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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ludji Mamica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mamica kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is KRANKSVESTER-Majko, zovi dilera. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ludji Mamica!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mamica shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Butcher. That's going to slow Mamica down.
Mamica uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Mamica fails to land the takedown.
Butcher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ludji Mamica. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mamica throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mamica misses with a series of wild punches.
Mamica throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Mamica.
Butcher throws a low kick but Mamica avoids it.
Butcher scoring well with a low kick there.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher scoring well with a low kick there.
Butcher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mamica takes a step back to recover.
Mamica tries to keep at a distance but Butcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mamica being controlled against the cage.
Mamica drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Butcher gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Butcher scores a nice knee to the body.
Butcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mamica in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mamica's face.
Butcher prevents a takedown attempt there.
Butcher misses with an elbow over the top.
Butcher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Mamica lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mamica is breathing heavily.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Butcher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Butcher lands an elbow just above Mamica 's eye.
Butcher breaks the clinch.
Butcher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butcher takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mamica backwards.
Mamica has Butcher pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Butcher manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Butcher gets underhooks to prevent Mamica's takedown attempt.
Butcher stalling the fight.
Butcher crunches a lovely knee into Mamica's ribcage.
Butcher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Butcher - that will leave a mark!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Butcher, right into the meat.
Butcher thows a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Mamica misses.
Mamica gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Butcher thumps Mamica with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mamica on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butcher throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. Mamica looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butcher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Butcher looks to throw the jab but Mamica is out of range.
Mamica avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Butcher is looking to slow Mamica down with leg kicks.
Mamica takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Butcher darts in and clinches Mamica up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Butcher.
Mamica takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Butcher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Butcher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mamica chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Butcher can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Mamica does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mamica is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Butcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mamica's sensitive parts.
Mamica throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut lands for Butcher. That snapped Mamica's head back.
Mamica on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A combination from Mamica does no damage.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Butcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butcher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mamica if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mamica's head.
Mamica takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Butcher!
Butcher cracks Mamica with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Butcher feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mamica's calf.
Butcher rushes Mamica and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher lands a knee to the head.
Butcher lands with a right to the head.
Butcher with a knee to the head.
Butcher is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Butcher drops Mamica with a big knee straight up the middle! Mamica is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
It looks like Ludji Mamica has been cut.
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!
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher connects with a leg kick. Mamica looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butcher cracks Mamica with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mamica is rocked!
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mamica.
Mamica misses with a wild combination.
Dan Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butcher lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Butcher.
Mamica misses with a two punch combination.
Butcher scores with a spinning back kick!
Mamica moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mamica crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Butcher - the referee stops the clock and Mamica gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Butcher. Mamica manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Good leg kick by Butcher there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Butcher cracks Mamica with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Butcher gets a clinch.
Butcher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Butcher.
A knee to the head by Butcher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mamica prevents a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Butcher lands a good knee to the midsection. Mamica won't want to take too many of those.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A knee to the head by Butcher.
Butcher crunches a lovely knee into Mamica's ribcage.
Butcher has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A knee to the head by Butcher.
Butcher drops Mamica with a big knee straight up the middle! Mamica is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Oh Mamica is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mamica will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Butcher lands with a right hand.
Butcher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mamica's sensitive parts.
Butcher lands a leg kick that knocks Mamica off balance momentarily.
Butcher thumps Mamica with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Butcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mamica takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mamica seems to have got his legs back now.
Butcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Butcher lunges at Mamica with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mamica's hand.
Butcher misses with a hook.
Butcher throws a front kick that sends Mamica stumbling back into the cage.
Butcher connects with a body shot that sends Mamica's belly button to the back.
Butcher throws a front kick that sends Mamica stumbling back into the cage.
Ludji Mamica is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butcher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mamica takes a step back to recover.
Mamica 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Butcher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mamica, pushing him back against the cage.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Butcher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ludji Mamica's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Butcher.
Butcher slips a straight right by Mamica.
Mamica has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Butcher.
Butcher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mamica on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Butcher.
Butcher rushes Mamica and presses him up against the cage.
Dan Butcher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Butcher working Mamica over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Butcher obliges.
Butcher with a knee to the head.
Come on Butcher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butcher lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher scores with a knee to the head.
Mamica can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Butcher.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Butcher.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mamica misses with a takedown attempt - Butcher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Butcher lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mamica takes a step back to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butcher.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Butcher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
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!
Butcher scores with a spinning back kick!
Mamica drops his hands momentarily and Butcher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Butcher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mamica 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.
Butcher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mamica takes one to the chin there.
Butcher misses with a body shot.
Butcher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mamica 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.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butcher.
Mamica has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Butcher.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dan Butcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mamica will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Butcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by Butcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Butcher.
Butcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mamica in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Butcher pushes Mamica back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butcher lands a knee to the head.
Ludji Mamica has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Butcher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Butcher - that landed with a thud.
Dan Butcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Knees in the clinch landing for Butcher.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butcher lands a knee to the head.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
Mamica wants to break free but Butcher has control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Butcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Butcher 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 25:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Butcher!
A very excited looking Dan Butcher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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