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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Buck Futter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Armondo Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Armondo Munoz will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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144 lbs
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150 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Buck Futter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Armondo Munoz!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Futter blocks the body kick.
Munoz misses with a looping left.
Munoz throws a head kick but Futter moves out of range.
Futter takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Futter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Munoz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Futter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Munoz. Munoz obviously looking to wear him down.
Futter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cylon Training Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Munoz misses with a double jab
and Futter counters with a right hand to the body.
Futter shoots in for a takedown but Munoz shows good takedown defense.
Futter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Futter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buck Futter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Futter gets a double leg takedown into Munoz's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Munoz looking for a guillotine here but Futter defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Munoz pulls Futter in close to prevent any damage.
Futter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munoz's head.
Futter stands up over Munoz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Munoz is trying to control the position but Futter postures up.
Futter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Futter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Munoz's head.
Futter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Futter wants to pass the guard but Munoz is keeping the position.
Futter drops back looking for a leg! Munoz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Munoz manages to kick Futter off! Futter jumps back into Munoz's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Futter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Munoz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Munoz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Futter passes into side control.
Futter is looking to take a break and control but Munoz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Futter is trying to get an arm triangle but Munoz is defending well.
Munoz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Futter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Munoz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Futter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Munoz prevents Futter from improving position.
Futter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Munoz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Futter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Munoz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Munoz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Futter off and has taken his back!
Munoz scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
You can see the frustration on Futter's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Munoz. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Munoz gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Munoz doesn't have the hooks in and Futter manages to turn into his guard.
Futter scoring with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Buck Futter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Futter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Munoz scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Futter moves forwards but Munoz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Futter looking to score a takedown here. Munoz is defending well but Futter drives through and ends up in Munoz's guard.
Munoz trying to keep a closed guard but Futter is proving a slippery customer.
Futter passes into half guard.
Munoz is looking for a sweep. Futter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Futter working the head and body with strikes.
Munoz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Futter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Munoz defends it well.
Futter seems to be looking for submissions.
Futter not doing much here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter is looking to take a break and control but Munoz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Munoz wants to improve his position but Futter is controlling well.
Buck Futter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Munoz is looking to control Futter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Munoz avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Futter is looking to take a break and control but Munoz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Munoz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Futter tries to free his leg and advance position but Munoz is retaining full guard.
Futter trying to control but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Munoz is trying to control the position but Futter postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Munoz throws a right hand that misses
and Futter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Munoz has momentary wrist control but Futter slips an elbow through the middle.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Futter from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is trying to control the position but Futter postures up.
Munoz working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Futter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Futter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Futter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Munoz's head.
Munoz keeping moving, preventing Futter from controlling successfully.
Munoz has momentary wrist control but Futter slips an elbow through the middle.
Munoz throws his legs up looking for a submission but Futter uses it to pass to side control.
Futter working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Munoz is looking to reverse the position.
Futter is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Munoz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Munoz tries to bench press Futter off him but Futter keeps the position.
Munoz gets back to half guard.
Futter is looking for a kimura here.
Munoz tries to roll over but Futter keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buck Futter dominated that second 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. And we move into the final round!
Munoz walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Futter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Munoz's jab looks to have found its range, popping Futter under the eye.
Futter dives in and grabs Munoz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Munoz pushes down on Futter's head and hops out.
Futter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Munoz sprawls well initially but Futter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Munoz wants to get back to full guard.
Futter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futter is looking to take a break and control but Munoz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Munoz trying to hold on to Futter's head to control him but Futter postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futter is trying to control the action in half guard but Munoz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Munoz actively working from the bottom here.
Futter trying to control the action but Munoz is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Futter connects with a nice short shot to Munoz's temple.
Futter trying to control the action but Munoz is working from the bottom.
Futter is taking a breather. Munoz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Munoz wants to improve his position but Futter is controlling well.
Munoz has hold of Futter's hands but Futter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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.
Futter wants to take a breather but Munoz is having none of it.
Futter lands strikes from half guard.
Futter is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Munoz sees it coming and defends easily.
Futter is thwarting Munoz's attempts to control the position.
Futter seems to be working for a kimura but Munoz defends the submission attempt.
Munoz wants to improve his position but Futter is controlling well.
Futter uses his free foot to push down on Munoz's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Munoz.
Futter looking to control but Munoz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Munoz can't escape the position.
Futter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Futter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Futter is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Munoz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Futter unloading with bombs!
Munoz is desperately trying to improve his position but Futter has a good base and remains in mount.
Futter looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Armondo Munoz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Futter lands a big elbow.
Munoz is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The referee warns Munoz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Futter lands a big elbow.
Munoz slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Futter seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Munoz does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Futter is taking a breather. Munoz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Munoz punching from the bottom.
Munoz tries to roll over but Futter keeps him under control.
Munoz is refusing to be controlled, as Futter sits in half guard.
Futter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that's the end of the fight!
Buck Futter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Futter, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buck Futter!
Buck Futter very nearly forgot to thank Arcticus University: London amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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