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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Hudson (ranked 3105 p4p, 4186 weight class) and Marshall Sanders (ranked 329 p4p, 396 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matthew Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marshall Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson throws a big shot that misses.
Hudson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Hudson.
Sanders wants to counter with a clinch but Hudson pushes him away.
Sanders has managed to clinch.
A short right from Hudson.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hudson blocking some punches.
Sanders tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sanders doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders letting Hudson take a breather here.
Hudson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hudson.
Hudson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Hudson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hudson blocks an uppercut.
Sanders working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hudson.
Hudson lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Hudson blocking some punches.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Hudson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hudson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hudson working aggressively here.
Hudson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanders scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Hudson fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sanders.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Hudson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to work over Hudson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hudson throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Hudson blocks an uppercut.
Hudson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Sanders tries to stall but Hudson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Hudson blocking some punches.
Hudson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hudson lands a left hand.
Sanders breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanders shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hudson defends it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders has closed the distance and engaged Hudson in a clinch.
Hudson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stalling in the clinch from Hudson.
Sanders works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Sanders throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hudsons head.
Hudson misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Hudson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Hudson.
Hudson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hudson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a punch to the body.
Hudson stalling against the cage.
Sanders working aggressively here.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hudson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Hudson.
Hudson tries a body shot but Sanders blocks it.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Hudson blocking some punches.
Hudson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hudson struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanders controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Hudson lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matthew Hudson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hudson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hudson misses the shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hudson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanders works on Hudson's body with a couple of short punches.
Hudson blocking some punches.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Sanders.
Hudson lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hudson.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hudson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hudson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Hudson tries to work over Sanders's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hudson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Hudson avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.
Hudson throws a head punch that misses.
Hudson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Hudson misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Matthew Hudson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hudson has Sanders pushed against the cage.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Sanders blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Hudson fails to land.
Sanders lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Matthew Hudson has been cut.
Sanders lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Hudson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanders tries to break free but Hudson pushes him back against the cage.
Hudson gets through Sanders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hudson blocks an uppercut.
Hudson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sanders's elbow.
Hudson blocks an uppercut.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Hudson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hudson.
Hudson misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hudson.
Sanders misses with some punches.
Sanders fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hudson scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanders is looking for a takedown.
Hudson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hudson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Sanders.
Hudson blocks an uppercut.
Hudson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hudson lands a body punch.
Hudson lands with a left to the head.
Sanders misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matthew Hudson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthew Hudson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Hudson lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders closes the distance and clinches.
Hudson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hudson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hudson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
Hudson scores with a shot to the side of Sanders's head.
Sanders's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice left hand lands by Hudson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
Hudson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hudson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Hudson.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hudson lands a nice uppercut.
Sanders breaks from the clinch.
Hudson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Hudson.
Sanders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sanders moves into the clinch.
Hudson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders looking to slow down the pace here.
Sanders blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hudson misses with a punch on the inside.
Hudson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hudson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hudson lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
Hudson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hudson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hudson is pushing Sanders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hudson has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Hudson swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hudson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders swings wildly with an uppercut but Hudson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
Hudson working aggressively here.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Hudson.
Hudson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hudson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Marshall Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanders softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matthew Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hudson misses with some punches.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Hudson.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hudson.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sanders jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hudson walks away with a smile on his face. Sanders gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hudson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sanders rushes Hudson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hudson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hudson misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson presses Sanders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hudson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders has a couple of punches blocked by Hudson.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Hudson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hudson 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthew Hudson!
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hype
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