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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rufus Black has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Guy Butler!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler shoots for a double leg takedown but Black sprawls well. He's pushed Butler's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Butler lands a head kick that stumbles Black and the fighters go to the mat.
Black is rocked!
Butler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oh Black is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butler is one step ahead there.
Black working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Butler.
Butler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Black is proving hard to escape from.
Black seems to have got his legs back now.
Butler pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Black is keeping the position for now.
Butler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Black, up you get!
Black fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Butler drives through and clinches with Black against the cage.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butler drops Black with a nice combination! Butler dives into Black's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Rufus Black has been cut.
Black looking to hit a scissor sweep but Butler is one step ahead there.
Butler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Butler stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Butler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Black in his tracks.
Guy Butler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butler misses with a wild combination.
Black tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Butler counters with a head kick that drops Black - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Butler wants to take a breather but Black is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black gets back to full guard.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Butler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Black throws a combination that misses
and Butler counters with a head kick. That will keep Black thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Butler.
Butler pushes Black up against the cage in a clinch.
Butler breaks the clinch.
Butler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Black is breathing heavily.
Butler connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Black gets back to half guard.
Butler wants to stand up but Black is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butler slips a nice elbow through Black's hands, connecting with Black's forehead.
Butler thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Black makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Black.
Butler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Black tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Butler trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Black working a defensive guard here.
Butler is sitting in close to Black's body. Black has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Butler is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Butler is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Black.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rufus Black!
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hype
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FIGHT
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