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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arman Shaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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190 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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195 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arman Shaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Judah!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaker lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judah misses with a hook to the body
and Judah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judah moves forwards but Shaker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Judah tries to clinch but Shaker is having none of it.
No joy there for Shaker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Judah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Shaker - the referee stops the clock and Judah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Shaker. Judah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shaker.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Judah displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shaker.
Shaker looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Judah is fending him off so far but Shaker persists. Nope, Judah circles away and we're back to standing.
Judah looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Judah pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shaker is out of range and Judah settles back down.
Judah moves into the clinch.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Shaker is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Shaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shaker to score with a decent uppercut.
Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Shaker misses the target.
Shaker fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arman Shaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Judah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Shaker wants to land a leg kick but Judah is out of range.
Shaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Judah.
Judah has closed the distance and engaged Shaker in a clinch.
Judah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Shaker is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Judah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Shaker jumps guard but Judah stands there with Shaker around his waist. Shaker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Shaker backwards.
Judah tries to work over Shaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Judah on the inside.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Shaker blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaker.
Judah prevents a body shot from Shaker.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shaker is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Judah to keep the fight standing.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shaker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with an elbow strike.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaker avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Judah.
Shaker blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Shaker managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shaker breaks the clinch.
Shaker staying out of range there.
Judah scoring well with a low kick there.
Shaker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab.
Judah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shaker.
Shaker lands with a straight right. Judah didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Shaker has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaker works the jab nicely.
Judah lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah blocks a leg kick.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Shaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Shaker moves out of range easily.
Shaker connects with a body shot that sends Judah's belly button to the back.
Shaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Shaker throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Judah works Shaker's body with a nice hook.
Shaker blocks a jab.
Nice cross by Shaker.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Shaker rather than just go for the knockout.
Judah fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judah's calf.
Shaker lands a front kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Daniel Judah will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Shaker fails to land with a series of punches.
Shaker gets a takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shaker is looking to stall here but Judah recovers full guard.
Shaker looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shaker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shaker stays in close to Judah's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shaker wants to control from the top but Judah keeps moving.
Shaker won't allow Judah to sweep him here.
Shaker 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.
Shaker tries to free his leg and advance position but Judah is retaining full guard.
Shaker missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shaker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shaker moves out of range of the body kick.
Shaker throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Judah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shaker.
Shaker lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shaker throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shaker gets the takedown into side control.
Shaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Judah keeps working.
Shaker goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Judah has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shaker but great work by Judah.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shaker tries to bench press Judah off him but Judah keeps the position.
Shaker keeps Judah under control for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Shaker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Daniel Judah has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shaker struggling a bit here.
Shaker manages to work his way to half guard, despite Judah's best efforts.
That's four 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.
Shaker has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Judah is working away from the top position though.
Shaker preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shaker gets back to full guard.
Shaker wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shaker is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arman Shaker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Judah tries to score with a low kick but Shaker moves his leg out of the way.
Shaker misses with a wild body shot.
Shaker throws a big shot that misses.
Judah moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shaker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes.
Arman Shaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Shaker swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Shaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Shaker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked
so Shaker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Judah has his feet on Shaker's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
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!
Shaker cracks the inside of Judah's front leg.
Judah throws a front kick aimed at Shaker's knee but Shaker avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaker has his takedown stuffed
and Judah moves into the clinch.
Shaker blocks an elbow strike.
Shaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Shaker is trying to break free.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Shaker controls his hands.
Shaker pulls guard successfully.
Shaker looking to control.
Shaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shaker is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Judah passes into side control.
Shaker is trying to get back to half guard.
Judah is looking to take a break and control but Shaker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shaker is looking to regain half guard here but Judah keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah trying to control the position but Shaker is working away.
Shaker is looking for a sweep.
Judah working away.
Shaker tries to bench press Judah off him but Judah keeps the position.
Shaker is working hard here to advance position.
Shaker being controlled for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shaker misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Judah.
Shaker throws a sloppy head kick
and Judah counters with a nice uppercut.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Judah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Judah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Shaker.
Judah misses with a leg kick.
Judah jabs at Shaker's body.
Shaker scores with a hook.
Shaker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shaker ducks right into an uppercut from Judah.
Shaker feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down.
Shaker swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Shaker tries a low kick but Judah avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Judah has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Daniel Judah!
A victorious Daniel Judah thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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