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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kip Aragus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Namiska Button (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Namiska Button has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Aragus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Namiska Button !
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aragus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Button manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aragus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Button counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Aragus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aragus wants to clinch up but Button keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Button misses.
Aragus gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Button breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Button is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Aragus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Button is defending well.
Button gets underhooks to prevent Aragus's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kip Aragus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aragus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aragus clinches.
Button gets underhooks to prevent Aragus's takedown attempt.
Aragus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Button or not.
Aragus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Button pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Button 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aragus tries to close the distance and clinch but Button swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aragus moves in looking to clinch but Button pushes him off.
Aragus wants to clinch up but Button keeps it at a distance.
Button lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Aragus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Button tries to avoid it but Aragus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Button to the ground. Button escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Button is looking for the big counter here.
Button avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Despite the aggression on Button 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aragus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Button connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aragus closes the distance and clinches up with Button , looking for a takedown. Aragus pushes Button against the cage but Button circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Button throws a counter combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragus doesn't manage to clinch there - Button circles away.
Button is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Aragus with a body shot.
Aragus pushes Button up against the cage in a clinch.
Aragus has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Button avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Button is trying to force a seperation but Aragus has the dominant position.
Button manages to break the clinch.
Button on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Aragus throws a hook but Button blocks it.
Button is looking for the big counter here.
Aragus tries to close the distance and clinch but Button swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Button feints a counter leg kick.
Aragus looks to land a left hand but Button moved out of range nicely.
Button let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragus clinches.
Button is trying to break free.
Button manages to break the clinch.
Aragus misses with a double jab
and Button counters with a nice low kick that buckles Aragus's knee momentarily.
Nice sprawl there from Button as Aragus shoots in.
Aragus wants to clinch.
Button is looking for the big counter here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Namiska Button dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Button swats away the attempt to clinch by Aragus.
A nice side step and Button releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aragus throws a nice looking combination but Button bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Button throws a counter combo.
Aragus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Button swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aragus tries to close the distance and clinch but Button swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Button unleashes a big counter combination but Aragus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Aragus tries to clinch but Button is having none of it.
Aragus closes the distance and clinches.
Button wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aragus has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aragus drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Button gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aragus stalling against the cage.
Button wants to break the clinch but can't.
Aragus prevents Button from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Aragus tries a body shot but Button blocks it.
Aragus keeps control of Button as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Button looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Button is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Aragus tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kip Aragus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aragus changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Button fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aragus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Button manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aragus wants to clinch but Button slips to the side
and Button counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aragus tries to clinch but Button moves out of range.
As Aragus backs off Button throws a huge counter combo but Aragus manages to avoid it all.
Aragus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Despite the aggression on Button 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Aragus misses with a low kick as Button jumps back.
Aragus rushes Button and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Button manages to break the clinch.
Namiska Button seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aragus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aragus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Button but Button pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Button now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aragus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Button is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Aragus throws a punch but it's blocked by Button .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Namiska Button will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Button takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Aragus tries to clinch up.
Aragus drives through and clinches with Button against the cage.
Kip Aragus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aragus misses with the head strike.
Button manages to break the clinch.
Aragus tries to clinch but Button moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aragus tries to clinch
and Button counters with a crisp one two that drops Aragus! Button thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Aragus to his feet! Aragus is in big trouble!
Aragus is rocked!
Aragus wants to clinch
and Button counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Aragus badly! He tries to strike back but Button puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Aragus out cold! Oh man, Aragus will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Namiska Button !
Namiska Button bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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