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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kram Zetroc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kram Zetroc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bill Butler!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler shoots in for a double leg but Zetroc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Zetroc tries to clinch up.
Butler swats away the attempt to clinch by Zetroc.
Butler takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Butler avoids the body shot from Zetroc.
Bill Butler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zetroc pushes Butler up against the cage in a clinch.
Zetroc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butler tries to clinch up.
Zetroc throws a series of punches but Butler moves out of range.
Zetroc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Butler.
Zetroc gets a clinch.
Butler tries to pull guard but Zetroc forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kram Zetroc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Butler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler breaks from the clinch.
Zetroc throws a wild body kick that Butler sees coming a mile off.
Zetroc tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Butler swivels and escapes.
Butler misses with a takedown attempt - Zetroc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zetroc will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice sprawl there from Butler as Zetroc shoots in.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butler.
Butler shoots in but Zetroc avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Zetroc closes the distance and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetroc dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Butler misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butler gets underhooks to prevent Zetroc's takedown attempt.
Zetroc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butler clinches up with Zetroc and pushes him back against the cage.
Zetroc is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Butler is trying to stall.
Zetroc can't break the clinch.
Butler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zetroc avoids it.
Zetroc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetroc stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Zetroc wants it to stay on the feet.
Zetroc throws a right and a left that Butler avoids nicely.
Butler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butler clinches.
Zetroc decides to pull guard.
Zetroc has a closed guard, preventing Butler from standing up.
Butler forces his way into half guard.
Zetroc trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zetroc keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler wants to take a breather but Zetroc is having none of it.
Butler tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Zetroc.
Butler seems to be looking for submissions.
Butler looks gassed!
Zetroc keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butler is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Kram Zetroc will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Butler shoots in but no luck this time.
Butler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Butler misses with a head kick.
Butler swats away the attempt to clinch by Zetroc.
Kram Zetroc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zetroc looks to land a body kick but Butler moved away.
Zetroc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butler tries to clinch up
and Zetroc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Zetroc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zetroc misses with a body shot.
Butler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zetroc as he jumps to the side.
Kram Zetroc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Butler.
Butler fails with a takedown attempt.
Zetroc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Butler.
Butler is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Zetroc stalks Butler and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Butler's face. Butler staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Zetroc with that takedown attempt.
Butler takes a kick to the side of the head.
Butler tries to clinch there but Zetroc circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Butler.
Zetroc tries to clinch there but Butler circles away.
Butler throws a hook but Zetroc blocks it.
Butler wants to clinch.
Zetroc gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zetroc has had enough of the clinch but Butler keeps him there for the moment.
Zetroc looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zetroc stops a takedown attempt from Butler.
Zetroc breaks from the clinch.
Butler misses with a takedown attempt - Zetroc sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Zetroc pushes Butler up against the cage in a clinch.
Butler stalling in the clinch but Zetroc improves position.
Zetroc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler gets tackled into the cage by Zetroc. Zetroc maintains the clinch.
Zetroc breaks from the clinch.
Butler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Butler wants it to stay on the feet.
Butler moves out of range as Zetroc throws a body kick.
Butler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zetroc sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Zetroc shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Butler as he avoids it easily.
Zetroc moves in looking to clinch but Butler pushes him off.
Butler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zetroc.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Zetroc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kram Zetroc dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Zetroc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zetroc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zetroc leaves Butler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Butler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Butler fails with a takedown attempt.
Zetroc fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butler shoots in but no luck this time.
Kram Zetroc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bill Butler.
Butler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Zetroc as he avoids it easily.
Zetroc throws a lazy head kick
and Butler counters with a big head kick but Zetroc shrugs it off.
Butler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zetroc throws a push kick but Butler slaps the foot to one side.
Butler wants to clinch but Zetroc slips to the side
and Zetroc counters by moving into the clinch.
Zetroc fails to pull guard.
Zetroc's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zetroc throws a head kick that misses.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zetroc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zetroc avoids the head kick by Butler.
Zetroc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Zetroc clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zetroc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zetroc clinches up with Butler and pushes him back against the cage.
Zetroc has Butler pressed against the cage, preventing Butler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zetroc breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Butler or perhaps it was just good defense by Zetroc which made him look bad.
Zetroc throws a head kick that Butler semi-blocks.
Zetroc shoots for a takedown but Butler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zetroc fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butler, pushing him back against the cage.
Zetroc breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zetroc sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Butler tries to clinch
and Zetroc counters with a straight right hand.
Butler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zetroc looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Butler is fending him off so far but Zetroc persists. Nope, Butler circles away and we're back to standing.
Zetroc fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zetroc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butler is defended easily by Zetroc.
Zetroc clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zetroc avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zetroc manages to break the clinch.
Zetroc looks to land a combination but Butler avoids it well.
Zetroc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butler throws a series of punches but Zetroc moves out of range.
Zetroc throws a series of punches but Butler avoids them all with ease.
Zetroc takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zetroc will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butler blocks a head kick by Zetroc.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kram Zetroc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Zetroc, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kram Zetroc!
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RATING
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