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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Hudak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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138 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Hudak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Wright!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Wright. No joy for Hudak on that attempt.
Wright lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wright.
Hudak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hudak's head.
Hudak throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Jab by Wright.
Hudak gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wright.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Wright throws a series of punches but Hudak avoids them all with ease.
Hudak looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wright checks a leg kick.
Hudak throws a sloppy head kick and Wright moves out of range easily.
Hudak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hudak moves forwards but Wright connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Donk. Wright catches Hudak right on the button with a cross.
Nice body kick from Wright.
Hudak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudak tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudak shoots in looking for a takedown. Wright tries to sprawl out of it but Hudak keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wright manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudak takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wright defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hudak.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Hudak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hudak scores with a head kick.
Wright avoids the head kick by Hudak.
Hudak throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hudak avoids the head kick by Wright.
Hudak misses with a kick to the body
and Wright counters with a series of strikes. Hudak will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hudak showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wright.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hudak's head.
Hudak scores with a takedown into Wright's guard.
Hudak could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hudak throwing strikes from guard but Wright blocks nicely.
Wright wants to stand but Hudak is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudak's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Wright wants to stand but Hudak is controlling the position.
Hudak trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Hudak might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hudak is controlling him.
Wright really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hudak. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick by Hudak misses
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Hudak had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wright misses with the combination.
Wright throws a nice looking combination but Hudak bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wright throws a nice head kick!
Wright is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A lazy body kick from Hudak
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Hudak tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a three punch combo!
Hudak takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wright throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick from Hudak.
Wright throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hudak.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudak throws a head kick that misses
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Hudak takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Hudak misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hudak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hudak misses with a low kick.
Wright throws a head kick that misses.
Wright lands a high kick!
Hudak closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wright circles away.
Wright throws a series of punches but Hudak moves out of range.
Scott Wright is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudak throws a low kick but Wright avoids it.
Hudak with a poor takedown
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Hudak throws a head kick that misses
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Hudak misses
and Wright counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wright checks a leg kick.
Hudak misses with a takedown
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hudak throws a lazy head kick
and Wright counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick by Hudak misses
and Wright counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hudak is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Wright.
Hudak takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Hudak throws a head kick that misses
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Hudak moves out of range easily.
Hudak gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Wright dominated that round.
That's time! Hudak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wright throws a combination. Hudak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hudak drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hudak feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hudak is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudak trying to control but Wright is working from the bottom.
Wright wants to stand and escape but Hudak is having none of it.
Wright has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Hudak off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Hudak throws a front kick aimed at Wright's knee but Wright avoids it well.
Hudak gets the takedown into side control.
Wright stops Hudak from passing to mount.
Hudak is trying to get an arm triangle but Wright is defending well.
Wright is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hudak asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wright is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wright has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hudak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Wright, who protects the arm well.
Wright is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hudak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wright keeps working.
Wright is pushing Hudak's head away, looking to escape. Hudak manages to hold on to the position though.
Hudak scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hudak tries for a kimura but Wright is defending well.
Wright is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Hudak tries for a kimura but Wright is defending well.
Hudak is looking to take a break and control but Wright is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hudak fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Hudak is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wright has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wright is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wright throws a wild body kick that Hudak sees coming a mile off.
Hudak blocks a head kick by Wright.
Hudak throws a lazy head kick
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hudak throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Wright counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hudak tries for a takedown but Wright circles away easily
and Wright counters with a two punch combo.
Hudak fails with the takedown
and Wright counters with a big head kick but Hudak shrugs it off.
Hudak blocks a head kick by Wright.
Hudak takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wright plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hudak shoots and misses
and Wright counters with a big head kick but Hudak shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamal Hudak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hudak wants to land a leg kick but Wright is out of range.
A combination from Wright does no damage.
Wright misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Wright.
Hudak thows a leg kick but Wright checks it
and Wright counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters with a head kick. That will keep Hudak thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wright lands a high kick!
Wright looks to land a body kick but Hudak moved away.
Hudak avoids the head kick by Wright.
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 Jamal Hudak 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. This is the final round!
Wright goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wright works Hudak's body with a nice hook.
Hudak looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hudak avoids the head kick by Wright.
A head kick by Hudak misses
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Hudak shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hudak showed some decent athleticism there.
Wright tries to kick Hudak off but Hudak keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hudak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wright makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hudak throws a head kick but Wright moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hudak throws a low kick, looking for Wright's leg but Wright calmly moves out of range.
Hudak tries to work over Wright's front leg with a kick but Wright checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wright cracks Hudak with an open hand slap.
Wright avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hudak with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wright blocks a low kick nicely.
Wright throws a sloppy head kick and Hudak moves out of range easily.
Wright throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hudak.
Hudak doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wright counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wright throws a combination. Hudak tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wright punishes Hudak's body with a nice straight punch.
Wright throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hudak shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Wright really wants to buck Hudak off and get back to his feet.
Wright taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudak with the ground and pound from mount.
Hudak won't let Wright get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Hudak with good strikes from the mount here!
Wright is squirming around, avoiding Hudak's attempts to control the action.
Hudak landing strikes from the mount and Wright is in trouble!
Hudak 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.
Wright is in a horrible position here. Hudak smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wright squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hudak looking to control but Wright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wright is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
A nice elbow there by Hudak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudak has hold of Wright's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wright manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Wright is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Hudak landing punches.
Hudak lands with some strikes.
Hudak looking to control but Wright is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wright is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Hudak with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wright is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Hudak wants to finish this one by submission but Wright is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hudak.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Hudak looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
You get the feeling that Wright really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hudak working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wright is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Hudak with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Hudak sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wright is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Hudak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hudak 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Hudak!
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energy
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