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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seymore Buttz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttz has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. Junior Dos Santos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Seymore Buttz's chin.
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Seymore Buttz!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot.
Buttz just misses with a punch to the body.
Buttz slips a jab and a cross from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos misses with a hook. Buttz ducked under it nicely.
Jab, jab by Dos Santos - just one landing.
It looks like Seymore Buttz has been cut.
Buttz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dos Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buttz finds it's way round the side to connect with Dos Santos's head.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the side of Buttz's head but Buttz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buttz has managed to clinch.
Buttz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Junior Dos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Buttz.
Buttz lands with a hook. Dos Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Buttz sizes up Dos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Buttz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Buttz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice jab there from Dos Santos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buttz looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is working an open guard so Buttz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Buttz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buttz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Buttz drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Buttz breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buttz.
Buttz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with a jab to the body.
Buttz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Buttz.
Junior Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buttz misses with a wild body shot.
Dos Santos comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Buttz was well out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Dos Santos. No joy for Buttz on that attempt.
Buttz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dos Santos.
Buttz clinches with his opponent.
Dos Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Buttz's shoulder, as Buttz tries to avoid the shot.
Buttz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Buttz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Buttz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Buttz showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttz prevents Dos Santos from improving his position.
Buttz tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seymore Buttz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seymore Buttz's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Buttz scores a takedown into full mount!
Buttz content just to control the position here.
Dos Santos wants to hold on but Buttz pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttz stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Buttz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Buttz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Buttz counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Buttz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Buttz works the jab nicely.
Dos Santos moves away from the strike by Buttz.
Buttz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Buttz drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Buttz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buttz clinches up with Dos Santos and pushes him back against the cage.
Buttz breaks from the clinch.
Dos Santos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buttz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Buttz looks to land a right hand but Dos Santos moved out of range.
Dos Santos throws a lazy right hand but Buttz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Buttz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Buttz.
The fighters circling - Buttz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buttz lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos jabs at Buttz's body.
Buttz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Santos.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Buttz is defended easily by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Buttz misses with a takedown attempt - Dos Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seymore Buttz.
Buttz has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Buttz's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws the left hand but Buttz avoids the punch easily.
Dos Santos stuns Buttz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A lazy left from Dos Santos finds it's target.
Buttz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos stuns Buttz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Buttz is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buttz.
Buttz 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.
Buttz throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Buttz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buttz throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buttz slips a jab from Dos Santos.
Buttz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Junior Dos Santos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dos Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Dos Santos misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Seymore Buttz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Buttz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a left to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buttz counters with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Buttz moved out of range.
Buttz ducks under a wild hook from Dos Santos.
Buttz shoots in for a takedown but Dos Santos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Buttz was well out of range.
Buttz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dos Santos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Dos Santos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Buttz misses with a straight left.
Buttz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut there from Dos Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttz throws the left hand but Dos Santos avoids the punch easily.
Buttz drops his hands momentarily and Dos Santos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dos Santos misses the shot to the body.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buttz.
Buttz clinches up against the cage.
Buttz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos misses with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Dos Santos. That snapped Buttz's head back.
Buttz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dos Santos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Buttz's shoulder, as Buttz tries to avoid the shot.
Buttz walks into a jab.
Buttz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buttz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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!
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body. Buttz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Buttz on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dos Santos. Dos Santos obviously looking to wear him down.
Buttz tries to close the distance and clinch but Dos Santos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Buttz in his tracks.
Dos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Buttz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Buttz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dos Santos counters with a stiff right hand.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheers as Dos Santos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Buttz doesn't seem phased though.
Dos Santos swats away the attempt to clinch by Buttz.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
Buttz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos's corner calls for a 1-2. Dos Santos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That has opened up Seymore Buttz's cut even more.
Dos Santos throws an overhand right that lands on Buttz's shoulder, as Buttz tries to avoid the shot.
Dos Santos takes a swing at Buttz's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buttz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buttz moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Buttz moves into the clinch.
Buttz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buttz avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a lovely overhand right.
Dos Santos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Buttz blocks it.
Buttz scores with a hook to the body. Dos Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Buttz.
Dos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Dos Santos looks to score with a jab to the body but Buttz is just out of range.
Buttz moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Buttz manages to break the clinch.
Buttz misses with a looping left.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Dos Santos clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Seymore Buttz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Buttz tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dos Santos swivels and escapes.
Dos Santos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Buttz slips under a jab from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buttz.
A big left from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buttz looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
Dos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Buttz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Buttz throws a hook but Dos Santos avoids it easily.
Buttz moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buttz.
Dos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Buttz connects with a body shot.
Dos Santos lands with a hook. Buttz tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dos Santos throws a big shot that misses.
Buttz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos slips under a jab from Buttz.
Buttz sizes up Dos Santos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The fighters circling - Dos Santos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Buttz swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Buttz clinches.
Buttz breaks the clinch.
Dos Santos misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws a shot from downtown. Buttz moves away and avoids it.
Buttz misses with a straight right.
Buttz scores with a hook.
Buttz works Dos Santos's body with a nice hook.
Buttz throws a lazy right hand but Dos Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buttz.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seymore Buttz.
Buttz looks for a takedown but Dos Santos sprawls well.
Nice uppercut lands for Buttz. That snapped Dos Santos's head back.
Buttz lands the left hand.
Buttz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Buttz decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buttz decides to stand up.
Buttz moves out of range as Dos Santos strikes.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Buttz moves out of range.
Dos Santos misses with a body shot
letting Buttz counter with a right hand.
Buttz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Buttz misses the body punch
and Dos Santos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buttz pushes Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos takes a shot to the head.
Buttz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buttz avoids the body shot from Dos Santos.
Buttz just misses with a punch to the body.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Buttz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dos Santos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dos Santos throws a hook but Buttz avoids it easily.
A big right from Dos Santos misses.
Dos Santos scores with the left hand. Buttz knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buttz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Buttz lands a nice shot to the body.
Buttz lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Seymore Buttz dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Seymore Buttz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Dos Santos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Buttz. Buttz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A left lands for Dos Santos.
Buttz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Buttz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dos Santos.
The fighters circle momentarily. Dos Santos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dos Santos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dos Santos thuds his right hand into Buttz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Buttz moved out of range.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buttz counters with a nice body shot.
Buttz misses with a straight right.
Buttz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dos Santos.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Dos Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Buttz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buttz jabs at Dos Santos's body.
Buttz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Buttz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Buttz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buttz shoots for a takedown but Dos Santos saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buttz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dos Santos throws a jab when Buttz was well out of range.
Buttz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dos Santos circles away.
Junior Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seymore Buttz.
Buttz missing with a left hand there. Dos Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Buttz defending well as Dos Santos loads up on a big left hand.
Buttz pushes Dos Santos up against the cage in a clinch.
Buttz breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos throws out a loose jab but Buttz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos throws a jab but it's blocked by Buttz.
Dos Santos swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Buttz counters with a straight right hand.
Dos Santos misses with a hook.
Buttz throws a hook to the side of Dos Santos's head but Dos Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Buttz instigates a clinch.
Buttz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos connects with a right hand. Buttz shakes it off.
A left lands for Dos Santos.
Buttz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dos Santos motions for Buttz to come forward. Dos Santos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dos Santos misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Dos Santos - just one landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Dos Santos misses
letting Buttz counter with a right hand.
Buttz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dos Santos throws out the jab.
Dos Santos 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.
Buttz blocks a jab.
Dos Santos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Buttz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dos Santos as he avoids it easily.
Buttz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos lands a nice shot to the body.
Buttz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dos Santos throws a body punch but Buttz moves out of range.
Buttz moves out of range of the strikes.
Dos Santos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy right hand. Buttz should have avoided that one.
Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buttz.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dos Santos lands a jab to Buttz's midsection.
Buttz lands a head shot.
Dos Santos misses the jab.
Dos Santos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Buttz saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buttz catches Dos Santos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Buttz.
Buttz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dos Santos but Dos Santos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Dos Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dos Santos has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 48:47
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 48:47
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Dos Santos!
Junior Dos Santos is the new light heavyweight champion!
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