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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Filipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Augustus Hudson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Filipovic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filipovic moves into the clinch.
Hudson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hudson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Filipovic decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Filipovic is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic is thwarting Hudson's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Filipovic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hudson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Filipovic postures up.
Hudson looking for a sweep. Not yet Hudson, not yet.
Filipovic slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Filipovic wants to stand but Hudson has his arm trapped.
Filipovic laying and praying for a moment but Hudson takes advantage and regains half guard.
Hudson is not content to let Filipovic control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic wants to work for an arm triangle but Hudson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filipovic wants to get back to his feet.
Hudson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hudson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Filipovic throwing strikes but missing.
Hudson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hudson trying to keep a closed guard but Filipovic is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Filipovic changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hudson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Filipovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hudson keeps working.
Filipovic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Filipovic tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hudson's legs.
Filipovic working away.
Hudson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Filipovic.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson wants to control but Filipovic postures up.
Hudson is looking to regain half guard here but Filipovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Hudson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Filipovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hudson keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hudson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Filipovic tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Filipovic dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Filipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Augustus Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hudson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filipovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Filipovic jumps guard and drags Hudson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Filipovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Filipovic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Filipovic trying to control the position.
Filipovic looking for a sweep. Not yet Filipovic, not yet.
Hudson stops Filipovic from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filipovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Filipovic trying to control the position.
Hudson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hudson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic has a closed guard, preventing Hudson from standing up.
Filipovic keeping moving, preventing Hudson from controlling successfully.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Filipovic gets a takedown into half guard.
Hudson is holding on to half guard well.
Filipovic trying to control the action but Hudson is working from the bottom.
Hudson moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson keeping moving, preventing Filipovic from controlling successfully.
Filipovic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Filipovic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hudson is proving hard to escape from.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hudson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Filipovic manages to get himself to full guard.
Hudson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hudson with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filipovic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hudson lands a couple of digs.
Hudson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hudson wants to get up but he can't break Filipovic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hudson connects with a couple of short punches.
Hudson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Filipovic's guard.
Hudson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Filipovic.
Hudson tries to counter with a takedown but Filipovic is quick to defend against it.
Filipovic drives through and clinches with Hudson against the cage.
Hudson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Filipovic regains guard.
Hudson wants to control from the top but Filipovic keeps moving.
Hudson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hudson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hudson throws a big elbow that misses.
Filipovic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hudson postures up and lands a big shot to Filipovic's brow.
Filipovic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hudson's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hudson trying to control the position here.
Hudson keeping moving, preventing Filipovic from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mirko Filipovic will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Filipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hudson tries to clinch up.
Filipovic darts in and clinches Hudson up against the cage.
Filipovic breaks from the clinch.
Filipovic scores with a takedown into Hudson's guard.
Hudson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Filipovic wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filipovic has momentary wrist control but Hudson slips an elbow through the middle.
Hudson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Filipovic wants to stand and escape but Hudson is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hudson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Filipovic tries to strike from the bottom.
Hudson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Filipovic has a closed guard, preventing Hudson from standing up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Filipovic trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Mirko Filipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filipovic gets tackled into the cage by Hudson. Hudson maintains the clinch.
That's two 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.
Hudson is working for takedown but Filipovic is calmly controlling the position for now.
Filipovic wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Hudson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hudson has Filipovic pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Filipovic manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hudson jumps into guard, dragging Filipovic to the mat.
Hudson trying to control the position.
Hudson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Filipovic stands and throws Hudson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Filipovic looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hudson is avoiding damage well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Hudson struggling a bit here.
Hudson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mirko Filipovic has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Hudson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Filipovic advances nicely into full mount.
That's four 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.
Filipovic wants to control the pace but Hudson is squirming around nicely.
Hudson regains half guard.
Hudson wants to get back to full guard.
Hudson wants to control but Filipovic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Filipovic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hudson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hudson is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Augustus Hudson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mirko Filipovic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Filipovic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Filipovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Filipovic 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Filipovic!
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energy
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