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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Igor Von Baron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zab Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Zab Judah was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Von Baron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zab Judah!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Baron tries to clinch up.
Von Baron takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Judah misses with a two punch combination.
Judah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Von Baron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
Judah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Von Baron slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Von Baron shoots in but no luck this time.
Judah misses with a two punch combination.
Judah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Von Baron's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Judah.
Von Baron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Judah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Von Baron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Judah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Von Baron walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Von Baron walks into a straight right hand from Judah.
Judah jabs at Von Baron's body.
Judah throws a combination. Von Baron tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Judah throws a series of punches but Von Baron avoids them all with ease.
Von Baron slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Von Baron has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Von Baron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Baron tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Judah swivels and escapes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Judah throws a right and a left that both miss.
A right-left combo lands from Judah.
Von Baron tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Judah swivels and escapes.
Nice defenses there by Von Baron.
Nice shot by Judah.
Judah lands a jab-cross combination.
Judah has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Judah throws a series of punches but Von Baron avoids them all with ease.
Judah misses with a two punch combination.
Von Baron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Judah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Baron will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Baron.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Von Baron tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Judah swivels and escapes.
Von Baron shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Judah but Judah pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Von Baron is breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Judah lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Judah is working the combinations to good effect here.
Judah stuffs the takedown attempt from Von Baron. Von Baron gets slowly back to his feet.
Zab Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Judah.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Baron.
That's four 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.
Judah circles away from the clinch attempt.
Judah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judah throws a right and a left that Von Baron avoids nicely.
Judah's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Judah duly obliges.
Judah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Von Baron is looking to clinch.
Judah misses with a jab, cross combination.
Von Baron looks for a takedown but Judah sprawls well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some wild striking there from Judah.
Von Baron slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zab Judah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Danga de danga de dang - Judah scores with a four punch combination!
Judah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Judah.
Von Baron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Judah fails to land with a series of punches.
Judah tries to bum rush Von Baron with a series of wild strikes but Von Baron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Baron wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Judah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judah is breathing heavily.
Von Baron is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Judah. No joy for Von Baron on that attempt.
Judah misses with a series of wild punches.
Von Baron tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Judah swivels and escapes.
A cross from Judah lands.
Judah jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Judah.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Judah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zab Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
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.
Nice sprawl there from Judah as Von Baron shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Von Baron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Von Baron moves in looking to clinch but Judah pushes him off.
Von Baron slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
No joy there for Judah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Judah keeps the fight on the outside.
Judah swinging wilding here.
Judah looks to land a combination but Von Baron avoids it well.
Von Baron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Judah swinging wilding here.
Von Baron is looking to clinch but Judah is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Baron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Von Baron shoots in and drives through. Judah sprawls well.
A left lands for Judah.
Von Baron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
Judah fails to land with a series of punches.
Judah fails to land with a series of punches.
Von Baron shoots in for a double leg but Judah sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A combination from Judah does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Judah misses with a double jab.
Von Baron fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Judah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Judah lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Von Baron doesn't manage to clinch there - Judah circles away.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Judah misses with a few strikes there.
Von Baron throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Judah's waist but Judah gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Von Baron off to one side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judah lands a jab-cross combination.
Von Baron fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Judah misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zab Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Judah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Von Baron misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Von Baron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
A combination from Judah does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Von Baron or perhaps it was just good defense by Judah which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Igor Von Baron. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Baron slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Baron is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Judah.
Judah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Judah looks to land a combination but Von Baron avoids it well.
Von Baron changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Judah tries to avoid it but Von Baron manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Judah to the ground. Judah escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Igor Von Baron is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Baron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Judah dips to his left and cracks Von Baron with an uppercut!
A nice combination there by Judah.
Von Baron tries to clinch but Judah is having none of it.
Judah keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Judah lands a nice hook to Von Baron's body. Von Baron takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Von Baron moves in looking to clinch but Judah pushes him off.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Baron.
Von Baron fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Judah does no damage.
Judah moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Judah looks to land a combination. Von Baron sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Von Baron shoots in but Judah avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Von Baron looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah throws a right and a left that Von Baron avoids nicely.
Judah fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Von Baron.
Judah tries to bum rush Von Baron with a series of wild strikes but Von Baron uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Baron showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Baron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Baron tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Judah paws at him with a jab and circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Von Baron. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Judah stuffs the takedown.
Igor Von Baron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Von Baron fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Judah misses with a wild combination.
Judah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A punch combination from Judah misses.
Judah throws a series of strikes that have Von Baron backpedaling.
Von Baron wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zab Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Judah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zab Judah!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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