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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Bixby (ranked 145 p4p, 24 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 173 p4p, 28 weight class). Judah comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Limb By Limb kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buzz Bixby has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Buzz Bixby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
26 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bixby. That did some damage!
Bixby shoots in but Judah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Judah is trying to counter with his kicks.
Judah throws an overhand right that lands on Bixby's shoulder, as Bixby tries to avoid the shot.
Bixby misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judah.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Bixby appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bixby connects with a body shot.
Bixby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right-left combo lands from Bixby.
A left lands for Judah.
Judah throws a shot from downtown. Bixby moves away and avoids it.
Bixby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby punishes Judah's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Judah.
Judah tried to score with a low kick but Bixby checks it.
Bixby throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Judah to counter with a crisp jab.
Bixby moves out of range of the body kick.
Judah tries to work over Bixby's front leg with a kick but Bixby checks it.
Bixby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ras Li Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bixby throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Judah.
A head kick from Judah lands but Bixby takes it in his stride.
Buzz Bixby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Bixby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
A jab from Bixby finds it's way through Judah's defenses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Judah scores with a nice right hand.
Bixby misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Judah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bixby on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Bixby misses.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bixby throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judah! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a hook to the side of Bixby's head but Bixby sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Bixby half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bixby dives in and scores a takedown into Judah's guard.
Judah controlling the position.
We've been hearing good reports from Bixby's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bixby won't allow Judah to sweep him here.
Bixby trying to control but Judah is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Judah holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bixby is looking to work some ground and pound but Judah has wrist control.
Bixby postures up in Judah's guard and throws a big left but Judah blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bixby defends it easily.
Bixby throwing strikes from guard but Judah blocks nicely.
Bixby throws a big elbow that misses.
Judah trying to keep a closed guard but Bixby is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Judah looking for a guillotine here but Bixby defends easily.
Bixby trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ras Li Judah 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.
Bixby throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.
Bixby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
Bixby misses the shot to the body.
As Bixby backs off Judah throws a huge counter combo but Bixby manages to avoid it all.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Judah.
It looks like Buzz Bixby has been cut.
Bixby looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Judah is fending him off so far but Bixby persists. Nope, Judah circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Judah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Judah scores with a spinning back kick!
Bixby throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Judah counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Judah. No joy for Bixby on that attempt.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bixby missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Judah is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Bixby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bixby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judah! But no joy.
Judah misses with an uppercut. Bixby saw that one coming.
Bixby fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Bixby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bixby checks a low kick from Judah.
Bixby changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Judah blocks a jab.
Judah throws a big shot that misses.
Bixby half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bixby misses with a body shot.
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
Ras Li Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah throws a hook but Bixby blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a looping left.
Judah tries to land a body kick
and Bixby counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bixby.
Judah is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bixby lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Judah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Judah looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Judah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Judah looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bixby trying to control but Judah is working from the bottom.
Judah is controlling Bixby's posture.
Judah looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Judah is looking for a triangle but Bixby pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Judah keeping moving, preventing Bixby from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bixby misses with a straight left.
Bixby cracks Judah with a good jab.
Judah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bixby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Bixby misses with a straight right.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bixby cracks Judah with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bixby throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buzz Bixby dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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!
Bixby with a jab.
Bixby bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Judah wants to control but Bixby postures up.
Bixby landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Judah gets back to half guard.
Judah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bixby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah manages to get to full guard.
Judah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby landing some decent shots from guard.
Bixby wants to control from the top but Judah keeps moving.
Judah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Judah working a defensive guard here.
Bixby working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bixby postures up and lands a big shot to Judah's brow.
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.
Judah has his hands on Bixby's head, controlling the position.
Bixby trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bixby in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Judah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bixby won't allow Judah to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Judah scores with the left hand. Bixby knows he should have avoided that one.
Bixby misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bixby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Judah throws the kick towards the body but Bixby avoids it.
Bixby looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Judah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bixby is working away from the top position though.
Judah wants to improve his position but Bixby is controlling well.
Judah tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bixby has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Judah bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah postures up.
Judah trying to control but Bixby is working from the bottom.
Judah seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Judah trying to control but Bixby is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buzz Bixby showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bixby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buzz Bixby!
Buzz Bixby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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