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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Butler (ranked 24492 p4p, 653 weight class) and Luke Rammun (ranked 5428 p4p, 508 weight class). Luke Rammun has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerald Butler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Rammun!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler rushes Rammun and presses him up against the cage.
Rammun prevents the takedown attempt.
Butler gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Butler is stalling here. Rammun is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Butler seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rammun has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rammun controlling from side mount.
Rammun wants to stand but Butler is controlling his arm.
Butler tries to improve position but can't.
Rammun trying to control the position but Butler is working away.
Butler is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rammun is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Butler has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Butler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Butler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Butler looks to move to half guard but instead Rammun has passed into mount! Damn!
Rammun controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Butler is looking to get to half guard.
Rammun tries to push Butler's head away but Butler is holding on tight.
Butler is squirming around, avoiding Rammun's attempts to control the action.
Rammun punching from mount but Butler doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Butler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rammun is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Butler has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Butler!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler gets to his feet - Rammun follows without any prompting.
Rammun tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butler has managed to clinch.
Butler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rammun fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Butler decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Butler there.
Rammun regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Butler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rammun looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Butler tries to free his leg and advance position but Rammun is retaining full guard.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but Rammun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rammun looking to control.
Butler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rammun on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butler is in close to Rammun's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Rammun working for submissions but it's allowed Butler to get to half guard.
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 Gerald Butler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Butler pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rammun back to the cage. Butler follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Butler misses with a wild body shot.
Rammun throws a head kick that misses
and Butler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Butler gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Rammun regains guard.
Rammun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rammun wants to sweep but no luck.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but Rammun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rammun keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Butler wants to control from the top but Rammun keeps moving.
Rammun lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Butler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rammun is one step ahead there.
Butler is looking to stand up but Rammun isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butler wants to sweep but no luck.
Butler wants to hit a switch here but Rammun passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Butler there!
Butler is desperately trying to improve his position but Rammun has a good base and remains in mount.
Butler tries to hold on but Rammun pushes him away.
Rammun has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Butler's face.
Butler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rammun trying to control but Butler is having none of it.
Butler is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rammun tries to take his opponent's back but Butler turns with him and manages to move into guard on the top. Nice work.
Rammun keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully.
Rammun lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rammun is one step ahead there.
Butler keeping full guard, as Rammun tries to pass.
Butler is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Butler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rammun is one step ahead there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gerald Butler will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rammun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Butler defends it nicely.
Gerald Butler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rammun has closed the distance and engaged Butler in a clinch.
Rammun can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler can't get the takedown.
Rammun drags the fight down to the ground.
Butler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rammun, up you get!
Rammun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rammun, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rammun after a bit of a struggle.
Rammun is trying to break the clinch but Butler has him pressed against the cage.
Rammun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rammun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butler is fending him off so far but Rammun persists. Nope, Butler circles away and we're back to standing.
Gerald Butler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Rammun.
Rammun shoots in for a takedown but Butler shows good takedown defense.
Rammun tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Butler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Butler cracks Rammun with a solid left hand.
Butler stopping the sweep attempt from Rammun.
Butler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Butler content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rammun's head.
Rammun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Butler controls the pace.
Butler looking to pass the guard.
Butler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rammun has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Butler has managed to get both his arms back between Rammun's legs - danger averted.
Butler looking to pass the guard.
Butler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gerald Butler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler forces his way into half guard.
Butler works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler punishing his opponent with strikes.
Gerald Butler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rammun in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Butler controlling the pace for now.
Butler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rammun can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Butler's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Butler blocks Rammun's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rammun can't escape the position.
Butler controlling the position easily from mount.
Butler looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Luke Rammun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Butler content just to control the position here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Butler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Butler has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gerald Butler!
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