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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Justis (ranked 1123 p4p, 151 weight class) and Adonis Stevenson (ranked 1670 p4p, 208 weight class). Justis comes to the cage accompanied by Wolf Totem - The HU. Adonis Stevenson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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183 lbs
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175 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Logan Justis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Justis lands a jab to Stevenson's midsection.
A shot to the body from Justis misses
and Stevenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justis with a nice cross.
Stevenson digs a good body shot into Justis's ribs.
A big left from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Justis to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Stevenson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Justis wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Justis wants to pass the guard but Stevenson is keeping the position.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Justis from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis looking to sit in guard and control but Stevenson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Justis looking to control.
Stevenson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justis throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stevenson told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Justis looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stevenson won't allow Justis to get back to his feet.
Stevenson throwing strikes from guard but Justis blocks nicely.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Justis pulls Stevenson in close to his closed guard and prevents Stevenson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A left lands for Stevenson.
Justis throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Stevenson was covering up waiting for the punch and Justis finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Justis wants to control from the top but Stevenson keeps moving.
Justis controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stevenson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justis is working hard here to advance position.
Justis controls from within his opponent's guard.
Justis trying to control the position from guard on top but Stevenson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adonis Stevenson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stevenson throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Justis ducks down to avoid it.
Stevenson throws a body punch but Justis moves out of range.
Jab by Justis.
Justis jabs Stevenson right on the nose. Stevenson blinks but takes it well.
Stevenson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Justis rather than just go for the knockout.
Justis just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Stevenson looks to land a left hand but Justis moved out of range nicely.
Stevenson scores with a hook to the body. Justis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Logan Justis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stevenson scores with a jab.
Stevenson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Justis. Justis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stevenson misses with a looping left.
Stevenson swings widly with a right hand
and Justis counters with a nice body shot.
Justis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stevenson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Stevenson momentarily.
Justis slips under a jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stevenson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Justis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Stevenson did well to prevent Justis getting side control.
Stevenson is refusing to be controlled, as Justis sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justis postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Stevenson to stand up.
Stevenson misses with a looping right.
Stevenson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justis moves away.
Stevenson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Justis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Adonis Stevenson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Justis misses with a hook.
Justis keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Justis.
Justis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Stevenson's head.
Nice body kick from Justis.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Stevenson takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Justis shoots in but no luck this time.
A countering left hand to the body from Stevenson misses.
Justis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Justis is looking to counter punch.
Justis ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stevenson throws a hook but Justis avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Justis.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justis staying out of range there.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis tried to counter with a leg kick but Stevenson avoided it.
A shot to the body from Justis misses
and Stevenson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Justis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stevenson wants to slow Justis down by chopping away at his legs.
Adonis Stevenson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justis.
Justis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Justis throws a solid leg kick but Stevenson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Justis.
Justis thuds his right hand into Stevenson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stevenson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevenson tries a low kick but Justis avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis darts in looking for a takedown but Stevenson gets double underhooks and turns Justis into the cage.
Stevenson throws out a counter right but Justis avoids it with no problem.
Stevenson slips under a jab.
Stevenson is looking to slow Justis down with leg kicks.
Stevenson is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Stevenson avoids the head kick by Justis.
Justis misses with a lunging right hand
and Stevenson counters with a nice uppercut.
Justis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Justis.
Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Justis uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stevenson. That's going to slow Justis down.
Stevenson swats away the attempt to clinch by Justis.
Stevenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Justis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Justis lands a nice shot that snaps Stevenson's head back.
Stevenson cracks Justis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevenson breaks from the clinch.
Justis uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Stevenson has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stevenson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justis.
Stevenson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevenson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Justis back to the cage. Stevenson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Logan Justis has been cut.
Justis connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Stevenson's hands.
Stevenson moves out of range as Justis strikes.
A combination from Justis does no damage.
Nice shot lands for Justis.
Stevenson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Justis cracks Stevenson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stevenson moves away from the strike by Justis.
Justis throws a front kick that sends Stevenson stumbling back into the cage.
A jab lands there for Stevenson.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Justis avoids the head kick by Stevenson.
Stevenson takes one to the side of the head.
Stevenson walks into a left hand.
Justis has been working on his balance at Far-Q Fight Club, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stevenson.
Stevenson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Adonis Stevenson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Logan Justis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Justis. That's going to slow Stevenson down.
Stevenson throws a head kick that half lands.
Stevenson throws a leg kick but Justis checks it.
Stevenson throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
Stevenson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Justis.
Justis misses with a low kick.
Stevenson throws a jab when Justis was well out of range.
Stevenson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stevenson cracks Justis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stevenson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stevenson lands with a good body shot.
Stevenson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Justis checks it well.
Stevenson misses with a body shot.
Justis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Justis throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Justis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson is looking to land body kicks.
Stevenson thumps Justis with a low kick.
Justis cracks Stevenson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Justis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Justis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stevenson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Justis lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Stevenson defending well as Justis loads up on a big left hand.
Stevenson misses with a head kick.
Stevenson takes one to the side of the head.
Justis slips under a jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Justis swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson takes a swing at Justis's ribcage but misses.
Justis looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Stevenson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stevenson looks to land a body kick but Justis moved away.
Justis misses with a body shot.
Stevenson wants to slow Justis down by chopping away at his legs.
Justis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Justis there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stevenson wants to slow Justis down by chopping away at his legs.
Justis moves into the clinch successfully.
Justis manages to break the clinch.
Stevenson throws a looping overhand right but Justis ducks down to avoid it.
Justis throws a body shot but no joy.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Justis, as that shot connected.
Stevenson moves away from the strike by Justis.
Stevenson ducks under a wild hook from Justis.
Justis lands an overhand right.
Logan Justis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stevenson looks for the body kick but Justis saw that one coming.
Stevenson throws a hook but Justis blocks it.
Justis throws a lazy right hand but Stevenson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stevenson cracks Justis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justis looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.
Stevenson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Justis throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stevenson's head.
Justis scores with a kick to the midsection.
Stevenson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Justis. That did some damage!
Justis lands with a right hand.
Stevenson staying out of range there.
Stevenson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justis shoots for a double leg takedown but Stevenson sprawls well. He's pushed Justis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Adonis Stevenson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Justis moves away from the strike by Stevenson.
Justis throws a sloppy head kick and Stevenson moves out of range easily.
Stevenson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Stevenson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Justis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Justis fails with the takedown
and Stevenson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stevenson tries to bum rush Justis with a series of wild strikes but Justis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stevenson throws a head kick but Justis moves out of range.
Stevenson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Stevenson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Logan Justis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Justis staying out of range there.
Justis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a body kick.
Justis on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stevenson. Stevenson obviously looking to wear him down.
Stevenson sizes up Justis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Justis tries for a takedown but Stevenson circles away easily
and Stevenson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Justis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stevenson defending well as Justis loads up on a big left hand.
Justis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stevenson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Justis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stevenson scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson lands a jab to the head.
A shot to the liver by Stevenson. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Adonis Stevenson.
I've got Stevenson 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Adonis Stevenson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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