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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hudson Clarkson (ranked 3067 p4p, 2895 weight class) and Aki Kulku (ranked 319 p4p, 301 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
Solid boxing
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hudson Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aki Kulku!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulku looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Clarkson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clarkson tries to buck Kulku off but Kulku is having none of it.
Clarkson can't do much from the bottom here.
Clarkson stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Clarkson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson struggling a bit here.
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulku throws a strike aimed at the side of Clarkson's head but Clarkson avoids it well.
Clarkson is looking for a sweep.
Kulku throws a strike aimed at the side of Clarkson's head but Clarkson avoids it well.
Clarkson is looking to regain half guard here but Kulku keeps moving and retains side control.
Kulku working away.
Clarkson looks to move to half guard but instead Kulku has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Clarkson tries to lock up and control but Kulku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kulku throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Clarkson can't escape the position.
Kulku throwing strikes here but Clarkson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Clarkson wants to hold on but Kulku pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulku throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Clarkson because Kulku loaded up on that one.
Clarkson really wants to buck Kulku off and get back to his feet.
Kulku avoids the attempt from Clarkson to control.
Kulku looking to finish with strikes here!
Clarkson wants to hold on but Kulku pushes him away.
Clarkson is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulku avoids the attempt from Clarkson to control.
Clarkson is trying desperately to improve position.
Clarkson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kulku.
Clarkson tries to lock up and control but Kulku gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aki Kulku dominated that 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.
Kulku shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Clarkson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clarkson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kulku working the ground and pound but Clarkson is defending the strikes.
Clarkson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kulku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson struggling a bit here.
Clarkson is looking to regain half guard here but Kulku keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarkson controls the position for a moment.
Clarkson throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Clarkson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Clarkson has Kulku pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kulku advances position into side control!
Clarkson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Clarkson is controlling Kulku's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Clarkson is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Clarkson is trying to maintain the position but Kulku is very close to passing his half guard.
Clarkson gets full guard.
Kulku throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kulku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clarkson pulls Kulku in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kulku shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kulku was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulku has control of an arm but Clarkson manages to advance to Kulku's back!
Clarkson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kulku staying busy and making it hard for Clarkson to control.
I would not like to be Kulku right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kulku fending off the submission attempt from Clarkson.
Kulku manages to reverse the position and now he's in Clarkson's guard. Nice work there by Kulku.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Aki Kulku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Kulku drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Clarkson struggling a bit here.
Clarkson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clarkson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Clarkson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulku gets full guard.
Clarkson content to stall in guard here.
Kulku lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hudson Clarkson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clarkson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Clarkson controlling Kulku's posture.
Kulku looking to pass the guard.
Kulku postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarkson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kulku postures up.
Kulku has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Clarkson is controlling Kulku's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kulku bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kulku throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Clarkson wants to control but Kulku postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Kulku are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Clarkson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Clarkson can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aki Kulku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kulku 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aki Kulku!
Aki Kulku decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Hudson Clarkson had this to say: 'You win some and you lose some, hats off to my opponent he came prepared and was the better fighter tonight.'.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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