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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Undertaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Undertaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gerard Butler!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Undertaker drives through and clinches with Butler against the cage.
Butler stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Undertaker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Butler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Butler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butler throws a right and a left that Undertaker avoids nicely.
Butler misses with a low kick.
Undertaker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Butler pinned against the cage. Butler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Undertaker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Butler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Undertaker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Undertaker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Butler shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Butler looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Butler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Butler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Undertaker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undertaker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Undertaker manages to get to full guard.
Butler cracks Undertaker with a solid left hand.
Butler wants to control from the top but Undertaker keeps moving.
Butler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Butler wants to control from the top but Undertaker keeps moving.
Undertaker throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Butler wants to control from the top but Undertaker keeps moving.
Butler tries to stand but Undertaker is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Butler is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Undertaker looking for a guillotine here but Butler defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Undertaker is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler works over Undertaker with some ground and pound from guard.
Butler trying to control the position from guard on top but Undertaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Undertaker will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Butler won't allow Undertaker to get back to his feet.
Butler tries to stand but Undertaker is controlling from the bottom.
Undertaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Butler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Butler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butler stopping the sweep attempt from Undertaker.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Butler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Butler scores with a sloppy right hand. Undertaker should have avoided that one.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Butler, as that shot connected.
A punch combination from Butler misses.
Undertaker fails with the takedown
and Butler counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Butler.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Butler dominated that round.
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.
Undertaker with a poor takedown
and Butler decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Undertaker's guard.
Butler trying to control but Undertaker is working from the bottom.
Butler works over Undertaker with some ground and pound from guard.
Butler tries to free his leg and advance position but Undertaker is retaining full guard.
Undertaker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Butler is aware though and is defending well.
Butler postures up and lands a big shot to Undertaker's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Butler cracks Undertaker with a solid left hand.
Butler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Butler stands up and waves to Undertaker to follow him.
Undertaker with a poor takedown
and Butler counters with a shoot takedown. Undertaker fights it but they end up in guard.
Undertaker wants to get back to his feet but Butler is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Butler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Undertaker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Butler!
A nice elbow there by Undertaker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Undertaker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Undertaker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Butler is desperately trying to improve his position but Undertaker has a good base and remains in mount.
Undertaker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Butler can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Undertaker working Butler over with strikes here.
BOOM! Undertaker connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Butler is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Butler is wriggling around trying to escape.
Undertaker avoids the attempt from Butler to control.
Butler is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Butler tries to hold on but Undertaker pushes him away.
Undertaker trying to control but Butler is having none of it.
Undertaker lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Butler hang on?
Undertaker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Undertaker punishing his opponent with strikes.
Butler wants to hold on but Undertaker pushes him away.
Gerard Butler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Butler is trying to escape the mount.
Undertaker blocks Butler's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
A nice elbow there by Undertaker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Butler swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Undertaker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Butler looks a forlorn figure.
Undertaker lands with some strikes.
Butler tries to reverse the position but Undertaker maintains control.
Undertaker landing strikes, looking to finish!
Undertaker lands a big elbow.
Undertaker lands a big shot there that rocks Butler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Undertaker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Butler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Undertaker lands a nice shot to the head.
Butler tries to buck Undertaker off but he can't manage it.
Undertaker blocks Butler's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Butler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Undertaker with a lazy takedown attempt
and Butler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Undertaker decides to pull guard.
Undertaker looking for a guillotine here but Butler defends easily.
Butler works over Undertaker with some ground and pound from guard.
Butler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Butler scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butler wants to control from the top but Undertaker keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Undertaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butler avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Butler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Butler content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Butler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gerard Butler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Undertaker keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully.
Butler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Butler gets a clinch.
Butler prevents the takedown attempt.
Undertaker breaks from the clinch.
Butler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ground and pound from Butler.
Butler misses with a head shot. Undertaker uses the momentum to regain guard.
Undertaker keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undertaker will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Undertaker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Butler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Undertaker trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Undertaker thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Butler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Undertaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Butler trying to control but Undertaker is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Butler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Undertaker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Butler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Butler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Butler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Butler!
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energy
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RATING
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