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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Santos II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butch McDanton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDanton comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Solja Boy Tell Um kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Santos II!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Butch McDanton!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDanton closes the distance and clinches up with Santos II, looking for a takedown. McDanton pushes Santos II against the ropes but Santos II circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
McDanton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Santos II wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Santos II avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McDanton.
McDanton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Santos II wants to get back to full guard.
Santos II won't allow McDanton to pass to mount.
Santos II is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McDanton scores with a couple of nice shots.
McDanton is trying to control the action in half guard but Santos II is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Santos II is trying to stand back up but McDanton is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Santos II scores with a shot to the body.
Santos II plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos II plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Santos II fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
McDanton decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Santos II is looking for a sweep. McDanton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos II blocking the ground and pound attempt from McDanton.
Santos II is refusing to be controlled, as McDanton sits in half guard.
Santos II wants to get back to his feet.
Santos II is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDanton gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
McDanton keeps the fight on the outside.
Santos II throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Santos II throws a sloppy head kick and McDanton moves out of range easily.
McDanton clinches.
Santos II with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Santos II tries to land a knee to the head but McDanton blocks with his arms.
McDanton jumps guard and drags Santos II to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Santos II stops McDanton from standing up.
McDanton had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Santos II is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McDanton Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Santos II's back instead.
Will McDanton go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos II looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
McDanton missing with strikes from the back.
McDanton wants to control but Santos II is keeping busy.
Santos II manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. McDanton is now in side control.
Santos II holding on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Santos II is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McDanton throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos II gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McDanton takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Butch McDanton dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
McDanton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Santos II throws a head kick that McDanton semi-blocks.
McDanton shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos II looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santos II wants to clinch
and McDanton counters with a single leg into guard. Santos II didn't expect that.
Santos II is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McDanton looking to pass the guard.
Santos II bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McDanton's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos II trying to control but McDanton is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDanton trying to control the position.
McDanton working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Santos II has passed into half guard!
McDanton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McDanton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Santos II has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McDanton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Santos II content just to control the position here.
McDanton working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDanton tries to lock up and control but Santos II gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
McDanton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Santos II looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Santos II looking to control but McDanton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McDanton is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Butch McDanton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Santos II throws a head kick that McDanton semi-blocks.
Santos II keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Butch McDanton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McDanton wants to clinch up but Santos II keeps it at a distance.
McDanton keeps the fight on the outside.
McDanton tries to keep at a distance but Santos II has taken the fight into the clinch.
Santos II gets underhooks to prevent McDanton's takedown attempt.
Santos II misses with a knee to the head.
Santos II with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Santos II tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos II tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Santos II throws a knee to the head but misses.
McDanton has Santos II pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. McDanton pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Santos II tumbling to the mat - McDanton dives into Santos II's guard.
Santos II wants to stand up but McDanton is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDanton trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos II not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDanton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McDanton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McDanton trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos II is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McDanton is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Santos II looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Santos II scores with a body shot.
McDanton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santos II wants to clinch
and McDanton counters with a shoot takedown. Santos II fights it but they end up in guard.
Santos II looking to hit a scissor sweep but McDanton is one step ahead there.
McDanton works over Santos II with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos II wants to stand up but McDanton is controlling him.
McDanton trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos II is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDanton scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
McDanton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Santos II is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Santos II pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Santos II keeps McDanton at a distance using the push kick.
McDanton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Santos II paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McDanton.
Santos II avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McDanton.
McDanton stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rafael Santos II has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butch McDanton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Santos II tries a head kick but it misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Butch McDanton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McDanton winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Butch McDanton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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