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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hudson (ranked 6646 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Burns (ranked 6300 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burns's choice of entrance music: Kickin' it in Tennessee. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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279 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Burns!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson tries to sprawl but Burns drives through with a takedown into half guard.
It looks like Burns is going to stand back up.
Hudson wants to get back to full guard.
Hudson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hudson missing with punches from the bottom.
Burns prevents Hudson from standing back up.
Hudson won't allow Burns to pass to mount.
Hudson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson is trying to stand.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Burns shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hudson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns feints and as Hudson raises his hands in defense, Burns changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hudson lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hudson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hudson chips away with some ground and pound.
Hudson stops Burns from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hudson works over Burns with some ground and pound from guard.
Hudson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burns working for submissions but it's allowed Hudson to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns is trying to control but can't.
Burns looks winded!
Burns tries to kick Hudson off in order to stand up. Hudson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Hudson working the body and head with strikes.
Burns is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Burns takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hudson cracks Burns with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hudson working the head and body with strikes.
Burns is looking to regain half guard here but Hudson keeps moving and retains side control.
Hudson landing strikes.
You can see the frustration on Burns's face as Hudson controls the position.
Hudson lands some shots froms side control.
Hudson is putting a hurting on Burns here, landing some big shots from side control.
Burns is not content to let Hudson control the position.
Hudson working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hudson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burns some visible discomfort.
Burns struggling a bit here.
Hudson has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hudson clinches with his opponent.
Hudson tries to land knees in the clinch but Burns avoids the damage to the body.
Burns wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hudson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hudson checks a leg kick nicely.
Hudson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the cage.
Hudson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Burns is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burns tightens his grip and picks Hudson up, before dumping him to the ground. Hudson manages to land in guard.
Hudson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hudson wants to stand but Burns is controlling the position.
Burns really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hudson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burns's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns wants to sweep here but Hudson controlling him for the moment.
Burns working for a triangle but Hudson defends it easily.
Burns is breathing heavily.
Burns wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Hudson trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hudson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Burns escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hudson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hudson stands and steps away. Burns gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Burns gets the takedown into side control.
Hudson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Burns is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hudson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Burns's guard! Nice work there by Hudson!
Hudson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burns trying to keep a closed guard but Hudson is proving a slippery customer.
Hudson landing some decent shots from guard.
Hudson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Burns's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson distracts Burns with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Burns is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hudson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hudson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hudson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hudson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hudson chips away with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hudson with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hudson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Burns moves into range and clinches up with Hudson.
Burns drags the fight down to the ground.
Hudson 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.
Burns controls Hudson momentarily but Hudson frees himself.
Hudson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hudson lands a couple of elbows.
Hudson postures up in Burns's guard and throws a big left but Burns blocks it.
Hudson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hudson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hudson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hudson is in close to Burns's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hudson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Burns can do to turn this around?
Hudson landing some decent shots from guard.
Hudson stands up over Burns, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hudson wants to stand but Burns has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hudson lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hudson gets to his feet - Burns follows without any prompting.
Burns takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hudson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hudson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burns wants to stand back up but Hudson manages to pass into side control.
Burns tries to buck Hudson off but Hudson is having none of it.
Check out the look on Hudson's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hudson scoring with punches and elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
You can see the frustration on Burns's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hudson working the ground and pound from side control.
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.
Hudson is working Burns over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hudson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hudson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Hudson decides to stand back up. Hudson steps back and let's Burns get back to his feet.
Dan Hudson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hudson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Burns!
Hudson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burns some visible discomfort.
Hudson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burns to see if he's OK.
Hudson is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burns some visible discomfort.
Burns taking a bit of punishment here - Hudson scoring with strikes.
Hudson in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hudson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Burns some visible discomfort.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hudson scoring with punches from side control.
Bobby Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dan Hudson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hudson takes a little break here. Burns wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Hudson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hudson, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Hudson!
Bobby Burns was interviewed post fight and said 'I will learn from my mistakes'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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