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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 1331 p4p, 158 weight class) and Akira Harada (ranked 1368 p4p, 160 weight class). Butabi comes to the cage accompanied by Make That Money. Steve Butabi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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169 cm
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171 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akira Harada!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Watson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butabi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harada finds it's way round the side to connect with Butabi's head.
Harada on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Harada instigates a clinch.
Harada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harada bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Butabi's head.
Butabi throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Harada misses with an uppercut. Butabi saw that one coming.
Butabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harada moves away.
Harada looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Butabi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butabi.
Harada smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Butabi misses with a looping right.
Butabi lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butabi throws a hook but Harada avoids it easily.
Harada swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butabi slips under a jab from Harada.
Butabi shoots in for a takedown but Harada shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butabi misses with a wild body shot.
Harada throws a jab but it's blocked by Butabi.
Harada misses with a straight left.
Harada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harada is looking to clinch but Butabi is avoiding it.
Harada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butabi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butabi scores with a jab to the body.
Harada lands with a right hand.
Harada with a hook.
Butabi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Butabi tried to counter with a leg kick but Harada avoided it.
Harada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butabi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harada.
Butabi scores with a jab. Harada acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Akira Harada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harada misses with a hook.
Butabi drops down looking for a counter takedown but Harada sprawls and moves away.
Butabi finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Harada's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Butabi falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Harada!
Akira Harada managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, OLIMPO, into his post fight interview.
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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
RATING
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