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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Judah (ranked 2995 p4p, 251 weight class) and Thomas Power (ranked 1226 p4p, 126 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elijah Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Thomas Power!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judah lands a nice shot that snaps Power's head back.
Power misses with a looping right.
Power misses with a body kick.
Judah connects with a solid leg kick.
Judah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Power stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Judah throws a hook but Power avoids it easily.
Judah throws a lazy right hand but Power sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power ducks right into an uppercut from Judah.
Power takes a swing at Judah's ribcage but misses.
Judah stuns Power with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Power's corner calls for a 1-2. Power obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Power gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power blocking some punches.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Power misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
Judah tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Power.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Power lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Power lands a hook to the side of the head.
Power scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Judah misses with a punch on the inside.
Judah working hard to break the clinch.
Power misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah manages to break the clinch.
Judah throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Power on the side of the head.
Judah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A lazy left from Judah finds it's target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Power.
A big left from Judah misses.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Judah scores with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah blocks a head kick by Power.
Judah is looking to chop away at Power's legs.
Thomas Power seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Power misses the shot to the body.
Power scores with a jab to the jaw.
Judah digs a good hook to Power's body.
That kick from Power tenderised Judah's leg. Judah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Power sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Power moves into range and clinches up with Judah.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Power throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Judah blocks it with crossed arms.
Judah blocking some punches.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power lands a hook that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah lands a left hand.
Power throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
Judah lands a nice shot to the body.
Power's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Power manages to break the clinch.
Judah works the jab nicely.
Power tries to clinch but Judah moves out of range.
Power moves out of range as Judah strikes.
Judah avoids the head kick by Power.
Judah seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Judah throws a nice inside leg kick.
Power finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Judah takes a swing at Power's ribcage but misses.
Judah scores with a leg kick.
Power pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power slips a jab from Judah.
Power ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Judah moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Power throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
Power lands a glancing blow to the side of Judah's head.
Power looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Power scores with a jab. Judah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Judah pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Judah displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Power walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Judah checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Power avoids the body shot from Judah.
A jab from Judah does it's job there.
Judah connects with a jab.
Judah cracks Power with a right hand to the side of the head.
Power is rocked!
Power 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.
Judah is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah slips a jab from Power.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Power walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Power is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Judah throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Judah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Power seems to have recovered his senses.
Judah moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Judah dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Power uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Judah.
Judah looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
Power throws a leg kick that is checked
and Judah cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Judah is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Power can do to turn this around?
Judah looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Power slips the punch.
Power lunges at Judah with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Judah's hand.
Judah is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Power slips a straight right by Judah.
Power has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Elijah Judah is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah scores with a nice right hand.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Power.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah misses with a combination
and Power counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Power closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Power swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power misses with a punch on the inside.
Power breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Judah misses with a low kick as Power jumps back.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Power throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Power steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Judah.
Power flicks out a counter leg kick but Judah steps away.
Judah slips a straight right by Power.
Judah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judah throws a looping overhand right but Power ducks down to avoid it.
Judah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Judah connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Power darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Power lands with a cross.
Power misses with a low kick.
Judah misses with an uppercut.
Power lands a head kick. Judah smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Power takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Power swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Judah lands a nice hook to Power's body. Power takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Judah scores with a jab to the body.
Judah connects with a body shot.
Power gets a clinch.
Power lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Power's elbow.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Power uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
Power lands a nice uppercut.
Power scores with a shoulder strike.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Power controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Judah.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Judah.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Judah misses with the head strike.
Judah lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Judah tries to work over Power's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Power with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Elijah Judah has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Power.
Judah working aggressively here.
Judah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Judah blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Power.
Judah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Power backwards.
A short right from Judah.
A short uppercut from Judah.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Judah tries a body shot but Power blocks it.
Judah softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power lands with a right to the head.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Power.
A short right from Power on the inside.
Power swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Power blocking some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Power.
Judah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Power lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Judah cracks Power with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Power lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Judah.
Power lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Power.
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 Elijah Judah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Judah's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Power tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Power throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
Judah lands a jab.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power ducks under a wild hook from Judah.
Power pivots, looking for a leg kick but Judah is out of range and Power settles back down.
Judah quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Power blocks a jab.
Power misses with a body kick.
Power scores with a head kick. Judah tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Judah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Power.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Power misses with a body shot.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Power throws a lazy right hand but Judah sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Power swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some bone on bone action there as Judah checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Power on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Judah walks into a stiff left hand from Power.
Power walks into a straight right hand from Judah.
Power looks to land a combination. Judah sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Power throws a series of strikes that have Judah backpedaling.
Power lands a slapping body shot.
Judah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Power.
An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target.
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 looks to score with a jab to the body but Power is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Power misses.
Judah connects with a looping right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Judah.
Judah misses with a hook. Power ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
A nice inside leg kick there by Judah. That's going to slow Power down.
Power throws a jab but it's blocked by Judah.
Thomas Power has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
Judah thumps Power with a low kick.
A big right from Power misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Judah.
Power connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Judah momentarily.
Judah misses with a looping right.
Power appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Power throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judah counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Judah. Those never looked like landing.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Decent striking displayed by Power there.
Judah wants to slow Power down by chopping away at his legs.
Judah misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Power scores with a four punch combination!
Power motions for Judah to come forward. Power throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Judah, right into the meat.
Power has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Power fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Judah manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Power scores with a nice strike.
Power takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Power uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Judah.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Judah lands a slapping body shot.
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.
Power ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Judah looks to land a right hand but Power moved out of range.
Power is looking to score with low kicks.
Power pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Judah was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Power looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judah. Power does a little dance to reset his feet.
Power lands a front kick.
Judah uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Power has time to react.
Elijah Judah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Power buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Power connects with a solid leg kick.
Power throws a lazy uppercut
and Judah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Power displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab.
Power throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Power takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Power drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Judah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Power.
Judah lands a front kick.
Power takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Power lands a nice hook to Judah's body. Judah takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Judah throws a shot from downtown. Power moves away and avoids it.
Power works the jab nicely.
Judah throws a hook to the side of Power's head but Power sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elijah Judah.
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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Judah!
A very excited looking Elijah Judah made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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