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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Taylor Jack (ranked 468 p4p, 59 weight class) and Elijah Judah (ranked 493 p4p, 62 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jack might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lucid Dreams. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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147 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taylor Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 9 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jack throws out a powerful jab.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Judah cracks Jack with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Jack misses the target.
Jack misses the shot to the body.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on Jack's shoulder, as Jack tries to avoid the shot.
Jack feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Jack keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Judah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judah throws out a leg kick but Jack moves out of range and Judah only half commits.
Jack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jack tried to score with a low kick but Judah checks it.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Decent striking displayed by Jack there.
Taylor Jack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A leg kick checked by Judah.
Judah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jack's hands.
Jack scores with a jab.
Jack misses with a few strikes there.
Jack throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jack looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Jack jabs Judah to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jack. Jack obviously looking to wear him down.
Judah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Judah throws the left hand but Jack avoids the punch easily.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judah connects with a looping right hand.
Jack has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Jack ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab.
Judah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judah throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack lands a body shot.
Jack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Jack jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah throws a body punch but Jack moves out of range.
Jack thumps Judah with a low kick.
Judah connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Judah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jack lands a nice looking kick to the body. Judah takes a step back to recover.
Jack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Jack lands a nice hook to Judah's body. Judah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That kick from Judah tenderised Jack's leg. Jack is trying to keep his angry face on.
Judah misses with a low kick as Jack jumps back.
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Judah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jack throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah staying out of range there.
Jack thuds a left hand into Judah's body.
Jack takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jack blocks a head kick by Judah.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jack scores with a hook.
Jack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Jack.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
Jab by Jack.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
Jack looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely.
And Judah responds with a good body kick, but Jack manages to step out the way in time.
Judah cracks the inside of Jack's front leg.
Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Judah scores with a nice right hand.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Jack saw that one coming.
Jack jabs Judah right on the nose. Judah blinks but takes it well.
Jack throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jack can pounce on him.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick.
Judah throws a leg kick but Jack sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jack lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jack connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot by Jack.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Jack.
A slow jab from Jack misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jack jabs at Judah's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah.
Judah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jack if he has to take too many more of those.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Judah misses.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Jack was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jack lands a jab to the nose.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on Jack's shoulder, as Jack tries to avoid the shot.
Jack lands a nice leg kick that just misses Judah's sensitive parts.
Jack tests Judah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judah swings for the body but Jack moves out of range.
Judah takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jack was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Jack swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Judah.
Jack throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jack dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jack misses with a few strikes there.
Judah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Good leg kick by Jack there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Jack uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Jack throws out a powerful jab.
Judah takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Judah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Jack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Judah thinking.
Jack is looking to land body kicks.
Judah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Judah swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Judah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Judah misses with a left hand
and Jack makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Judah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jack counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Taylor Jack is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack avoids the body shot from Judah.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Jack.
Jack checks a leg kick.
Judah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jack.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Judah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Judah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jack lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Judah lands a nice looking body shot.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Jack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Judah.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack throws out the jab.
Judah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah throws a low kick but Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around?
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jack throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
An inside leg kick from Judah misses.
Jack throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Judah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Judah misses with a leg kick.
Jack lands with a thumping leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah throws a push kick but Jack slaps the foot to one side.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Judah might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Jack has got the better of the exchanges.
Jack lands with a kick to the ribs.
Judah checks the leg kick.
Judah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jack's corner calls for a 1-2. Jack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Judah checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Jack. That snapped Judah's head back.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Jack avoids the body shot from Judah.
Judah connects with the punch.
Judah lands with a right hand.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jack manages to avoid it.
Judah takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jack throws a body shot but no joy.
Judah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Judah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Judah working aggressively here.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jack swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Jack.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Judah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Judah working aggressively here.
Jack lands a body punch.
Jack prevents a body shot from Judah.
Jack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
Jack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judahs head.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jack blocking some punches.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Jack throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jack gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taylor Jack dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Jack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Judah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jack blocks it well.
Judah throws a leg kick but Jack moved away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jack checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Jack.
Jack throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jack.
Judah throws a body kick that misses.
Jack is looking to counter punch.
Decent striking displayed by Jack there.
Jack avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jack appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Jack lands a right hook to the body.
Jack takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jack scores with a nice head shot.
Jab by Jack.
Judah throws a hook but Jack blocks it.
Jack throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judah's head.
Jack lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah tries to score with a low kick but Jack moves his leg out of the way.
Jack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jack scores with the left hand. Judah knows he should have avoided that one.
A big left from Jack misses.
Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jack.
A little feinted left hand from Jack on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice uppercut there from Jack.
Jack throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jack looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack is looking to chop away at Judah's legs.
Jack misses with a wild body shot.
Judah cracks the inside of Jack's front leg.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Judah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jack swats away the attempt to clinch by Judah.
Jack throws a big counter combination but Judah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Jack's corner calls for a 1-2. Jack obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Elijah Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Jack finds it's way through Judah's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah checks the leg kick.
Judah throws a hook but Jack avoids it easily.
Jack fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Judah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Judah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jack.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Jack slips the punch.
Jack misses with a head kick.
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jack tries to land a leg kick but Judah saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jack.
Jack lands with a nice combination. Judah backs away looking to recover.
Jack keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Judah.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Jack dips to his left and cracks Judah with an uppercut!
Jack throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jack. That's going to slow Judah down.
Jack cracks Judah with a good jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah keeps Jack at a distance using the push kick.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Jack swats away the attempt to clinch by Judah.
Jack is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Judah walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jack connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jack throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Judah drops his hands momentarily and Jack takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Judah misses with a head kick.
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!
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jack.
Jack moves out of range of the body kick.
Good shot there by Jack.
Judah tries to move into range but Jack moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Jack does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jack lands a nice looking body kick.
Jack scores with a shot to the body.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jack lands a jab to the nose.
Jack connects with a body shot that sends Judah's belly button to the back.
Jack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good standup being displayed there by Jack as he connects with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jack.
Jack misses with a body kick.
Judah throws a wild body kick that Jack sees coming a mile off.
Taylor Jack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Taylor Jack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jack 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taylor Jack!
A victorious Taylor Jack thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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