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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Vito Corleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Hutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hutch has chosen Cowboys from Hell as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Vito Corleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill Hutch!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hutch throwing shots but Corleone is blocking nicely.
Hutch tries to stand but can't do so whilst Corleone controls his leg.
Corleone wants to improve his position but Hutch is controlling well.
Hutch is controlling the pace.
Corleone slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hutch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hutch preventing the sweep.
Corleone has his foot on Hutch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hutch works his way back into a safe position though.
Hutch wants to pass the guard but Corleone is keeping the position.
Corleone trying to keep a closed guard but Hutch is proving a slippery customer.
Hutch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hutch working some strikes from top position.
Corleone keeping full guard, as Hutch tries to pass.
Corleone looking to control.
Hutch throws a big right hand that misses.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Corleone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hutch counters with a nice uppercut.
Corleone gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hutch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hutch looks gassed!
Corleone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hutch wants to control from the top but Corleone keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corleone looking for a sweep. Not yet Corleone, not yet.
Hutch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Corleone controls Hutch momentarily but Hutch frees himself.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hutch landing with the ground and pound.
Corleone wants to sweep here but Hutch controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Corleone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hutch.
Hutch jabs Corleone right on the nose. Corleone blinks but takes it well.
Hutch tries to clinch but Corleone is having none of it.
Hutch stuffs the takedown attempt from Corleone. Corleone gets slowly back to his feet.
Hutch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutch misses with a few strikes there.
Corleone forces Hutch back against the cage and clinches.
Hutch prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Vito Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on Corleone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hutch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corleone misses with a takedown attempt
and Hutch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hutch feints and as Corleone raises his hands in defense, Hutch changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Corleone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hutch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hutch throws a big right hand that misses.
Corleone wants to sweep here but Hutch controlling him for the moment.
Corleone controls Hutch momentarily but Hutch frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corleone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hutch.
Corleone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hutch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Corleone with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hutch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corleone being controlled here, momentarily.
Hutch works over Corleone with some ground and pound from guard.
Corleone keeping moving, preventing Hutch from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hutch stopping the sweep attempt from Corleone.
Corleone working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hutch dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hutch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Corleone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hutch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Corleone shoots and misses
and Hutch counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Corleone!
Hutch postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Corleone looks a forlorn figure.
Bill Hutch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hutch prevents Corleone from getting the reversal.
Corleone taking shots to the head.
Hutch wants to control the pace but Corleone is squirming around nicely.
Hutch wants to finish this one by submission but Corleone is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hutch.
Hutch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Corleone is looking to escape.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hutch sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hutch looking to finish with strikes here!
Corleone wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hutch.
Hutch lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Corleone tries to lock up and control but Hutch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Corleone avoids a series of strikes thrown by Hutch.
Corleone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Corleone is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hutch throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Hutch thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Corleone bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Corleone preventing the sweep.
Corleone works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hutch manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hutch 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.
Hutch pushes Corleone off and gets back to his feet.
Corleone ducks right into an uppercut from Hutch.
Corleone is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hutch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corleone uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hutch.
Hutch fails to land with a series of punches.
Corleone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hutch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hutch cracks Corleone with a big elbow.
Hutch 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.
Hutch looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hutch throws an elbow but Corleone slips to the side and avoids it well.
Corleone stops Hutch from passing to mount.
Corleone tries to buck Hutch off but Hutch is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutch throws an elbow but Corleone slips to the side and avoids it well.
Hutch tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hutch has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Hutch as Corleone shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Vito Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hutch wants to slow Corleone down by chopping away at his legs.
Hutch falls off balance throwing a combination
and Corleone counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Don Vito Corleone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corleone with a poor takedown
and Hutch counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Corleone blocks the elbow strike.
Hutch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hutch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hutch wants it to stay on the feet.
Corleone looks for a takedown but Hutch sprawls well.
Hutch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Hutch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Hutch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corleone moves away.
Corleone keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Corleone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hutch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Corleone's guard.
Corleone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hutch postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Corleone not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Corleone is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hutch is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Corleone can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hutch controls the pace.
Corleone trying to control the position.
Hutch cracks Corleone with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hutch is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Corleone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Corleone gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hutch counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Corleone is looking to improve his position.
Hutch drops an elbow to the side of Corleone's head.
Corleone wants to improve his position but Hutch is controlling well.
Hutch wants to work for an arm triangle but Corleone is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Corleone trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutch stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hutch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Corleone counters with a left to the body.
Corleone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Vito Corleone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hutch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hutch misses with a combination
and Corleone counters with a series of strikes. Hutch will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corleone fails with the takedown
and Hutch counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hutch moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hutch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Corleone knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Corleone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Corleone trying his best to control but Hutch has mounted him.
Hutch raining down shots from the mount!
Hutch with the ground and pound from mount.
Corleone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hutch content just to control the position here.
Hutch avoids the attempt from Corleone to control.
Bill Hutch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hutch working the ground and pound effectively.
Don Vito Corleone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Corleone is trying to escape the mount.
Hutch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hutch looking to control but Corleone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Corleone tries to hold on but Hutch pushes him away.
Hutch connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Hutch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hutch 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Hutch!
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