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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sheamus Noonan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Fuck You kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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144 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheamus Noonan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Paul Butler!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice shot lands for Butler.
Noonan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Noonan throws out a loose jab but Butler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Noonan throws a jab but it's blocked by Butler.
Noonan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Butler works the jab nicely.
Butler scores with a jab. Noonan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Noonan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Butler tries to avoid it but Noonan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Butler to the ground. Butler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Noonan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Noonan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butler was well out of range. Poor timing from Noonan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Noonan shoots in looking for a takedown but Butler manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Noonan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Butler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Noonan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Noonan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Butler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Noonan's best efforts.
Butler trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Noonan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Noonan is thwarting Butler's attempts to control the position.
Butler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Noonan.
Butler is looking to improve his position.
Noonan lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Butler manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Noonan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Butler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butler working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Noonan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Noonan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Butler working a defensive guard here.
Noonan throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Noonan wants to pass the guard but Butler is keeping the position.
Noonan stands up over Butler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Butler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butler lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Noonan!
Noonan is wriggling around trying to escape.
Noonan is squirming around, avoiding Butler's attempts to control the action.
Butler controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Noonan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Butler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Noonan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Noonan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Butler wants to control the pace but Noonan is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Butler with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Noonan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Noonan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Butler.
Butler working for a submission but Noonan is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Butler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Butler avoids the body shot from Noonan.
Butler tests Noonan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butler swings widly with a right hand
and Noonan counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Butler - just one landing.
Butler takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Noonan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Noonan tries a head kick but it misses.
Noonan tries a head kick but it misses.
Butler lands with a nice body punch.
Butler thuds a left hand into Noonan's body.
Butler gets tackled into the cage by Noonan. Noonan maintains the clinch.
Noonan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butler.
Butler managing to block the knees to the body from Noonan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan lands a shot to the body.
Butler stalling.
A short right from Noonan on the inside.
Noonan tries to work over Butler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Noonan trying to land knees to the body.
Butler avoids a wild elbow strike from Noonan.
Noonan lands with a light punch inside.
Butler lands a shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Noonan fails to land.
Noonan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Paul Butler has been cut.
Noonan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Noonan misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Noonan.
Noonan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Noonan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Butler prevents a body shot from Noonan.
Butler dodges an elbow strike from Noonan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler can't break the clinch.
Noonan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Noonan lands an uppercut.
Noonan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Butler is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Noonan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Noonan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butler.
Still in the clinch, Noonan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butler avoids the elbow strike from Noonan, against the cage.
Noonan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Butler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butler misses with a lunging right hand
and Noonan counters with an outside leg kick.
Butler moves out of range as Noonan strikes.
Butler scores with a nice right hand.
Butler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Butler scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Butler throws a shot from downtown. Noonan moves away and avoids it.
Noonan scores with a shot to the body.
Noonan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Butler sprawls well initially but Noonan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Noonan throwing shots but Butler is blocking nicely.
Noonan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Noonan thows a huge punch but Butler dodges it nicely.
Butler is pressing down on Noonan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Butler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Noonan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Noonan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Butler looking to pass the guard.
Butler looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler stopping the sweep attempt from Noonan.
Butler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Butler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheamus Noonan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Butler's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Noonan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Butler's guard.
Noonan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Noonan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Butler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Noonan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Butler is trying to control the position but Noonan postures up.
Butler working for a triangle but Noonan defends it easily.
Butler is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Noonan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Noonan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Butler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Noonan.
Noonan stands up over Butler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Noonan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Noonan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sheamus Noonan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Noonan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Noonan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Butler has Noonan pulled in close to control his posture.
Butler looking for a sweep. Not yet Butler, not yet.
Noonan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Noonan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Butler is controlling Noonan's posture.
Butler is looking to sinch up a triangle. Noonan throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Butler's body to avoid the submission. Butler has instead reached around Noonan's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Butler arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paul Butler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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