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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 877 p4p, 122 weight class) and Thomas Raske (ranked 554 p4p, 78 weight class). Justis comes to the cage accompanied by Wolf Totem - The HU. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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183 lbs
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20 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Logan Justis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Raske!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raske misses with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justis. Raske does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Justis takes one to the chin there.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raske has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Justis throws a big shot that misses.
Raske looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Justis moves forwards but Raske connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Justis misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Raske. Beautiful body shot.
Justis takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raske throws an overhand right that lands on Justis's shoulder, as Justis tries to avoid the shot.
Justis takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justis slips a straight right by Raske.
Justis misses with a looping right.
Justis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raske.
Justis moves out of range of the strikes.
Justis scores with a jab. Raske acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis misses with a looping right.
Justis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raske takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raske.
Raske buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raske thows a left - swing and a miss!
Justis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Justis looks to score with a jab to the body but Raske is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raske! But no joy.
Raske wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raske moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raske! But no joy.
A right-left combo lands from Raske.
Justis fails to land with a series of punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justis ducks under a wild hook from Raske.
Raske gets tackled into the cage by Justis. Justis maintains the clinch.
Raske lands a nice shot to the body.
Raske blocking some punches.
Justis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Raske regains guard immediately.
Justis trying to control the position from guard on top but Raske is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justis showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raske wants to sweep but no luck.
Raske is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raske looking for a guillotine here but Justis defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raske is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Raske takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske tries to pass to full mount but Justis defends it.
Justis pushes Raske off looking to stand but Raske dives back in and keeps control.
Raske is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Raske wants to lay and pray for a moment but Justis keeps working.
Raske is looking to stall here but Justis recovers full guard.
Raske preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Justis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raske's guard.
Raske keeping full guard, as Justis tries to pass.
Raske is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Justis landing with the ground and pound.
Justis wants to control from the top but Raske keeps moving.
Justis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Justis throws a strike but Raske rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Justis wants to stand and escape but Raske is having none of it.
Raske wants to control from the top but Justis keeps moving.
Justis working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thomas Raske will probably get the nod.
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.
Raske throws a hook to the side of Justis's head but Justis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Justis moves away from the strike by Raske.
Justis will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Raske tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Justis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raske moves away.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raske misses the shot to the body.
Raske throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justis.
As Raske backs away, Justis returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Raske.
Raske moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Justis fails to land.
Justis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justis misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Justis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Raske lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Justis lands a nice uppercut.
Justis has a couple of punches blocked by Raske.
Raske lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justis lands with a short shot to the head.
Justis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Raske keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justis.
Justis lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Justis connects with a body shot.
Justis blocks a head kick by Raske.
Nice defenses there by Raske.
Raske scores with a shot to the body.
Raske steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justis.
Raske scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justis doesn't seem bothered though.
Justis missing with a left hand there. Raske was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raske moves away.
Raske throws out a counter right but Justis avoids it with no problem.
Raske closes the distance and pushes Justis back into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Raske.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Raske.
Justis misses with some punches.
Raske presses Justis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske wants a takedown.
Justis has a couple of punches blocked by Raske.
A head punch on the inside from Raske fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raske.
Raske throws a punch but it's blocked by Justis.
Justis throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Justis misses with the head strike.
Raske tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Justis throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Raske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justis working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Raske.
A short right from Raske.
Justis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raske lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.
Justis lands with a short shot to the head.
Justis misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justis.
Raske has a couple of punches blocked by Justis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raske lands a nice shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raske.
Raske blocks an uppercut.
Raske lands a nice shot to the body.
Raske's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raske.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Justis has a couple of punches blocked by Raske.
Raske doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Justis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justis.
Justis gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Raske regains guard.
Raske looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raske 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 wants to control from the top but Raske keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Justis with a nice head shot there.
Justis tries to free his leg and advance position but Raske is retaining full guard.
Justis lands a couple of digs.
Raske is looking for a triangle but Justis pushes his legs off easily.
Raske lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Justis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raske slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Raske is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Justis has escaped the position, nice work there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thomas Raske will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Justis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raske counters with a one-two to the body.
Justis throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Raske moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raske scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raske scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Justis doesn't seem bothered though.
Raske gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Justis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raske tries a body shot but Justis blocks it.
Justis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Justis breaks from the clinch.
Raske connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Justis misses the shot to the body.
Raske lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Justis is looking to wear down Raske with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Justis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raske was well out of range. Poor timing from Justis.
Raske throws an overhand right that lands on Justis's shoulder, as Justis tries to avoid the shot.
A nice combination there by Raske.
Raske lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Justis backs up against the cage.
Raske throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Raske lands a jab.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raske.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raske takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Raske fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Justis has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raske's corner calls for a 1-2. Raske obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Justis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Justis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raske connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Justis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Justis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Raske.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raske lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raske darts in and clinches Justis up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Justis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Justis throws a body punch but Raske moves out of range.
Raske has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justis pushes Raske up against the cage in a clinch.
Raske makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raske throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Justiss head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.
Raske lands a shot to the body.
Justis scores with a shot to the side of Raske's head.
Justis misses with some punches.
Justis breaks from the clinch.
Justis keeps the fight on the outside.
Raske avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justis walks into a stiff left hand from Raske.
Raske comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Justis takes one on the button.
Raske clinches.
Justis breaks from the clinch.
Thomas Raske is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Justis throws a lazy uppercut
and Raske counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Justis misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Raske misses.
Justis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Justis.
Justis throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
Justis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Justis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raske digs a right hand into Justis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Justis's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raske.
Justis is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.
Raske working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Raske on the inside.
Raske lands a hook that snaps the head of Justis backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raske working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Raske.
Nice body punch from Raske - that landed with a thud.
Raske lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raske scores with a shoulder strike.
Raske drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Justis gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Raske swings wildly with an uppercut but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raske has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Justis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short right from Justis.
Justis swings wildly with an uppercut but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justis wants the takedown. Raske is fighting it off but Justis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Raske's guard against the cage.
Raske looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raske looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Raske comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raske winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raske!
Thomas Raske bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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