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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keiji Mutou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ras Li Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah has chosen Limb By Limb as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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39
213 lbs
30 - 14 - 2 |
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190 cm
27
215 lbs
17 - 7 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
30 - 14 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Keiji Mutou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ras Li Judah!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Mutou slips the punch.
Judah misses with a hook to the body
and Mutou counters with a shoot takedown. Judah fights it but they end up in guard.
Mutou controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Judah looking to control.
Judah is pulling down on Mutou's head to control his posture.
Judah trying to keep a closed guard but Mutou is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah pulls Mutou in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judah working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mutou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou trying to control but Judah is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Judah is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Judah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A swing and a miss from Mutou.
Judah throws a poor cross that misses
and Mutou counters with a takedown into side control.
Judah tries to buck Mutou off but Mutou is having none of it.
Mutou is looking to take a break and control but Judah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Judah tries to escape but Mutou is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Mutou's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Mutou is looking to take a break and control but Judah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Judah manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mutou's best efforts.
Judah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mutou is working away from the top position though.
Judah controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Mutou looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Mutou scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Judah is looking to control Mutou's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Judah avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah is trying to get back to full guard.
Mutou trying to control the action but Judah is working from the bottom.
Judah moves into full guard.
Judah managing to control the position.
Mutou chips away with some ground and pound.
Judah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mutou makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mutou.
Mutou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Judah manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou throwing strikes but missing.
Judah is adopting a defensive guard.
Mutou trying to control but Judah is working from the bottom.
Mutou wants to pass the guard but Judah is keeping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mutou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judah works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mutou content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that round.
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.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Mutou ducks down to avoid it.
Judah throws a leg kick which misses Mutou's front leg but catches the back leg as Mutou tries to avoid it.
Judah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mutou was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah leaves Mutou with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Judah throws a leg kick
and Mutou counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah is looking for a sweep. Mutou is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mutou sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Judah defending well though.
Mutou looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Mutou drops an elbow to the side of Judah's head.
Judah has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mutou is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mutou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mutou throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Judah tries to roll over but Mutou keeps him under control.
Mutou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around?
Mutou looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Judah with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mutou working Judah over with strikes.
Judah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mutou.
Judah tries to get to full guard but Mutou has control of the leg.
Judah manages to get to full guard.
Mutou is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah has Mutou pulled in close to control his posture.
Judah is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mutou is aware though and is defending well.
Judah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mutou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Judah's head.
Mutou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Judah's head.
Mutou trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mutou accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mutou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mutou controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah has his hands on Mutou's head, controlling the position.
Judah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Mutou landing with the ground and pound.
Mutou throws a big right hand that misses.
Keiji Mutou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Judah working a defensive guard but Mutou manages to pass into side control anyway.
Judah is looking to reverse the position.
Judah avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mutou.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mutou working the ground and pound.
Mutou scoring with punches and elbows.
Judah is looking to regain half guard here but Mutou keeps moving and retains side control.
Mutou landing strikes.
Judah is trying to control Mutou's posture but Mutou avoids it.
Mutou working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Judah is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Judah is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Mutou thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Judah's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keiji Mutou dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Mutou is just out of range.
Mutou fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Judah! But no joy.
Mutou ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mutou throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mutou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah misses with a hook. Mutou ducked under it nicely.
Mutou connects with a good right hand that stumbles Judah. Judah circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mutou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Mutou attempts a counter takedown but Judah avoids it well and moves away.
Ras Li Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with an uppercut.
Mutou lands with a good body shot.
Judah digs a good body shot into Mutou's ribs.
Mutou scores with a body shot.
Mutou drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mutou wants to lay and pray for a moment but Judah keeps working.
Judah is looking for a sweep.
Judah manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Mutou trying to control from half guard but Judah is working away.
Ras Li Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mutou is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Judah is staying active underneath Mutou, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mutou lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mutou working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Mutou is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Mutou working over Judah with some ground and pound. Judah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Judah is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Judah looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mutou thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Judah throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Judah desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Mutou frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Keiji Mutou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mutou sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mutou has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mutou has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Judah is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mutou looking to control and managing it successfully.
Judah wants to hold on but Mutou pushes him away.
Mutou content just to control the position here.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Mutou.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mutou wants to control the pace but Judah is squirming around nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keiji Mutou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mutou, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keiji Mutou!
Keiji Mutou managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, King of Fists, into his post fight interview.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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