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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Butch Cassidy (ranked 1512 p4p, 2127 weight class) and Marcus Vinicius (ranked 211 p4p, 283 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Butch Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy lands a nice hook to Vinicius's body. Vinicius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cassidy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cassidy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Butch Cassidy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassidy misses with a looping right.
Vinicius throws a counter combo.
A nice combination there by Vinicius.
Vinicius avoids the body shot from Cassidy.
Vinicius staying out of range there.
Vinicius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cassidy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Vinicius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cassidy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Cassidy.
Some wild striking there from Vinicius.
Cassidy scores with a shot to the body.
Vinicius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassidy.
Vinicius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Vinicius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassidy feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cassidy throws a series of punches but Vinicius moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy scoring well with a low kick there.
Cassidy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vinicius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cassidy with a body shot.
Cassidy throws a front kick aimed at Vinicius's knee but Vinicius avoids it well.
Vinicius steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cassidy.
Vinicius avoids the body shot from Cassidy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinicius! But no joy.
Vinicius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vinicius throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassidy. Vinicius does a little dance to reset his feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Vinicius blocks the leg kick.
Vinicius throws a counter combo.
Vinicius misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassidy lands a nice hook to Vinicius's body. Vinicius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vinicius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cassidy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vinicius.
Vinicius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassidy.
As Cassidy backs off Vinicius throws a huge counter combo but Cassidy manages to avoid it all.
A shot to the body from Cassidy misses
and Vinicius counters with a nice uppercut.
Cassidy misses with a low kick.
Vinicius now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cassidy throws a body punch but Vinicius moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Vinicius.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassidy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cassidy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinicius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cassidy misses with a jab to the body
and Vinicius counters with a nice uppercut.
Cassidy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinicius.
Cassidy throws a low kick but Vinicius avoids it.
Cassidy throws a lazy uppercut
and Vinicius counters with a one-two to the body.
Cassidy misses the shot to the body.
Cassidy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vinicius. Vinicius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vinicius takes one to the side of the head.
Cassidy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinicius counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius avoids the body shot from Cassidy.
Cassidy looks to throw the jab but Vinicius is out of range.
Vinicius throws a head kick but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy cracks Vinicius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vinicius tries to bum rush Cassidy with a series of wild strikes but Cassidy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vinicius avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vinicius looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cassidy misses the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vinicius! But no joy.
Cassidy scores with a decent looking hook.
Vinicius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cassidy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cassidy missing with a left hand there. Vinicius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vinicius unleashes a big counter combination but Cassidy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cassidy lands a jab to Vinicius's midsection.
Cassidy misses with a low kick.
Cassidy misses with a few strikes there.
Vinicius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius fails to land with a series of punches.
Cassidy throws a low kick but Vinicius moves out of range easily.
Cassidy throws a body punch but Vinicius moves out of range.
Vinicius throws a body punch but Cassidy moves out of range.
Cassidy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cassidy throws a lazy right hand but Vinicius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vinicius let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vinicius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vinicius moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cassidy. That's going to slow Vinicius down.
Cassidy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cassidy throws a leg kick
and Vinicius counters with a stiff right hand.
Cassidy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cassidy misses with a looping right.
Vinicius steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cassidy.
Cassidy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Cassidy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A leg kick checked by Vinicius.
Vinicius tries to counter with a clinch but Cassidy shakes him off and moves away.
Cassidy throws a body punch but Vinicius moves out of range.
Butch Cassidy is winning the standup battle so far.
Cassidy throws a body shot but no joy.
Cassidy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vinicius counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cassidy cracks Vinicius with an open hand slap.
Cassidy misses with a straight left.
Marcus Vinicius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinicius was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Cassidy throws the left hand but Vinicius avoids the punch easily.
Vinicius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cassidy.
Cassidy scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Cassidy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vinicius doesn't seem phased though.
Cassidy looks to land a left hand but Vinicius moved out of range nicely.
Cassidy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vinicius's sensitive parts.
Vinicius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Vinicius misses.
Cassidy throws a body shot but no joy.
Vinicius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinicius keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cassidy throws a low kick but Vinicius moves out of range easily.
Vinicius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cassidy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cassidy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cassidy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A punch combination from Vinicius misses.
Cassidy misses with a series of wild punches.
Cassidy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vinicius.
Vinicius slips a straight right by Cassidy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cassidy.
Cassidy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cassidy throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Cassidy. Those never looked like landing.
Cassidy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vinicius was well out of range. Poor timing from Cassidy.
Vinicius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinicius is just out of range.
Cassidy throws a poor cross that misses
and Cassidy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cassidy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vinicius replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cassidy blocks it well.
Cassidy thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice side step and Vinicius releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vinicius dips to his left and cracks Cassidy with an uppercut!
Vinicius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vinicius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cassidy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vinicius can do to turn this around?
Cassidy throws a poor cross that misses
and Cassidy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cassidy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vinicius lands a jab-cross combination.
Cassidy throws a lazy uppercut
and Cassidy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cassidy.
Vinicius's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vinicius walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Vinicius counters with a series of strikes. Cassidy will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vinicius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cassidy.
Cassidy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Vinicius is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cassidy with a body shot.
Vinicius keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cassidy.
Cassidy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cassidy misses with a hook.
Vinicius appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Cassidy misses.
A little jabbing left from Vinicius on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cassidy has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cassidy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vinicius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cassidy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinicius moves away.
Despite the aggression on Vinicius's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinicius is just out of range.
Vinicius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cassidy misses with a low kick.
Cassidy throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vinicius.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinicius is just out of range.
Vinicius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cassidy circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cassidy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cassidy misses with a looping right.
Cassidy throws a poor cross that misses
and Vinicius connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Vinicius.
Cassidy misses with a shot to the body
and Vinicius counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cassidy feints and then cracks Vinicius's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vinicius down.
Cassidy misses with a hook. Vinicius ducked under it nicely.
Vinicius looks for the body kick but Cassidy saw that one coming.
It looked like Cassidy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cassidy misses with a wild combination.
Vinicius throws a counter combo.
Cassidy throws a body punch but Vinicius moves out of range.
Cassidy misses with a hook.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vinicius.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butch Cassidy dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cassidy connects with a right hand. Vinicius shakes it off.
Cassidy throws a front kick aimed at Vinicius's knee but Vinicius avoids it well.
Cassidy connects with a crisp jab.
Cassidy looks to score with a jab to the body but Vinicius is just out of range.
Vinicius swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cassidy takes a swing at Vinicius's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cassidy. Vinicius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cassidy throws a big shot that misses.
A shot to the liver by Cassidy. Beautiful body shot.
Vinicius takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vinicius counters with a stiff right hand.
Cassidy slips a straight right by Vinicius.
A low kick from Cassidy misses
and Vinicius counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vinicius.
Cassidy working aggressively here.
Cassidy keeps control of Vinicius as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vinicius backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Cassidy.
Cassidy lands a right hand.
Vinicius tries to break free but Cassidy pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cassidy fails to land.
Vinicius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cassidy tests Vinicius's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cassidy takes a swing at Vinicius's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Cassidy.
Cassidy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vinicius.
Vinicius takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the body from Cassidy misses
and Vinicius counters with a left and a right that stings Cassidy.
Vinicius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cassidy with a nice cross.
Cassidy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vinicius has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cassidy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius misses with the combination.
Cassidy throws a hook but Vinicius blocks it.
Vinicius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Vinicius blocks the leg kick.
Cassidy jabs Vinicius right on the nose. Vinicius blinks but takes it well.
Cassidy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cassidy avoids the head kick by Vinicius.
Cassidy throws a body punch but Vinicius moves out of range.
Vinicius is looking for the big counter here.
Cassidy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cassidy with the inside leg kick.
Cassidy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vinicius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cassidy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy misses with a straight right.
Vinicius lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cassidy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cassidy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cassidy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vinicius moves away.
Vinicius is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cassidy throws a leg kick
and Vinicius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vinicius has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the body from Cassidy misses
and Vinicius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vinicius ducks under a wild hook from Cassidy.
Butch Cassidy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cassidy throws a low kick but Vinicius moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Cassidy.
Vinicius checks a low kick from Cassidy.
Vinicius moves out of range of the leg kick from Cassidy.
Vinicius tries a quick counter leg kick but Cassidy is wise to it.
Cassidy misses the jab.
Cassidy misses with a hook
and Vinicius counters with a left and a right that stings Cassidy.
Cassidy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vinicius.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy wants to land a leg kick but Vinicius is out of range.
As Cassidy backs off Vinicius throws a huge counter combo but Cassidy manages to avoid it all.
A big right from Cassidy misses.
Vinicius checks a leg kick nicely.
Cassidy looks to land a right hand but Vinicius moved out of range.
Vinicius moves away from the strike by Cassidy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cassidy takes a swing at Vinicius's ribcage but misses.
Cassidy misses with a leg kick
and Vinicius counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cassidy loads up on a big right hand but Vinicius slips the punch.
Vinicius doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cassidy lands with a straight right. Vinicius didn't see that one coming.
Vinicius misses with a wild body shot.
Cassidy misses with a hook to the body
and Vinicius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vinicius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cassidy to score with a decent uppercut.
Marcus Vinicius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinicius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cassidy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch Cassidy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cassidy 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch Cassidy!
Butch Cassidy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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