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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inspectah Deck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deck's entrance music is Raekwon feat. Inspectah Deck, GZA-Guillotine (Swordz). A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
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212 lbs
20 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Inspectah Deck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Judah!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deck keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Deck plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Deck definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Deck misses with a looping right.
Judah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Deck loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch but Deck swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Deck tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah's corner calls for a 1-2. Judah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Judah scores with a nice strike.
Deck closes the distance and clinches.
Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deck misses with a body punch.
Deck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deck works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deck successfully pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deck is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Judah slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Judah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Judah trying to control but Deck is working from the bottom.
Deck not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Judah content to stall in guard here.
Judah stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Deck swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Deck throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Judah escapes and throws Deck's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Judah content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Judah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Deck.
Judah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Deck counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deck clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deck backwards.
Deck holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Deck blocking some punches.
Deck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Deck avoids the elbow strike from Judah, against the cage.
Deck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deck's elbow.
Deck throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deck avoiding damage.
Judah tries a body shot but Deck blocks it.
Judah throws an elbow that misses.
Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah lands a right hand.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Deck uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah misses with an elbow over the top.
Judah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Judah prevents a body shot from Deck.
Deck takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deck lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah blocks a body shot from Deck.
Deck is trying to pull guard but Judah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Deck backwards.
Deck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deck misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but David Judah will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A good leg kick by Deck.
Deck throws a body shot but no joy.
David Judah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Deck looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Deck pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Deck throws a big shot that misses.
Judah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Deck under the eye.
Deck waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
Judah digs a good body shot into Deck's ribs.
Judah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Deck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Deck 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 Judah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Judah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deck manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
David Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Deck lands with a right to the head.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Deck or not.
Judah tries a body shot but Deck blocks it.
Deck wants to stall.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah blocks a body shot from Deck.
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Deck lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deck misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deck.
Deck lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Judah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deck misses with a punch to the body.
Judah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Deck avoids the elbow strike from Judah, against the cage.
Judah throws an elbow that misses.
Deck doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deck stalling in the clinch.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deck's elbow.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Deck.
Good body shot from Judah.
Deck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Deck controls his hands.
Deck working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Deck blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Deck avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Deck tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Deck misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Deck lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Deck is trying to maintain a safe position but Judah gets an underhook and turns Deck into the cage.
Deck prevents a body shot from Judah.
Deck lands with a light punch inside.
Deck blocking some punches.
Judah misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah.
Deck prevents a body shot from Judah.
Judah lands an elbow just above Deck 's eye.
Deck lands with a left to the head.
Judah misses with some punches.
Deck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deck tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Deck blocks an uppercut.
Judah lands an elbow inside.
A hook to the body from Judah.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Deck scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Deck controls the action.
Deck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Deck wants a takedown but no success here.
Judah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
Deck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deck's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Deck.
Deck wants to stall.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Deck swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deck tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Judah scores with a jab to the body.
Judah wants to clinch up but Deck keeps it at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Judah gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deck misses with some punches.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Deck controls his hands.
Judah scores with a shoulder strike.
Judah misses with some punches.
Deck tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Deck.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Deck blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah tries to work over Deck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Deck digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Deck throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Deck.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Deck.
Deck lands a body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Deck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Deck.
Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Deck scores with a nice hook to the head.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Deck digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank.
Deck presses Judah against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deck is working for takedown but Judah is calmly controlling the position for now.
Judah misses with an elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deck.
Judah takes a shot to the head.
Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Judah is rocked!
Deck lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Deck finish him?
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deck.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Deck throws a big uppercut that drops Judah! More strikes from Deck and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Judah lies dazed against the cage as Deck celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspectah Deck!
Inspectah Deck retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Inspectah Deck thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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