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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugandan Knuckles (ranked 748 p4p, 120 weight class) and Rex Butt (ranked 1074 p4p, 164 weight class). Knuckles comes to the cage accompanied by Ugandan Knuckles song. The key to victory for Ugandan Knuckles has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 cm
26
218 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
26
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ugandan Knuckles! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rex Butt! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Knuckles misses with a few strikes there.
Butt throws a hook to the side of Knuckles's head but Knuckles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Knuckles is looking to counter punch. Knuckles blocks a jab. Butt slips under a jab. Knuckles looks to score with a jab to the body but Butt is just out of range. Butt avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Knuckles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butt was well out of range. Poor timing from Knuckles. Butt looks like he wants to counter punch here. Ugandan Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Knuckles scores with the left hand. Butt knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Rex Butt has been cut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Butt misses with a hook
and Butt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Knuckles pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Butt misses with a hook
enabling Knuckles to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Butt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Butt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Butt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Knuckles swings for the body but Butt moves out of range.
Butt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Knuckles slips under a jab. Knuckles feints with a jab and clips Butt right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Butt is sent crashing into the canvas and Knuckles leaps in for the kill! Butt tries to get to his feet but Knuckles is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Butt is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ugandan Knuckles! Ugandan Knuckles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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