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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bingo Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghee Buttersnaps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Star comes to the cage accompanied by Octopus's garden. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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TWGC Champion
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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
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bingo Star! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ghee Buttersnaps! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Buttersnaps tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Star has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Buttersnaps finds it's way round the side to connect with Star's head. Buttersnaps takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Star scores with the left hand. Buttersnaps knows he should have avoided that one. Buttersnaps throws a right and a left that Star avoids nicely. Buttersnaps 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.
Buttersnaps swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
Star motions for Buttersnaps to come forward. Star throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Star misses with a kick to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Buttersnaps. Star throws the left hand but Buttersnaps avoids the punch easily. Buttersnaps is looking to land body kicks. Buttersnaps misses with a looping left. Buttersnaps scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab lands there for Buttersnaps. Star misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Buttersnaps throws the left hand but Star avoids the punch easily. Star looks to score with a jab to the body but Buttersnaps is just out of range. Star uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buttersnaps. Buttersnaps throws a big shot that misses. Star throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Star tries to score with a low kick but Buttersnaps moves his leg out of the way. Star fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Star, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Buttersnaps thows a body shot but no joy. Star moves out of range as Buttersnaps strikes. Buttersnaps bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Star's head. Star wants to clinch up but Buttersnaps keeps it at a distance. Nice defenses there by Star. Star takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buttersnaps works the jab nicely. Star throws a hook to the side of Buttersnaps's head but Buttersnaps sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Buttersnaps fails to land with a series of punches.
Buttersnaps ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Buttersnaps lands a slapping body shot.
Buttersnaps slips a jab and a cross from Star.
Nice body punch from Buttersnaps. This has been an exciting period of action! Buttersnaps swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ghee Buttersnaps seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Buttersnaps misses with a looping left. Buttersnaps misses with a wild body shot. Star just misses with a punch to the body.
Buttersnaps takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. A combination from Star does no damage. Buttersnaps rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Star moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Buttersnaps stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Buttersnaps scores with the left hand. Star knows he should have avoided that one. Buttersnaps tries to bum rush Star with a series of wild strikes but Star uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Buttersnaps is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Star had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Star bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Star digs a good body shot into Buttersnaps's ribs. Buttersnaps slips under a jab. Star moves out of range of the strikes. Buttersnaps misses with a double jab.
Star lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Buttersnaps at a distance.
Buttersnaps misses with a two punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Buttersnaps. Star shrugs it off though. Buttersnaps throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Buttersnaps moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Buttersnaps ducks under a wild hook from Star. Buttersnaps looks to land a left hand but Star moved out of range nicely. Buttersnaps scores with a nice right hand.
Star fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Buttersnaps has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Star is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Buttersnaps's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems. 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! Star takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Buttersnaps misses with an uppercut
and Star counters with a low kick, right behind Buttersnaps 's knee. Buttersnaps takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Some wild striking there from Star.
Buttersnaps feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Star's calf. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Buttersnaps scores with a nice right hand.
Buttersnaps thows a body shot but no joy. Buttersnaps misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghee Buttersnaps dominated that round. 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.
Buttersnaps just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Star. Buttersnaps moves forwards but Star connects with a nice, crisp jab. Buttersnaps ducks under a wild hook from Star. Buttersnaps lands with a straight right. Star didn't see that one coming. Buttersnaps scores with a body shot.
Star takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Star loads up on a big right hand but Buttersnaps slips the punch. Star shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Buttersnaps fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Star looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Star drives through and clinches with Buttersnaps against the cage.
Buttersnaps wants to stall.
Buttersnaps taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round. Star lands a nice elbow from the clinch. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Buttersnaps taking a breather. Buttersnaps blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buttersnaps keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Star's efforts to push away. Buttersnaps looking to slow down the pace here. Star scores a nice knee to the body.
Star throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Buttersnaps is trying to maintain a safe position but Star gets an underhook and turns Buttersnaps into the cage. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ghee Buttersnaps. Star is looking to clinch but Buttersnaps is avoiding it.
Buttersnaps defending well as Star loads up on a big left hand. Star throws a head kick but Buttersnaps moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Buttersnaps. Buttersnaps stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Star thuds a left hand into Buttersnaps's body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Buttersnaps scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Buttersnaps lands a nice hook to Star's body. Star takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Ghee Buttersnaps seems to be getting the better of the standup. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Star, right into the meat.
Star tries to work over Buttersnaps's front leg with a kick but Buttersnaps checks it. Star tries to close the distance and clinch up but Buttersnaps swats him away and circles back towards the center. Bingo Star is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Buttersnaps lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Buttersnaps misses with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Buttersnaps misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Star misses. Buttersnaps misses with a body punch
and Star counters with a straight right hand. Star looks for the body kick but Buttersnaps saw that one coming. Star tries to clinch but Buttersnaps is having none of it. Buttersnaps tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Star was well out of range. Poor timing from Buttersnaps. Star misses with a few strikes there.
Star moves out of range as Buttersnaps strikes. Buttersnaps keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Star takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Buttersnaps ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Buttersnaps fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Star misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Buttersnaps.
Buttersnaps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Star swings for the body but Buttersnaps moves out of range.
Buttersnaps throws an overhand right that lands on Star's shoulder, as Star tries to avoid the shot. Star goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Star dips to his left and cracks Buttersnaps with an uppercut! Buttersnaps throws a leg kick that misses. Star has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Star drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Buttersnaps ducks down and throws a hook to the body. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Star staying out of range there. Buttersnaps jabs Star to the body, keeping him at a distance. Buttersnaps connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ghee Buttersnaps showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Star throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The fighters circle momentarily. Buttersnaps darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Buttersnaps lands a jab to the head.
Buttersnaps cracks a nice hook into Star's ribs. Star misses the jab. The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Buttersnaps scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Star changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Star takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Star blocks a jab. Star pushing out the jab but it's not landing. An inside leg kick from Buttersnaps misses. Star works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Star looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Star ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Buttersnaps moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Star just misses with a punch to the body.
Star throws a big shot that misses. Star closes the distance and pushes Buttersnaps back into the cage. Star pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Star.
No joy there for Star, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Star just misses with a punch to the body.
Star swinging wildly here.
Buttersnaps misses with a looping right. Buttersnaps throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Jab by Star. Buttersnaps lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Star scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Buttersnaps is looking to slow Star down with leg kicks. Buttersnaps misses with a straight left. Star pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Star's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Buttersnaps connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Star scrambles back to his feet. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Buttersnaps throws a head kick but Star moves out of range.
Buttersnaps has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Star takes a body punch but keeps moving. Star keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Buttersnaps looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Star takes one to the side of the head.
Buttersnaps swings for the body but Star moves out of range.
Buttersnaps scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Buttersnaps is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Star.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Star throws a looping overhand right but Buttersnaps ducks down to avoid it. Buttersnaps misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Buttersnaps misses. Buttersnaps throws a jab but it's blocked by Star. Buttersnaps lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Star tries to clinch but Buttersnaps is having none of it. Buttersnaps shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Star eats them both and turns towards Buttersnaps to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. A decent looking body kick lands there for Star. Buttersnaps takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Buttersnaps has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Star. Star is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buttersnaps. Buttersnaps throws a lazy right hand but Star sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Buttersnaps ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Star tries to clinch there but Buttersnaps circles away.
Buttersnaps swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Star misses. Buttersnaps tries to score with a low kick but Star moves his leg out of the way. Buttersnaps avoids the head kick by Star.
Bingo Star has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Star 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.
This has been an exciting period of action! Buttersnaps works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Star throws a good cross that connects.
Star lands a right hook to the body.
Star ducks under a wild hook from Buttersnaps. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Star gets in close and instigates a clinch. Star scores with a shot to the side of Buttersnaps's head. Star tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bingo Star. I think Buttersnaps has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29 Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ghee Buttersnaps!
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