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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike McLaughlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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147 lbs
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139 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elijah Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike McLaughlin!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Judah misses.
Judah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at aLion's MMA in the buildup to the fight.
McLaughlin connects with a jab.
McLaughlin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
Judah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judah stuns McLaughlin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Judah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mike McLaughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McLaughlin looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely.
McLaughlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
McLaughlin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McLaughlin swings widly with a right hand
and Judah counters with a nice uppercut.
Judah avoids the body shot from McLaughlin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from McLaughlin lands but Judah takes it in his stride.
McLaughlin misses with a hook
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judah misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from McLaughlin misses.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but McLaughlin is just out of range.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah blocks a head kick by McLaughlin.
Judah appears to be looking for a big counter.
Judah takes a swing at McLaughlin's ribcage but misses.
McLaughlin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McLaughlin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judah throws a hook to the side of McLaughlin's head but McLaughlin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McLaughlin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McLaughlin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
McLaughlin throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Judah throws a sloppy body shot
and McLaughlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judah blocks a head kick by McLaughlin.
Judah throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McLaughlin's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLaughlin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah avoids the body shot from McLaughlin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for McLaughlin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McLaughlin moves to clinch but Judah breaks away
letting Judah counter with a right hand.
Judah misses with a head kick.
McLaughlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
Judah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
McLaughlin throws a right hand that misses
and Judah counters with a three punch combo that has McLaughlin backing up. McLaughlin nods at Judah to acknowledge the strikes.
McLaughlin misses with an attempted mid kick.
McLaughlin stuns Judah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but McLaughlin slips the punch.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Judah. McLaughlin shrugs it off though.
The fight stays on the outside here - McLaughlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Judah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin slips a straight right by Judah.
McLaughlin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Judah misses with an uppercut
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
McLaughlin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Judah ducks right into an uppercut from McLaughlin.
Good exchange - Judah coming out on top.
McLaughlin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Judah throws a right and a left that McLaughlin avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Judah misses
and McLaughlin counters with a stiff right hand.
McLaughlin misses the shot to the body.
Judah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McLaughlin avoids the head kick by Judah.
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!
Judah takes one on the button.
McLaughlin lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin thuds his right hand into Judah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Judah misses with a right hand
and McLaughlin counters with a one-two to the body.
McLaughlin thows a leg kick but Judah checks it
and Judah counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target.
Judah throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
McLaughlin throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range.
McLaughlin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah.
McLaughlin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Judah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
McLaughlin misses the shot to the body.
Judah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
McLaughlin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McLaughlin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Judah is out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLaughlin moves into the clinch.
Judah escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
McLaughlin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
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 Elijah Judah will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice shot lands for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
McLaughlin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Judah takes a swing at McLaughlin's ribcage but misses.
McLaughlin closes the distance and pushes Judah back into the ropes.
Judah lands a left hand.
McLaughlin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McLaughlin lands a right hand.
McLaughlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
McLaughlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Judah as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Judah takes a shot to the head.
McLaughlin blocks an uppercut.
McLaughlin tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin prevents a body shot from Judah.
A head punch on the inside from McLaughlin fails to land.
McLaughlin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
McLaughlin lands a nice uppercut.
McLaughlin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McLaughlin lands a hook that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah manages to break the clinch.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McLaughlin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Elijah Judah is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah takes a swing at McLaughlin's ribcage but misses.
McLaughlin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Judah staying out of range there.
Judah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
McLaughlin misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Judah scores with a decent looking hook.
McLaughlin is rocked!
McLaughlin misses with a hook.
Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Judah checks a low kick from McLaughlin.
McLaughlin cracks Judah with an open hand slap.
McLaughlin misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Judah misses its target.
Judah lands with a hook. McLaughlin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
McLaughlin scores with a hook to the body. Judah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
McLaughlin gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Judah to counter with a crisp jab.
McLaughlin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Judah counters with a head kick. That will keep McLaughlin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
McLaughlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Nice jab there from Judah.
McLaughlin misses with a looping right.
Judah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by McLaughlin.
Judah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Judah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Judah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. McLaughlin does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLaughlin bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Judah's head backwards.
McLaughlin seems to have recovered his senses.
McLaughlin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut. Judah saw that one coming.
Judah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McLaughlin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McLaughlin drives through and clinches with Judah against the ropes.
McLaughlin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLaughlin swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLaughlin blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from McLaughlin.
A left hand lands to the body for Judah.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from McLaughlin.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McLaughlins head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from McLaughlin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah lands a left hand that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McLaughlin lands a right hand.
McLaughlin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
McLaughlin scores with a shoulder strike.
McLaughlin misses with a punch to the body.
McLaughlin lands a nice uppercut.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but McLaughlin avoids it by throwing Judah back against the ropes.
McLaughlin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judah misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McLaughlin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Judah has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A big right from McLaughlin misses.
McLaughlin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike McLaughlin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Judah throws a good cross that connects.
Judah throws a shot from downtown. McLaughlin moves away and avoids it.
McLaughlin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judah in his tracks.
McLaughlin throws a series of punches but Judah avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
McLaughlin blocks a head kick by Judah.
Judah slips under a jab.
Judah swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but McLaughlin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Good shot there by Judah.
Nice body punch from Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLaughlin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McLaughlin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by McLaughlin!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLaughlin lands with a good body shot.
Judah moves away from the strike by McLaughlin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLaughlin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judah throws the left hand but McLaughlin avoids the punch easily.
McLaughlin throws a big counter head kick but Judah avoids it with no problem.
Judah digs a good hook to McLaughlin's body.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick
and McLaughlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from McLaughlin tenderised Judah's leg. Judah is trying to keep his angry face on.
McLaughlin connects with a jab.
Judah moves out of range as McLaughlin strikes.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McLaughlin moves away.
Judah lands a really nice looking cross but McLaughlin seems unphased.
McLaughlin catches Judah with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McLaughlin takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
McLaughlin darts in trying to clinch
and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLaughlin with a nice cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McLaughlin looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Judah throws a counter high kick but McLaughlin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Judah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Judah finds it's way through McLaughlin's defenses.
Judah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
McLaughlin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from McLaughlin.
A quick step to the side and Judah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from McLaughlin misses.
McLaughlin throws a combination. Judah tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Judah with a jab.
McLaughlin throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot.
Judah slips a jab from McLaughlin.
Judah throws a shot to the body.
Judah thuds his right hand into McLaughlin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McLaughlin misses with an uppercut
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah connects with a body shot that sends McLaughlin's belly button to the back.
Judah cracks McLaughlin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
McLaughlin lands with an uppercut that bounces Judah off the ropes and back into range.
McLaughlin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McLaughlin has time to react.
Judah misses with a body shot.
McLaughlin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McLaughlin.
Judah blocks a head kick by McLaughlin.
McLaughlin scores with a jab to the head.
McLaughlin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McLaughlin avoids the head kick by Judah.
McLaughlin dodges the punch combination from Judah.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McLaughlin's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McLaughlin connects with a leg kick. Judah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McLaughlin misses with a body punch
and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Judah staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLaughlin. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Judah throws a head kick that misses
and McLaughlin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Judah misses with a right hand
letting McLaughlin counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah misses with a hook.
McLaughlin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McLaughlin slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Judah defending well as McLaughlin loads up on a big left hand.
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 Elijah Judah.
I think Judah has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Mike McLaughlin!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Mike McLaughlin!
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight as a draw!
Mike McLaughlin wins by majority decision!
An out of breath Mike McLaughlin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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