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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ras Li Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Constantine Kermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Limb By Limb. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Constantine Kermit!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah defending well as Kermit loads up on a big left hand.
Kermit tries to move into range but Judah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Judah throws a chopping leg kick but Kermit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kermit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kermit dodges the punch combination from Judah.
Judah backing away here, and Kermit unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A leg kick checked by Kermit.
A jab from Kermit does it's job there.
It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
Kermit throws a head kick that misses.
Kermit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah throws a front kick aimed at Kermit's knee but Kermit avoids it well.
Kermit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judah.
Kermit throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Judah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A low kick from Judah is predictable there
and Kermit counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah lands a nice looking body shot.
Judah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judah misses with a jab to the body
and Kermit counters with a crisp one two that drops Judah! Kermit thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Judah to his feet! Judah is in big trouble!
Judah is rocked!
Judah scores with a leg kick.
Kermit feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Judah sprawling to the canvas! Judah rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kermit finish him?!
Oh Judah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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 cross from Judah lands.
Kermit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judah can pounce on him.
Judah seems to have got his legs back now.
Kermit takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A big right from Judah misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kermit! But no joy.
Kermit swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Kermit scores with a head kick.
Judah clobbers Kermit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Judah on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah goes for a double leg but Kermit avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kermit continues to drive forward.
Constantine Kermit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kermit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judah.
Judah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kermit counters with a nice leg kick.
Kermit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Kermit.
Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kermit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Kermit thinks about the counter body kick.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Ras Li Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah looks to throw the jab but Kermit is out of range.
Kermit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kermit throws a right hand that Judah ducks under and follows up with a left that Judah also avoids with ease.
Kermit misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kermit misses with a series of wild punches.
Judah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kermit's head.
Kermit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kermit misses with a low kick.
Kermit misses with a low kick.
Judah quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kermit misses with a jab, cross combination.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kermit.
A low kick from Judah misses
and Kermit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kermit misses with a low kick.
Judah attempts a counter takedown but Kermit avoids it well and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Kermit misses the target.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judah jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judah scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah motions for Kermit to come forward. Judah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kermit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judah can pounce on him.
Judah scores with a jab to the head.
Kermit throws out a leg kick but Judah moves out of range and Kermit only half commits.
Kermit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah is looking to counter punch.
Kermit moves out of range of the body kick.
Kermit lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kermit throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kermit on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kermit walks into a left hand.
Judah throws a solid leg kick but Kermit takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Judah.
A nice side step and Kermit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kermit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Constantine Kermit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ras Li Judah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kermit misses the shot to the body.
Kermit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kermit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Judah scores with a leg kick.
Kermit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Judah blocks a jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Judah.
That kick from Judah tenderised Kermit's leg. Kermit is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kermit drops Judah with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Judah looks back up at him and smiles so Kermit waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah tries to land a front kick but Kermit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Judah, as that shot connected.
Kermit misses with a two punch combination.
Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kermit.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Judah checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a jab when Kermit was well out of range.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah avoids the body shot from Kermit.
Judah looks to land a body kick but Kermit moved away.
A low kick from Kermit misses
and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kermit feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
Jab by Judah.
Judah misses with a looping right.
Kermit flicks out a counter leg kick but Judah steps away.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kermit moves away from the strike by Judah.
Kermit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Judah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kermit avoids the body shot from Judah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kermit flicks out a counter leg kick but Judah steps away.
Judah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kermit takes a step back to recover.
Judah blocks the body kick.
Judah thuds a left hand into Kermit's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kermit blocks a low kick nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kermit, as that shot connected.
Kermit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Judah throws a hook to the side of Kermit's head but Kermit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kermit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kermit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Kermit. Those never looked like landing.
Kermit misses with a looping right.
Kermit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kermit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Constantine Kermit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Judah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kermit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kermit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Judah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Kermit misses.
Kermit avoids a kick to the body.
Judah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Judah throws the left hand but Kermit avoids the punch easily.
Kermit tries to land a body kick
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Judah throws a series of punches but Kermit avoids them all with ease.
Kermit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kermit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kermit moves away.
A little jabbing left from Kermit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Judah fakes the leg kick and cracks Kermit in the body.
Kermit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah.
Kermit lands a big head kick that sends Judah tumbling to the mat! Kermit takes a step backwards and waves Judah back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kermit lands a big right hand that sends Judah crashing to the mat! Kermit stays standing though and waves Judah back to his feet!
Judah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah cracks Kermit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Judah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A good leg kick by Kermit.
Judah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good exchange - Judah coming out on top.
A slapping leg kick lands for Judah.
Some wild striking there from Kermit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kermit looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Constantine Kermit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ras Li Judah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Judah throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kermit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kermit with a jab.
Judah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crunch! Kermit slams his shin into Judah's torso.
Kermit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kermit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Kermit misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Judah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Kermit blocks a jab.
Kermit has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Judah.
Judah motions for Kermit to come forward. Judah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kermit counters with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah missing with a left hand there. Kermit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kermit 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.
Kermit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah.
Kermit misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kermit is looking to chop away at Judah's legs.
Judah is looking to land body kicks.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Judah throws a front kick aimed at Kermit's knee but Kermit avoids it well.
Kermit scores with a punch to the head.
Judah looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kermit tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kermit seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kermit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Judah prevents Kermit from getting back to his feet.
Ras Li Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah postures up in Kermit's guard and throws a big left but Kermit blocks it.
Kermit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Judah with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kermit wants to land a leg kick but Judah is out of range.
Judah throwing a counter right hand but Kermit manages to avoid it.
Judah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kermit on the side of the head.
Kermit cracks Judah with an open hand slap.
Kermit checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Judah does it's job there.
Kermit throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Judah counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kermit takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws out a loose jab but Kermit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kermit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kermit staying out of range there.
Judah cracks the inside of Kermit's front leg.
Judah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Constantine Kermit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kermit throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Judah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kermit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Judah.
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.
Judah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a shot from downtown. Kermit moves away and avoids it.
Judah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah throws a body kick that misses
and Kermit counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah misses with a hook.
Judah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Judah misses with a leg kick
and Kermit counters with a stiff right hand.
Kermit scores with a jab to the body.
Judah takes one to the chin there.
Kermit connects with a leg kick. Judah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Judah throws a front kick that sends Kermit stumbling back into the cage.
Judah throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kermit lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ras Li Judah.
I think Kermit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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