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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 2382 p4p, 2109 weight class) and Stratton Hartford (ranked 271 p4p, 250 weight class). Hartford has chosen Outshined as his entrance music. Stratton Hartford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stratton Hartford!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartford misses with a jab to the body
and Butcher makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hartford throws the left hand but Butcher avoids the punch easily.
Butcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hartford.
Butcher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hartford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hartford throws a body kick that misses
and Hartford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stratton Hartford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hartford keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hartford lands a jab to Butcher's midsection.
Butcher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Hartford on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hartford blocks the body kick.
Crunch! Butcher slams his shin into Hartford's torso.
Hartford misses with a kick to the body.
Hartford moves out of range of the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hartford fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hartford lands a slapping body shot.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Butcher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hartford. That did some damage!
Hartford misses with a wild body shot.
Butcher throws a body punch but Hartford moves out of range.
Hartford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hartford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hartford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butcher.
Hartford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Hartford missing with a left hand there. Butcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hartford throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Butcher doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hartford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hartford scores with a nice right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hartford.
Hartford throws a sloppy head kick and Butcher moves out of range easily.
Butcher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Butcher rather than just go for the knockout.
Hartford looks to land a combination but Butcher avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hartford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hartford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Butcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Butcher half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hartford slips under a jab from Butcher.
Butcher moves out of range as Hartford strikes.
Butcher throws a head kick that misses.
Butcher scores with a nice head shot.
Hartford is looking to chop away at Butcher's legs.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartford throws the left hand but Butcher avoids the punch easily.
Butcher swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hartford getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Butcher staying out of range there.
Hartford throws a leg kick but Butcher sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hartford misses with a low kick.
Butcher scores with a leg kick.
Butcher scores with a jab to the body.
Hartford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hartford misses with a straight left.
Hartford pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Butcher back to the cage. Hartford follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Butcher slips a jab and a cross from Hartford.
Hartford takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Butcher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Butcher throwing a counter right hand but Hartford manages to avoid it.
Butcher lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Hartford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Butcher lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butcher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hartford.
Hartford looks to land a body kick but Butcher moved away.
Hartford sizes up Butcher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Butcher throws a leg kick which misses Hartford's front leg but catches the back leg as Hartford tries to avoid it.
Butcher is looking to land body kicks.
Hartford drives through and clinches with Butcher against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Butcher fails to land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Butcher - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Butcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hartford blocks an uppercut.
Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Hartford.
Hartford prevents a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher wants to break free but Hartford has control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stratton Hartford will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hartford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butcher feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartford.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hartford.
Hartford misses with a straight right.
Hartford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Hartford blocks the leg kick.
Butcher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hartford pushes Butcher up against the cage in a clinch.
Hartford scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Butcher.
Hartford keeps control of Butcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butcher lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hartford backwards.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Butcher - that landed with a thud.
Hartford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Butcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hartford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butcher catches Hartford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hartford slips under a jab.
Butcher jabs at Hartford's body.
Stratton Hartford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Butcher does it's job there.
Hartford tries to clinch but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hartford stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Butcher.
Butcher moves out of range of the body kick.
Butcher lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hartford will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford throws the kick towards the body but Butcher avoids it.
Hartford blocks a head kick by Butcher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartford throws a big shot that misses.
Hartford throws a body kick that misses.
It looked like Butcher was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hartford.
Hartford swings widly with a right hand
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartford misses with an uppercut
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Butcher misses with a head kick.
Hartford lands a nice hook to Butcher's body. Butcher takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A leg kick checked by Hartford.
Hartford wants to land a leg kick but Butcher is out of range.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hartford misses with a right hand
letting Butcher counter with a right hand.
Hartford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Butcher dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hartford. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Hartford.
Hartford avoids the head kick by Butcher.
Butcher avoids the head kick by Hartford.
Hartford is looking to clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hartford misses with a body shot.
Hartford thows a leg kick but Butcher checks it
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartford wants to land a leg kick but Butcher is out of range.
Butcher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hartford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hartford misses with a body kick.
Good work by Butcher as he checks the leg kick.
Hartford throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Butcher counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Butcher is looking to slow Hartford down with leg kicks.
Hartford throws a chopping leg kick but Butcher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Butcher was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher feints and then cracks Hartford's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hartford down.
Hartford misses with a wild combination.
Butcher lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Butcher takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Butcher. Hartford shrugs it off though.
Hartford is breathing heavily.
Butcher lands a nice looking body kick.
Hartford walks into a straight right hand from Butcher.
Hartford chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Butcher can pounce on him.
Butcher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Hartford is out of range.
Hartford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butcher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hartford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Both fighters circling a little - Butcher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Butcher slips a jab from Hartford.
Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Butcher dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Butcher shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hartford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hartford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Butcher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Butcher slips under a jab from Hartford.
Hartford tries to clinch there but Butcher circles away.
Butcher tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hartford closes the distance and pushes Butcher back into the cage.
Butcher is working Hartford over against the cage.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Hartford has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Butcher.
Butcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Hartford scores with a nice short uppercut.
Billy Butcher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butcher gets through Hartford's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Butcher can't find room to land a body shot as Hartford controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Butcher.
Butcher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butcher lands a shoulder strike.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher lands a left hand.
Butcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
Hartford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Butcher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hartford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Butcher goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Some bone on bone action there as Butcher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
As Hartford backs away, Butcher returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hartford tries to land a front kick but Butcher steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hartford lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher throws a jab when Hartford was well out of range.
Hartford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hartford connects with an inside leg kick.
Butcher with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hartford to score with a decent uppercut.
Hartford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Butcher appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hartford.
A good leg kick by Hartford.
Butcher throws out a leg kick but Hartford moves out of range and Butcher only half commits.
Butcher throws out a powerful jab.
Butcher catches Hartford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hartford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartford is looking to chop away at Butcher's legs.
Hartford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butcher lands a nice shot to the body.
Hartford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hartford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartford misses with a kick to the body.
Hartford throws a sloppy head kick and Butcher moves out of range easily.
Hartford throws a lazy head kick
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hartford misses with a body shot.
Butcher lunges at Hartford with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hartford's hand.
Butcher connects with an inside leg kick.
Butcher circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Hartford drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Butcher follows Hartford to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Butcher!
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