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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killer Mike (ranked 624 p4p, 736 weight class) and Geezer Butler (ranked 93 p4p, 110 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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8 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
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7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Killer Mike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geezer Butler!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mike misses the shot to the body.
Butler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mike throws out the jab.
Butler swats away the attempt to clinch by Mike.
Mike dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butler blocks a jab.
Butler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mike pushes Butler up against the cage in a clinch.
Butler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mike lands with a short shot to the head.
Mike lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mike throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Butler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mike throws a punch but it's blocked by Butler.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Butler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butler is trying to break the clinch but Mike has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Mike.
Butler blocking some punches.
Mike misses with some punches.
I was talking to Mike's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Mike blocks a body shot from Butler.
Mike manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Butler is struggling to control the position.
Mike has Butler pressed against the cage, preventing Butler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Butler stalling in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Mike as the two fighters clinch.
Mike working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butler.
Butler tries to break the clinch but Mike is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mike.
Mike gets through Butler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butler misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mike is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mike misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mike lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mike misses with the head strike.
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Mike.
Mike lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mike tries to work over Butler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butler working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mike.
A short uppercut from Mike.
Butler misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mike.
Mike prevents a body shot from Butler.
Butler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mike lands a body punch in the clinch.
Butler tries to throw a body punch but Mike avoids it by throwing Butler back against the cage.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mike.
Mike scores with a shot to the side of Butler's head.
Butler looks winded!
Butler is looking to control Mike's arms but Mike gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butler has his back to the cage.
Mike lands with a short shot to the head.
Mike lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mike lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mike lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Mike - that landed with a thud.
Mike lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butler or not.
Mike lands a body shot.
Mike slowing the pace effectively.
Mike pushes Butler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butler throws a punch but it's blocked by Mike.
Butler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Mike to work.
A nice left hand lands by Mike.
Mike lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler stalling against the cage.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mike pushes Butler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mike.
Mike lands a hook that snaps the head of Butler backwards.
Mike lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mike is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mike lands with a left to the head.
Mike softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mike takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Butler breaks the clinch.
Mike scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mike is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butler takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Killer Mike dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mike gets a clinch.
Mike throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Butlers head.
A short uppercut from Mike.
Mike lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Mike scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Mike.
Nice body punch from Mike - that landed with a thud.
Mike scores with a shoulder strike.
Mike gets through Butler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mike lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butler or not.
Mike lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mike creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butler is rocked!
A short left from Mike.
Butler is still on wobbly legs! Can Mike finish him?
Mike throws a big uppercut that drops Butler! More strikes from Mike and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Butler lies dazed against the cage as Mike celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killer Mike!
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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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