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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 Edward Stoker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah comes to the cage accompanied by Limb By Limb. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Good 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
10 - 1 - 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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Edward Stoker!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Judah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stoker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stoker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stoker misses with a combination
and Judah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stoker thinking.
Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Judah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Judah takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Judah throws a leg kick but Stoker sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Stoker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a double jab
enabling Stoker to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Ras Li Judah has been cut.
Edward Stoker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judah looks to land a body kick but Stoker moved away.
A left lands for Stoker.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Stoker throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
Judah thumps Stoker with a low kick.
Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Stoker off balance momentarily.
Stoker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Judah avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Stoker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoker moves out of range of the body kick.
A nice side step and Stoker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stoker falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Judah misses.
Stoker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stoker circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot lands for Judah.
Stoker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Judah punishes Stoker's body with a nice straight punch.
Judah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stoker checks it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stoker.
Judah throwing a counter right hand but Stoker manages to avoid it.
Stoker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Judah throws a good cross that connects.
Stoker is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Judah rather than just go for the knockout.
Stoker keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stoker lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Judah at a distance.
Stoker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Stoker throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.
An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target.
Stoker throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Judah.
Stoker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jab from Judah.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stoker counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoker.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stoker.
Stoker lands a two punch combo.
Stoker throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Jab by Stoker.
Nice body kick from Judah.
Stoker jabs at Judah's body.
A telegraphed right hand from Stoker misses the target.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
Stoker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ras Li Judah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ras Li Judah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Judah misses with a hook
and Stoker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Stoker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
A little feinted left hand from Judah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Judah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Judah feints and then cracks Stoker's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Stoker down.
Judah digs a good body shot into Stoker's ribs.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Judah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoker throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Judah is looking to counter punch.
Judah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Stoker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Stoker tries a head kick but it misses.
As Stoker looks to move away, Judah throws a big counter combo but Stoker just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Judah is looking to counter with a body kick.
Judah looks to throw the jab but Stoker is out of range.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Stoker is just out of range.
Judah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stoker.
Stoker clobbers Judah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Stoker blocks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Stoker! But no joy.
Stoker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Stoker throws an off balance right hand
and Judah counters with a low kick, right behind Stoker 's knee.
Stoker is breathing heavily.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
Judah tried to counter with a leg kick but Stoker avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah shoots in for a takedown but Stoker shows good takedown defense.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stoker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Judah misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Stoker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stoker moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A punch lands to the side of Judah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stoker.
Judah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a body kick that misses
and Judah counters with a straight right hand.
Judah throws the left hand but Stoker avoids the punch easily.
Judah looks for the body kick but Stoker saw that one coming.
Judah misses with a hook. Stoker ducked under it nicely.
And Stoker responds with a good body kick, but Judah manages to step out the way in time.
Judah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stoker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoker throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side.
Judah misses with a hook. Stoker ducked under it nicely.
Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Stoker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Judah cracks Stoker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoker throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it.
Stoker walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stoker misses with an uppercut. Judah saw that one coming.
Judah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stoker.
A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target.
Stoker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Judah avoids the body shot from Stoker.
Stoker delivers a nice body kick.
Stoker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Judah is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ras Li Judah will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ras Li Judah's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Stoker misses
enabling Judah to counter with a crisp jab.
Judah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stoker scores with a decent looking hook.
Judah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stoker checks it well.
Stoker throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Stoker scores with a head kick.
Judah misses with a looping left.
Judah moves out of range as Stoker strikes.
Judah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
Judah instigates a clinch.
Stoker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Judah tries a body shot but Stoker blocks it.
Stoker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stoker throws a big shot that misses.
Judah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stoker throws a sloppy head kick and Judah moves out of range easily.
Ras Li Judah is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoker moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah.
Judah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Judah tests Stoker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Judah wants to clinch.
Stoker takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Judah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Edward Stoker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Judah.
Judah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stoker throws a big shot that misses.
Judah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
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!
Stoker swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Judah works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Judah.
A jab from Stoker finds it's way through Judah's defenses.
Judah throws a hook but Stoker blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Stoker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah thumps Stoker with a low kick.
Stoker throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Judah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Judah throws a hook to the side of Stoker's head but Stoker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Stoker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Stoker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker drops Judah with a beautiful combination! Judah stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stoker is looking for the KO!
Judah is rocked!
Judah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Oh Judah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stoker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Judah seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Judah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Judah catches Stoker right on the button with a cross.
Stoker avoids the body shot from Judah.
Stoker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stoker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Judah scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stoker throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good work by Stoker as he checks the leg kick.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stoker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stoker slips under a jab from Judah.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ras Li Judah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stoker misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a leg kick.
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.
Well Judah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ras Li Judah!
A very excited looking Ras Li Judah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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