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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Yuuta (ranked 4033 p4p, 344 weight class) and Jonny Butch (ranked 4586 p4p, 367 weight class). Butch has chosen Household Name - Token as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonny Butch enters the cage!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Yuuta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Butch!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Jeff Smith and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yuuta lands a really nice looking cross but Butch seems unphased.
Butch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butch changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Butch tries to clinch up but Yuuta circles away and keeps his distance.
Butch ducks under a wild hook from Yuuta.
Yuuta throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Butch counters with a left to the body.
Ken Yuuta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yuuta tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Butch smiles and moves away.
Butch tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Yuuta misses.
Butch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yuuta sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Butch somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuuta throws a low kick but Butch avoids it.
Yuuta throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Butch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yuuta misses with a few strikes there.
Butch blocks a low kick nicely.
Butch changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuuta leaves Butch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yuuta connects with a jab.
Yuuta throws a hook but Butch blocks it.
Ken Yuuta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Butch blocks a low kick nicely.
Yuuta works Butch's body with a nice hook.
Butch has closed the distance and engaged Yuuta in a clinch.
Yuuta tries to circle away but Butch has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Butch.
Yuuta is trying to pull guard but Butch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yuuta drops down looking for an ankle pick but Butch pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Yuuta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuuta misses with a wild body shot.
Yuuta moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yuuta looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Butch ducks under a wild hook from Yuuta.
Butch is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butch shoots in for a takedown but Yuuta shows good takedown defense.
Yuuta feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Butch avoids the body shot from Yuuta.
Butch is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Yuuta lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Butch circles away quickly and effectively.
Butch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yuuta defends it well.
Yuuta throws the left hand but Butch avoids the punch easily.
Butch dives in and scores a takedown into Yuuta's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Yuuta looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butch is one step ahead there.
Yuuta wants to get back to his feet but Butch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuuta is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yuuta looking to control but Butch passes into half guard.
Butch postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Yuuta to stand up.
Yuuta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butch was well out of range. Poor timing from Yuuta.
Despite the aggression on Butch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Yuuta sizes up Butch with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yuuta stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yuuta wants it to stay on the feet.
It looked like Yuuta was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Butch.
Butch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yuuta throws a body shot but no joy.
Yuuta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butch moves into range and clinches up with Yuuta.
Yuuta tries to pull guard but Butch won't allow it.
Butch landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Butch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yuuta fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Butch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yuuta. Yuuta obviously looking to wear him down.
Yuuta bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Butch's head backwards.
Butch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yuuta scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Yuuta throws a body shot but no joy.
Butch dives in and grabs Yuuta's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yuuta pushes down on Butch's head and hops out.
A counter left hand to the body from Yuuta misses its target.
Butch tries for a takedown but Yuuta sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Yuuta dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yuuta throws a predictable looking body shot
and Butch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yuuta cracks Butch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Yuuta connects with a crisp jab.
No luck for Butch with that takedown attempt.
Butch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yuuta but Yuuta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left lands for Yuuta.
Yuuta rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butch counters with a three punch combo that has Yuuta backing up. Yuuta nods at Butch to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuuta connects with a solid leg kick.
Butch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yuuta can pounce on him.
Butch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yuuta avoids it really well and circles away.
Ken Yuuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Butch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butch tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butch is defended easily by Yuuta.
The crowd cheers as Yuuta lands an impressive looking overhand right. Butch doesn't seem phased though.
Yuuta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Butch tries to clinch there but Yuuta circles away.
Yuuta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butch can do to turn this around?
Butch moves out of range as Yuuta strikes.
Butch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yuuta connects with an inside leg kick.
Butch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuuta throws a shot from downtown. Butch moves away and avoids it.
Yuuta throws a sloppy head kick and Butch moves out of range easily.
Yuuta gets tackled into the cage by Butch. Butch maintains the clinch.
Butch has Yuuta pressed against the cage, preventing Yuuta from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butch fails to pull guard.
Butch goes for a takedown attempt but Yuuta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Yuuta connects with a crisp jab.
Yuuta closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuuta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Yuuta backs off Butch throws a huge counter combo but Yuuta manages to avoid it all.
Butch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yuuta sprawls well initially but Butch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yuuta wants to get back to full guard.
Butch winds up and cracks Yuuta with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Butch in particular looking to stall.
Yuuta wants to get back to his feet.
Yuuta trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Butch slips a nice elbow through Yuuta's hands, connecting with Yuuta's forehead.
Yuuta trying to get back to full guard but Butch takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Butch scoring with strikes but Yuuta is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butch controlling from mount.
Yuuta can't escape the position.
Butch content just to control the position here.
Butch's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuuta wants to control but Butch is having none of it.
Butch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Butch is landing with some decent strikes but Yuuta is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Yuuta is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Butch controlling from the full mount.
Yuuta can't escape the position.
Yuuta knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Butch on the ground.
Yuuta is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Butch.
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 Ken Yuuta will probably get the nod.
That's time! Yuuta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yuuta connects with a body shot.
Yuuta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butch.
Yuuta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yuuta swings for the body but Butch moves out of range.
Butch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Yuuta throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Yuuta throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yuuta throws the left hand but Butch avoids the punch easily.
Butch changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Yuuta with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yuuta thows a leg kick but Butch checks it
and Butch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Butch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Yuuta smiles and moves away.
Yuuta connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuuta swings for the body but Butch moves out of range.
Butch tries to clinch up.
Yuuta throws a hook but Butch blocks it.
Yuuta misses with a wild body shot.
Butch slips a jab from Yuuta.
Butch steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Yuuta.
Yuuta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yuuta looks to land a right hand but Butch moved out of range.
Yuuta misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Butch blocks a jab.
Yuuta scores with a punch to the head.
Butch slips a jab from Yuuta.
Yuuta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Butch counters with a one-two to the body.
Yuuta connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuuta fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Butch ducks under a wild hook from Yuuta.
Jonny Butch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yuuta misses with a looping right.
Butch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yuuta.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuuta throws a leg kick but Butch moved away.
Butch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Yuuta defends it well.
Yuuta throws a leg kick that misses.
Yuuta digs a good hook to Butch's body.
Butch tries to bum rush Yuuta with a series of wild strikes but Yuuta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yuuta misses with a straight right.
Yuuta misses with a looping left.
Butch slips under a jab.
Yuuta loads up on a big right hand but Butch slips the punch.
Butch with the counter takedown but Yuuta avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butch shoots in looking for a takedown. Yuuta tries to sprawl out of it but Butch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Yuuta manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Yuuta fails to land with a series of punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Butch, right into the meat.
Yuuta looks to land a left hand but Butch moved out of range nicely.
Butch was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Butch moves into the clinch.
Yuuta gets underhooks to prevent Butch's takedown attempt.
Ken Yuuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Butch.
Yuuta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Butch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Yuuta walks away with a smile on his face. Butch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Butch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yuuta. That's going to slow Butch down.
Yuuta throws a lazy right hand but Butch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yuuta throws a hook but Butch blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuuta throws the left hand but Butch avoids the punch easily.
Yuuta ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Butch moves into the clinch.
Butch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yuuta.
Yuuta is trying to drag Butch to the mat but Butch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Butch with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yuuta is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Butch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yuuta looking to stall.
Jonny Butch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Yuuta is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yuuta blocks a body shot from Butch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Yuuta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yuuta, 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Yuuta!
Jonny Butch was interviewed post fight and said 'OOf '.
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