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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chad Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butler comes to the cage accompanied by Pocket Full of Stones pt 2. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lee's choice of entrance music: Lonely Day. 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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188 cm
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225 lbs
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195 cm
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Butler! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, David Lee! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lee throws a right and a left that Butler avoids nicely. Butler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butler throws a right and a left that both miss. Butler takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Butler is rocked!
It looks like Chad Butler has been cut. Lee misses with a double jab
and Butler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Butler. Oh Butler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Butler content to stall in guard here. Butler seems to have got his legs back now. Lee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Butler is controlling him. Lee keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully. Lee should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete. Lee looking for a sweep. Not yet Lee, not yet. Lee thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage. Butler prevents Lee from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Butler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Butler has managed to clinch.
Lee wants to get back to striking at distance but Butler won't allow it.
Lee tries for a takedown. No joy.
Butler drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Lee. No joy for Butler on that attempt. Butler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lee.
Butler takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Lee falls off balance throwing a combination
and Butler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lee thinking. Butler clinches up against the cage. Butler tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Butler. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
David Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lee is looking to score with low kicks. Lee throws a combination that misses and Butler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Lee looks gassed! Lee swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Butler.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Butler passes easily into side control. Nice work. Butler just content to control the position. Butler wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy. Butler just content to control the position. Butler prevents Lee from escaping the position. Butler taking a breather here. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Butler tries to move to mount but Lee blocks the move with his legs. Butler landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lee is looking to reverse the position. Butler taking a breather here. Lee is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Butler's leg. He's managed it. Nice work. Butler trying to control the pace. Lee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lee manages to escape and get back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Butler looks to land a combination but Lee avoids it well. Lee fails with the takedown and Butler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that. Butler controlling from side mount. Lee is looking for a sweep. Lee is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Butler has just dragged him back down to the mat. Lee wants to control but Butler postures up. Lee is pushing Butler's head away, looking to escape. Butler manages to hold on to the position though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lee manages to get back to half guard. Lee trying to control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chad Butler dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chad Butler's cut. 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 tries for a takedown but Lee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Butler shoots and misses and Lee counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Butler! Lee not landing any meaningful shots this time. Lee wants to free his trapped foot but Butler is holding on for dear life with his legs. Butler trying to control but Lee postures up.
Lee is tying to control. Butler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Lee gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Lee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Butler on the side of the head. Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Butler here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man. Lee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Butler! Lee is breathing heavily. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Butler throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Butler tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away. Butler sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Butler trying to control but Lee postures up.
Butler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Butler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Butler moves into full guard.
Butler trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Butler looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Butler pulls Lee in to control the position. Butler tries to land a sweep but no joy. Butler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Lee is looking to stand up but Butler won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Butler is pulling down on Lee's head to control his posture. Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang! Butler takes one on the button. A big right followed by a crushing left from Lee knocks Butler out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). David Lee!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
83% |
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