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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felipe Gondim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pierre Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Felipe Gondim!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Gondim has time to react.
Gondim manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hudson on his heels. He'll look to pass Hudson's guard now, I'm sure.
Hudson keeping full guard, as Gondim tries to pass.
Gondim drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gondim jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hudson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gondim defends it easily.
Gondim has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hudson is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gondim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gondim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hudson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gondim is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gondim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gondim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gondim's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gondim got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hudson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gondim has managed to get both his arms back between Hudson's legs - danger averted.
Gondim wants to stand but Hudson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gondim passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Hudson looking for submissions off his back.
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.
Hudson is trying to stand up here but Gondim is controlling him well.
Hudson looking for submissions off his back.
Gondim is trying to control the action in half guard but Hudson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gondim pushes Hudson up against the cage in a clinch.
Hudson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hudson is trying to push Gondim away but Gondim has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gondim breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hudson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gondim rushes Hudson and presses him up against the cage.
Hudson missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hudson taking a breather.
Gondim lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hudson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gondim wants to take a breather but Hudson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gondim is working for a submission of some sort.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gondim content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Gondim dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gondim clinches with his opponent.
Hudson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gondim pulls Hudson into guard.
Gondim working a defensive guard but Hudson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Felipe Gondim has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hudson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hudson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gondim is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson trying to control the action but Gondim is working from the bottom.
Gondim struggling a bit here.
Gondim manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hudson's best efforts.
Hudson is trying to control. Gondim wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Gondim wants to get back to his feet.
Gondim is trying to get back to full guard.
Gondim avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hudson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hudson seems to be working for a kimura but Gondim defends the submission attempt.
Hudson trying to control the pace.
Gondim is trying is best to control the position here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gondim scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hudson is pressing down on Gondim's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gondim trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson has an active guard here but Gondim has managed to pass into half guard.
Hudson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Gondim has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Hudson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Gondim.
Hudson looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson manages to escape to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gondim.
Gondim is trying to get an arm triangle but Hudson is defending well.
Hudson is pushing Gondim's head away, looking to escape. Gondim manages to hold on to the position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felipe Gondim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gondim dives in and scores a takedown into Hudson's guard.
Hudson has his foot on Gondim's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gondim works his way back into a safe position though.
Hudson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gondim is aware though and is defending well.
Gondim trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gondim sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gondim trying to control but Hudson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gondim controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hudson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gondim loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gondim misses with a leg kick.
Felipe Gondim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gondim fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hudson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hudson is trying to break free.
Gondim manages to break the clinch.
Gondim gets caught flat footed, as Hudson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hudson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gondim manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hudson manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gondim trying to control the position from guard on top but Hudson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gondim throws a big elbow that misses.
Hudson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gondim passes into half guard.
Gondim is keen to just control but Hudson is a slippery customer.
Hudson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gondim throwing shots but Hudson is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gondim.
Gondim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hudson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hudson taking some punishment here, with Gondim in his half guard.
Hudson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gondim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hudson gets back to full guard.
Gondim avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four 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.
Gondim wants to stand but Hudson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hudson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gondim passes into half guard.
Gondim is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hudson defends it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felipe Gondim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gondim 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felipe Gondim!
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energy
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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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