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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Skaf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Butorin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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233 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammed Skaf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Butorin!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butorin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skaf.
Skaf swings widly with a right hand
and Butorin counters with a two punch combo.
Butorin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Skaf throws a lazy right hand but Butorin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butorin moves into the clinch.
Skaf manages to break the clinch.
Skaf misses with a looping right.
Butorin wants to clinch up but Skaf keeps it at a distance.
Skaf throws a hook but Butorin avoids it easily.
Butorin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Skaf looks to land a right hand but Butorin moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Butorin. Those never looked like landing.
A big left from Skaf misses.
Nice shot by Skaf.
It looks like Alex Butorin has been cut.
Skaf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butorin wants to counter with a clinch but Skaf pushes him away.
Butorin slips under a jab.
Skaf throws a hook but Butorin blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Butorin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butorin fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skaf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butorin counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mohammed Skaf has been cut.
Mohammed Skaf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skaf avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butorin moves away from the strike by Skaf.
Skaf throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Butorin on the side of the head.
Skaf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butorin is looking for the big counter here.
Butorin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Skaf looks to land a left hand but Butorin moved out of range nicely.
Skaf keeps the fight on the outside.
Butorin slips a straight right by Skaf.
Butorin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Butorin slips a jab from Skaf.
Skaf throws a big shot that misses.
Skaf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Skaf loads up on a big right hand but Butorin slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Butorin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Skaf throws a jab when Butorin was well out of range.
Butorin throws a counter combo.
Skaf misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Butorin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skaf.
The fighters circling - Skaf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Skaf avoids the head kick by Butorin.
It looked like Skaf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A head kick from Butorin lands but Skaf takes it in his stride.
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!
Butorin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skaf.
Butorin tries to clinch but Skaf is having none of it.
Butorin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Skaf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butorin.
Butorin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Skaf misses with an uppercut.
Skaf misses with a lunging right hand
and Butorin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Skaf thinking.
Skaf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Butorin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Skaf misses with a right hand
and Butorin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skaf throws a jab when Butorin was well out of range.
Skaf looks to land a right hand but Butorin moved out of range.
Butorin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skaf.
Butorin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Butorin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Skaf's corner calls for a 1-2. Skaf obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Skaf. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Skaf.
Skaf misses with a right hand
and Butorin counters with a series of strikes. Skaf will be more careful next time no doubt.
Butorin misses with a jab to the body
and Skaf connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skaf looks to throw the jab but Butorin is out of range.
Skaf scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That has opened up Alex Butorin's cut even more.
Butorin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Skaf.
Skaf missing with a left hand there. Butorin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Butorin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Skaf misses with a looping left.
Butorin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Skaf.
Skaf connects with a right hand. Butorin shakes it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butorin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skaf.
Skaf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Skaf looks to throw the jab but Butorin is out of range.
Butorin walks into a left hand.
Butorin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skaf.
Skaf 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.
Skaf throws a hook but Butorin avoids it easily.
Butorin misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Skaf.
Skaf throws a looping overhand right but Butorin ducks down to avoid it.
Butorin slips a jab from Skaf.
Skaf is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Skaf pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butorin slips a jab from Skaf.
Butorin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammed Skaf dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skaf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Skaf looks to land a right hand but Butorin moved out of range.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Skaf here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Skaf misses with a straight right.
Butorin moves away from the strike by Skaf.
Butorin ducks under a wild hook from Skaf.
Jab by Skaf.
A slow jab from Skaf misses its intended target.
Butorin needs to keep his hands up - Skaf had a free shot at his head there.
The fighters circling - Skaf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butorin throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skaf keeps the fight on the outside.
Skaf throws a shot from downtown. Butorin moves away and avoids it.
Butorin throws a counter combo.
Skaf is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butorin can do to turn this around?
Skaf blocks a head kick by Butorin.
Mohammed Skaf is winning the standup battle so far.
Skaf throws a jab when Butorin was well out of range.
Butorin wants to counter with a clinch but Skaf pushes him away.
Skaf looks to land a left hand but Butorin moved out of range nicely.
Alex Butorin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butorin scores with a leg kick.
Butorin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Skaf.
Butorin wants to counter with a clinch but Skaf pushes him away.
Butorin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Butorin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Skaf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Skaf throws a jab but it's blocked by Butorin.
Despite the aggression on Butorin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Butorin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skaf.
Butorin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Skaf swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Butorin.
Skaf throws a hook but Butorin avoids it easily.
Butorin slips a jab from Skaf.
Butorin steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Skaf.
A big right from Skaf misses.
Butorin moves out of range of the strikes.
Skaf misses with a hook
and Butorin counters with a series of strikes. Skaf will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skaf misses with a straight right.
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!
A jab from Skaf misses.
Butorin unleashes a big counter combination but Skaf bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Butorin fails to land with a series of punches.
Skaf loads up on a big right hand but Butorin slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Butorin.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Butorin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Skaf has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Skaf and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Butorin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Skaf cracks Butorin with an open hand slap.
Butorin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Skaf.
Butorin staying out of range there.
Butorin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Skaf avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butorin slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Skaf.
Skaf scores with a jab.
The cut above Alex Butorin's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters circling - Skaf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Skaf backs off Butorin throws a huge counter combo but Skaf manages to avoid it all.
A lazy left from Skaf finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Skaf.
Butorin is looking for the big counter here.
Skaf misses with a looping right.
Skaf misses with a right hand
and Butorin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skaf throws a hook but Butorin blocks it.
The fighters circling - Butorin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butorin wants to clinch.
Skaf misses with a left hand
and Butorin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butorin ducks under a wild hook from Skaf.
Butorin wants to counter the offense by Skaf and move into the clinch position.
Skaf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Butorin!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Butorin.
Butorin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Butorin throws a counter combo.
Skaf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butorin counters with a nice uppercut.
Skaf is rocked!
Butorin instigates a clinch.
Oh Skaf is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Butorin lands a big right hand that drops Skaf! The killer instinct kicks in and Butorin finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Butorin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Butorin!
A very excited looking Alex Butorin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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