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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raijin Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kage has chosen Gojira - Oroborus as his entrance music. Raijin Kage has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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162 lbs
12 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raijin Kage!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher checks a leg kick.
Butcher scores with a punch to the head.
Kage throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Butcher.
Kage lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Kage.
Kage tries to score a power double leg takedown but Butcher sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kage somewhat.
Butcher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kage is out of range and Butcher settles back down.
Kage shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kage showed some decent athleticism there.
Butcher tries to get to full guard but Kage has control of the leg.
Butcher has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kage is looking to advance position but Butcher won't allow it.
Kage frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher gets back to half guard.
Butcher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kage's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kage's back!
Kage tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Kage is working to get back to half guard.
Butcher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kage working to try and regain half guard.
Butcher unloads with some shots from mount but Kage bucks and avoids them well.
Butcher looking to control but Kage is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kage blocking the ground and pound.
Butcher lands a couple of good shots and Kage has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Butcher is trying to stick to Kage's back but Kage is turning into Butcher. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Butcher's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher wants to sweep here but Kage controlling him for the moment.
Kage trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butcher pulls Kage in close to his closed guard and prevents Kage from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kage slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kage tries to free his leg and advance position but Butcher is retaining full guard.
Butcher controlling Kage's posture.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Kage tries to pass.
Butcher pulls Kage in close to prevent any damage.
Butcher is trying to keep Kage in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher trying to control the position here.
Kage won't allow Butcher to sweep him here.
Kage controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kage wants to pass the guard but Butcher is keeping the position.
Butcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Butcher has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Butcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bobby Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
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.
Kage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kage walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Butcher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
It looks like Raijin Kage has been cut.
Kage tries to score with a low kick but Butcher moves his leg out of the way.
Kage tries to work over Butcher's front leg with a kick but Butcher checks it.
Kage misses with an uppercut.
Butcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kage counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Kage tries to pass.
Butcher seems keen to control Kage's posture.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Kage from controlling successfully.
Butcher trying to keep a closed guard but Kage is proving a slippery customer.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Kage tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Raijin Kage will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Raijin Kage's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kage fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kage connects with a leg kick. Butcher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Butcher throws an overhand right that lands on Kage's shoulder, as Kage tries to avoid the shot.
Butcher gets caught flat footed, as Kage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kage in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kage working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Kage from controlling successfully.
Kage preventing the sweep.
Butcher controlling Kage's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kage trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Butcher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kage wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Kage tries to pass.
Kage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butcher has Kage pulled in close to control his posture.
Kage scoring with punches to the head and body.
Raijin Kage has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kage stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Butcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kage is in close to Butcher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kage being controlled here momentarily.
Kage advances to half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kage working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Butcher wants to get back to his feet.
Butcher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kage.
Ground and pound from Kage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kage lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kage lands a heavy elbow.
Butcher is rocked!
Butcher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oh Butcher is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kage has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butcher is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Butcher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kage content just to control the position here.
Kage lands a big elbow - Butcher is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Butcher is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Raijin Kage!
Raijin Kage is the new lightweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Raijin Kage thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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