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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maurice Blow (ranked 6266 p4p, 4399 weight class) and Donovan Butler (ranked 613 p4p, 503 weight class). Blow's entrance music is life goes on . A fine choice. The key to victory for Maurice Blow has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Solid boxing
Cuts easily
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Solid Muay Thai
Very confident
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maurice Blow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donovan Butler!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blow is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Blow tries to clinch up but Butler circles away and keeps his distance.
Butler has managed to clinch.
Butler scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Maurice Blow has been cut.
Butler blocks an elbow strike.
Butler digs a right hand into Blow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blow's gas tank.
Blow wants to stall.
Butler blocking some punches.
Butler throws an elbow but it misses.
Blow managing to block the knees to the body from Butler.
Blow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Butler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler tries to work over Blow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butler can't find room to land a body shot as Blow controls the action.
Blow looking to stall.
Butler blocking some punches.
Blow misses with some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
I was talking to Blow's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow misses with the head strike.
Blow blocks a body shot from Butler.
Butler lands an elbow just above Blow 's eye.
Nice elbow from Blow.
Butler blocks a body shot from Blow.
Butler tries to land a knee to the head but Blow blocks with his arms.
Blow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Butler.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butler.
Blow misses with a punch to the body.
Blow misses with a punch to the body.
Butler stalling against the ropes.
Blow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Still in the clinch, Blow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butler dodges an elbow strike from Blow.
Blow looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Blow fails to land.
Butler is trying to maintain a safe position but Blow gets an underhook and turns Butler into the ropes.
Blow wants to stall.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Butler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butler throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Butler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Blow wants to stall.
Blow being controlled against the ropes.
Butler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blow avoids it.
Butler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blow backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Butler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Blow's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Butler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Blow. Beautiful body shot.
Blow tries to clinch but Butler is having none of it.
Butler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butler thuds his shin into the meat of Blow's side.
Blow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butler. Blow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blow tries to clinch there but Butler circles away.
Butler rushes Blow and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Butler avoiding damage.
Blow can't find room to land a body shot as Butler controls the action.
Butler crunches a lovely knee into Blow's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Blow tries a body shot but Butler blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blow.
Blow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butler lands with a left to the head.
Butler crunches a lovely knee into Blow's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler pushes off an throws an elbow but Blow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Butler blocks an uppercut.
Butler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blow blocks a body shot from Butler.
Blow can't find room to land a body shot as Butler controls the action.
Butler stalls.
Blow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butler.
Butler is leaning against Blow and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Butler trying to land knees to the body.
Blow throws a head punch that misses.
Butler trying to land knees to the body.
Butler blocks an elbow strike from Blow.
Butler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Butler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Blow fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler lands with a right to the head.
Butler avoids a wild elbow strike from Blow.
Blow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Blow tries a body shot but Butler blocks it.
Butler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Blow has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Butler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blow is defending well for now.
Butler blocks a body shot from Blow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butler.
Blow trying to control the position but instead, Butler has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blow into the ropes.
Blow misses with some punches.
Butler scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Blow just misses with a elbow thrown towards Butler's brow.
Butler trying to land knees to the body.
Blow misses with a body punch.
Butler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butler has a couple of punches blocked by Blow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donovan Butler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maurice Blow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Blow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Butler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Butler keeps the fight on the outside.
Butler now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Butler looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Butler thumps Blow with a low kick.
Blow tries to close the distance and clinch but Butler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blow gets tackled into the ropes by Butler. Butler maintains the clinch.
Butler is struggling to control the position.
Butler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butler's elbow.
Butler misses with a knee strike.
Donovan Butler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Blow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Blow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Butler lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Donovan Butler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A right handed body shot lands from Butler.
Blow swings wildly with an uppercut but Butler uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blow throws a punch but it's blocked by Butler.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Butler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Blow avoids it.
Butler presses Blow against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Blow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Blow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maurice Blow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blow blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blow looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blow throws an elbow but it misses.
Blow tries to stall but Butler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Butler fails to land.
Blow's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Butler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blow tries to work over Butler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butler just leaning against Blow, taking a breather.
Blow lands a damaging elbow.
Butler tries to stall but Blow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blow.
Butler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butler scores with a shoulder strike.
Butler misses with a knee strike.
Butler effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butler stalling against the ropes.
Blow misses with a punch to the body.
Butler blocks a body shot from Blow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blow.
Butler blocks an elbow strike.
Butler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Blow is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Donovan Butler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Butler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donovan Butler!
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energy
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hype
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