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CCF FN 11:Butler vs Svendetee PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Cruz (ranked 24550 p4p, 754 weight class) and Tony Sanchez (ranked 25388 p4p, 757 weight class). Mark Cruz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tony Sanchez's chin.
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez instigates a clinch.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage.
Cruz prevents a body shot from Sanchez.
Cruz pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Cruz swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cruz content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sanchez trying to land knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
Cruz is stalling here.
Sanchez wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
Sanchez landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sanchez.
Sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cruz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Cruz avoiding damage as Sanchez throws knees to the body.
Sanchez is stalling here.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Cruz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruz is keeping busy.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz is stalling here.
Sanchez is struggling to control the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cruz into the cage.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with an elbow over the top.
Cruz stalling.
Sanchez looking to stall.
Sanchez trying to control the position but instead, Cruz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Cruz has denied him.
Sanchez is looking to control Cruz's arms but Cruz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sanchez has his back to the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Sanchez.
Cruz clinches.
Sanchez lands a body punch.
Sanchez stalling.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz misses with a punch on the inside.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Cruz gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Cruz blocking some punches.
Sanchez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cruz scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez looks winded!
Cruz is trying to maintain a safe position but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns Cruz into the cage.
Sanchez avoiding damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cruz as Sanchez tries to tie him up.
Sanchez being controlled against the cage.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz struggles to land a body shot inside as Sanchez controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mark Cruz will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Cruz darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Cruz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sanchez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Sanchez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cruz has Sanchez pressed against the cage.
Cruz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanchez tries to stall but Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanchez can do to turn this around?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mark Cruz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cruz lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Tony Sanchez has been cut.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cruz is keeping busy.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Cruz avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Sanchez lands a shot to the body.
Cruz trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
Cruz lands a knee to the head.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
The referee calls for Sanchez to work.
Cruz managing to block the knees to the body from Sanchez.
Cruz holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Cruz misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Sanchez misses with a body punch.
Cruz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sanchez.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Sanchez to work.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cruz stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cruz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz taking a breather.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cruz taking a breather.
Sanchez tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez wants to stall.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cruz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sanchez misses with some punches.
Cruz tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sanchez trying to stall but Cruz improves his position.
Cruz leaning against his opponent.
Sanchez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cruz up against the cage.
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 Mark Cruz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tony Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Sanchez wants to clinch.
Cruz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cruz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Cruz finds it's way through Sanchez's defenses.
Cruz clinches up with Sanchez and pushes him back against the cage.
Cruz landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanchez tries to stall but Cruz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cruz looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
Sanchez looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Cruz.
Sanchez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Sanchez tries a body shot but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Cruz lands a nice knee to the body.
Cruz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cruz.
Cruz slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cruz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cruz connects with a knee to the head.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez misses with a knee to the head.
Cruz misses with a punch to the body.
Cruz tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Cruz.
Cruz connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sanchez's face.
Cruz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cruz leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sanchez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to stall.
Sanchez is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Sanchez tries a knee to the head but Cruz blocks it.
Cruz working aggressively here.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cruz avoids it.
Cruz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cruz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cruz is stalling here.
Cruz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tony Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanchez blocks a body shot from Cruz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz landing knees to the head.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to work over Cruz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee calls for Cruz to work.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz taking a breather.
Sanchez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cruz avoids the damage to the body.
Cruz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A bit of stalling here from Cruz.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but Cruz blocks with his arms.
Sanchez is trying to maintain a safe position but Cruz gets an underhook and turns Sanchez into the cage.
Sanchez landing knees to the body.
Cruz throws a head punch that misses.
Mark Cruz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Cruz!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Lima (ranked 7423 p4p, 607 weight class) and Rudy Gobert (ranked 9163 p4p, 673 weight class). Rudy Gobert has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelinho Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rudy Gobert!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gobert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gobert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lima has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gobert has managed to get both his arms back between Lima's legs - danger averted.
Gobert throwing strikes from guard but Lima blocks nicely.
Gobert throws a big right hand that misses.
Lima 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.
Lima looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lima looking for a triangle here. Gobert is fighting it but it looks tight! Lima pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Gobert is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marcelinho Lima!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azizi Camara (ranked 5486 p4p, 601 weight class) and Billy Kidman (ranked 24631 p4p, 808 weight class). Kidman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Can Run. Azizi Camara could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Billy Kidman's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Azizi Camara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Kidman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kidman gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Camara counters with a two punch combo.
Camara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Camara closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kidman's guard.
Camara wants to control from the top but Kidman keeps moving.
Camara looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Camara won't allow Kidman to sweep him here.
Camara drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kidman manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Camara has Kidman in his guard.
Camara had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kidman defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Kidman has his hands clasped together but Camara extends and breaks Kidman's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Camara.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Azizi Camara!
In his post fight interview, Azizi Camara started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
The defeated Billy Kidman had this to say: 'I'll be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Monson Gleaves (ranked 7365 p4p, 722 weight class) and Jaime Lannister (ranked 4611 p4p, 530 weight class). Gleaves comes to the cage accompanied by Somebody I Used To Know. Jaime Lannister will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Monson Gleaves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaime Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gleaves shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lannister is looking to control Gleaves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lannister avoid being mounted?
Gleaves frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gleaves with a couple of short strikes.
Gleaves is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lannister can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gleaves tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lannister is bucking up trying to escape but Gleaves cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gleaves jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lannister manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gleaves tries for a kimura but Lannister is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lannister's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lannister is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Gleaves is staying active.
Lannister is not content to let Gleaves control the position.
Gleaves is trying to get an arm triangle but Lannister is defending well.
Lannister is trying to improve his position.
Lannister looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lannister can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gleaves has hold of Lannister's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lannister tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Gleaves cranks the arm and Lannister screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lannister, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Monson Gleaves!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Monson Gleaves waved his t-shirt featuring IniTech Nutrition 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Dayne (ranked 4554 p4p, 510 weight class) and Joshua Moore (ranked 4127 p4p, 473 weight class). Moore has chosen The SHOW Must Go On as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Dayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Moore!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dayne throws a right and a left that Moore avoids nicely.
Dayne throws a shot to the body.
Dayne slaps away a takedown attempt from Moore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moore will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dayne moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Moore shoots for a takedown but Dayne saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Arthur Dayne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua Moore.
Dayne lands a really nice looking cross but Moore seems unphased.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dayne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dayne lands with a cross.
A right-left combo lands from Dayne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore misses with a combination
and Dayne counters with a stiff right hand.
Moore is rocked!
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dayne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dayne lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Moore is looking to close the distance but Dayne sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Moore crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Moore is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Arthur Dayne!
Joshua Moore was interviewed post fight and said 'Tough fight, not the best Gym work and energy balance, next fight MUCH better !!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sanderlei Bitetti (ranked 4345 p4p, 417 weight class) and Carlos Ruas (ranked 3085 p4p, 315 weight class). Sanderlei Bitetti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanderlei Bitetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bitetti. Ruas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bitetti closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ruas counters with a takedown into side control.
Bitetti is trying to control Ruas's posture but Ruas avoids it.
Ruas wants to control but Bitetti is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Bitetti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bitetti gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Ruas seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas moves into full mount! Bitetti won't be happy about that!
Ruas with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bitetti really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ruas pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Bitetti is desperately trying to improve his position but Ruas has a good base and remains in mount.
Bitetti might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ruas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ruas wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ruas has hold of Bitetti's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bitetti manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ruas wants to take his opponent's back but Bitetti doesn't allow it.
Bitetti can't escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas controlling his opponent.
Ruas wants to control the pace but Bitetti is squirming around nicely.
Bitetti tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bitetti is controlling an arm, preventing Ruas from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Bitetti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ruas moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bitetti has worked his arm free - good work by Bitetti!
Bitetti prevents Ruas from moving into mount.
Ruas cracks Bitetti with a big right hand but Bitetti just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bitetti is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ruas is looking to take a break and control but Bitetti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bitetti sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ruas frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ruas wants to take Bitetti's back here but Bitetti is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ruas working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bitetti regains half guard.
Bitetti is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bitetti is refusing to be controlled, as Ruas sits in half guard.
Ruas drops an elbow to the side of Bitetti's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ruas lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruas slows the pace down in half guard.
Bitetti looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bitetti looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ruas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bitetti is not content to let Ruas control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Ruas dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ruas swings for the body but Bitetti moves out of range.
Ruas misses with a straight right.
Bitetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bitetti slips a straight right by Ruas.
Ruas throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bitetti was covering up waiting for the punch and Ruas finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bitetti can't keep his opponent in guard - Ruas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ruas tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bitetti knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ruas passes to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruas wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Ruas has hold of Bitetti's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bitetti manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bitetti sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bitetti gets full guard.
Carlos Ruas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bitetti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ruas advances position into side control!
Bitetti is not content to let Ruas control the position.
Bitetti is trying to improve his position.
Ruas tries to advance to mount but Bitetti denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruas thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bitetti is trying to get back to half guard.
Bitetti gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Bitetti tries to lock up and control but Ruas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bitetti slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bitetti wants to improve his position but Ruas is controlling well.
Ruas is keen to just control but Bitetti is a slippery customer.
Ruas wants to work for an arm triangle but Bitetti is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ruas trying to control from half guard but Bitetti is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruas trying to pass the guard but Bitetti defending well.
Bitetti is looking for a sweep. Ruas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ruas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bitetti trying to control here.
Bitetti manages to get to full guard.
Bitetti is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Ruas has his hands clasped together but Bitetti extends and breaks Ruas's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bitetti.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sanderlei Bitetti!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus McDonald (ranked 2602 p4p, 306 weight class) and Andriy Voronin (ranked 3594 p4p, 394 weight class). McDonald comes to the cage accompanied by Merle Haggard - Okie From Muskogee. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cletus McDonald !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andriy Voronin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Voronin trying to control the position here.
McDonald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Voronin keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Voronin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McDonald is controlling him.
McDonald slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Voronin tries to escape but McDonald is in control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Voronin's face as McDonald controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Voronin is trying to improve his position.
McDonald controls the position from side control.
McDonald wants to control but Voronin is keeping him busy.
McDonald has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin is being controlled here.
Voronin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Voronin is not content to let McDonald control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McDonald is really struggling to control Voronin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Voronin is pushing McDonald 's head away, looking to escape. McDonald manages to hold on to the position though.
Voronin stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Voronin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Voronin looking for a sweep but McDonald has passed into full mount! Oh no!
McDonald avoids the attempt from Voronin to control.
Voronin is looking to get to half guard.
Voronin bucks up and throws McDonald to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
McDonald misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Voronin counters with a right hand to the body.
Voronin lands a jab.
McDonald ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McDonald throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Voronin sprawls well initially but McDonald persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Voronin wants to control but McDonald is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McDonald is looking to advance position but Voronin won't allow it.
McDonald keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Voronin pushes McDonald off and gets back to his feet.
McDonald takes one to the side of the head.
Voronin misses with a hook.
Voronin misses with a hook
and McDonald counters with a body kick.
McDonald gets a takedown into half guard.
Voronin kicks off McDonald and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin stuffs the takedown attempt from McDonald . McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Andriy Voronin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McDonald moves out of range as Voronin strikes.
And McDonald counters with a quick kick to the body but Voronin blocks it.
McDonald on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McDonald scores with a takedown into Voronin's guard.
McDonald wants to control from the top but Voronin keeps moving.
McDonald won't allow Voronin to sweep him here.
McDonald working some strikes from top position.
McDonald trying to control but Voronin is working from the bottom.
Voronin being controlled here, momentarily.
Voronin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Voronin misses with a right hand
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Voronin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McDonald counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by McDonald .
McDonald is standing up over Voronin. Voronin looks to escape but McDonald dives into side control.
Cletus McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McDonald advances to mount.
Voronin tries to lock up and control but McDonald gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McDonald lands with some strikes.
Voronin is working to get back to half guard.
Voronin has given up his back here.
McDonald controls the action.
Voronin is really stuck here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McDonald struggling to land strikes to the head as Voronin covers up.
McDonald controls the position.
McDonald 's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin is trying to get back to his feet but McDonald has full control of the position and if anything, Voronin has just worked his way into a worse spot.
You can see the frustration on Voronin's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Good control from McDonald .
Voronin trying to control the action but McDonald just sinks the hooks in.
McDonald is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Voronin defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
A lull in the action here.
Voronin trying to control the position but McDonald manages to sink in the hooks.
Voronin is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but McDonald is staying active.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to get the hooks in deep but Voronin pushed the leg off.
McDonald is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Voronin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Voronin is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get McDonald off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Voronin is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Voronin wants to get back to his feet.
Voronin is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by McDonald .
Voronin prevents McDonald from getting a body triangle.
Voronin tries to escape but McDonald has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Voronin is trying to stand back up.
Voronin turns into McDonald and is now in his guard.
Voronin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McDonald is proving hard to escape from.
Voronin is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Voronin trying to stand up but can't free himself from McDonald 's guard.
McDonald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McDonald is trying to keep Voronin in close.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Voronin from controlling successfully.
Voronin wants to stand but McDonald is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McDonald trying to control the position.
McDonald escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Voronin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Voronin controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Voronin tries to free his leg and advance position but McDonald is retaining full guard.
McDonald tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cletus McDonald dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Nice body kick from Voronin.
McDonald uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Voronin.
Voronin throws a looping overhand right but McDonald ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Voronin.
McDonald digs a good hook to Voronin's body.
Voronin misses with a hook.
Voronin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McDonald clobbers Voronin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald looks to throw the jab but Voronin is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Voronin misses.
Andriy Voronin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald . Voronin does a little dance to reset his feet.
McDonald shoots in looking for a takedown but Voronin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McDonald 's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cletus McDonald seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDonald connects with a good right hand that stumbles Voronin. Voronin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronin digs a good body shot into McDonald 's ribs.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Voronin throws a shot to the body.
Voronin misses with an uppercut. McDonald saw that one coming.
McDonald fails with the takedown
and Voronin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McDonald misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from McDonald . Voronin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Voronin misses.
Voronin moves into range and connects with a jab.
McDonald is rocked!
It looks like Cletus McDonald has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Voronin loads up on a big right hand but McDonald slips the punch.
Oh McDonald is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald shoots for a double leg takedown but Voronin sprawls well. He's pushed McDonald 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Voronin! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cletus McDonald . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Voronin moves out of range of the body kick.
McDonald just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Voronin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
McDonald scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronin drops McDonald with a straight right hand, right on the button! Voronin follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Voronin!
Andriy Voronin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Cletus McDonald stepped up to the mic, saying 'A country boy can survive'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Araujo (ranked 3300 p4p, 328 weight class) and More IsMore Ii (ranked 2682 p4p, 279 weight class). Thiago Araujo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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285 lbs
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268 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Araujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, More IsMore Ii!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Araujo shoots in for a double leg but IsMore Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Araujo tries to clinch up
enabling IsMore Ii to counter with a crisp jab.
Araujo closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. IsMore Ii quickly recovers to half guard.
Araujo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
It looks like More IsMore Ii has been cut.
Araujo tries to pass the half guard into mount. IsMore Ii knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Araujo seems to be working for a kimura but IsMore Ii defends the submission attempt.
Araujo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
IsMore Ii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Araujo stops IsMore Ii from getting back to his feet.
IsMore Ii is doing well to control the position and prevent Araujo from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
IsMore Ii throws strikes from the bottom but it's allowed Araujo to grab hold of an arm and go for an armbar! It's tiiiiiiiiight! IsMore Ii is forced to tap! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Araujo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taz McKane (ranked 1316 p4p, 177 weight class) and Finn Calvero (ranked 3108 p4p, 369 weight class). Calvero has chosen I'm a Gnome as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Finn Calvero enters the cage!
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taz McKane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Finn Calvero!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKane cracks Calvero with a good jab.
It looks like Finn Calvero has been cut.
Calvero has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McKane's corner calls for a 1-2. McKane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
McKane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Calvero throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McKane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Calvero wants to clinch but McKane slips to the side
and McKane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McKane scores with a jab to the head.
McKane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calvero closes the distance looking to clinch
letting McKane counter with a right hand.
Calvero moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calvero doesn't manage to clinch there - McKane circles away.
McKane loads up on a big right hand but Calvero slips the punch.
McKane misses with a straight right.
Calvero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McKane.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Calvero! But no joy.
Calvero throws a lazy uppercut
and McKane counters with a straight right hand.
Calvero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Calvero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Calvero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McKane.
Nice shot by McKane.
McKane lands with a shot to the body.
It looks like McKane has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Calvero tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McKane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Calvero throws a hook but McKane avoids it easily.
McKane takes a swing at Calvero's ribcage but misses.
McKane moves away from the strike by Calvero.
McKane getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Calvero throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calvero on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Calvero is rocked!
McKane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Calvero throws a left and a right that both miss
and McKane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Calvero is still on wobbly legs! Can McKane finish him?
Calvero gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! McKane points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Calvero wakes up just in time to hear McKane thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taz McKane!
Taz McKane retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Taz McKane was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kolten Svendettee (ranked 2596 p4p, 89 weight class) and Jake Butler (ranked 1166 p4p, 31 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kolten Svendettee!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Butler!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Svendettee slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Butler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Svendettee sprawls well. Svendettee wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butler gets slowly back to his feet.
Butler forces Svendettee back against the cage and clinches.
We've been hearing reports that Svendettee has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Butler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Svendettee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Butler closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kolten Svendettee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Butler.
Butler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Svendettee after a bit of a struggle.
Svendettee is trying to force a seperation but Butler has the dominant position.
Butler keeps control of Svendettee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butler wants to take the fight to the mat but Svendettee manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Svendettee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Butler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler goes for a takedown attempt but Svendettee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Svendettee feints a jab promting Butler to slip. Svendettee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Butler slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jake Butler has been cut.
Svendettee missing with a left hand there. Butler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Svendettee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Butler changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Svendettee tries to avoid it but Butler manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Svendettee to the ground. Svendettee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Butler tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Svendettee swivels and escapes.
Butler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Svendettee keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Butler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butler wants to control from the top but Svendettee keeps moving.
Butler won't allow Svendettee to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Svendettee is trying to keep Butler in close.
Svendettee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butler lands a couple of elbows.
Butler advances position into side control!
Butler lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Svendettee really is a fat lump.
Svendettee is not content to let Butler control the position.
Butler scoring with punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler is working Svendettee over with some ground and pound from side control.
It looks like Kolten Svendettee has been cut.
Butler passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Svendettee!
Butler raining down hammerfists from mount.
Butler landing shots from mount.
Butler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Svendettee is rocked!
Kolten Svendettee's cut is getting worse.
Butler controlling his opponent.
Oh Svendettee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Butler! Svendettee is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jake Butler! Jake Butler retains his super heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Jake Butler thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Kolten Svendettee stepped up to the mic, saying 'F*** that guy he's on roids'.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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