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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 274 p4p, 42 weight class) and Henry Chinaski (ranked 1285 p4p, 158 weight class). Butabi comes to the cage accompanied by Make That Money. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henry Chinaski!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butabi throws a right hand that misses
and Chinaski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Butabi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chinaski was well out of range. Poor timing from Butabi.
Butabi ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
Butabi scores with a sloppy right hand. Chinaski should have avoided that one.
Butabi misses with a hook to the body
and Chinaski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The fighters circling - Chinaski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butabi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chinaski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Butabi moves out of range of the strikes.
Butabi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chinaski misses with a straight left.
Chinaski scores with a one two! Butabi had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Chinaski. Those never looked like landing.
Chinaski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butabi.
Butabi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Chinaski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chinaski scores with a hook to the body. Butabi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski blocks a jab.
Butabi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A nice leg kick lands there from Butabi.
Steve Butabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski misses with a right hand
and Butabi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Butabi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chinaski counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Butabi connects with a right hand. Chinaski shakes it off.
Butabi misses with a hook
and Butabi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Butabi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Butabi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chinaski throws out the jab.
Chinaski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chinaski throws a hook but Butabi blocks it.
Henry Chinaski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chinaski throws a jab when Butabi was well out of range.
Chinaski displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Chinaski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Butabi's hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butabi clinches up against the cage.
Butabi lands a right hand.
Butabi misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chinaski.
Chinaski is trying to break the clinch but Butabi has him pressed against the cage.
Butabi pulls guard effortlessly.
Butabi controls Chinaski momentarily but Chinaski frees himself.
Chinaski wanted to stand there but Butabi had control of the position.
Chinaski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Chinaski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Butabi has his feet on Chinaski's thighs here. He's pushed Chinaski off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Chinaski screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steve Butabi!
Steve Butabi retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Steve Butabi said 'Emilioooooooooo'.
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hype
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