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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Head (ranked 3588 p4p, 3866 weight class) and Butterfingers Butts (ranked 358 p4p, 381 weight class). Butterfingers Butts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Butterfingers Butts!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Head uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butts.
Head drops down looking for a counter takedown but Butts sprawls and moves away.
Butts lands a jab to the head.
Butts lands with a straight right. Head didn't see that one coming.
Butts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
Butts lands an overhand right.
Head takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Head needs to keep his hands up - Butts had a free shot at his head there.
Head moves away from the strike by Butts.
A lazy left from Butts finds it's target.
Butts throws the left hand but Head avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Head wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Butts connects with a nice looking jab.
We've been hearing reports that Head has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butts misses with a straight left.
Head shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Butts fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Head on the side of the head.
Butts is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Head keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butts.
Head swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A punch lands to the side of Head 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Butts has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butts throws the left hand but Head avoids the punch easily.
Butts steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Head.
Butts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Butts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Butts finds it's target.
Butts moves into range and connects with a jab.
Butts misses with a straight left.
Head tries to counter with a takedown but Butts is quick to defend against it.
Butts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Butts looks to land a right hand but Head moved out of range.
Head throwing a counter right hand but Butts manages to avoid it.
Head takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
Butts moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good exchange - Butts coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Butts. That snapped Head's head back.
Head could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Head gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Butterfingers Butts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from Butts.
Butts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
Good standup being displayed there by Butts as he connects with a hook.
Butts listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Head looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Head throws a right and a left that Butts avoids nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Butts! But no joy.
Butts throws a hook but Head blocks it.
Head throwing a counter right hand but Butts manages to avoid it.
Butts lands with a cross.
Head drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Butts smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butts darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Butts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Head.
It looked like Head was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A left lands for Butts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butts misses with a hook.
Head ducks under a wild hook from Butts.
Head swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butterfingers Butts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butts scores with a sloppy right hand. Head should have avoided that one.
Butts misses with a looping right.
Butts throws the left hand but Head avoids the punch easily.
Head takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Butts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Butts lands a glancing blow to the side of Head's head.
Butts sizes up Head with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Head shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Butts cracks Head with a right hand to the side of the head.
Butts throws the left hand but Head avoids the punch easily.
Head throws a big counter combination but Butts scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butts with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butts takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Head walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Butts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Butts misses with a hook.
Butts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Head at a distance.
Head defending well as Butts loads up on a big left hand.
Head appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Butts lands the left hand.
Butts might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Butts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Butts missing with a left hand there. Head was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Head defending well as Butts loads up on a big left hand.
Butts misses with a straight left.
Head attempts a counter takedown but Butts avoids it well and moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Butts throws a looping overhand right but Head ducks down to avoid it.
Butts scores with a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butterfingers Butts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Head avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butts connects with a nice looking jab.
Head gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Butts with a nice cross.
Head takes a jab right on the kisser.
Butts bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Head's head backwards.
Butts connects with a good right hand that stumbles Head. Head circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Butts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Head under the eye.
Butts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Head is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butts scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Butts lands a slapping body shot.
Butts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Butts misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Butts. Beautiful body shot.
A left lands for Butts.
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butts.
A swing and a miss from Butts.
Good work by Butts as he checks the leg kick.
Butts lands a jab to the head.
Head walks into a straight right hand from Butts.
A telegraphed right hand from Butts misses the target.
Butts connects with a looping right hand.
Butts throws a good cross that connects.
Butts ducks under a wild hook from Head.
Head takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Butts digs a good body shot into Head's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Butts has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Butts misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Butts connects with a jab.
Butts darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big right from Head misses.
Butterfingers Butts seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Butts misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Head.
Butts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Head has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Head there as he acknowledges the shot.
Head is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Butts's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Butts lands a right hook to the body.
Butts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Head 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Butts lands a nice hook to Head's body. Head takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A cross from Butts lands.
Head takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Butts.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
Butts lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Butts misses the jab.
Butts throws a hook to the side of Head's head but Head sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Head changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Head with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butts to score with a decent uppercut.
Butts dips to his left and cracks Head with an uppercut!
Head walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Head tries to score with a low kick but Butts moves his leg out of the way.
Butts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Head wants to land a leg kick but Butts is out of range.
Butts looks to land a right hand but Head moved out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Head might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butts works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Butts cracks Head with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head throws a hook to the side of Butts's head but Butts sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Butts with a nice cross.
Butts lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Head at a distance.
Head tries to move into range but Butts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Head slips a jab from Butts.
Butts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Butts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Butts's jab looks to have found its range, popping Head under the eye.
Head pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butts cracks Head with a right hand to the side of the head.
Head drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Head postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Butterfingers Butts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Butts throws a hook but Head blocks it.
Head tries to counter with a takedown but Butts is quick to defend against it.
Head ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butts moves away.
Butts uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Butts looks to throw the jab but Head is out of range.
Butts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Head throws out the jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Butts.
Butts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Head momentarily.
Head is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Butts. That snapped Head's head back.
Head has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butts lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Butts lands with a good body shot.
Butts clobbers Head with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Butts moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Butts.
Head takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Butts, as that shot connected.
Butts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Butts scores with a nice strike.
Head slips a jab from Butts.
Head appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Butts misses with a hook.
Head appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Butts with a hook.
Butts connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Butts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donk. Butts catches Head right on the button with a cross.
Head throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Butts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Head in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butts loads up on a big right hand but Head slips the punch.
Butts scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butts lands with a right hand.
Head has a takedown stuffed.
Butts cracks Head with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Butts scores with a decent looking hook.
Butts throws a lazy right hand but Head sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butts waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Head.
Head feinted with a counter takedown.
Butts lands a jab.
Butts cracks Head with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Butts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Butts.
Head is looking to counter punch.
A cross from Butts lands.
Butts tests Head's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butts lands a nice shot that snaps Head's head back.
Good shot there by Butts.
Butts looks to land a right hand but Head moved out of range.
Head appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A cross from Butts lands.
Butts fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Head moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Butts connects with a looping right hand.
Butts scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Head keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butts.
Head is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head dives in for a single leg takedown but Butts sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Head. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Butts throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Head on the side of the head.
Head on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butts throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circling - Butts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Head throwing a counter right hand but Butts manages to avoid it.
Butts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Butts misses.
Good shot there by Butts.
Richard Head has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butts lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butterfingers Butts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Butts winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 25:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 25:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butterfingers Butts!
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