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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 30, 2018 |
#R1# Judah slips a straight right by Bishop. Bishop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it. Bishop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah lands with a right hand. Bishop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A countering left hand to the body from Judah misses. Judah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Judah looks winded! Judah fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL# Bishop closes the distance and clinches. Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bishop prevents a body shot from Judah. Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside. A short left from Judah. Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
Judah blocking some punches.
Judah scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Bishop misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah. Bishop misses with the head strike.
Judah lands with a right to the head. Bishop misses with a punch on the inside.
Bishop working aggressively here.
#T1# Judah lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2# It looks like Lucas Bishop has been cut. Bishop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bishop working aggressively here.
Judah lands a left hand.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bishop is trying to break free. Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah. Bishop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bishop is trying to force a seperation but Judah has the dominant position. Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. Judah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Judah with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut. Judah lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye. Judah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T2# Judah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Judah lands a left hand.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Judah lands with a right to the head. Judah digs a right hand underneath Bishop's ribcage. Bishop let out a lung full of air as it connected. Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Judah pushes Bishop back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bishop can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Judah lands a body punch in the clinch. Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bishop working hard to break the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bishop. Judah landing knees to the body.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Bishop is looking to break free of the clinch but Judah has double underhooks. Bishop misses with a body punch.
Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T3# Judah scores with a shot to the side of Bishop's head. Bishop scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head. Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Judah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah. Judah with a knee to the head.
Bishop wants to get back to striking at distance but Judah won't allow it.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Bishop backwards. Bishop tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC# Bishop breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bishop. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet. Judah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Bishop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Bishop takes one 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!#CL2# Judah fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bishop, pushing him back against the cage. Bishop takes an elbow to the forehead. #T4# A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah. A right hook to the body lands for Judah.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Judah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bishop's efforts to push away. Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage. Judah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bishop's efforts to push away. Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses. Judah landing knees to the head.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah working Bishop over with knees to the body. Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round. The cut man is working on Lucas Bishop's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! #R2# Bishop looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely. Bishop misses with a body shot.
Judah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bishop.#CL# Bishop takes the fight into the clinch. Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch. Judah blocks an uppercut.
Bishop throws a head punch that misses. #BC# Bishop manages to break the clinch.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bishop misses the jab. Judah moves away from the strike by Bishop. Judah scores with a nice strike. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah connects with a leg kick. Bishop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Bishop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Bishop. Bishop is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight. Bishop takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Judah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bishop looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely. Judah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bishop. Bishop lands a nice hook to Judah's body. Judah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1# Judah avoids the body shot from Bishop.
Bishop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily. Judah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bishop if he has to take too many more of those.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bishop. Bishop jabbing away but nothing is landing. Judah wants to counter the offense by Bishop and move into the clinch position.#CL2# Judah darts in and clinches Bishop up against the cage. Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judah blocks a body shot from Bishop. Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Judah is working Bishop over against the cage. Judah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards. Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch. Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
#T2# The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah lands a nice uppercut. Judah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Judah is leaning against Bishop and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut. A short left from Judah. Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Bishop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judahs head. Judah lands a body shot. A short left from Judah. #BC# Bishop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daniel Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup. Judah wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Judah ducks under a wild hook from Bishop.#CL2# Judah closes the distance and pushes Bishop back into the cage. Judah landing knees to the head.
Judah takes a shot to the head. #T3# Bishop throws a head punch that misses. Judah lands with a right to the head. Judah lands a left hand.
Bishop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Judah lands an elbow inside. Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. Judah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bishop backwards. Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judah lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment. Judah blocking some punches.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Judah lands a nice knee to the body. Judah lands with a short shot to the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Bishop wants to break free but Judah has control.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Judah.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah. A nice right hand lands inside from Judah. #T4# Judah keeps control of Bishop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Judah with a knee to the head.
Bishop working aggressively here.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Judah.
A head punch on the inside from Bishop fails to land. Bishop misses with the head strike.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those. Judah cracks Bishop with a nice body shot. Bishop throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. Judah presses Bishop against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. Bishop is trying to break free. Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges. Bishop misses with some punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah. Daniel Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. A short left from Judah. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Lucas Bishop'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! #R3# Judah slips under a jab from Bishop. Bishop takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lucas Bishop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bishop bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Judah's head backwards. Bishop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bishop avoids the head kick by Judah.
Bishop misses the jab.#CL# Bishop moves into the clinch successfully.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bishop fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bishop tries to circle away but Judah has him pinned against the cage. Both fighters are breathing heavily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bishop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bishop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bishop tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Bishop back against the cage. A short left from Judah. Bishop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Judah lands a knee to the head.
#T1# Judah misses with a knee strike.
Bishop tries to break free but Judah pushes him back against the cage. Judah lands an elbow just above Bishop 's eye. Judah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bishop misses with a short punch on the inside. Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Bishop lands with a light punch inside. Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bishop throws a head punch that misses. Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Bishop takes a knee right on the jaw!
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bishop has had enough of the clinch but Judah keeps him there for the moment. Bishop tries to break the clinch but Judah is controlling the position. Bishop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Judah landing knees to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Judah blocking some punches.
#T2# Bishop misses with a punch to the body.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Bishop misses with the head strike.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bishop looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Judah lands an elbow inside that Bishop shrugs off. Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those. Bishop is trying to break free. Bishop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bishop working hard to break the clinch. Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch. Bishop has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
Bishop misses with a hook from the clinch. Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bishop swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. #T3# Judah lands an elbow inside. Judah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut. Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
Lucas Bishop has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Bishop pushes Judah back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Judah blocking some punches.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bishop's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Judah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Judah is working Bishop over against the cage.#T4# Judah working Bishop over with knees to the body. Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judah lands a nice elbow. Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
A hook to the body from Bishop.
Bishop takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah. Bishop throws a head punch that misses. Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah lands an elbow that stopped Bishop in his tracks for a moment. Judah digs a right hand underneath Bishop's ribcage. Bishop let out a lung full of air as it connected. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bishop's face.
Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Judah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bishop. Bishop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow.
And that's the end of the fight! Daniel 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30 Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah! Daniel Judah seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 21, 2018 |
#R1##CL# Kobashi clinches up against the cage. Kobashi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kobashi blocks an elbow strike from Judah.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kobashi avoids it.#BC# Kobashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kobashi misses with a low kick. Judah throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kobashi. Judah lands a nice hook to Kobashi's body. Kobashi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Judah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kobashi.
Kobashi swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kobashi. Kobashi staying out of range there. Kobashi missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kobashi connects with a body shot. Judah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kobashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kobashi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Judah misses with the body kick and Kobashi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Judah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T1# Judah tries to work over Kobashi's front leg with a kick but Kobashi checks it. Judah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kobashi's head. Kobashi throws a one two combo.
Judah slips a straight right by Kobashi. Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Kobashi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#ROC# Judah is rocked! Kobashi throws a jab when Judah was well out of range. Kobashi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. A head kick misses from Kobashi. Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kobashi. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Judah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kobashi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kobashi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Judah throws a body kick that misses. Kobashi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked#TD# and Kobashi counters with a nice double leg into half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kobashi trying to control from half guard but Judah is working away. #SU# Kobashi decides to stand up. #T2# Kobashi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Judah moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Judah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kobashi. Kobashi throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it. Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judah punishes Kobashi's body with a nice straight punch. Judah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kobashi is out of range. An attempted straight right counter from Kobashi misses the target.#CL# Kobashi clinches. #BC# Kobashi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Kobashi misses with a low kick.
#CL# Kobashi closes the distance and pushes Judah back into the cage. Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Kobashi misses with a knee strike.
Kobashi lands a left hand.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kobashi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Kobashi controls the action.
#T3# Kobashi throws an elbow but it misses.
Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kobashi tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Judah throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi. Judah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Kobashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah misses with a knee to the head. Kobashi lands a hook to the side of the head. Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Judah pushes off an throws an elbow but Kobashi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Kobashi scores with a shoulder strike. Kobashi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC# Kobashi manages to break the clinch.
Kobashi takes one on the button. This has been an exciting period of action! Judah motions for Kobashi to come forward. Judah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Kobashi throwing a counter right hand but Judah manages to avoid it. Kobashi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Judah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Judah digs a good hook to Kobashi's body.
#T4# Kobashi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kobashi there as he acknowledges the shot. Judah is looking to score with low kicks. Judah moves out of range of the body kick. Judah lands a really nice looking cross but Kobashi seems unphased.
Kobashi throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range. Judah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Kobashi moves out of range easily. Kobashi misses with a shot to the body and Judah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kobashi thinking. Kobashi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Judah wants to clinch up but Kobashi keeps it at a distance. Kobashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah. Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kobashi can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A low kick from Judah is predictable there and Kobashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kobashi throws a right hand that Judah ducks under and follows up with a left that Judah also avoids with ease. A solid body kick from Kobashi. Kobashi slips a jab from Judah. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi dominated that round. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. #R2# Kobashi fails with a takedown attempt from distance. A bone on bone clash there as Kobashi blocks the leg kick.
Kobashi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Kobashi throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah. Judah lands a body shot.
Kobashi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judah in his tracks. Crunch! Kobashi slams his shin into Judah's torso. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Judah.
Judah throws a leg kick but Kobashi moved away. Kenta Kobashi is winning the standup battle so far. Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kobashi.
Judah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Kobashi throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kobashi looks to land a body kick but Judah moved away.#CL# Kobashi has managed to clinch.
A short left from Kobashi. Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kobashi has had enough of the clinch but Judah keeps him there for the moment. Kobashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around? Kobashi takes a shot to the head. #T1##BC# Kobashi breaks from the clinch.
#CL# Kobashi drives through and clinches with Judah against the cage.
#BC# Kobashi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Kobashi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Kobashi. Kenta Kobashi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Kobashi shoots and misses and Judah counters with a nice body shot. A leg kick checked by Judah. Both fighters circling a little - Judah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kobashi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Judah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Judah, as that shot connected.
#CL2# Judah has closed the distance and engaged Kobashi in a clinch.
Kobashi lands a hook to the side of the head. Kobashi is trying to push Judah away but Judah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Judah lands a knee to the head.
#T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kobashi tries to break the clinch but Judah is controlling the position. Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Kobashi is blocking nicely.
Kobashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Kobashi blocks an elbow strike from Judah.
Judah prevents a body shot from Kobashi. Kobashi throws a head punch that misses. Judah blocks an elbow strike from Kobashi.
Kobashi scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head. Kobashi misses with a knee strike.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Kobashi controls the action.
Kobashi lands an uppercut.#BC# Kobashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Judah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kobashi finds it's way round the side to connect with Judah's head. #CL# Kobashi closes the distance and pushes Judah back into the cage. Kobashi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Kobashi has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
#T3# An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kobashi. A short uppercut from Kobashi. Kenta Kobashi has scored more points in the clinch so far. Judah is breathing heavily. Kobashi misses with the head strike.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kobashi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A body shot lands from Kobashi.
Judah lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kobashi backwards. Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kobashi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Kobashi lands with a right to the head. Judah avoiding damage as Kobashi throws knees to the body.
Kobashi lands a hook that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Kobashi takes an elbow to the temple. Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi. A short right from Kobashi. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short left from Kobashi. Judah lands a hook to the side of the head. Judah scores with a shoulder strike. Kobashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. A head punch on the inside from Kobashi fails to land. #T4# Judah pushes Kobashi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Kobashi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Kobashi is blocking nicely.
Kobashi lands with a left to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Kobashi.
#BC# Kobashi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobashi throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kobashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Judah off the cage and back into range. Kobashi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kobashi jabbing away but nothing is landing. Judah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kobashi.
Judah thinks about the counter body kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kobashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
#CL# Kobashi clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi. A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenta Kobashi dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R3# Kobashi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kobashi. Judah is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.#CL# Kobashi has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kobashi throws an elbow but misses. Judah lands with a light punch inside. Kobashi misses with a short punch on the inside. Kobashi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Kobashi takes a shot to the head. A right handed body shot lands from Kobashi.
Kobashi takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2# It looks like Kenta Kobashi has been cut. Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Judah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Kobashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Both fighters are breathing heavily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kobashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #T1# Judah lands a left hand.
Kobashi working aggressively here.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judah lands a left hand.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kobashis head. Kobashi misses with a short punch on the inside. Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kobashi avoids it. Judah lands a right hand. Kobashi blocks a body shot from Judah. Judah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kobashi's defenses. Still in the clinch, Kobashi scores with a nice short uppercut. Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Kobashi avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage. Kobashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kobashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Judah misses with a body punch.
Daniel Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kobashi fails to land. A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah. Kobashi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Judah throws an elbow but misses. Judah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Kobashi lands a left hand.
Kobashi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. A hook to the body from Judah.
Kobashi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Judah throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kobashi. Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kobashi throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Kobashi. Kobashi misses with the head strike.
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T3# Kobashi scores with a nice hook to the head. Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Kobashi uses good head movement to avoid it. Kobashi lands a hook to the side of the head. Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah lands an elbow that stopped Kobashi in his tracks for a moment. Kobashi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kobashi just misses with a elbow thrown towards Judah's brow. Kobashi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kobashi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kobashi struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Kobashi misses with a body punch.
Judah blocks an elbow strike from Kobashi.
Kobashi can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Judah works on Kobashi's body with a couple of short punches. Kobashi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4# Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Kobashi avoids the damage to the body. #BC# Kobashi manages to break the clinch.
Kobashi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from 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 has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kobashi. Kobashi swats away the attempt to clinch by Judah. Kobashi connects with a leg kick. Judah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Judah throws the kick towards the body but Kobashi avoids it. Kobashi keeps Judah at a distance using the push kick. A solid body kick from Kobashi. A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target. Kobashi connects with a looping right hand.
Kobashi blocks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Daniel Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Kobashi 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28 Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenta Kobashi! Kenta Kobashi made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Mastery of the soda means mastery of the crush'.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 17, 2018 |
#R1##CL2# Judah darts in and clinches Casacci up against the cage. Casacci can't break the clinch.
Casacci is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Judah misses with a body punch.
#BC# Casacci breaks the clinch.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casacci manages to avoid it. Casacci seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Judah slips a straight right by Casacci. Casacci has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judah finds it's way round the side to connect with Casacci's head. Judah blocks a head kick by Casacci.
Judah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#CUT# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Judah paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Judah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Casacci missing with a left hand there. Judah was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Judah moves out of range as Casacci throws a body kick.
Casacci fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Judah is out of range. Casacci lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah avoids the body shot from Casacci.
Casacci has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Judah.#T1# Casacci misses with a body kick. Casacci lands with a nice combination. Judah backs away looking to recover. Casacci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A head kick from Judah lands but Casacci takes it in his stride. Judah cracks the inside of Casacci's front leg. Casacci misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Judah avoids the head kick by Casacci.
Casacci moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJudah. Nice uppercut lands for Casacci. That snapped Judah's head back.
Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Casacci misses with a few strikes there.
Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Judah looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Judah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah scores with a body shot.
Casacci has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Judah walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Casacci checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Judah lands with an overhand left.#T2##CL2# Judah rushes Casacci and presses him up against the cage.#BC# Casacci breaks the clinch.
Casacci throws a big shot that misses. Judah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Casacci misses with a straight right. Casacci takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Judah avoids the head kick by Casacci.
Judah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Judah scores with a jab to the jaw. Judah lands a nice hook to Casacci's body. Casacci takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Casacci lands a nice looking body shot.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Casacci swats him away and circles back towards the center. Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Casacci has time to react. The crowd cheers as Judah lands an impressive looking overhand right. Casacci doesn't seem phased though.#T3# Casacci takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses. Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Casacci.
Casacci misses with a two punch combination.
Judah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Judah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Casacci lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#ROC# Judah is rocked! A head kick misses from Casacci. Casacci misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Judah. Casacci walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Casacci throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Judah throws out a counter right but Casacci avoids it with no problem. Judah blocks a head kick by Casacci.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Casacci throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
#T4# Judah throws a chopping leg kick but Casacci manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Judah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Judah looks to land a right hand but Casacci moved out of range. Casacci checks a leg kick nicely. Casacci seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Judah is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Casacci had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. That kick from Judah tenderised Casacci's leg. Casacci is trying to keep his angry face on. Casacci throws a nice head kick!
Sloppy strikes from Casacci. Those never looked like landing. Casacci takes one to the side of the head.
Casacci will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Casacci throws a lazy uppercut
#CL2# and Judah counters by clinching up. #BC# Casacci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Casacci blocks a head kick by Judah.
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 Max Casacci will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. 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. #R2# Casacci misses with a jab, cross combination.
A clash of legs there as Judah blocks the low kick. Casacci misses with a head kick.
Judah moves out of range of the strikes. Casacci throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Judah throws a right and a left that both miss. Casacci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Casacci throws a nice looking combination but Judah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Judah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Judah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Casacci. Judah throws a chopping leg kick but Casacci manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Max Casacci is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
Max Casacci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1# Judah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Casacci tries to bum rush Judah with a series of wild strikes but Judah uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Casacci throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Judah. Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Casacci swats him away and circles back towards the center. A little feinted left hand from Casacci on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. Casacci scores with a jab to the body. Casacci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Judah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A clash of legs there as Casacci blocks the low kick. Judah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Casacci in his tracks. Judah ducks under a wild hook from Casacci. Judah throws a head kick that Casacci semi-blocks.
Judah stalks Casacci and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Casacci's face. Casacci staggers backwards, shaken. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Casacci misses with a body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Judah. #T2# Casacci lands with a kick to the temple. Judah shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" A leg kick checked by Casacci. Casacci tried to counter with a leg kick but Judah avoided it. Casacci will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Casacci lets loose with a powerful body kick. Judah will feel that in the morning. Casacci works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Casacci takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Casacci just misses with a punch to the body.
Casacci scoring well with a low kick there.
Judah connects with an inside leg kick. Judah explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Casacci throws a head kick that misses. #T3##CL# Casacci clinches. Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Casacci. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah. #BC# Casacci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judah. Casacci digs a good hook to Judah's body.
Casacci throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Judah throws a wild body kick that Casacci sees coming a mile off. Casacci appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Casacci. Casacci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Judah slips a straight right by Casacci. Judah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Judah avoids the head kick by Casacci.
Judah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Casacci tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Casacci.#T4# Casacci tries to bum rush Judah with a series of wild strikes but Judah uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Casacci misses with a low kick. Judah throws a leg kick which misses Casacci's front leg but catches the back leg as Casacci tries to avoid it. A big left from Casacci misses. Judah jabs Casacci to the body, keeping him at a distance. 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 dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Casacci. That did some damage! Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Casacci is looking to counter punch. Judah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Casacci checks a leg kick. A slow jab from Casacci misses its intended target. Casacci tries to score with a low kick but Judah moves his leg out of the way. Judah misses with a series of wild punches.
As Judah looks to move away, Casacci throws a big counter combo but Judah just gets out of the way. 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 Max Casacci will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Casacci circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Judah. Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Casacci went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. Casacci looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Judah connects with a looping right hand.
Casacci's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Casacci duly obliges. Casacci throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot. Judah scores with a leg kick.
Casacci fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Casacci thuds his shin into the meat of Judah's side. Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Casacci throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and moves out of range. Judah walks into a jab.#CUT# That has opened up Daniel Judah's cut even more. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice body punch from Judah. #T1# Judah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Casacci. Casacci is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Casacci throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A chopping leg kick lands by Judah. Judah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Casacci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Casacci. Judah looks to throw the jab but Casacci is out of range. Casacci is looking for a counter combo. Casacci is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Judah. Casacci scores with a decent looking hook. Casacci tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Casacci. Judah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Casacci momentarily.
Casacci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casacci throws a series of punches but Judah moves out of range. Daniel Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Casacci moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah. Casacci seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Casacci does a little dance to reset his feet. Casacci appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Casacci throws a head kick that misses. Casacci swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casacci moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Casacci finish him? Casacci misses with a jab, cross combination.
Casacci tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Casacci. Judah seems to have recovered his senses. Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A low kick from Judah is predictable there and Casacci counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casacci lands with a slapping head kick. Judah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Casacci misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T3# Casacci moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. A leg kick checked by Judah. A head kick misses from Casacci. Judah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Casacci will feel that in the morning. Casacci on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judah. Judah obviously looking to wear him down.
Casacci takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Max Casacci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Judah looks to land a combination but Casacci avoids it well. Casacci jabs at Judah's body. Casacci moves out of range as Judah strikes. Judah motions for Casacci to come forward. Judah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Casacci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Judah takes a kick to the side of the head.#T4# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2# Judah moves into the clinch successfully.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Casacci takes a knee to the side of the body. Casacci wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Casacci is trying to break free. Casacci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Judah has him pressed against the cage.#BC# Casacci breaks from the clinch.
Judah tried to score with a low kick but Casacci checks it. A counter left hand to the body from Casacci misses its target. Judah connects with a high kick. Judah throws a jab when Casacci was well out of range. Casacci jabs Judah to the body, keeping him at a distance. Casacci keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Casacci looks to land a combination but Judah avoids it well.
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 Max Casacci. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Casacci, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27 Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Casacci! An out of breath Max Casacci 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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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 14, 2018 |
#R1# Bishop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Bishop misses with an attempted mid kick.
#CL# Bishop rushes Judah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Judah landing knees to the head.
#CUT2# It looks like Lucas Bishop has been cut. Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Bishop won't want to take too many of those. Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bishop is breathing heavily. Bishop tries to break free but Judah pushes him back against the cage. Bishop has had enough of the clinch but Judah keeps him there for the moment. Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judah cracks Bishop with a nice body shot. A short right hand to the side of the head by Judah. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Nice elbow from Judah. Judah jerks Bishop to the side and lands a massive knee to the head that knocks him out cold! Bishop's lifeless body is proped up only by the cage. Judah steps back, hand raised, as the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Daniel Judah! Daniel Judah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
WFC 19:Baker vs Vurny
Date: Dec 24, 2017 |
#R1##CL2# Zvonimir clinches up against the cage. Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Judah tries a knee to the head but Zvonimir blocks it.
Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Zvonimir won't want to take too many of those. A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah. Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir trying to control the position but instead, Judah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Zvonimir into the cage. Zvonimir tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Zvonimir working aggressively here.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body. Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Zvonimir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah misses with a short punch on the inside. Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zvonimirs head. A right handed body shot lands from Zvonimir.
Judah letting Zvonimir take a breather here. Judah blocks an uppercut.
#T1# Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow. Judah misses with a knee to the head. Zvonimir digs a right hand into Judah's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Judah's gas tank. Zvonimir is trying to stall.
A short left from Zvonimir. #CUT2# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zvonimir misses with a punch to the body.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body. A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land. Zvonimir misses with a short punch on the inside. Judah tries a knee to the head but Zvonimir blocks it.
Zvonimir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Zvonimir avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage. Zvonimir tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah misses with a knee to the head. Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Zvonimir avoids the damage to the body. Zvonimir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T2# Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zvonimir's face.
#CUT# It looks like Dmitar Zvonimir has been cut. Judah prevents a body shot from Zvonimir. Zvonimir lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Zvonimir backwards. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Zvonimir tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short left from Zvonimir. Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow. Zvonimir lands with a right to the head. Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zvonimir swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. Zvonimir misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch on the inside from Zvonimir fails to land. Zvonimir effectively controlling the action here. Zvonimir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zvonimir lands a shoulder strike. #T3# Judah lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Judah. Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zvonimir is defending well for now. Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Zvonimir backwards. Judah lands a damaging elbow. Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Zvonimir is blocking nicely.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Zvonimir lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not. Zvonimir is trying to stall.
Zvonimir throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. Zvonimir lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah. Zvonimir takes an elbow to the temple. Judah misses with a knee strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Zvonimir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Judah lands a nice uppercut. Zvonimir dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Zvonimir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4# Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zvonimir's elbow. I was talking to Judah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Zvonimir lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Zvonimir.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Judah pushes Zvonimir back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Zvonimir has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Judah.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah lands with a right to the head. Zvonimir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Zvonimir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zvonimir swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. A right hook to the body lands for Zvonimir.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A short right from Zvonimir on the inside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Zvonimir throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Judah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zvonimir can do to turn this around? Judah scores with a jab. A lazy body kick from Judah letting Zvonimir counter with a right hand. Judah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#CL2# Zvonimir darts in and clinches Judah up against the cage. Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut. A short right from Judah. A nice right hand lands inside from Judah. Zvonimir working aggressively here.
Judah blocks a body shot from Zvonimir. A short uppercut from Judah. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Judah gets through Zvonimir's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#ROC# Zvonimir is rocked! A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah. Zvonimir is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him? Judah dips a shoulder and cracks Zvonimir with a mighty uppercut! Zvonimir falls back against the cage and Judah unloads with a barrage of strikes! Zvonimir is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Judah screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Judah! A relieved looking Daniel Judah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
UGD 74:Pulkkinen Vs Jitsu
Date: Sep 08, 2017 |
#R1# Ruth moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#CUT2# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Judah misses the shot to the body. Judah lunges at Ruth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ruth's hand. Judah wants to land a leg kick but Ruth is out of range. A decent looking body kick lands there for Judah. Judah shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. A countering left hand to the body from Ruth misses. Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ruth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head. Ruth throws a right hand that misses
and Judah counters with a good low kick that Ruth was not able to check. Good standup being displayed there by Judah as he connects with a hook. Judah tries to clinch up#KD2# and Ruth counters with a nice right hand that sends Judah toppling to the canvas! Judah scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ruth finish him?!#ROC2# Judah is rocked! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Judah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ruth. Judah tries to counter by clinching up but Ruth breaks away and moves out of range.#T1# Judah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Ruth ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Judah closes the distance looking to clinch and Ruth counters with a series of strikes. Judah will be more careful next time no doubt. Judah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Judah connects with a solid leg kick. Judah throws a head kick but Ruth moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ruth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Ruth takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Judah misses with a kick to the body.
Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
It seemed like Ruth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Ruth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Judah throws a head kick that misses. #T2# Judah is looking to score with low kicks. Ruth let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ruth moves away. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL# Judah moves into range and clinches up with Ruth. I was talking to Judah's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Judah is pressed up against the cage. Ruth has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Judah down to the mat. Judah avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Judah doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#KD2# Ruth lands a big uppercut and Judah crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Judah looks OK. Ruth waves Judah back to his feet! Oh Judah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Judah throws a leg kick and Ruth counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Judah is breathing heavily. Judah walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Judah limp body while Ruth jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ed Ruth!
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Event:
Ascension 0811
Date: Aug 11, 2017 |
#R1##CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Judah lands a body punch. Joe avoiding damage as Judah throws knees to the body.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe lands with a short head shot on the inside. Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Joe is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Judah is keeping busy.#TD# Joe pulls guard effortlessly. Judah is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Judah won't allow Joe to sweep him here. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Joe trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. #T1# Judah wants to stand but Joe is controlling his posture from full guard. #SUB# Judah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Joe has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Judah has managed to get both his arms back between Joe's legs - danger averted. Joe wants to sweep but no luck. Joe trying to control the position.
#REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily. Judah misses with a kick to the body.
Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2# Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Judah looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well. Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Joe moves out of range easily. Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah throws the kick towards the body but Joe avoids it.#CL2# Judah clinches. Joe swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. We've been hearing reports that Joe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Judah prevents a body shot from Joe. Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah lands an elbow inside. A bit of stalling here from Joe.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah. #CUT2# It looks like Glass Joe has been cut. Nice body punch from Judah. Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Joe holding his opponent close, against the cage.
#T3# A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land. Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Joe misses with a hook from the clinch. Joe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Judah after a bit of a struggle. Joe throws a head punch that misses. #TD# Joe pulls Judah into guard.
Judah tries to stand but Joe is controlling from the bottom. #SUB# Joe looking for a guillotine here but Judah defends easily.
Judah sitting in guard here, content to control. #T4##SUB# Joe is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Judah tries to stand but Joe is controlling from the bottom. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Judah stopping the sweep attempt from Joe. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round. The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut. That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# A big right from Judah misses. Joe is looking to counter punch. Jab from Judah. Judah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL2# Judah clinches with his opponent.
Judah misses with a knee to the head. Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Joe avoids it. Judah being controlled against the cage. Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Joe stalling in the clinch but Judah improves position. Judah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Joe. Judah misses with a knee to the head. Joe prevents a body shot from Judah. Joe is pushing Judah up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Daniel Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.#T1# Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe is trying to pull guard but Judah turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Joe blocks a body shot from Judah. Judah pushes Joe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Judah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Judah lands an elbow inside. Judah lands an elbow that stopped Joe in his tracks for a moment. Joe takes an elbow to the temple. Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
A nice left hand lands by Judah.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Joe blocks it.
Judah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Judah working Joe over with knees to the body. Judah lands a knee to the head.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Joe fails to land. #T2# Judah prevents a body shot from Joe. Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Judah lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Joe avoids the damage to the body. Judah lands with a short shot to the head. Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah cracks Joe with a nice body shot. Judah has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Joe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Judah can turn it around. Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe misses with some punches.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms. Judah blocks an uppercut.
Joe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Judah misses with a body punch.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah pushes Joe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Joe tries to pull guard but Judah holds him up against the cage and eventually Joe drops back down to his feet.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside. #T3# Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Judah - that landed with a thud.
Joe throws a head punch that misses. Judah pushes off an throws an elbow but Joe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Joe working aggressively here.
Judah misses with a knee to the head. Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Joe lands a body punch. Joe tries to pull guard but Judah holds him up against the cage and eventually Joe drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him. Good body shot from Judah.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe lands a right hand. Joe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges. Joe misses with a hook from the clinch. Judah misses with a knee to the head. Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards. #T4# Joe tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow. Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joe in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Joe won't want to take too many of those. Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Joe backwards. Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges. A short right from Judah on the inside. Joe misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A left hand lands to the body for Judah.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Judah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Glass Joe's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3##CL2# Judah darts in and clinches Joe up against the cage. Joe takes a knee right on the jaw!
#TD# Joe drags the fight down to the ground.
Judah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Joe wants to sweep but no luck. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Joe working a defensive guard here.
Joe looking to sweep here. No luck so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Joe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judah's guard. #REVR# Joe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Judah wants to sweep but no luck. #T1# Joe postures up and lands a big shot to Judah's brow. Joe with a flurry of punches that miss. Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Judah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Judah keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully. Joe tries to free his leg and advance position but Judah is retaining full guard. Joe being controlled here momentarily. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Judah goes for a high kick. It partially lands.#T2# Judah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah. Joe tries to counter with a takedown but Judah is quick to defend against it.#CL2# Judah moves into the clinch. Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Joe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judahs head. Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah lands a damaging elbow. Joe scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head. Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A right hand to the body from Joe.
Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joe's face.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah. Judah is defending well against a takedown attempt.#T3# Judah with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Judah with a knee to the head.
#ROC2# Joe is rocked! Judah lands a knee to the head.
Oh Joe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! A shot in the inside from Joe. Joe trying to stall but Judah improves his position.
Judah lands a damaging elbow. A shot in the inside from Joe. Joe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Judah or not. A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah. Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Judah lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Joe tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Joe back against the cage. Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Judah misses with a knee to the head. Joe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Judah gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Judah lands a nice elbow. Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joes head. Joe fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glass Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him. Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Judah smiles and moves away.
Judah thumps Joe with a low kick.#T4# Judah lunges at Joe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Joe's hand. Judah lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Joe at a distance.
Joe moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
#CL2# Judah clinches up with Joe and pushes him back against the cage. Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joe seems to have got his legs back now. A short left from Judah. Joe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Judah pulls his leg out and moves away.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt - Judah sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Judah - that will leave a mark!
Glass Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight! Daniel Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Judah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah! During a confident post fight interview, Daniel Judah thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
Ascension 0708
Date: Jul 08, 2017 |
#R1# Judah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Judah throws a lazy right hand but Sturd Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Judah throws a right hand that misses
#TD# and Sturd Jr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Judah's guard. Judah trying to control the position.
Sturd Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah looking to control.
Sturd Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1##REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet. Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Judah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Judah throws a head kick but Sturd Jr moves out of range.
Sturd Jr shoots in but no luck this time. Judah attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it. Judah ducks under a wild hook from Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr avoids the body shot from Judah.
Judah tries to clinch there but Sturd Jr circles away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sturd Jr checks a leg kick. #T2# Sturd Jr throws a jab when Judah was well out of range. Sturd Jr throws the kick towards the body but Judah avoids it. Judah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Judah blocks a head kick by Sturd Jr.
Judah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Judah is looking to clinch. Judah loads up on a big right hand but Sturd Jr slips the punch. Judah throws a push kick but Sturd Jr slaps the foot to one side. Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Judah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Judah throws a head kick that misses. Sturd Jr thinks about countering with a body kick. Judah moves away from the strike by Sturd Jr. Judah moves out of range of the body kick. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Judah tests Sturd Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sturd Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Judah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Sturd Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Judah defends well and Sturd Jr ends up having to push Judah into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch. The fighters circling - Judah throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T3# Sturd Jr blocks a jab. Judah tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturd Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sturd Jr appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Sturd Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah. Sturd Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Judah takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
#TD# Excellent takedown into side control there by Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr takes a little break here. Judah wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Sturd Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Judah for as long as he can get away with. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T4# Judah wants to control but Sturd Jr postures up. Sturd Jr is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position. Sturd Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Judah keeps working. Sturd Jr controls the position from side control. Sturd Jr wants to control but Judah is keeping him busy. #REF3# The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Sturd Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick. 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 Jason Sturd Jr will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Sturd Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Sturd Jr moves out of range of the body kick. Judah blocks the body kick.
Sturd Jr checks a low kick from Judah. Sturd Jr half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Sturd Jr jabs Judah right on the nose. Judah blinks but takes it well. Sturd Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Judah counters with a straight right hand. Judah connects with a solid leg kick. Judah misses with a kick to the body.
Judah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah slips a jab from Sturd Jr. Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Judah is looking to land body kicks. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Sturd Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#CL# Sturd Jr moves into the clinch. Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A knee to the head by Judah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Sturd Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Judah backwards. #T1# Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#BC# Sturd Jr breaks the clinch.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sturd Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily. Sturd Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A slow jab from Sturd Jr misses its intended target. Judah tried to score with a low kick but Sturd Jr checks it. Sturd Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Sturd Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Judah defends it nicely. Sturd Jr lands a head shot. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah. Judah throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it. #T2# Judah blocks a head kick by Sturd Jr.
Judah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Sturd Jr. Good leg kick by Sturd Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sturd Jr tried to score with a low kick but Judah checks it. Sturd Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Nice sprawl there from Judah as Sturd Jr shoots in. A nice side step and Judah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Sturd Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Sturd Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Judah tries to clinch up but Sturd Jr circles away and keeps his distance. Judah throws a lazy body kick and Sturd Jr counters with a nice uppercut. Judah stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Sturd Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him. Sturd Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah. Judah takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Sturd Jr misses with a low kick. Sturd Jr scores with the left hand. Judah knows he should have avoided that one. Judah digs a good body shot into Sturd Jr's ribs. Sturd Jr throws a front kick that sends Judah stumbling back into the cage.#T3# Sturd Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Judah misses with a low kick.
Sturd Jr attempts a counter takedown but Judah avoids it well and moves away. Daniel Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup. Sturd Jr misses with a straight left. Sturd Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Judah throws a hook to the side of Sturd Jr's head but Sturd Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Sturd Jr misses with a body kick. Sturd Jr avoids the head kick by Judah.
Judah slips a jab from Sturd Jr. Judah needs to keep his hands up - Sturd Jr had a free shot at his head there. Sturd Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Judah swivels and escapes. Judah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Judah tests Sturd Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot. Sturd Jr throws a body kick that misses. Judah lands with a hook. Sturd Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Judah is looking to clinch. Sturd Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. #T4# Sturd Jr misses with a straight right. Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Sturd Jr's sensitive parts. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Sturd Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Sturd Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Sturd Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Sturd Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CL2# Judah closes the distance and clinches. Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Sturd Jr is blocking nicely.
Judah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Sturd Jr.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch. Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sturd Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Judah will probably get the nod - 10:9. 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round! #R3# Sturd Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Sturd Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Judah. Judah misses with a leg kick. It looked like Sturd Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Sturd Jr moves out of range easily. Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A nice leg kick lands there from Sturd Jr. Sturd Jr lands a head kick. Judah smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #CUT# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Sturd Jr scores with a punch to the head. Judah moves forwards but Sturd Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab. Sturd Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Sturd Jr throws out a leg kick but Judah moves out of range and Sturd Jr only half commits. Sturd Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Judah drops his hands momentarily and Sturd Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah moves out of range of the strikes. Sturd Jr throws a quick inside leg kick. #T1##CL# Sturd Jr has closed the distance and engaged Judah in a clinch.
#BC# Sturd Jr breaks from the clinch.
Sturd Jr tries a low kick but Judah avoids it.#TD# Sturd Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES2# Judah kicks Sturd Jr off and gets back to his feet. Judah takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Judah avoids the head kick by Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr throws a big shot that misses. 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! Sturd Jr defending well as Judah loads up on a big left hand. Judah blocks a head kick by Sturd Jr.
Judah feints and then cracks Sturd Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sturd Jr down. Judah tries to close the distance and clinch but Sturd Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sturd Jr manages to avoid it.#T2# Sturd Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Judah checks a leg kick nicely. Sturd Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Sturd Jr cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs. Judah tries to clinch but Sturd Jr moves out of range. Judah misses with a jab to the body
letting Sturd Jr counter with a right hand. Judah ducks under a wild hook from Sturd Jr. A bone on bone clash there as Sturd Jr blocks the leg kick.
Judah catches Sturd Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! Judah moves out of range as Sturd Jr throws a body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Judah. A looping hook to the body misses from Sturd Jr. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet. Nice defenses there by Judah. Judah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Judah throws a head kick that misses. It looked like Sturd Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Judah. Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T3# Judah throws a hook but Sturd Jr avoids it easily. Sturd Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sturd Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Good leg kick by Sturd Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good standup being displayed there by Judah as he connects with a hook. Sturd Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judah. That did some damage! A good leg kick by Judah. Sturd Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Crunch! Judah slams his shin into Sturd Jr's torso. Judah cracks Sturd Jr with an open hand slap. Sturd Jr slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
Judah dodges the punch combination from Sturd Jr.
Sturd Jr lands with a kick to the ribs.
Judah takes one to the chin there.#T4# 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! Sturd Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot. Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sturd Jr misses with a low kick. The fighters circle momentarily. Sturd Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Judah throws a looping overhand right but Sturd Jr ducks down to avoid it. Judah throws a body shot but no joy. Judah throws a leg kick but Sturd Jr sees it coming and moves out of range. Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Judah clobbers Sturd Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Judah is looking to clinch. A solid leg kick lands there for Judah.
Judah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Sturd Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sturd Jr cracks Judah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Judah moves out of range of the leg kick from Sturd Jr.
And that's the end of the fight! Jason Sturd Jr showed his dominance in that final round. I think Sturd Jr 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27 Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Sturd Jr! During a confident post fight interview, Jason Sturd Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
EPL 12.8
Date: Jun 21, 2017 |
#R1# Shaker throws the kick towards the body but Judah avoids it. As Shaker tries to get set, Judah tries to push him back and clinch up but Shaker manages to avoid the attempt. Shaker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah. Nice straight punches there by Judah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Judah. Judah has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight. Shaker fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Shaker has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Shaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shaker.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaker misses the target. Shaker checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Shaker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Shaker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shaker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Shaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judah's head. Judah cracks a nice hook into Shaker's ribs. This has been an exciting period of action! Shaker throws a leg kick but Judah checks it. Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Shaker looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range. Judah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance. Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1##CL# Judah gets a clinch. #BC2# Shaker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Shaker tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah wants to clinch. A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Shaker does a little dance to reset his feet. Shaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Shaker fakes the leg kick and cracks Judah in the body. A head kick misses from Judah. Shaker looks like he wants to counter punch here. Shaker slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Shaker throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily. Judah cracks a nice hook into Shaker's ribs. Judah takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Shaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Judah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Judah throws a head kick that misses. #T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Judah doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaker circles away.
Judah uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shaker. Judah throws a jab when Shaker was well out of range. Shaker throws a front kick aimed at Judah's knee but Judah avoids it well. Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shaker moves away. Judah swings for the body but Shaker moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Shaker. That snapped Judah's head back.
Judah misses with a kick to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Shaker down. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shaker checks a leg kick. The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Judah connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shaker momentarily.
Shaker throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah. Shaker changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3# Judah is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Judah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shaker. A countering left hand to the body from Shaker misses.#TD2# Judah gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Shaker to score an easy takedown into full guard.#ES# Judah has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Shaker has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage. Shaker avoids the elbow strike from Judah, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Shaker scores with a nice short uppercut. Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Shaker avoids the damage to the body. Shaker blocks a body shot from Judah. Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shaker blocks it with crossed arms. #T4# A left hand lands to the body for Shaker.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Shaker managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Judah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shaker. Judah lands a body shot. Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Shaker jumps guard but Judah turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Judah lands a body shot. Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shaker's face.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Shaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judah throws an elbow that misses.
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 Daniel Judah will probably get the nod. 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. #R2# Shaker throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range. Shaker looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely. Shaker throws a solid leg kick but Judah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaker. Good work by Shaker as he checks the leg kick. Judah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Judah scores with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Shaker. An inside leg kick from Judah misses. Shaker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Judah with a nice cross. Shaker throws a big shot that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Shaker off balance momentarily. Shaker throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Shaker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it. Judah half committed to a counter leg kick. Judah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shaker. Shaker obviously looking to wear him down.
Arman Shaker seems to be getting the better of the standup. Judah throws a low kick, looking for Shaker's leg but Shaker calmly moves out of range. #T1# Shaker lands with a good body shot. Shaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Shaker connects with a solid leg kick. Shaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL# Judah takes the fight into the clinch. Shaker takes an elbow to the temple. Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2# Shaker breaks the clinch.
Shaker cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs. Judah punishes Shaker's body with a nice straight punch. Judah throws a body kick that misses. Shaker throws a leg kick that misses. Judah closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Judah staying out of range there. Judah fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shaker just manages to avoid it. Shaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#T2# This has been an exciting period of action! Shaker throws a solid leg kick but Judah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shaker. Judah misses with a hook. Shaker ducked under it nicely. Judah slips under a jab. Judah misses with a head kick.
Shaker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Judah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Judah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Shaker will feel that in the morning. Shaker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Judah misses the shot to the body. Shaker looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range. Shaker misses with a straight right. Judah takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shaker shoots in for a takedown but Judah shows good takedown defense. An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target. Shaker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Judah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shaker. Jab by Judah.#T3# Shaker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judah's head. Shaker throws the kick towards the body but Judah avoids it. Shaker blocks the body kick.
Shaker cracks Judah with a good jab. Shaker misses with a two punch combination.
A low kick from Shaker is predictable there and Judah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Judah throws a leg kick and Shaker counters with a stiff right hand. Shaker moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Judah tried to score with a low kick but Shaker checks it. Judah misses the shot to the body. Judah is looking to wear down Shaker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Shaker misses with a two punch combination.
Judah is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Shaker. Judah throws a looping overhand right but Shaker ducks down to avoid it. Both fighters circling a little - Judah finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Judah wants to land a leg kick but Shaker is out of range. Judah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shaker counters with a thumping low kick. A slapping leg kick lands for Judah.
#T4# Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Judah takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Judah lunges at Shaker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shaker's hand. Shaker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Shaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Shaker moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Shaker throws a big shot that misses. Nice body punch from Judah. Judah misses with a wild body shot. Judah throws a nice inside leg kick. Shaker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shaker ducks under a wild hook from Judah. Shaker misses with a low kick. Shaker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CL# Judah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Shaker blocks with his arms.
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 Daniel Judah will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Judah throws a leg kick which misses Shaker's front leg but catches the back leg as Shaker tries to avoid it. Shaker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Shaker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaker looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah misses with a looping right. A swing and a miss from Shaker. Shaker avoids the body shot from Judah.
A telegraphed right hand from Shaker misses the target. Judah lands a nice shot that snaps Shaker's head back.
Shaker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah scores with a leg kick.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Shaker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
A good leg kick by Shaker. #T1# A thudding body kick lands there by Judah!
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#CL# Judah gets in close and instigates a clinch. Judah lands a knee to the body.
Shaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Shaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Shaker's ribcage. A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land. Judah scores with a nice hook to the head. Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle. Judah lands a knee to the head.
#T2# Shaker avoiding damage as Judah throws knees to the body.
Judah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Shaker blocks with his arms.
Judah prevents Shaker from breaking the clinch. Judah scores with a shot to the side of Shaker's head. Shaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shaker managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shaker. Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Arman Shaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Judah misses with a short punch on the inside. Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shaker.
#T3# Shaker with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shaker working hard to break the clinch. Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaker uses good head movement to avoid it. Shaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Shaker uses good head movement to avoid it. Daniel Judah has scored more points in the clinch so far. Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shaker avoids the elbow strike from Judah, against the cage.
#T4# Shaker blocks an uppercut.
Shaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shaker tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body. Judah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
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.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.
And that's the end of the fight! Daniel Judah showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Judah, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Daniel Judah! Judge George Francis scores the fight for Daniel Judah! Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Daniel Judah!
Daniel Judah wins by unanimous decision! Daniel Judah decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Event:
Ascension 0527
Date: May 27, 2017 |
#R1# Appi throws a lazy body kick and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Appi. Appi throws a leg kick and Judah makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Good work by Appi as he checks the leg kick. Appi throws a right and a left that both miss. Appi throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot. Appi backing away here, and Judah unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Appi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Appi moves out of range of the body kick. Appi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Judah's hands. Appi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Appi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Appi feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down. A head kick misses from Judah. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Appi moves away. Appi misses with a jab, cross combination.
#T1# Appi misses with a straight left. We've been told by Appi's head coaches at Aspire Academy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Judah throws a low kick but Appi moves out of range easily. Appi scores with a sloppy right hand. Judah should have avoided that one. Judah throws a push kick but Appi slaps the foot to one side. Judah lets loose with a powerful body kick. Appi will feel that in the morning. Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Appi. Judah throws a counter combo. Judah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Appi throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range. Appi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah. Appi throws a right and a left that both miss. Appi moves into range and connects with a jab. Appi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Judah. That one must have hurt. Judah motions for Appi to come forward. Judah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. A jab from Appi misses. Judah tries to counter with a clinch but Appi shakes him off and moves away.#T2# Appi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judah. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Judah moves out of range as Appi strikes. Judah swinging wildly here.
Hervoton Appi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A big right from Appi misses. A looping hook to the body misses from Appi. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Judah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Appi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Appi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Appi's sensitive parts. Appi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Appi throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and checks it nicely. Appi throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot. Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Appi. Judah tries to counter with a clinch but Appi shakes him off and moves away. Appi throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2# Judah moves into the clinch.#T3# Appi lands an elbow inside that Judah shrugs off. #CUT# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Appi working aggressively here.
Appi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Judah lands a nice knee to the body. Appi avoids a wild elbow strike from Judah. Judah crunches a lovely knee into Appi's ribcage. Appi is breathing heavily. Judah misses with a knee to the head. Appi trying to control the position but instead, Judah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Appi into the cage. Judah lands with a light punch inside. Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Appi avoids it. Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Appis head. Appi can't find room to land a body shot as Judah controls the action.
Nice elbow from Judah. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Appi blocks it with crossed arms. Judah avoids a wild elbow strike from Appi. Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Appi blocks it with crossed arms. #T4# Judah lands a knee to the head.
Judah lands an elbow inside. Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Appi is blocking nicely.
Appi managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Appi throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah. With the fighters up against the cage, Judah throws an elbow but misses. Judah lands an elbow just above Appi 's eye. Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Appi's elbow. Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Appi controls his hands.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah lands on the inside with an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah. Judah takes an elbow to the forehead. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Appi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Appi. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. #R2# Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Appi is just out of range. Appi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judah. That did some damage! Judah tries to work over Appi's front leg with a kick but Appi checks it. Appi throws a chopping leg kick but Judah manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Appi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#CL# Appi clinches up with Judah and pushes him back against the cage. Appi tries to stall but Judah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
Appi managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah misses with a knee to the head. Appi throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Appi managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Appi lands with a short shot to the head. #CUT# That has opened up Daniel Judah's cut even more. Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Appi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Appi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #T1# Appi stalling the fight.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Appi stalling the fight.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Appi blocks an uppercut.
Daniel Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Appi lands a hook to the side of the head. Judah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Appi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Appi creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Appi tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Appi managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah tries to work over Appi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Appi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah lands an elbow inside that Appi shrugs off. #T2# Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Appi is blocking nicely.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Appi is blocking nicely.
Appi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Appi avoids it. A body shot lands from Judah.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Appi controls his hands.
Appi gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Appi lands a body shot. A head punch on the inside from Appi fails to land. Appi lands a left hand.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Appi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land. Judah scores with a shot to the side of Appi's head. Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Appi throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Appi lands a left hand.
#T3# Judah gets through Appi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Appi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Appi. Appi stalling.
Appi working aggressively here.
Judah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Appi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Appi lands a body punch in the clinch. Judah throws an elbow but it misses.
Appi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Judah tries a knee to the head but Appi blocks it.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Appi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Nice body punch from Appi - that landed with a thud.
Judah is breathing heavily. Appi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Appi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T4# Appi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards. Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Appi blocks with his arms.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Appi controls the action.
Appi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Appi stalling in the clinch but Judah improves position. Appi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC# Appi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2# Judah moves into the clinch. Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle. Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Appi is blocking nicely.
Judah blocking some punches.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Appi.
Appi lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Judah will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Appi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Judah unleashes a big counter combination but Appi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Judah misses with a lunging right hand
letting Appi counter with a right hand. #CL2# Judah clinches up against the cage. Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Appi is trying to maintain a safe position but Judah gets an underhook and turns Appi into the cage. Still in the clinch, Appi scores with a nice short uppercut. Nice body punch from Appi - that landed with a thud.
Appi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Appi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Appi. Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Appi backwards. Appi lands with a left to the head. Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Appi blocks with his arms.
Judah blocking some punches.
Appi lands a body shot. Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Appi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1# Judah dodges an elbow strike from Appi.
A short left from Appi. #ROC# Judah is rocked! Judah throws an elbow that misses.
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Appi finish him? Appi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards. #CUT# The cut above Daniel Judah's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Appi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A shot in the inside from Appi. Appi swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. Appi lands a body punch in the clinch. Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A short right from Appi on the inside. Judah avoids the elbow strike from Appi, against the cage.
Appi lands a damaging elbow. Judah takes an elbow to the forehead. 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 a shot to the head. Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Appi blocks it with crossed arms. Judah looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T2# Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Appi avoiding damage.
#BC# Appi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Good leg kick by Appi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Appi throws a nice outside leg kick. Appi checks the leg kick. Appi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Judah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Appi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head. Appi is looking to land body kicks. Judah misses with a low kick as Appi jumps back. Hervoton Appi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Appi.
Appi scores with a head kick.
#CUT# Daniel Judah's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Appi slips under a jab from Judah. Appi just misses with a punch to the body.
Hervoton Appi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3# Appi checks a leg kick. Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Appi was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah. Appi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah. Appi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Appi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Appi. Appi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Judah seems to have recovered his senses. Judah throws a nice outside leg kick. Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hervoton Appi is winning the standup battle so far. Judah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL# Appi has Judah up against the cage in a clinch.
Appi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Judah is keeping busy. Judah scores with a knee to the head.
#T4# Appi scores with a shoulder strike. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Judah. Appi blocks a body shot from Judah. Appi swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. Appi dodges an elbow strike from Judah.
Appi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Appi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
#ROC2# Appi is rocked! Judah lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Appi to his knees! Judah keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Judah! Daniel Judah thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Event:
EPL 12.1
Date: May 03, 2017 |
#R1# Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2# Judah gets in close and instigates a clinch. Judah prevents a body shot from Appi. Judah misses with a knee strike.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Appi cracks Judah with a nice body shot. Judah lands a knee to the head.
Appi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Appi misses with some punches.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Appi is blocking nicely.
Appi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Appi blocks an elbow strike from Judah.
I was talking to Appi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Judah tries a knee to the head but Appi blocks it.
Judah lands with a left to the head. Appi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Appi misses with a knee to the head. Appi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
This has been an exciting period of action! Judah misses with some punches.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Appi misses with a knee to the head. #T1# Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Appi uses good head movement to avoid it. Appi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Judah lands with a right to the head. Appi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Appi misses with some punches.
Judah lands a nice uppercut. Appi gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Judah lands a damaging elbow. Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Appi swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. Appi trying to land knees to the body.
Appi blocking some punches.
Appi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Appi misses with a body punch.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah blocking some punches.
Appi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#T2# Both guys are working to get underhooks. Judah lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2# It looks like Hervoton Appi has been cut. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah. Judah lands a nice elbow. Appi lands a left hand.
Nice body punch from Judah. Judah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Judah tries a knee to the head but Appi blocks it.
Judah lands an elbow inside. Appi has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Appi is defending well for now. Judah blocks a body shot from Appi. Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Appi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Judah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Appi's defenses. Judah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Appi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Judah's defenses. #CUT# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Judah blocks a body shot from Appi. #T3# Judah misses with an elbow over the top. Nice body punch from Judah - that landed with a thud.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Appi is blocking nicely.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Appi controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Judah. Appi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Appi blocks an elbow strike from Judah.
Appi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Appi misses with the head strike.
Judah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Judah connects with a nasty looking knee right to Appi's face.
Good body shot from Judah.
Nice body punch from Appi. #BC# Appi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Judah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A leg kick checked by Judah. Appi throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily. Judah flicks out a counter leg kick but Appi steps away.#T4# Nice body kick from Appi. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Judah throws a head kick but Appi moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Appi misses the target. Appi misses with a few strikes there.
Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Appi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Judah misses with a low kick as Appi jumps back. Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Appi misses with a hook. Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Appi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Appi throws a head kick that misses and Judah finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Appi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judah. Appi misses with a right hand and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand! Appi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. That's time! Appi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Judah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah walks into a left hand. Judah scores with a spinning back kick! Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Appi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Judah rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Appi moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Appi takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses. Appi scores with a jab. Appi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah. Nice body kick from Judah. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Appi blocks a head kick by Judah.
Judah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Judah slips a straight right by Appi. Appi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Judah. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Appi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#T1# Appi throws a right and a left that both miss. Judah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Appi was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah. Some wild striking there from Appi.
Appi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Appi throws a jab when Judah was well out of range. Appi throws a jab when Judah was well out of range. Judah needs to keep his hands up - Appi had a free shot at his head there. Judah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Appi is out of range. Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Appi avoids the head kick by Judah.
Danga de danga de dang - Appi scores with a four punch combination!#T2# Judah throws a body kick that misses. Appi misses with a low kick.
Hervoton Appi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Appi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Hervoton Appi is winning the standup battle so far. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. A head kick misses from Judah. Appi scores with a head kick. Judah tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Appi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Judah throws a jab when Appi was well out of range. Appi checks a low kick from Judah. Judah is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Appi. Judah misses with a low kick. Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Appi connects with a looping right hand.
#T3##CL2# Judah moves into the clinch successfully.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Appi blocks it with crossed arms. Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Appi misses with some punches.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Still in the clinch, Appi scores with a nice short uppercut. Appi lands an uppercut. Appi looking to stall.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Appi's elbow. Judah scores with a nice hook to the head. A right handed body shot lands from Appi.
Daniel Judah seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Judah scores a nice knee to the body.
Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Appi avoiding damage.
Judah scores with a shot to the side of Appi's head. #T4# Appi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Appi takes an elbow to the forehead. Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
Appi blocks the elbow strike.
Judah prevents a body shot from Appi. A shot in the inside from Appi. Judah scores a nice knee to the body.
Appi lands an uppercut. Appi is trying to stall.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Appi avoids the damage to the body. Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Appi avoids the damage to the body. Appi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Appi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Appi blocks it with crossed arms. Still in the clinch, Appi scores with a nice short uppercut. 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 Hervoton Appi will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Appi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Judah takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Appi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Appi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#CL# Appi has managed to clinch.
Judah creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Appi's defenses. Appi misses with a punch to the body.
Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Appi avoids the damage to the body. Judah misses with a knee strike.
Judah lands an elbow inside that Appi shrugs off. Judah misses with a knee to the head. Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Appi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Judah tries a knee to the head but Appi blocks it.
#T1# Judah throws an elbow but it misses.
Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Appi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards. A short left from Appi. #BC# Appi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Appi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#CL2# Judah closes the distance and clinches. Appi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Judah blocks it with crossed arms. Appi lands a nice elbow. Judah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Appi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Appi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Judah. A left hand lands to the body for Appi.
Appi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Appi on the inside. #T2# Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Appi blocking some punches.
A short left from Appi. Appi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Appi misses with a short punch on the inside. Judah tries to throw a body punch but Appi avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage. Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Appi's elbow. Appi lands a body shot. Appi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Appi dodges an elbow strike from Judah.
Judah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Appi tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Appi avoids the damage to the body. Judah throws a head punch that misses. #T3# A head punch on the inside from Appi fails to land. Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Judah throws an elbow but it misses.
Appi looks to throw an elbow but misses. Judah misses with a knee to the head. Appi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Judahs head. A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land. Knees in the clinch landing for Judah.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah. Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Appi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC# Appi manages to break the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Appi. Appi misses with a double jab
and Judah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T4# A slapping leg kick lands for Judah.
A clash of legs there as Appi blocks the low kick. A low kick from Judah misses and Appi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. This has been an exciting period of action! Appi scores with a nice right hand.
Judah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Appi counters with a nice body kick. Hervoton Appi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Appi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Judah under the eye. Judah slips under a jab. Appi misses with a hook
and Judah counters with a straight right hand. Appi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Appi throws a shot to the body.
Judah thows a leg kick but Appi checks it and Appi counters with a stiff right 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 Hervoton Appi. I think Appi 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 Alan Glass scores the fight as a draw! Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Daniel Judah! Judge Alan Glass scores the fight as a draw!
The fight ends as a draw!
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Event:
Ascension 0412
Date: Apr 12, 2017 |
#R1# 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. #CL2# 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!#BC# 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.#T1# 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.#CL2# 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.
#T2# 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. #T3# 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.
#BC# 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.#T4# 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. #R2# Shaker fails to land with a series of punches.
#TD# 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. #T1# 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. #REF3# 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.
#T2# 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.#TD# Shaker gets the takedown into side control. Shaker wants to lay and pray for a moment but Judah keeps working. #SUB# 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.#T3# 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.#T4# 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.#SUB# 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! #R3# 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#TD# so Shaker counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES2# 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. #T1# Shaker has his takedown stuffed#CL2# 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.
#TD# Shaker pulls guard successfully.
Shaker looking to control.
#SUB# 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.#T2##SUB# 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. #T3# 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. #REF3# The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4# 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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Event:
Ascension 0318
Date: Mar 18, 2017 |
#R1# Judah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kingsley's head backwards. Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kingsley cracks Judah with an open hand slap. Kingsley slips a jab from Judah. Kingsley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Judah. Judah lands a right hook to the body.
Judah thows a left - swing and a miss! Kingsley looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.#CL# Judah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kingsley is trying to push Judah away but Judah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A short right from Judah. Kingsley misses with a hook from the clinch. Our sources have told us that Judah has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight. Kingsley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Kingsley is blocking nicely.
Judah scores with a hook to the body. Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingsley. A right hook to the body lands for Kingsley.
#T1# Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah lands an elbow that stopped Kingsley in his tracks for a moment. A short uppercut from Judah. #BC2# Kingsley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingsley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Judah misses with a leg kick. Kingsley 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. An inside leg kick lands from Kingsley. Kingsley misses with a hook. It looked like Judah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kingsley. Kingsley throws a shot to the body.
Kingsley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah misses the body punch enabling Kingsley to counter with a crisp jab. Kingsley jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL# Judah has closed the distance and engaged Kingsley in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kingsley tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Kingsley unloads a knee to the mid-section.#T2# A shot in the inside from Kingsley. Judah lands a right hand. Kingsley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Kingsley blocks with his arms.
Kingsley gets through Judah's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Kingsley has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah works on Kingsley's body with a couple of short punches. Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kingsley scores with a shoulder strike. Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Kingsley blocks with his arms.
Kingsley missing with knees to the body.
Kingsley has Judah pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Judah manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. Judah misses with a knee strike.
Kingsley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it. Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kingsley has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingsley uses good head movement to avoid it. Judah with a knee to the head.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
#T3# Kingsley lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
#CUT2# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Kingsley throws a head punch that misses. Judah trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Judah throws an elbow but misses. Judah looks to throw an elbow but misses. Judah misses with a knee to the head. Kingsley digs a right hand underneath Judah's ribcage. Judah let out a lung full of air as it connected.#BC2# Kingsley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Judah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Kingsley lands a jab to Judah's midsection. Judah thows a leg kick but Kingsley checks it and Kingsley counters with a thumping low kick. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Judah lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kingsley has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kingsley and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Kingsley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Judah. Judah slips under a jab from Kingsley. Judah throws a leg kick that is checked and Kingsley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. This has been an exciting period of action! Kingsley listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#T4# Kingsley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Judah throws a shot from downtown. Kingsley moves away and avoids it. Kyle Kingsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kingsley pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Kingsley lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily. Judah throws a body kick that misses. A cross from Kingsley lands. A looping hook to the body misses from Kingsley. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet. Judah throws a leg kick which misses Kingsley's front leg but catches the back leg as Kingsley tries to avoid it. Judah throws a shot from downtown. Kingsley moves away and avoids it. Kingsley throws a nice outside leg kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Judah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Kingsley throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Judah takes one on the button. Kingsley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kingsley dominated that round. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Judah misses with a looping left. Judah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Kingsley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. The fighters circling - Kingsley throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kingsley misses with a combination
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kingsley scores with a jab to the body. A clash of legs there as Judah blocks the low kick. Judah swings for the body but Kingsley moves out of range.
Judah misses with a body punch
and Kingsley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kingsley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judah's calf. Kingsley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Kingsley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Kingsley - just one landing. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Kingsley throws a nice outside leg kick. #T1# Judah looks to land a right hand but Kingsley moved out of range. Judah lands with an overhand left. Kingsley lands a jab to the head.
Kingsley throws a body kick that misses. Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. A slow jab from Kingsley misses its intended target. Kingsley lands with a right hand. Kingsley throws a leg kick that misses. Kingsley has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Judah throws a body kick that misses letting Kingsley counter with a right hand. Kingsley misses with a right hand and Kingsley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Kingsley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah is looking to counter punch. Kingsley connects with a looping right hand.
Kingsley throws a leg kick but Judah moved away.#T2# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kingsley throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Kingsley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kingsley throws a half hearted mid kick. Judah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Kingsley throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side. Kingsley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Judah's sensitive parts. Kingsley checks a leg kick nicely. Judah throws a lazy body kick and Kingsley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Judah takes a jab right on the kisser.
Judah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Kingsley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judah. A good leg kick by Judah. Kingsley misses with a head kick.
Judah connects with a body shot. Judah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3# Kingsley scores with a punch to the head. A big right from Kingsley misses. Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingsley was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah. Kingsley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Judah counters with an inside leg kick. Kingsley blocks a leg kick. Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Kingsley moves out of range easily. Judah wants to clinch but Kingsley slips to the side and Kingsley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kingsley explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Kingsley throws a nice outside leg kick. Kingsley misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely. Judah takes one to the side of the head.
Judah slips a jab from Kingsley. Judah is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Kingsley throws a leg kick but Judah moved away.#T4# Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingsley was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah. Kingsley throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side. Judah misses with a low kick.
Kingsley moves out of range of the body kick. A countering left hand to the body from Kingsley misses. This has been an exciting period of action! Kingsley jabs at Judah's body. Kingsley blocks a low kick nicely. Kingsley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Judah tries to clinch there but Kingsley circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingsley. That's going to slow Judah down. Kingsley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kingsley lands with a hook. Judah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Judah defending well as Kingsley loads up on a big left hand. Judah punishes Kingsley's body with a nice straight punch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Kingsley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# A shot to the body from Kingsley misses letting Judah counter with a right hand. Kingsley misses with a body shot.
Judah misses with a wild body shot. Kingsley throws a head kick that misses. Kingsley throws a head kick that misses. Judah on the wrong end of a nice hook. Jab from Kingsley. Judah uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kingsley. As Kingsley tries to get set, Judah tries to push him back and clinch up but Kingsley manages to avoid the attempt. Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingsley misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kingsley goes for a high kick. It partially lands. A head kick misses from Kingsley. Judah missing with a left hand there. Kingsley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Judah backing away here, and Kingsley unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Kingsley misses the jab.#T1# Judah throws a head kick that Kingsley semi-blocks.
Kingsley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Kingsley swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Judah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Judah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kingsley misses with a looping right. Kingsley takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kingsley throws a hook but Judah blocks it. Kingsley cracks a nice hook into Judah's ribs. Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kingsley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Judah tries to land a leg kick but Kingsley saw it coming and moves away.
Judah drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Kingsley staying out of range there. Daniel Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingsley was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Kingsley misses with an uppercut. Judah saw that one coming. Kingsley dips to his left and cracks Judah with an uppercut! Kingsley connects with an inside leg kick. Judah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kingsley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Judah feinted there with a counter leg kick. Kingsley throws a body shot but no joy. Nice body punch from Kingsley. Kingsley throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it. Kingsley thumps Judah with a low kick. Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kingsley jabbing away but nothing is landing. Judah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Kingsley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T3# Judah throws a lazy right hand but Kingsley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Judah swings for the body but Kingsley moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah. Kingsley throws a nice inside leg kick. Judah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kingsley to score with a decent uppercut. Judah is looking to clinch. Kingsley fails to land with a series of punches.
Kingsley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Kingsley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah. Kingsley with a body punch. A glancing blow. Kyle Kingsley seems to be getting the better of the standup. Kingsley tries to work over Judah's front leg with a kick but Judah checks it. Kingsley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Judah moves out of range of the body kick.#T4# Kingsley scores with a head kick.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Judah scores with a hook. 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 walks into a straight right hand from Kingsley. Judah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kingsley's calf. Kingsley misses with a wild body shot. Judah needs to keep his hands up - Kingsley had a free shot at his head there. Kingsley moves out of range of the body kick. Kingsley avoids the body shot from Judah.
Kingsley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Kingsley lands with a shot to the body. Judah tries to clinch up but Kingsley circles away and keeps his distance. Nice uppercut lands for Kingsley. That snapped Judah's head back.
And that's the end of the fight! Kyle Kingsley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Kingsley winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30 Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Kingsley!
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Event:
EPL 11 Finale
Date: Feb 15, 2017 |
#R1# Judah misses with a low kick. Yates is looking to counter punch. Yates moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Judah has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range. Judah steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Yates. That one must have hurt. Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range. Yates throws a body shot but no joy. A leg kick checked by Judah. Judah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Yates ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away. Judah looks like he wants to counter punch here. Judah ducks under a wild hook from Yates. Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab. Yates slips a jab and a cross from Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Yates slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Yates misses with a looping right. Judah cracks Yates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Judah takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Yates keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Judah misses with a kick to the body.
#T1# Judah thuds his right hand into Yates's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Judah scores with a kick to the body.
Judah throws a series of punches but Yates moves out of range. Good work by Yates as he checks the leg kick. Judah avoids the head kick by Yates.
A cross from Judah lands. Yates feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! A good leg kick by Judah. Judah moves out of range as Yates throws a body kick.
Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Yates is looking to land body kicks. Judah throws a jab but it's blocked by Yates. It looked like Yates wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah looks for the body kick but Yates saw that one coming. Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Judah. Yates throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
A combination from Yates does no damage. #T2# Yates lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Judah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Judah defending well as Yates loads up on a big left hand. Yates connects with a looping right hand.
Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Judah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Judah!
Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
Yates doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Judah throws the left hand but Yates avoids the punch easily. Yates misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yates misses the shot to the body. Judah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. A nice inside leg kick there by Yates. That's going to slow Judah down. Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Yates. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Yates throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Judah finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yates misses the jab.#T3# The crowd cheers as Yates lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judah doesn't seem phased though. Judah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Yates lands a really nice looking cross but Judah seems unphased.
Yates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Yates scores with a shot to the body.
Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Yates. That did some damage! Judah connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Judah misses with a body kick. Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Yates on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judah. Judah obviously looking to wear him down.
Jab from Judah. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Judah ducks under a wild hook from Yates. Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yates. Judah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yates blocks it well. Judah scores with a hook. Yates throws a body shot but no joy. Yates swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Judah raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily.#T4# Yates connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judah momentarily.
Judah scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Yates feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judah's calf. Yates throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah avoids the head kick by Yates.
Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah tries to clinch there but Yates circles away.
Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yates. Yates lunges at Judah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Judah's hand. Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.#CL2# Judah moves into the clinch. Yates throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Yates throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Judah cracks Yates with a nice body shot. Yates scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head. Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Yates blocks with his arms.
Yates throws a head punch that misses. Judah pushes off an throws an elbow but Yates leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. 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 Harrison Yates will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah. Yates looks to land a body kick but Judah moved away. Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Yates looks to land a left hand but Judah moved out of range nicely. Judah lands a high kick!
Nice straight punches there by Judah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Judah. Judah moves out of range of the strikes. Judah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yates blocks it well. Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Judah bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Yates is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks. Yates lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily. A jab lands there for Yates. Judah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. 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! Yates pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. A bone on bone clash there as Judah blocks the leg kick.
Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Judah is looking to clinch. #T1# Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Yates throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Judah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Judah throws a body shot but no joy. A swing and a miss from Yates. Yates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Yates checks a leg kick. Judah misses with a head kick.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah. Judah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Judah delivers a nice body kick. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Judah. Yates shrugs it off though. Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yates can pounce on him.
Yates takes a shot right to the bread basket. Judah lands a lovely overhand right. This has been an exciting period of action! A slapping body kick lands there for Yates. Yates lands a body shot.
Yates checks a low kick from Judah.#T2# Yates misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a nice leg kick. Judah swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Judah walks into a jab. Judah throws a hook but Yates blocks it. Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away. Yates throws a big shot that misses. Yates thows a left - swing and a miss! Nice defenses there by Judah. Yates throws the kick towards the body but Judah avoids it. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
Judah is looking to land body kicks. Yates swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Yates misses with a looping right. Judah throws a lazy right hand but Yates sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Some bone on bone action there as Judah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
#T3# Some bone on bone action there as Judah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Yates misses with a straight right. Judah replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Yates blocks it well. Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Judah scores with a kick to the body.
Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yates stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah. Yates swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Yates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Yates moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Judah's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yates under the eye. Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah throws a head kick but Yates moves out of range.
Judah checks the leg kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates.#T4# Yates will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Judah lands a high kick!
Harrison Yates is winning the standup battle so far. Yates waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah. Yates scores with a nice strike. Judah throws a head kick that misses. Judah misses with a body shot.
Judah misses the shot to the body. Yates misses the shot to the body. Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Yates throws a body kick that misses. Yates thows a left - swing and a miss! Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Judah sizes up Yates with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Yates moves away from the strike by Judah. Judah connects with a leg kick. Yates looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Yates moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Judah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Judah will probably get the nod - 10:9. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round! #R3# Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Yates throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Yates dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Judah slips under a jab from Yates. Judah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yates. It looked like Yates was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Judah fakes the leg kick and cracks Yates in the body. Yates connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Judah does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Judah throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it. Yates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Judah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. A jab from Judah does it's job there. Yates throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Judah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Yates with a body shot. Judah swings for the body but Yates moves out of range.
Yates connects with a body shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. A cross from Judah lands. Yates takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T1# Judah slips under a jab. Yates throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Yates avoids a kick to the body.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yates. Yates looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range. Yates scores with a jab to the jaw. Judah tries to move into range but Yates moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Yates moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Yates. Yates takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Yates misses with a head kick.
Nice jab there from Yates. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Judah checks a leg kick. Judah feints and then cracks Yates's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yates down. 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! Yates throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Judah. Judah tries to land a leg kick but Yates saw it coming and moves away.
Yates misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T2# Yates fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Yates will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Judah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Yates is out of range. Yates scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Judah thows a body kick. Yates tries to catch it but that hurt him. Judah throws a push kick but Yates slaps the foot to one side. Yates misses with a body kick. Judah scores with a hook to the body. Yates takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Judah throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range. Judah wants to land a leg kick but Yates is out of range. Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A clash of legs there as Judah blocks the low kick. Judah lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yates's sensitive parts. Yates throws a leg kick but Judah checks it. Yates digs a good body shot into Judah's ribs. Yates throws a head kick that Judah semi-blocks.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.#T3# Yates takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses. Judah has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yates. Yates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Judah misses with a body kick. Yates rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Judah moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Judah lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Yates off balance momentarily. Yates lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Nice body kick there by Judah. Judah tries to clinch but Yates is having none of it. Yates moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Judah misses with a wild body shot. Yates throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judah. Yates with a body punch. A glancing blow. Yates's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym. Judah lands the left hand. A chopping leg kick lands by Judah. #T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Judah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Yates lands a right hook to the body.
Yates misses with a kick to the body.
Judah moves out of range of the body kick from Yates.
Yates takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yates keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Nice shot by Yates. Yates misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah only half commits to the counter leg kick. Yates works the jab nicely. Yates misses the shot to the body. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Judah slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Judah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Judah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Yates attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Judah checks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight! Harrison Yates showed his dominance in that final round. I think Yates 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:28 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harrison Yates!
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Event:
CFC 414
Date: Dec 24, 2016 |
#R1# Orion motions for Judah to come forward. Orion throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Orion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Judah checks a leg kick nicely. Judah wants to counter with a clinch but Orion pushes him away. Orion delivers a nice body kick. Orion paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CUT# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Judah fails in his attempt to clinch. Orion tried to counter with a leg kick but Judah avoided it. Judah misses with a body shot.
It looked like Orion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Orion throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Judah throws the kick towards the body but Orion avoids it. Orion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Judah.
Orion has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight. Orion pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Judah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Judah throws a solid leg kick but Orion takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Judah. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orion.
Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Judah misses with a shot to the body and Orion counters with an inside leg kick. Orion attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Orion throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orion misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1# Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Orion throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Judah flicks out a counter leg kick but Orion steps away. Orion misses with a low kick. Judah looks like he wants to counter punch here. Judah wants to land a leg kick but Orion is out of range. Judah connects with a crisp jab. Orion keeps Judah at a distance using the push kick. Orion throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side. Judah misses with a low kick.
Orion was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A lazy left from Judah finds it's target. Orion throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily. A solid leg kick lands there for Judah.
Orion connects with a leg kick. Judah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Judah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Orion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orion misses the jab. Orion moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah.#T2# Orion throws a sloppy body shot
and Judah counters with a left and a right that stings Orion. This has been an exciting period of action! Orion throws a body shot but no joy. Orion throws a body kick that misses. Orion lands a glancing blow to the side of Judah's head. Orion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. A telegraphed right hand from Orion misses the target. Orion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah. Orion throwing a counter right hand but Judah manages to avoid it. Judah checks a leg kick nicely. Judah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Orion counters with an inside leg kick. Orion takes a shot right to the bread basket.#CL2# Judah moves into the clinch. Orion is looking to control Judah's arms but Judah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Orion has his back to the cage. Orion misses with an elbow over the top. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Judah's brow. Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Orion is blocking nicely.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Orion blocks it.
#T3# Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orion avoids it. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Orion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Judah's brow. Orion throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Orion lands a shoulder strike. Orion dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Orion lands a damaging elbow. Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Orion is blocking nicely.
Orion lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Orion controls the action.
Orion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
#BC# Orion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Judah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Orion throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Judah on the side of the head. Judah tries to clinch but Orion is having none of it. Orion fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.#T4# Judah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. 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 misses with a hook
enabling Orion to counter with a crisp jab. Orion takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orion is looking to land body kicks. Orion avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Orion misses with a wild body shot. Orion moves out of range as Judah strikes. Orion is looking to counter punch. A left and a right from Judah both land. Nice combination. Orion stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah. Orion misses with a low kick as Judah jumps back. A chopping leg kick lands by Orion. Judah tries to close the distance and clinch but Orion swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Orion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Judah throws a leg kick but Orion sees it coming and checks it nicely. Judah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CUT# That has opened up Daniel Judah's cut even more. A punch lands to the side of Orion 's head but he takes it in his stride. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Judah moves away from the strike by Orion. A slow jab from Judah misses its intended target. 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 Cole Orion will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. That's time! Orion's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Orion thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Judah if he has to take too many more of those.
Orion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Orion lands with an overhand left. Orion fails to land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Judah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Orion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Orion thumps Judah with a low kick. Orion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Orion looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range. Judah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orion. Orion half committed to a counter leg kick. Judah tried to score with a low kick but Orion checks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Orion throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judah. Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orion paws at him with a jab and circles away. Orion avoids a kick to the body.
Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Orion takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses. #T1# Judah wants to slow Orion down by chopping away at his legs. Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing. Judah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Orion misses with a low kick. Orion moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah. Judah throws a hook to the side of Orion's head but Orion sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Orion jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit. Orion lands with a nice body kick. Orion pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Orion avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orion scores with a head kick. Judah tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Good work by Orion as he checks the leg kick. Orion tries to score with a low kick but Judah moves his leg out of the way. Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orion sees it coming and avoids it easily. Orion throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and checks it nicely. Judah tries to land a body kick and Orion counters with a nice body shot. #T2# Judah falls off balance throwing a combination
and Orion counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orion moves away from the strike by Judah. Orion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. 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 misses with a straight left. It looked like Orion wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Judah throws a jab when Orion was well out of range. Judah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orion. Orion obviously looking to wear him down.
Judah feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Orion's calf. Orion blocks the body kick.
Orion appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Judah's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Orion throws a leg kick and Judah counters with a one-two to the body. Judah is looking to chop away at Orion's legs. A slapping leg kick lands for Orion.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Judah works the jab nicely. Judah checks a leg kick nicely. Orion misses with a body shot.
#T3# Orion throws a nice inside leg kick. Orion throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot. Cole Orion is winning the standup battle so far. Orion throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Judah connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Judah tries a low kick but Orion avoids it. Orion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily. It seemed like Judah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Nice cross by Judah. Judah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Orion counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Judah is lucky that one didn't land flush. Orion clobbers Judah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Judah throws a hook but Orion avoids it easily. Judah with a nice cross. Orion throws a half hearted mid kick. A looping hook to the body misses from Orion. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet. A shot to the liver by Judah. Beautiful body shot. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A lazy body kick from Orion and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand! Judah throws a body punch but Orion moves out of range. #T4# Orion ducks under a wild hook from Judah. Orion looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Judah tries to clinch but Orion is having none of it. Orion quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Orion looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range. Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Orion thuds his shin into the meat of Judah's side. Orion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Judah's calf. A slapping leg kick lands for Judah.
Orion looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range. Judah counters with a body kick. Judah thuds his shin into the meat of Orion's side.#CL2# Judah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Orion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orion lands a right hand. Judah lands a nice shot to the body. Orion lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orion. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cole Orion dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards. #R3# Orion checks a low kick from Judah. Judah sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Judah has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Orion. Judah cracks the inside of Orion's front leg. Orion looks to land a body kick but Judah moved away. A head kick misses from Orion. Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Judah moves out of range of the leg kick from Orion. Orion looks for the body kick but Judah saw that one coming. Judah lands with a thumping leg kick.
Orion lands a nice shot to the body.
Orion 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 lands a nice hook to Orion's body. Orion takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Judah throws a front kick aimed at Orion's knee but Orion avoids it well. Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Orion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Judah on the side of the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1# Orion misses with a body kick. Judah blocks a head kick by Orion.
Orion walks into a stiff left hand from Judah. Judah takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Judah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Orion swings away with a leg kick that misses. Judah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Judah crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Orion - the referee stops the clock and Judah gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Orion. Judah manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
And Orion counters with a quick kick to the body but Judah blocks it. Orion lands an overhand right. Judah throws out a powerful jab. Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orion tried to counter with a leg kick but Judah avoided it. Judah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Orion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daniel Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Orion lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Judah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Orion misses with an uppercut. A good leg kick by Orion. Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orion moves away. Orion fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Judah on the side of the head. Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orion. Orion misses with a body kick. A big right from Orion misses. Judah tries a quick counter leg kick but Orion is wise to it. Orion loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch. Judah throws a leg kick but Orion sees it coming and checks it nicely. Orion's jab looks to have found its range, popping Judah under the eye. Orion pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Judah slips under a jab. Orion scores with the left hand. Judah knows he should have avoided that one. #ROC# Judah is rocked!#CUT# The cut above Daniel Judah's eye is starting to cause him problems now. A nice leg kick lands there from Orion. Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Orion finish him?#T3# Judah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Orion thuds a left hand into Judah's body. Orion tries to work over Judah's front leg with a kick but Judah checks it. Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah seems to have recovered his senses. Orion throws a nice outside leg kick. Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Judah misses with a low kick. Orion tried to counter with a leg kick but Judah avoided it. An inside leg kick lands from Judah. Judah throws a leg kick but Orion sees it coming and checks it nicely. Some bone on bone action there as Orion checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Judah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Orion scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Judah misses with a shot to the body and Orion counters with a body kick. #T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Orion scores with the left hand. Judah knows he should have avoided that one. Orion drops Judah with a big left hand! Judah is injured, injured bad! Orion jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cole Orion! A relieved looking Cole Orion thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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CFC 411 - Tycoon Olympics
Date: Nov 26, 2016 |
#R1# Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pekkarinen. A jab lands there for Pekkarinen.#CUT2# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Pekkarinen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judah. Pekkarinen slips a jab from Judah. Judah misses with a leg kick. Horrible takedown attempt by Pekkarinen or perhaps it was just good defense by Judah, which made it look bad. Judah is looking to counter punch. A shot to the liver by Pekkarinen. Beautiful body shot. Pekkarinen checks a low kick from Judah. Judah throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen moves out of range of the strikes. Pekkarinen tries to land a front kick but Judah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah throws a leg kick and Pekkarinen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Pekkarinen scores with the left hand. Judah knows he should have avoided that one. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pekkarinen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judah. Pekkarinen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah.#T1# Judah misses with a wild body shot. Pekkarinen works the jab nicely. Judah thows a body kick. Pekkarinen tries to catch it but that hurt him. Judah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pekkarinen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pekkarinen fails with a takedown attempt. Pekkarinen throws a right hand that Judah ducks under and follows up with a left that Judah also avoids with ease. Judah is looking to land body kicks. Pekkarinen misses with a hook. Judah ducked under it nicely. Judah looks for the body kick but Pekkarinen saw that one coming. A solid leg kick lands there for Pekkarinen.
Judah throws a push kick but Pekkarinen slaps the foot to one side. Judah ducks under a wild hook from Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Pekkarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing. Judah scores with a decent looking hook. Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T2# This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A combination from Pekkarinen does no damage. Pekkarinen scores with a decent looking hook. Jab, jab by Judah - just one landing. Judah lands a body shot.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pekkarinen manages to avoid it. Judah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Pekkarinen moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
Judah throws a leg kick that misses. Pekkarinen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Pekkarinen lands with a nice body kick. Pekkarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it. Pekkarinen misses with a low kick as Judah jumps back. Judah throws a counter high kick but Pekkarinen was just alert enough to avoid it. Pekkarinen slips under a jab. Pekkarinen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Judah misses with an uppercut
and Pekkarinen counters with a straight right hand. Judah throws a shot from downtown. Pekkarinen moves away and avoids it. Pekkarinen throws an overhand right that lands on Judah's shoulder, as Judah tries to avoid the shot. Judah appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body. Pekkarinen misses with a body kick. Judah seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T3# Judah fails with an attempt to clinch.
Judah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Pekkarinen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Pekkarinen avoids a kick to the body.
Pekkarinen throws a big shot that misses. Judah was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Pekkarinen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Pekkarinen cracks Judah with a right hand to the side of the head. Pekkarinen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Pekkarinen connects with a solid leg kick. Judah blocks a jab. Pekkarinen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Judah stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Judah throws out a leg kick but Pekkarinen moves out of range and Judah only half commits. Pekkarinen misses with a body shot.
As Pekkarinen backs away, Judah returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Pekkarinen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Judah counters with an inside leg kick. 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! A thudding body kick lands there by Judah!
Judah swings for the body but Pekkarinen moves out of range.
#T4# Pekkarinen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Judah. Pekkarinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Judah looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Judah defending well as Pekkarinen loads up on a big left hand. Judah dodges the punch combination from Pekkarinen.
Judah tries to work over Pekkarinen's front leg with a kick but Pekkarinen checks it. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah. Pekkarinen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Nice shot lands for Judah. Pekkarinen throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. Judah avoids the body shot from Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Pekkarinen works Judah's body with a nice hook. Judah throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Judah swings away with a leg kick that misses. Nice shot lands for Pekkarinen. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lauri Pekkarinen will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Judah throws an ugly left hook that misses
#TD2# so Pekkarinen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Pekkarinen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Pekkarinen postures up in Judah's guard and throws a big left but Judah blocks it. Pekkarinen distracts Judah with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Pekkarinen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Judah preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Pekkarinen throwing strikes but missing. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Pekkarinen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Judah can't keep his opponent in guard - Pekkarinen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. #T1# The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Pekkarinen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Judah's head. Pekkarinen scoring with strikes to the body and head. Pekkarinen is nestled in close to Judah, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Judah is staying active underneath Pekkarinen, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Pekkarinen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Pekkarinen prevents Judah from standing back up.
Judah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Pekkarinen is looking to pass Judah's guard but actually Judah recovers to full guard. #T2# Judah has momentary wrist control but Pekkarinen slips an elbow through the middle. Pekkarinen throws an elbow that misses. Judah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pekkarinen's guard. Nice move by Judah!#REVR# Judah stopping the sweep attempt from Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen trying to keep a closed guard but Judah is proving a slippery customer.
Pekkarinen wants to control but Judah passes easily into half guard.
Judah prevents Pekkarinen from improving his position.#T3# Pekkarinen is trying to control but can't.
Pekkarinen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Pekkarinen keeps trying to improve his position.#T4# The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Pekkarinen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Judah's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Judah's back! Pekkarinen scores with punches to the body. Pekkarinen gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes. Pekkarinen tries to get the hooks in deep but Judah pushed the leg off. Pekkarinen loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Judah hold on?
Pekkarinen has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Pekkarinen avoiding Judah 's attempts to control his hands. Pekkarinen is looking to control Judah but Judah is wriggling around and keeping busy. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Pekkarinen missing with punches from the back. Pekkarinen throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lauri Pekkarinen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. That's time! Judah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! #R3# Judah slips a straight right by Pekkarinen. Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Pekkarinen is just out of range. Pekkarinen throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem. Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pekkarinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good work by Pekkarinen as he checks the leg kick. Judah throws a push kick but Pekkarinen slaps the foot to one side. Pekkarinen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Judah defends it well. Pekkarinen blocks the body kick.
Pekkarinen tried to score with a low kick but Judah checks it. Pekkarinen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Pekkarinen lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pekkarinen.
Judah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Judah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Judah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Pekkarinen connects with an inside leg kick. Pekkarinen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Judah as he jumps to the side. #T1# Pekkarinen scores with a jab. A solid leg kick lands there for Pekkarinen.
Pekkarinen misses with an uppercut. An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target. Judah scores with a jab to the body. Pekkarinen swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Pekkarinen takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses. Judah looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Judah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pekkarinen has time to react. Judah throws a good cross that connects.
Pekkarinen stuns Judah with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Pekkarinen misses with a straight left. Judah is looking to counter punch. Judah cracks a nice hook into Pekkarinen's ribs. Judah connects with the punch. 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! Pekkarinen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daniel Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Judah walks forward, straight into a front kick from Pekkarinen. Pekkarinen thows a leg kick but Judah checks it letting Judah counter with a right hand. Judah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Judah fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pekkarinen checks it well. Judah misses with a body kick. Pekkarinen with a nice cross. Pekkarinen throws the left hand but Judah avoids the punch easily. Pekkarinen is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks. Judah thumps Pekkarinen with a low kick. Crunch! Pekkarinen slams his shin into Judah's torso. Judah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good leg kick by Judah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick there by Judah. Pekkarinen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pekkarinen paws at him with a jab and circles away. Pekkarinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T3# Judah bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Pekkarinen looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range. Pekkarinen connects with a crisp jab. Pekkarinen throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range. As Pekkarinen backs away, Judah returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Pekkarinen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Judah if he has to take too many more of those.
Judah pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Pekkarinen throws a low kick but Judah moves out of range easily. Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pekkarinen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing. A decent looking cross lands there for Judah.#CUT# It looks like Lauri Pekkarinen has been cut. Pekkarinen cracks the inside of Judah's front leg. Pekkarinen feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down. Judah throws a half hearted mid kick. A good leg kick by Pekkarinen. #T4# We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Judah misses with a body shot.
Pekkarinen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Pekkarinen sizes up Judah with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Judah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Judah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Pekkarinen lands with a nice body kick. Pekkarinen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. It looked like Judah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Pekkarinen. Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Judah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Pekkarinen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A slapping leg kick lands for Pekkarinen.
Judah delivers a nice body kick. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Judah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Judah there as he acknowledges the shot. Judah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Pekkarinen moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Pekkarinen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Lauri Pekkarinen. Well Pekkarinen 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30 Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lauri Pekkarinen! Lauri Pekkarinen was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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CFC 407
Date: Nov 11, 2016 |
#R1# Declan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Declan. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet. Declan throws a leg kick that is checked and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Declan manages to avoid it. Declan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Declan delivers a nice body kick. Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Declan manages to avoid it. Declan misses with a straight left. Declan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Judah throws a quick inside leg kick. Judah tried to score with a low kick but Declan checks it. Declan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Judah misses with a body shot
and Declan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CUT# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Judah cracks a nice hook into Declan's ribs. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Judah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Declan swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Judah misses with the combination.
Judah tries to clinch up but Declan circles away and keeps his distance.#T1# Declan blocks a head kick by Judah.
Declan appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. No joy there for Judah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Judah throws a leg kick that is checked#TD# and Declan counters with a shoot takedown. Judah fights it but they end up in guard. Declan throws a strike but Judah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB# Declan looking to control.
Judah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Declan is proving hard to escape from. Judah preventing the sweep. #SUB# Declan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Judah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Judah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Declan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Judah is one step ahead there. Declan seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T2# Judah wanted to stand there but Declan had control of the position. Declan wants to stand and escape but Judah is having none of it. Declan working a defensive guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Declan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.#REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#T3# A solid body kick from Judah. Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Declan counters with a left to the body. #CL2# Judah pushes Declan up against the cage in a clinch. Declan misses with the head strike.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch. Declan is trying to push Judah away but Judah has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC# Declan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Declan throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range. Judah is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Declan with a body shot.#CL2# Judah clinches up against the cage. Nice body punch from Declan - that landed with a thud.
Declan has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
#T4# Judah missing with knees to the body.
Declan lands a nice uppercut. Judah has Declan pressed against the cage, preventing Declan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC# Declan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Judah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Judah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Declan rather than just go for the knockout. Declan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Judah.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Judah throws a push kick but Declan slaps the foot to one side. A kick lands to the mid section there for Declan. Judah checks a leg kick nicely. Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Declan. Judah lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected. Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Declan misses with a hook
and Judah counters with a nice kick to the body. Judah thows a left - swing and a miss! Declan is looking to counter punch. Declan moves out of range of the strikes. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. #R2# Judah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Declan throws a leg kick and Judah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah throws a leg kick but Declan sees it coming and checks it nicely. Declan throws a head kick but Judah moves out of range.
Declan misses with a low kick.
Judah throws a solid leg kick but Declan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Judah. Declan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Judah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Judah digs a good hook to Declan's body.
Declan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Judah moves out of range and avoids them all easily. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Daniel Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup. Declan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Judah makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Declan really felt that one! Judah scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action! Declan throws out a loose jab but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. Declan scores with a kick to the body.
#T1# Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Declan is just out of range. Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Declan.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Declan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Declan tries to land a leg kick but Judah saw it coming and moves away.
Declan thows a left - swing and a miss! Declan checks a low kick from Judah. As Judah looks to move away, Declan throws a big counter combo but Judah just gets out of the way.#CL2# Judah forces Declan back against the cage and clinches. Judah prevents Declan from breaking the clinch.#BC# Declan breaks from the clinch.
Declan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A chopping leg kick lands by Judah. Declan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Judah throws a nice inside leg kick. #T2# Declan just misses with a punch to the body.
Declan lands with a straight right. Judah didn't see that one coming. 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 avoids the head kick by Declan.
Judah throws a nice head kick!
Judah keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Judah throws a body punch but Declan moves out of range. Judah moves out of range of the strikes. Judah misses with a low kick.
Donk. Judah catches Declan right on the button with a cross. Judah throws a body kick despite being completely out of range#TD# and Declan counters with a single leg into guard. Judah didn't expect that. Declan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Declan throws a big right hand that misses. #T3# Declan throws a big right hand that misses. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Declan with a flurry of punches that miss. Declan is fighting to break Judah's control of his arms but Judah is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Judah controls Declan momentarily but Declan frees himself. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Judah wants to sweep but no luck. #REF3# The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Judah moves out of range as Declan strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target. #T4# A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace. Judah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Declan. Judah feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Declans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Judah misses with a body kick. Judah scoring well with a low kick there.
Declan moves away from the strike by Judah. Declan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Declan ducks down to avoid it. Declan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah. Declan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Declan misses with a body kick. Declan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect. Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
Judah lands a nice looking body kick. Declan cracks Judah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. That's time! Declan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round! #R3# Declan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Declan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Declan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Declan throws a big shot that misses. Judah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Declan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Declan connects with a leg kick. Judah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Nice body kick there by Declan. Judah checks a low kick from Declan. Declan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Declan checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Declan misses the target. Nice body kick from Declan. Judah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah throws a front kick that sends Declan stumbling back into the cage. Declan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Declan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Judah keeps Declan at a distance using the push kick. Judah connects with an inside leg kick.#T1# A low kick from Judah is predictable there and Declan counters with a nice body kick. Declan looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range. Judah throws a jab when Declan was well out of range. Declan connects with a leg kick. Judah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Judah moves away from the strike by Declan. Declan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judah. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Judah in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Judah lands a leg kick that knocks Declan off balance momentarily. Declan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Judah slips a straight right by Declan. Judah misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Declan.#CL2# Judah clinches up with Declan and pushes him back against the cage. Judah prevents a body shot from Declan. Declan blocking some punches.
#T2# Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Declan controls the action.
Declan lands with a short shot to the head. Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah scores with a nice hook to the head. Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Judah missing with knees to the body.
Judah lands an elbow inside. Judah throws a head punch that misses. Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Declan is blocking nicely.
Declan wants to get back to striking at distance but Judah won't allow it.
A nice left hand lands by Declan.
Declan lands with a short shot to the head. Declan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC# Declan breaks from the clinch.
Declan connects with an inside leg kick. Declan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Judah's sensitive parts. #T3# Declan tries to score with a low kick but Judah moves his leg out of the way. Declan loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch. Judah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Judah works Declan's body with a nice hook. Judah misses with a head kick.
Judah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Judah moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Judah moves out of range as Declan strikes. Judah throws out a counter right but Declan avoids it with no problem. Goban Declan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Declan lands with a kick to the temple. Judah shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Declan misses with a right hand letting Judah counter with a right hand. Judah throws a push kick but Declan slaps the foot to one side. Declan throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily. Judah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Declan paws at him with a jab and circles away. Declan throwing a counter right hand but Judah manages to avoid it. Declan cracks Judah with an open hand slap.#ROC# Judah is rocked!#T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Declan ducks right into an uppercut from Judah. A solid leg kick lands there for Judah.
Judah tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice jab there from Judah. Declan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Declan finish him? Declan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Judah lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Judah thows a left - swing and a miss! Judah seems to have recovered his senses. Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Declan avoids the body shot from Judah.
Declan avoids the head kick by Judah.
Declan misses with an uppercut. #KD# Declan sends Judah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Declan is motioning to the referee to let Judah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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 Goban Declan. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah! An out of breath Daniel Judah 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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Event:
CFC 399
Date: Oct 14, 2016 |
#R1# A nice leg kick lands there from Judah. Chambers on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Judah. Judah obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Judah. Chambers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Chambers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily. Chambers has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Judah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Judah. That kick from Chambers tenderised Judah's leg. Judah is trying to keep his angry face on. Judah smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Chambers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet. Chambers scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Chambers swings away with a leg kick that misses. Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chambers was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah. Judah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. A good leg kick by Chambers. Chambers throws a solid leg kick but Judah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chambers. Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.#T1# Chambers throws a sloppy head kick and Judah moves out of range easily. Judah swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Chambers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Chambers tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Judah is able to avoid easily. Chambers throws a sloppy head kick and Judah counters with a lovely straight right hand! Chambers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. A thudding body kick lands there by Judah!
Chambers connects with a crisp jab. Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Judah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Chambers tries to score with a low kick but Judah moves his leg out of the way. A nice side step and Judah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Chambers looks to throw the jab but Judah is out of range. Chambers throws a leg kick #KD2# and Judah counters with a head kick that drops Chambers to the mat! Chambers scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Judah swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chambers.#ROC2# Chambers is rocked! Judah scores with a spinning back kick!#T2# Judah connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Chambers swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Chambers tries to move into range but Judah moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Chambers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Chambers is looking to counter with a body kick. Judah cracks the inside of Chambers's front leg. A head kick misses from Chambers. Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chambers misses with a low kick. Chambers throws a leg kick but Judah moved away. Jack Chambers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Chambers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chambers just misses with a punch to the body.
Chambers throws a low kick but Judah moves out of range easily. Judah scores with a nice body kick.
Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Chambers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T3# Judah lands a jab to Chambers's midsection. Nice shot lands for Judah. Judah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Chambers if he has to take too many more of those.
Chambers is breathing heavily. Chambers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#CL2# Judah has Chambers up against the cage in a clinch.
Judah tries a knee to the head but Chambers blocks it.
Chambers scores a nice knee to the body.
Judah gets through Chambers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Chambers lands a damaging elbow. Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body. Chambers blocking some punches.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Judah blocks a body shot from Chambers. Judah landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chambers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Judah tries to land knees in the clinch but Chambers avoids the damage to the body. Judah prevents a body shot from Chambers. #T4# Judah lands with a right to the head. #BC# Chambers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Chambers misses with a leg kick and Judah counters with a low kick, right behind Chambers 's knee. Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chambers. Chambers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Judah. Chambers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Chambers throws a shot to the body.
Judah swings for the body but Chambers moves out of range.
Judah connects with a high kick. Chambers loads up on a big right hand but Judah slips the punch. Judah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Judah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Good work by Judah as he checks the leg kick. Chambers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chambers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Judahs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Judah is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Chambers appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round. That's time! Chambers's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. #R2# Chambers is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chambers connects with a single shot there. Judah scores with a nice strike. Judah takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
Oh Chambers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Judah connects with a crisp jab. Chambers lands with a good body shot. Chambers seems to have got his legs back now. Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chambers. That did some damage! Chambers cracks Judah with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#CUT# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. This has been an exciting period of action! Chambers throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and moves out of range. A nice inside leg kick there by Chambers. That's going to slow Judah down. Judah connects with a crisp jab. Chambers throws a leg kick that is checked and Judah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#T1# Chambers wants to land a leg kick but Judah is out of range. Chambers moves away from the strike by Judah. Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers throws a body kick that misses and Judah counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Judah takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Judah lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chambers backs up against the cage.
Daniel Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup. Chambers avoids the head kick by Judah.
Chambers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Chambers motions for Judah to come forward. Chambers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Chambers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Decent striking displayed by Judah there. Judah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Judah lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
#T2# 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! Chambers on the wrong end of a nice jab. Chambers throws a head kick that misses. Chambers wants to land a leg kick but Judah is out of range. Judah looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chambers misses with a hook. A head kick misses from Judah. Chambers feinted there with a counter leg kick. Judah throws a low kick but Chambers moves out of range easily. Chambers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chambers will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chambers misses with a looping right. Judah avoids the body shot from Chambers.
Judah appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Judah wants to clinch.#T3# Judah digs a good body shot into Chambers's ribs. Judah checks the leg kick.#KD2# Judah lands a big head kick that sends Chambers tumbling to the mat! Judah takes a step backwards and waves Chambers back to his feet - he wants the finish! Chambers jabs Judah to the body, keeping him at a distance. A low kick from Chambers is predictable there and Judah counters with a nice body kick. Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chambers throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Chambers moves into range and connects with a jab. Chambers swats away the attempt to clinch by Judah. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Chambers misses the body punch and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4# Judah misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chambers. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet. Chambers moves out of range of the body kick. Chambers avoids the head kick by Judah.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chambers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judah digs a good hook to Chambers's body.
Chambers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Judah connects with a solid leg kick. Chambers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah avoids the body shot from Chambers.
Judah wants to counter with a clinch but Chambers pushes him away. Chambers throws a chopping leg kick but Judah manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Judah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Chambers throws a body punch but Judah moves out of range. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Daniel Judah's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round! #R3# Judah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judah throws a hook to the side of Chambers's head but Chambers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Chambers swings away with a leg kick that misses. Judah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Chambers jabs Judah to the body, keeping him at a distance. Chambers misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a nice leg kick. Chambers misses with an uppercut. Chambers throws a half hearted mid kick. Judah throws a head kick but Chambers moves out of range.
Chambers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter. Judah throws a nice outside leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah ducks under a wild hook from Chambers. Judah has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Judah throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Chambers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Judah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Judah is looking to slow Chambers down with leg kicks. #T1# Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chambers. Chambers tries a low kick but Judah avoids it. Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Chambers is just out of range. Judah tries to clinch up and Chambers counters with a right hand to the body. Chambers throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Judah gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chambers. Judah scores with a hook to the body. Chambers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Judah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chambers is looking to chop away at Judah's legs. Judah thuds his shin into the meat of Chambers's side. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Judah throws a leg kick which misses Chambers's front leg but catches the back leg as Chambers tries to avoid it. Chambers avoids the body shot from Judah.
Jack Chambers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2# Chambers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Judah. Judah circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Chambers keeps the fight on the outside. Judah lands a lovely overhand right. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chambers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Judah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. A clash of legs there as Judah blocks the low kick. Chambers takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses. Chambers throws a low kick but Judah avoids it. Chambers chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Judah can pounce on him.
Chambers is looking to wear down Judah with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. The fighters circle momentarily. Judah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Judah connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chambers. Chambers circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Judah scores with a body shot.
Chambers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.#T3# Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chambers.
Chambers throws a half hearted mid kick. Judah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Judah dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chambers. That did some damage! Chambers thumps Judah with a low kick. Chambers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Judah. Chambers shrugs it off though. Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. A good leg kick by Judah. #CL2# Judah clinches with his opponent.
Chambers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah lands a body punch in the clinch. A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah. A short right from Judah on the inside. Judah scores with a knee to the head.
#T4# This has been an exciting period of action! Judah digs a right hand underneath Chambers's ribcage. Chambers let out a lung full of air as it connected. Chambers misses with the head strike.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body. Chambers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Chambers scores with an uppercut up the middle. Judah works on Chambers's body with a couple of short punches. Judah lands a body punch in the clinch. Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Judah blocking some punches.
Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judah is defending well for now. Chambers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah. Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Chambers is blocking nicely.
Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chambers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Chambers.
And that's the end of the fight! Daniel 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah! After winning the bout, Daniel Judah thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
CFC 396
Date: Oct 01, 2016 |
#R1# Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lee throws out a counter right but Judah avoids it with no problem. Lee lands a jab to the head.
#CL2# Lee closes the distance and clinches. Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lee has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Judah lands a right hand. Lee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Judah keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away. Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now. Lee is looking for a takedown. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A short uppercut from Lee. Judah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lee backwards. #BC2# Lee breaks from the clinch.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Lee.#CL2# Lee closes the distance and clinches. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Knees to the body from Judah.
#T1# Judah lands a nice uppercut. Judah working aggressively here.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Judah.
Judah takes a shot to the head. Lee can't get the takedown.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Lee. Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Judah throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Judah trying to land knees to the body.
Judah pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T2# Judah is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lee is defending well for now.#BC2# Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet. Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee. Lee shoots for a takedown but Judah saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. It looked like Judah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lee. Daniel Judah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Temujin Lee. Judah fails in his attempt to clinch. Judah misses with a body shot
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lee throws a half hearted mid kick. Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range. Judah throws a counter high kick but Lee was just alert enough to avoid it. Judah digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs. Lee chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T3# Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Judah tries to clinch but Lee moves away and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lee scores with a jab to the jaw. Horrible takedown attempt by Lee or perhaps it was just good defense by Judah, which made it look bad. Judah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Judah thumps Lee with a low kick. Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily. Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch. Lee throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. As Lee looks to move away, Judah throws a big counter combo but Lee just gets out of the way. Judah loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.#T4# Lee throws a leg kick that is checked and Judah counters with a straight right hand. Temujin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2# Lee closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. This has been an exciting period of action! Judah lands with a short shot to the head. #TD2# Lee has Judah pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lee pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Judah tumbling to the mat - Lee dives into Judah's guard. Lee postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Lee controls the pace of the fight for a moment. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Judah is on top in guard.
#REVR# 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 Daniel Judah will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! #R2# Judah delivers a nice body kick. Judah lands a jab to the nose. Lee throws a solid leg kick but Judah takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lee. Judah misses with a straight right. Lee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Judah throws a body shot but no joy. Lee on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Lee blocks a head kick by Judah.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah throws a leg kick but Lee moved away. Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee. Lee blocks a leg kick. Lee feints and then cracks Judah's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Judah down. #T1# Judah misses with a shot to the body and Lee counters with a nice uppercut. Judah looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Lee throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Judah's head. Temujin Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup. Lee throws a shot to the body.
A big right from Judah misses. Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judah momentarily.
Lee throws out a powerful jab. Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Judah stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Lee fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it. Judah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position.#T2# Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
Judah landing knees to the head.
Judah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Judah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Judah using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD2# Lee jumps guard and drags Judah to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Lee bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Judah's guard. #REVB# Lee postures up in Judah's guard and throws a big left but Judah blocks it. Lee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Lee throwing strikes but missing. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Lee throwing strikes but missing. #T3# Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Judah works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Judah being controlled here, momentarily. Lee cracks Judah with a solid left hand. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Judah has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall. Lee trying to control but Judah is working from the bottom. #T4# A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Lee lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Lee has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Lee trying to control the position from guard on top but Judah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Lee throws an elbow that misses. Judah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Judah!#REVR# Lee is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Temujin Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round! #R3# Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Judah tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it. Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Lee moves out of range easily. Judah throws a body shot but no joy. Judah misses with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Lee takes one to the chin there. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Judah misses with an uppercut. Lee saw that one coming. Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Judah - that will leave a mark!
Judah is looking to slow Lee down with leg kicks. #T1# A big right from Judah misses. Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away. Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee thuds his right hand into Judah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Lee lands with a hook. Judah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Lee throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it. Lee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Judah went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected. We've been told by Judah's head coaches at Montreal Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. A decent looking cross lands there for Lee. The fight stays on the outside here - Judah looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.#T2# Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Judah counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee connects with a crisp jab. Judah scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Judah misses with a low kick. Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Judah shakes him off and moves away. Judah fails with an attempt to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lee! But no joy. Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Judah. Lee throws a looping overhand right but Judah ducks down to avoid it. #CL2# Lee darts in and clinches Judah up against the cage. Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lee takes a shot to the head. #BC2# Lee breaks from the clinch.
#T3# Lee with a poor takedown and Judah counters with a lovely shot to the body. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lee.
Judah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Lee follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Judah tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range. Lee takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Judah delivers a nice body kick. Judah connects with a jab. Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing. A nice leg kick lands there from Lee. Judah wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance. Judah swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#T4# A nice leg kick lands there from Lee. Lee misses with a low kick as Judah jumps back. Judah is looking to wear down Lee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lee checks a leg kick. Judah throws a leg kick that is checked and Lee counters with a nice body kick. Lee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Judah. Judah throws a predictable looking body shot
#TD2# and Lee counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lee. Judah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Lee throws an elbow that misses. Judah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Judah!#REVR# There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
#REVB#
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 Daniel 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Judah! A relieved looking Daniel Judah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
CFC 389
Date: Aug 26, 2016 |
#R1# Judah walks into a left hand. #KD# Judah lands a big head kick that sends Byhenikov tumbling to the mat! Judah takes a step backwards and waves Byhenikov back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT# It looks like Igor Byhenikov has been cut. A kick lands to the mid section there for Judah. Judah goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Judah drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Byhenikov right on the button. Byhenikov goes down! Judah follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Judah gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Judah! A relieved looking Daniel Judah thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Event:
LEGACY! 75
Date: Jul 16, 2016 |
#R1# Drogo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Judah but Judah pushes him off and we're back to square one. Khal Drogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2# Judah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Drogo blocks with his arms.
Judah lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC# Drogo breaks the clinch.
Drogo throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Drogo throws a leg kick that is checked and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Drogo 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. Drogo throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range. Drogo lands with an uppercut that bounces Judah off the cage and back into range. Drogo just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah throws a hook to the side of Drogo's head but Drogo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#T1# Drogo looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range. Drogo takes a body punch but keeps moving. Drogo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Judah. Judah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Drogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Judah throws a leg kick but Drogo checks it. Drogo swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
And Judah responds with a good body kick, but Drogo manages to step out the way in time. Judah throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Drogo misses with a series of wild punches.
Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Judah throws a looping overhand right but Drogo ducks down to avoid it. #T2# Drogo looks for a takedown but Judah sprawls well. Judah appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Drogo misses with a low kick.
Drogo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Judah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#CL# Drogo moves into the clinch. Drogo is trying to break the clinch but Judah has him pressed against the cage. Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drogo avoids it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Judah tries to work over Drogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC# Drogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3# Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Drogo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Judah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Judah is trying to counter with his kicks. Drogo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Drogo lands with a cross. Judah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Judah was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily. Drogo misses the shot to the body. Judah throws a sloppy head kick and Drogo moves out of range easily. Drogo is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks. Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Drogo. Drogo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Drogo connects with a crisp jab. #T4# Judah lands with a nice body punch. Drogo is looking to slow Judah down with leg kicks. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah. Judah throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Judah lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jab from Drogo. A looping hook to the body misses from Drogo. Judah does a little dance to reset his feet. Judah wants to counter with a clinch but Drogo pushes him away. Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judah slips under a jab. Drogo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah counters with a nice body shot. Drogo misses with a looping right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Khal Drogo dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2# Judah lands a nice looking kick to the body. Drogo takes a step back to recover. Judah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Drogo throws a body shot but no joy. Judah appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Drogo shoots in looking for a takedown. Judah tries to sprawl out of it but Drogo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Judah manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Khal Drogo is winning the standup battle so far. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Drogo throws a jab when Judah was well out of range. A nice side step and Judah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Judah tries to bum rush Drogo with a series of wild strikes but Drogo uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Drogo misses with a body kick. Judah steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Drogo.#T1# Drogo throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Judah let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Daniel Judah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL# Drogo has Judah up against the cage in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Drogo.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Drogo uses good head movement to avoid it. Judah scores with a knee to the head.
A short right from Drogo on the inside. #BC# Drogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Judah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Judah. Drogo throws a low kick, looking for Judah's leg but Judah calmly moves out of range. Drogo moves out of range of the leg kick from Judah. Drogo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T2# Drogo throws a push kick but Judah slaps the foot to one side. Drogo backing away here, and Judah unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Judah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. 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 a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A decent looking body kick lands there for Drogo. Drogo looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.#CL# Drogo gets a clinch. Judah misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah. Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drogo.
Judah tries to work over Drogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Drogo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC# Drogo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Drogo is just out of range.#T3# Judah misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Judah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Drogo.
Judah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Judah misses with a kick to the body.
Drogo lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily. Drogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Drogo cracks Judah with a right hand to the side of the head. Drogo misses with a kick to the body.
Judah looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Judah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Drogo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Judah scrambles back to his feet. Drogo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Judah takes a step back to recover. #T4# The fighters circle momentarily. Judah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. This has been an exciting period of action! Drogo blocks the body kick.
Judah takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Drogo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. A head kick from Drogo lands but Judah takes it in his stride. #ROC# Judah is rocked!#CUT# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Drogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah. Judah is still on wobbly legs! Can Drogo finish him? Drogo connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Judah tumbling to the canvas! Drogo pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Judah was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Khal Drogo! Khal Drogo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
UPF 49: Hapitchou - McCarthy 2
Date: May 14, 2016 |
#R1# Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Gustafsson moves out of range as Judah throws a body kick.
Judah scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Gustafsson with a nice cross. Daniel Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A telegraphed right hand from Judah misses the target. Judah scoring well with a low kick there.
Judah lands a body shot.
Judah fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gustafsson is out of range. Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away. Gustafsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away. Judah turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gustafsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Judah thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gustafsson if he has to take too many more of those.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
#T1# A shot to the body from Gustafsson misses and Judah counters with a good, hard body kick but Gustafsson shrugs it off. Gustafsson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick lands from Judah. #CL# The fight moves into the clinch position. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah. Judah with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gustafsson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustafsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Gustafsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gustafsson.
Gustafsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Gustafsson. Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#T2# Judah tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gustafsson avoids it. Gustafsson tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Stalling in the clinch from Gustafsson.
Judah misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Gustafsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it. Nice body punch from Judah - that landed with a thud.
Judah connects with a knee to the head.
#CUT# It looks like Emil Gustafsson has been cut. Gustafsson tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Gustafsson misses with a punch to the body.
Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah. A short uppercut from Gustafsson. Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gustafsson looks winded! Gustafsson wants a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Judah. Gustafsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gustafsson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Judah pulls his leg out and moves away.
#T3# Judah lands a glancing blow to the side of Gustafsson's head. Judah with a hook. Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gustafsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. We've been told by Judah's head coaches at aLion's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gustafsson moves away. Judah fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gustafsson. Gustafsson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Judah finds it's way round the side to connect with Gustafsson's head. Judah chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Gustafsson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gustafsson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.#T4# Gustafsson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Judah throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gustafsson. Gustafsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah throws a head kick but Gustafsson moves out of range.
Judah throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Judah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Gustafsson down. Judah avoids the body shot from Gustafsson.
Judah takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#CUT2# It looks like Daniel Judah has been cut. Judah misses with a low kick as Gustafsson jumps back. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. #R2##CL# Judah rushes Gustafsson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Gustafsson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gustafsson misses with some punches.
Judah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gustafsson can do to turn this around? Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch. Gustafsson avoiding damage as Judah throws knees to the body.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gustafsson's elbow. Judah gets through Gustafsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Gustafsson tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Gustafsson tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Gustafsson back against the cage. Gustafsson managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Judah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Judah lands an uppercut. Judah pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Knees to the body from Judah.
A right hand to the body from Judah.
Judah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Gustafsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gustafsson is breathing heavily.#T1# Judah is leaning against Gustafsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Nice body punch from Judah. Judah scores with a shot to the side of Gustafsson's head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah. Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Judah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gustafsson or not. A knee to the head by Judah.
Gustafsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Judah. Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustafsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Judah utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Judah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Judah lands a nice knee to the body. Gustafsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Judah makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T2# Gustafsson misses with a hook from the clinch. Judah lands a good knee to the midsection. Gustafsson won't want to take too many of those. Judah throws a knee to the head but misses.
Judah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Gustafsson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Judah.
Judah cracks Gustafsson with a nice body shot. Judah pushes Gustafsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Judah lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gustafsson or not. A nice right hand lands inside from Judah. Judah crunches a lovely knee into Gustafsson's ribcage. Judah crunches a lovely knee into Gustafsson's ribcage. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges. Judah using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Gustafsson's ribcage. Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Judah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Judah throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gustafsson blocks it with crossed arms. #T3# A knee to the head by Judah.
#CUT# That has opened up Emil Gustafsson's cut even more. Gustafsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Judah gets an underhook and turns Gustafsson into the cage. Gustafsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch. Judah lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gustafsson. Knees to the body from Judah.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Gustafsson's ribcage. Judah lands a knee to the head.
Judah scores with a knee to the head.
Judah lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Judah lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Judah scores with a hook to the body. Judah is leaning against Gustafsson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Judah lands a nice knee to the body. Judah scores with a hook to the body.#T4# Judah with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. Judah scores with a nice hook to the head. Judah putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gustafsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Judah works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Judah tries to work over Gustafsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Judah scores with a hook to the body. Judah landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Judah with a knee to the head.
Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Gustafsson blocks with his arms.
Judah is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Judah lands a body punch. Gustafsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Gustafsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. Daniel Judah has scored more points in the clinch so far. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Judah lands a body punch. Judah lands a left hand.
Judah blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Judah dominated that second round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round! #R3# Judah scores with a nice head shot. Judah scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gustafsson doesn't seem bothered though. Judah lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Judah jabs Gustafsson to the body, keeping him at a distance. Gustafsson avoids a kick to the body.
Judah buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Judah throws a push kick but Gustafsson slaps the foot to one side. Judah closes the distance but Gustafsson moves to the side #TD2# and Gustafsson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Judah! #SUB2# Gustafsson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Judah rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gustafsson's guard! Nice work there by Judah! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gustafsson looking to control.
#T1# Judah trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gustafsson's guard. Judah preventing the sweep. Gustafsson wants to stand and escape but Judah is having none of it. Gustafsson tries to land a sweep but no joy. Judah postures up.
#SU# Judah decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gustafsson, up you get! Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Gustafsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Judah misses with a body kick. Judah scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2##CL2# Gustafsson clinches with his opponent.
Gustafsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. Gustafsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah. Judah with a knee to the head.
Judah scores with a nice hook to the head. Gustafsson looking to slow down the pace here. Judah works on Gustafsson's body with a couple of short punches. Judah tries to land a knee to the head but Gustafsson blocks with his arms.
Gustafsson lands an uppercut. Judah looking to throw knees to the head but Gustafsson is blocking nicely.
Judah blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gustafsson working aggressively here.
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 an uppercut up the middle. Gustafsson tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Judah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T3# Judah lands a body shot. Gustafsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Judah crunches a lovely knee into Gustafsson's ribcage. Judah with a knee to the head.
Judah crunches a lovely knee into Gustafsson's ribcage. Judah lands a body shot. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges. Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gustafsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Daniel Judah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gustafsson takes a knee to the side of the body. Judah crunches a lovely knee into Gustafsson's ribcage. Judah unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gustafsson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Judah lands a body punch in the clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah. Judah works on Gustafsson's body with a couple of short punches. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Judah obliges.#T4# Gustafsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Gustafsson fails to land. Judah landing knees to the body.
Gustafsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Judah's elbow. Judah working some nice short punches in the clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah. Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gustafsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah lands an uppercut. Judah prevents the takedown attempt.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Gustafsson managing to block the knees to the body from Judah.
Emil Gustafsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gustafsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight! Daniel Judah showed his dominance in that final round. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:26 Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:26 Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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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