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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Handly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John The Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Handly kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is You Dropped a bomb on me. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Handly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John The Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Butcher shoots in looking for a takedown. Handly tries to sprawl out of it but The Butcher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Handly manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Butcher misses with the combination.
The Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Butcher shoots in for a double leg but Handly sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The Butcher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Handly circles away.
Charles Handly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Butcher.
The Butcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Handly counters with a body kick that stops The Butcher in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick from Handly lands but The Butcher takes it in his stride.
Handly misses with a low kick as The Butcher jumps back.
A left and a right from The Butcher both land. Nice combination.
Nice takedown defense from Handly. No joy for The Butcher on that attempt.
The Butcher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Handly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed The Butcher momentarily.
Handly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Butcher.
Sloppy strikes from The Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy left from Handly finds it's target.
Handly lands a head shot.
The Butcher tries for a takedown but Handly sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Handly.
Handly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Butcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Handly counters with a one-two to the body.
The Butcher avoids the body shot from Handly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly stuffs the takedown attempt from The Butcher. The Butcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Handly misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Butcher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Butcher misses with a combination
and Handly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Handly moves out of range.
The Butcher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Handly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Handly feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits The Butchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The Butcher misses with the combination.
The Butcher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Handly counters with a stiff right hand.
The Butcher falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Handly to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Handly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Handly is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Butcher.
The Butcher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
The Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Butcher avoids the body shot from Handly.
The Butcher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Handly swivels and escapes.
Handly smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Handly.
The Butcher misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The Butcher misses with a double jab
and Handly counters with a nice low kick that buckles The Butcher's knee momentarily.
Handly scoring well with a low kick there.
The Butcher with a lazy takedown attempt
and Handly counters with a one-two to the body.
The Butcher drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The Butcher working away.
Handly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Butcher wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Handly prevents The Butcher from moving into mount.
Handly manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The Butcher is looking to advance position but Handly won't allow it.
Handly is trying to get back to full guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher is pressing down on Handly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Handly is holding on for now.
The Butcher seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Handly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The Butcher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Handly is staying active underneath The Butcher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Handly wants to control but The Butcher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The Butcher is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Handly tries to kick The Butcher off but The Butcher keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Handly is looking to improve his position.
The Butcher wants to pass the guard but Handly is defending well.
Handly trying to control but The Butcher postures up.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Handly is defending against the submission attempts here by The Butcher.
Handly tries to get to full guard but The Butcher has control of the leg.
Handly is trying to control but can't.
Handly is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Handly wants to improve his position but The Butcher is controlling well.
Handly trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Charles Handly wasn't doing enough on the ground.
The Butcher throws a right and a left that Handly avoids nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Handly misses with a body shot.
A combination from The Butcher does no damage.
Handly thows a body shot but no joy.
The Butcher misses with the combination.
The Butcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Handly counters with an inside leg kick.
The Butcher pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Handly back to the ropes. The Butcher follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The Butcher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Handly swivels and escapes.
Handly is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A nice combination there by The Butcher.
The Butcher is working the combinations to good effect here.
The Butcher will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
John The Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Butcher tries to bum rush Handly with a series of wild strikes but Handly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Handly with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The Butcher misses with a double jab.
The Butcher takes one to the chin there.
The Butcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Handly counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Handly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Handly takes a swing at The Butcher's ribcage but misses.
The Butcher darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Butcher looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Butcher trying to advance position but Handly counters by regaining guard.
Handly pulls The Butcher in close to prevent any damage.
Handly wants to sweep here but The Butcher controlling him for the moment.
The Butcher won't allow Handly to get back to his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher trying to move into half guard but instead Handly has managed to sweep!
Handly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The Butcher misses with a combination
and Handly counters with a good low kick that The Butcher was not able to check.
Handly lands a head kick!
Handly throws a big shot that misses.
The Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Handly throws out the jab.
The Butcher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Handly looks to land a left hand but The Butcher moved out of range nicely.
Handly is looking to slow The Butcher down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Handly 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Handly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Butcher was well out of range. Poor timing from Handly.
The Butcher shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Handly but Handly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The fighters circling - Handly throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A punch combination from The Butcher misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Butcher.
The Butcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Handly counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Butcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Handly manages to keep the fight standing, pushing The Butcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Charles Handly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John The Butcher.
Handly throws a right hand that misses
and The Butcher counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Handly is on top in guard.
Handly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Charles Handly is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handly misses with a right hand
and The Butcher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Handly's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handly keeping full guard, as The Butcher tries to pass.
The Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Handly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Handly tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Butcher slips nicely into half guard.
Handly is not content to let The Butcher control the position.
Handly wants to control but The Butcher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Handly keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Handly is looking to improve his position.
The Butcher looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handly keeping control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Charles Handly just wasn't active enough.
Handly thumps The Butcher with a low kick.
Handly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Butcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Butcher throws a right and a left that Handly avoids nicely.
The Butcher misses with a two punch combination.
The Butcher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Handly defends it nicely.
Handly connects with a body shot that sends The Butcher's belly button to the back.
The Butcher scores with a one two! Handly had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Butcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Butcher is breathing heavily.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Handly moves out of range.
The Butcher misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Handly!
Handly throws out a loose jab but The Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Handly goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Handly lands with a thumping leg kick.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Handly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Handly. The Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Handly.
Handly throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Handly lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Butcher takes a step back to recover.
The Butcher has his takedown stuffed
and Handly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Handly lands a nice shot that snaps The Butcher's head back.
No joy there for The Butcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Butcher throws a series of punches but Handly avoids them all with ease.
Handly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Handly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Handly works over The Butcher's head and body with a nice combination.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Handly counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Handly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Handly scores with a push kick.
Handly tries a head kick but it misses.
Handly swings for the body but The Butcher moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Handly - just one landing.
Handly tries to sprawl but The Butcher drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The Butcher is looking for a kimura but Handly is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for The Butcher to get the leverage.
The Butcher is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Handly wants to get back to his feet.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher is keen to just control but Handly is a slippery customer.
The Butcher is thwarting Handly's attempts to control the position.
Handly is looking to escape.
The Butcher is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Handly has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Butcher is controlling the pace.
Handly is trying to stand up here but The Butcher is controlling him well.
The Butcher is trying to control the action in half guard but Handly is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Butcher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Handly sees it coming and defends easily.
John The Butcher has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The Butcher prevents Handly from improving his position.
The Butcher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Handly defends it well.
The Butcher is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The Butcher is trying to control. Handly wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Handly is trying to maintain the position but The Butcher is very close to passing his half guard.
The Butcher wants to control but Handly is keeping him busy.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Handly tries to roll over but The Butcher keeps him under control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The Butcher is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Handly has managed to free his arm - good work.
The Butcher is trying for a kimura here. Handly looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! The Butcher wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John The Butcher!
An out of breath John The Butcher thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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