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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Tree could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Saul Hudson's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Tree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Saul Hudson!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree cracks the inside of Hudson's front leg.
Hudson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tree circles away.
Tree looks to land a combination but Hudson avoids it well.
Tree doesn't manage to clinch there - Hudson circles away.
Tree misses with a wild combination.
Tree closes the distance and clinches.
Tree managing to block the knees to the body from Hudson.
Tree gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hudson.
Tree slows down the pace here.
Tree goes for a takedown attempt but Hudson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tree lands a two punch combo.
Hudson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tree looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hudson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tree tries to improve position but can't.
Hudson in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson working the ground and pound from side control.
Hudson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Tree is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hudson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hudson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Hudson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hudson scores with punches from side control.
Tree wants to get back to his feet.
Hudson in side control, throwing shots but Tree defends.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tree has managed to clinch.
Hudson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rob Tree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Hudson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree stops a takedown attempt from Hudson.
Tree prevents a body shot from Hudson.
Hudson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tree gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hudson looking for a takedown.
Hudson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tree gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hudson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tree prevents it.
Hudson looks gassed!
Tree unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hudson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tree displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hudson.
Tree leaves Hudson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tree doesn't manage to clinch there - Hudson circles away.
Tree throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hudson's head.
It looks like Saul Hudson has been cut.
Tree misses with a head kick.
Tree gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tree stops a takedown attempt from Hudson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree breaks the clinch.
Hudson shoots in but no luck this time.
Tree closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tree manages to break the clinch.
Tree moves in looking to clinch but Hudson pushes him off.
No luck for Hudson with that takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tree. That's going to slow Hudson down.
Saul Hudson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Tree as Hudson shoots in.
Rob Tree is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hudson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tree jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hudson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tree tries to clinch up but Hudson circles away and keeps his distance.
Tree changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tree scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hudson is rocked!
Tree lands with a kick to the temple. Hudson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hudson is still on wobbly legs! Can Tree finish him?
Tree moves in looking to clinch but Hudson pushes him off.
Hudson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tree moves into range and clinches up with Hudson.
Hudson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tree connects with a knee to the head.
Tree effectively controlling the action here.
Tree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hudson moves forwards but Tree connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Tree has managed to clinch.
Tree escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hudson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tree gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tree stops a takedown attempt from Hudson.
Hudson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tree pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tree clinches.
Tree connects with a knee to the head.
Hudson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tree scores with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Saul Hudson's cut even more.
Tree content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tree is trying to stall.
Tree lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Tree dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Hudson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tree's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tree duly obliges.
Tree lands a big uppercut and Hudson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Hudson looks OK. Tree waves Hudson back to his feet!
Tree tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tree scores with a three punch combo!
Hudson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tree avoids it really well and circles away.
Tree scores with a jab to the body.
Hudson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tree's guard.
Hudson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tree is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tree swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hudson is breathing heavily.
Hudson postures up in Tree's guard and throws a big left but Tree blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tree is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson advances to half guard.
Hudson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hudson is trying to control the action in half guard but Tree is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tree as he jumps to the side.
Tree gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hudson misses with a body punch.
Hudson struggles to land a body shot inside as Tree controls his hands.
Hudson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Hudson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tree.
Tree with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tree breaks the clinch.
Hudson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tree circles away.
Rob Tree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Hudson.
Hudson keeps the fight on the outside.
Tree is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tree throws a head kick but Hudson moves out of range.
Rob Tree is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tree will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hudson fails with a takedown attempt.
Tree throws a series of punches but Hudson moves out of range.
Hudson 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.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Tree is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is stalling in the full guard.
Tree keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
Hudson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tree keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Saul Hudson.
Tree clinches up against the cage.
Tree breaks the clinch.
Tree wants to clinch.
Tree doesn't manage to clinch there - Hudson circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Tree. No joy for Hudson on that attempt.
Hudson gets a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hudson trying to control the action but Tree is working from the bottom.
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 Rob Tree will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Saul Hudson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hudson throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tree was covering up waiting for the punch and Hudson finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hudson scoring with some ground and pound.
Tree preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hudson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hudson landing with the ground and pound.
Hudson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hudson scoring with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tree swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hudson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hudson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tree works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hudson won't allow Tree to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hudson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tree wants to stand up but Hudson is controlling him.
Tree keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hudson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rob Tree is winning the standup battle so far.
Hudson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tree clinches up with Hudson and pushes him back against the cage.
Tree scores a nice knee to the body.
Hudson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tree crunches a lovely knee into Hudson's ribcage.
Tree breaks from the clinch.
Tree rushes Hudson and presses him up against the cage.
Tree lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tree leaning against his opponent.
Nice elbow from Tree.
The cut above Saul Hudson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tree breaks from the clinch.
Hudson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tree circles away.
Tree throws a series of strikes that have Hudson backpedaling.
Tree closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Saul Hudson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tree digs a good hook to Hudson's body.
Tree pushes Hudson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rob Tree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saul Hudson.
Tree stops a takedown attempt from Hudson.
Hudson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tree pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee calls for Tree to work.
Tree breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hudson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tree throws a right hand that Hudson ducks under and follows up with a left that Hudson also avoids with ease.
Both fighters circling a little - Tree finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tree rushes Hudson and presses him up against the cage.
Tree is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hudson can do to turn this around?
Tree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tree throws a nice looking combination but Hudson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tree throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hudson 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.
Hudson postures up in Tree's guard and throws a big left but Tree blocks it.
Hudson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hudson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tree works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree keeping full guard, as Hudson tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hudson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tree keeping full guard, as Hudson tries to pass.
Rob Tree is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hudson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hudson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tree misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Saul Hudson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hudson shoots for a double leg takedown but Tree sprawls well. He's pushed Hudson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tree throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hudson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Tree showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tree, 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Tree!
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energy
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