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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryo Narushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 cm
36
210 lbs
46 - 13 - 0 |
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185 cm
32
212 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
46 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryo Narushima! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Judah! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Judah checks a low kick from Narushima. Narushima slips under a jab. Narushima throws a series of punches but Judah avoids them all with ease. Narushima just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Narushima comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judah! But no joy. Judah blocks a head kick by Narushima.
A head kick from Narushima lands but Judah takes it in his stride.
It looks like David Judah has been cut. Judah throws a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Narushima. Judah pushes Narushima up against the cage in a clinch. Judah told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight. Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah lands with a short shot to the head. 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 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narushima blocks an elbow strike. Judah digs a right hand into Narushima's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Narushima's gas tank. Narushima has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Narushima throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
That's one minute gone in the round. Narushima misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narushima dodges an elbow strike from Judah.
Narushima tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Judah pushes Narushima back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Narushima breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Judah throws a head kick that misses. Judah lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Narushima thuds a left hand into Judah's body. Judah checks a leg kick nicely. Narushima looks to land a body kick but Judah moved away. Narushima ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away. Judah wants to counter with a clinch but Narushima pushes him away. Narushima throws a quick inside leg kick. Judah misses with a few strikes there.
Narushima uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah. Narushima walks into a left hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. 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. Narushima scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Judah throws a head kick but Narushima moves out of range.
Nice body kick there by Narushima. A good leg kick by Narushima. An inside leg kick from Narushima misses. Narushima throws a leg kick and Judah counters with a nice uppercut. Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Judah lands a head shot. Judah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Narushima lands a nice shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Judah. Narushima connects with a nice looking jab.
Judah wants to clinch. Judah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Narushima moves away from the strike by Judah. Narushima misses with a body shot.
Judah blocks a leg kick. Judah misses with a wild body shot. Narushima attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Judah lands a body shot.
Narushima is looking to chop away at Judah's legs. Narushima is looking to wear down Judah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Narushima misses with an attempted mid kick.
Narushima takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Narushima connects with a solid leg kick. Narushima scores with a jab to the body. Narushima scores with a jab to the head.
Narushima lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Narushima throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side. Narushima takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Judah avoids the body shot from Narushima.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Narushima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah throws out a counter right but Narushima avoids it with no problem. Judah digs a good body shot into Narushima's ribs. Good leg kick by Narushima there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah jabs at Narushima's body. Both fighters circling a little - Narushima finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Jab by Narushima. Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narushima manages to avoid it. Ryo Narushima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Narushima changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Judah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Narushima misses with a left hand and Judah counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Narushima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Narushima. Narushima thumps Judah with a low kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Narushima fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it. Judah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Narushima misses the shot to the body. Judah throws a hook but Narushima avoids it easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryo Narushima dominated that round. The cut man is working on David Judah's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Judah wants to clinch. Narushima scores with a push kick. Narushima connects with a body shot that sends Judah's belly button to the back. Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Narushima.
Judah swings widly with a right hand
and Narushima counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Narushima can pounce on him.
Narushima uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Narushima down. David Judah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Narushima moves into range and connects with a jab.
Judah is rocked! Judah lands an overhand right. Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Narushima finish him? Judah misses with a head kick.
It appears Narushima was looking to counter with a kick there. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah tries to clinch but Narushima moves out of range. Judah seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Narushima scores with a nice body kick.
Judah is breathing heavily. Judah checks a leg kick. Narushima feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judah's calf. Narushima connects with a solid leg kick. Narushima throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Narushima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around? A chopping leg kick lands by Narushima. Narushima throws a nice outside leg kick. Narushima wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Narushima blocks a head kick by Judah.
Narushima is looking to chop away at Judah's legs. Judah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ryo Narushima is winning the standup battle so far. Narushima scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. 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 with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Narushima to score with a decent uppercut. Judah looks up at the clock. Bad move! Narushima lands a right hand from hell, dropping Judah. Narushima pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryo Narushima! Ryo Narushima is the new light heavyweight champion! During a confident post fight interview, Ryo Narushima thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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