
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Uesugi just misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi is looking to clinch but Justis is avoiding it.
Justis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uesugi.
Uesugi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Uesugi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Uesugi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justis.
As Justis tries to get set, Uesugi tries to push him back and clinch up but Justis manages to avoid the attempt.
Uesugi takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Justis swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kagekatsu Uesugi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis throws a looping overhand right but Uesugi ducks down to avoid it.
Uesugi moves out of range as Justis strikes.
Uesugi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Justis. Justis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uesugi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big left from Uesugi misses.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Uesugi seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Uesugi works Justis's body with a nice hook.
Uesugi moves away from the strike by Justis.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Justis misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Uesugi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Justis.
Uesugi thuds his right hand into Justis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Justis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kagekatsu Uesugi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Uesugi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 50:45
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 50:45
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kagekatsu Uesugi!
Kagekatsu Uesugi retains his welterweight title!
Kagekatsu Uesugi gave a mention to Vikai Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).