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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conor Butcher (ranked 303 p4p, 731 weight class) and Scooter Bob (ranked 43 p4p, 108 weight class). Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by Eaten by Bloodbath. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Conor Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Scooter Bob!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Butcher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bob swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butcher swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bob counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown but Bob shows good takedown defense.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bob! But no joy.
Bob swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher tries to clinch up but Bob circles away and keeps his distance.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher connects with a body shot.
Bob's corner calls for a 1-2. Bob obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Conor Butcher has been cut.
Butcher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bob swivels and escapes.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob's coach down at Power Shark Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bob's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bob connects with a good right hand that stumbles Butcher. Butcher circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Butcher is just out of range.
Butcher throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Bob is just out of range.
Bob swinging wildly here.
Butcher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bob stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bob wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Butcher scores with a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butcher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A swing and a miss from Butcher.
Butcher misses with an uppercut. Bob saw that one coming.
Butcher cracks Bob with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Butcher jabs at Bob's body.
Butcher lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butcher.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Conor Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Butcher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Butcher tries for a takedown but Bob sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Butcher misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Butcher misses with a right hand
and Bob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Bob looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Butcher takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Butcher misses with a takedown attempt - Bob sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bob scores with a four punch combination!
Butcher throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Butcher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Butcher wants the takedown. Bob is fighting it off but Butcher persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bob's guard against the cage.
Bob has Butcher pulled in close to control his posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butcher throwing strikes but missing.
Bob avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butcher slips nicely into half guard.
Bob has hold of Butcher's hands but Butcher slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher throws a strike but Bob avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Bob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Bob blocks nicely.
Butcher postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butcher.
Butcher trying to control but Bob is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Butcher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Butcher throws a body punch but Bob moves out of range.
Bob takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butcher fails with the takedown.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bob manages to avoid it.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Butcher blocks a jab.
Butcher throws a hook but Bob avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Butcher shoots in looking for a takedown but Bob manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butcher's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bob throws a hook to the side of Butcher's head but Butcher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butcher throws a body shot but no joy.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher forces Bob back against the cage and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Bob as the two fighters clinch.
Bob breaks the clinch.
Butcher scores with a nice head shot.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Butcher moves away and avoids it.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob.
Bob throws out a counter right but Butcher avoids it with no problem.
Bob lands with a hook. Butcher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bob, as that shot connected.
Butcher misses the shot to the body.
Bob swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bob throws a jab when Butcher was well out of range.
Butcher shoots in for a double leg but Bob sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butcher closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bob quickly recovers to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher wants to take a breather but Bob is having none of it.
Bob really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Butcher. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Butcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bob is positioning himself well to prevent Butcher advancing to mount.
Bob blocking the ground and pound attempt from Butcher.
Butcher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Butcher wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bob holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Butcher wants to free his trapped foot but Bob is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bob is refusing to be controlled, as Butcher sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bob's head.
Butcher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bob is looking to control Butcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bob avoid being mounted?
Butcher throwing shots but Bob is blocking nicely.
Butcher is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Butcher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bob misses the jab.
Bob slips a straight right by Butcher.
Bob throws out a counter right but Butcher avoids it with no problem.
Bob throws a right hand that Butcher ducks under and follows up with a left that Butcher also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bob as he avoids it easily.
Bob misses with a hook.
Butcher looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bob is fending him off so far but Butcher persists. Nope, Bob circles away and we're back to standing.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch but Bob swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Butcher doesn't seem bothered though.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Butcher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Butcher has his takedown stuffed
and Bob counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Conor Butcher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bob scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Butcher fails with the takedown
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Butcher moves out of range of the strikes.
Butcher tries to clinch
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Butcher coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher fails with the takedown
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Butcher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bob counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bob's waist but Bob gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Butcher off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bob blocking the ground and pound attempt from Butcher.
Butcher is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
Butcher is nestled in close to Bob, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Butcher is thwarting Bob's attempts to control the position.
Butcher throwing shots but Bob is blocking nicely.
Bob is trying to control but can't.
Butcher drops an elbow to the side of Bob's head.
Butcher looks to land a strike but Bob avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob trying to control the position.
Bob is pulling down on Butcher's head to control his posture.
Butcher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bob is keeping the position for now.
Butcher postures up in Bob's guard and throws a big left but Bob blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Butcher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bob working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butcher.
Butcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Butcher working some strikes from top position.
Bob working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Butcher stands up over Bob, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Bob keeps moving.
Butcher throwing strikes from guard but Bob blocks nicely.
Butcher loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Butcher comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bob feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Butchers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Conor Butcher's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher shoots for a double leg takedown but Bob sprawls well. He's pushed Butcher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butcher misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Bob counter with a right hand.
Butcher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bob sprawls well. Bob wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butcher gets slowly back to his feet.
Bob takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Butcher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bob's head.
Nice cross by Bob.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butcher.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Scooter Bob just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Butcher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bob at a distance.
Butcher wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Bob on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bob lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Butcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob stuffs the takedown.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bob throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bob! But no joy.
Butcher dives in for a single leg takedown but Bob sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bob looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Butcher controls the action.
Bob lands with a left to the head.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Butcher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Butcher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher gets the takedown into side control.
Butcher has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bob!
Bob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Butcher.
Butcher throws some wild stikes that Bob manages to avoid easily.
Bob can't escape the position.
Butcher misses with a head shot.
Butcher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bob hang on?
Butcher working the ground and pound effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Butcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher thowing shots but they're missing.
Bob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Butcher.
Butcher throws some wild stikes that Bob manages to avoid easily.
Butcher throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Butcher raining down hammerfists from mount.
Butcher working the ground and pound effectively.
Poor strikes thrown by Butcher there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher is landing with some decent strikes but Bob is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bob keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Butcher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Butcher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bob's face.
Butcher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bob looks a forlorn figure.
Bob blocking the ground and pound.
Bob is bucking up trying to escape but Butcher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bob is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher landing strikes, looking to finish!
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bob can do to turn this around?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Butcher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bob is in a horrible position here. Butcher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Butcher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Butcher there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bob is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Butcher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Butcher with good strikes from the mount here!
Butcher unloading with bombs!
Bob is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Conor Butcher had his way with Scooter Bob in that round.
The cut man is working on Conor Butcher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Butcher lands a huge takedown. Bob is out but the ref is slow to react and Butcher lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Bob lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Conor Butcher!
Conor Butcher retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Conor Butcher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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