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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ras Butten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Meekus Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butten comes to the cage accompanied by Apoptygma Berzerk - Fade to Black. Thunder has chosen Battery- Metallica as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ras Butten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Meekus Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunder keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Butten uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butten.
Thunder throws a leg kick
and Butten makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ras Butten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thunder cracks the inside of Butten's front leg.
Thunder thows a leg kick but Butten checks it
and Butten counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunder.
Butten looks for the body kick but Thunder saw that one coming.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Butten is just out of range.
Crunch! Butten slams his shin into Thunder's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Butten lands but Thunder takes it in his stride.
Thunder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butten tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Butten.
Thunder throws a sloppy head kick
and Butten counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Butten.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butten breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Thunder misses.
Butten moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Butten.
Butten throws a head kick that misses
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butten shoots for a double leg takedown but Thunder sprawls well. He's pushed Butten's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thunder looks to score with a jab to the body but Butten is just out of range.
Butten tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Butten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thunder.
Butten misses with a takedown attempt - Thunder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ras Butten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butten is breathing heavily.
Thunder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Butten is able to avoid easily.
Butten shoots in looking for a takedown but Thunder manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butten's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder avoids the body shot from Butten.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butten throws a push kick but Thunder slaps the foot to one side.
Thunder goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Thunder ducks under a wild hook from Butten.
Butten tries to clinch but Thunder moves out of range.
Butten fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butten keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thunder.
Butten throws a push kick but Thunder slaps the foot to one side.
Thunder lands a big head kick that sends Butten tumbling to the mat! Thunder takes a step backwards and waves Butten back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Butten is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Butten is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butten misses with a few strikes there.
Butten seems to have got his legs back now.
Butten misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thunder.
Butten misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Thunder counters with a low kick, right behind Butten 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butten bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Butten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butten wants to clinch
and Thunder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thunder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Butten on the side of the head.
Butten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butten connects with an inside leg kick.
Butten fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Thunder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butten.
Butten misses with a body kick.
Thunder throws the left hand but Butten avoids the punch easily.
Butten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Thunder to score with a decent uppercut.
Butten is looking to clinch.
Butten jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butten tries to clinch up
and Thunder counters with a head kick that drops Butten to the mat! Butten scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butten drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thunder wants to sweep here but Butten controlling him for the moment.
Thunder is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thunder is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butten is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butten is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thunder wants to sweep here but Butten controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meekus Thunder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thunder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thunder throws a big shot that misses.
Butten throws a lazy head kick
and Thunder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thunder, right into the meat.
Butten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Butten.
Thunder throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thunder on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Meekus Thunder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Thunder finds it's way through Butten's defenses.
Butten will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butten tries to clinch up.
Butten tries to clinch but Thunder is having none of it.
Thunder connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder lands a head kick!
Butten throws a combination that misses
and Thunder counters with a thumping low kick.
Butten has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thunder.
Thunder throws a push kick but Butten slaps the foot to one side.
Thunder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thunder throws a solid leg kick but Butten takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Thunder.
The fighters circle momentarily. Thunder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thunder throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butten.
Thunder scoring well with a low kick there.
Butten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Butten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thunder.
Thunder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thunder throws a big shot that misses.
Thunder scores with a head kick. Butten tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butten moves out of range as Thunder strikes.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butten.
Butten connects with a right hand. Thunder shakes it off.
Butten tries to clinch up.
Butten tries for a takedown but Thunder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thunder throws an overhand right that lands on Butten's shoulder, as Butten tries to avoid the shot.
Butten throws a sloppy head kick
and Thunder counters with an outside leg kick.
Butten checks a leg kick.
Thunder misses with a head kick.
Thunder plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Butten is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder blocks a head kick by Butten.
Thunder slips a straight right by Butten.
Butten misses with a body kick.
Thunder is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Butten tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Thunder manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Butten looks to land a body kick but Thunder moved away.
Butten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Butten forces Thunder back against the cage and clinches.
Butten looking to stall.
Thunder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thunder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butten.
A bone on bone clash there as Butten blocks the leg kick.
Butten ducks under a wild hook from Thunder.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thunder counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Butten thinking.
Butten moves out of range of the strikes.
Thunder feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Butten's calf.
A bone on bone clash there as Butten blocks the leg kick.
Butten lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thunder backs up against the cage.
Some bone on bone action there as Thunder checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thunder misses with a low kick.
Butten misses with a kick to the body
and Thunder makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thunder lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Thunder misses the target.
Butten tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Meekus Thunder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Thunder lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thunder throws a hook but Butten blocks it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thunder enables Butten to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thunder manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thunder wants to sweep here but Butten controlling him for the moment.
Butten trying to control the position from guard on top but Thunder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Thunder keeping full guard, as Butten tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Thunder is on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thunder thows a big elbow that misses.
Thunder has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Butten is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Butten's head.
Thunder trying to control but Butten is working from the bottom.
Thunder pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Butten is keeping the position for now.
Butten is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Butten is retaining full guard.
Ras Butten has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Butten manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Thunder is squirming around, avoiding Butten's attempts to control the action.
Thunder tries to hold on but Butten postures up.
Butten thowing shots but they're missing.
Butten punishing his opponent with strikes.
Butten with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Butten prevents Thunder from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder tries to hold on but Butten pushes him away.
Thunder gets back to half guard.
Thunder kicks off Butten and gets to his feet.
Butten dips to his left and cracks Thunder with an uppercut!
Butten misses with the body kick
and Thunder counters with a nice uppercut.
Butten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thunder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Butten lands with a good body shot.
Butten throws a head kick that misses
and Thunder counters with a body kick.
Butten throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thunder on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butten tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder works the jab nicely.
Butten is looking to clinch but Thunder is avoiding it.
Butten has managed to clinch.
Thunder wants to get back to striking at distance but Butten won't allow it.
Thunder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Butten lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thunder backwards.
Thunder's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Thunder lands but Butten takes it in his stride.
Butten fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Meekus Thunder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Butten.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butten working the ground and pound but Thunder is defending the strikes.
Thunder wants to control but Butten postures up.
Thunder tries to buck Butten off but Butten is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ras Butten showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thunder has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight for Meekus Thunder!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Meekus Thunder!
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight for Meekus Thunder!
Meekus Thunder wins by unanimous decision!
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