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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lloyd Butler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian King could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lloyd Butler's chin.
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159 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lloyd Butler!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
King looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Butler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
King pushes Butler up against the cage in a clinch.
King manages to break the clinch.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch but King swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butler is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Butler throws a head kick but King moves out of range.
King throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Butler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Butler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
King tries to strike from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
King keeping moving, preventing Butler from controlling successfully.
King keeping full guard, as Butler tries to pass.
Butler controls from within his opponent's guard.
King will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler wants to get up but he can't break King's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lloyd Butler was stalling too much, according to the referee.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Butler. Butler gets slowly back to his feet.
Butler looks gassed!
King avoids a kick to the body.
King tries to bum rush Butler with a series of wild strikes but Butler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Brian King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King closes the distance and pushes Butler back into the cage.
King manages to break the clinch.
King fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butler, pushing him back against the cage.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Butler tries to close the distance and clinch up but King swats him away and circles back towards the center.
King rushes Butler and presses him up against the cage.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler wants to clinch.
Butler has a takedown stuffed.
Brian King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lloyd Butler.
King gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Butler working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butler wants to clinch but King slips to the side
and King counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
King manages to break the clinch.
King shoots in but Butler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Butler doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butler is defended easily by King.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King gets a double leg takedown into Butler's guard.
King gets to his feet - Butler follows without any prompting.
King is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butler is trying hard to land a takedown here. King sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Butler doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
King moves into the clinch.
Butler tries to pull guard but King forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is pressed up against the cage. Butler has hold of a leg and is looking to drag King down to the mat. King avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
King pushes Butler up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butler wants to clinch.
King lands a jab-cross combination.
Butler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as King sprawls well. King wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Butler gets slowly back to his feet.
Butler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
King closes the distance and pushes Butler back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian King dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Butler looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
King swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Butler counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for King!
King trying desperately to get to his feet.
Butler controlling his opponent.
King is looking to get to half guard.
King flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Butler wants to control the pace but King is squirming around nicely.
King tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Butler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
King tries to reverse the position but Butler maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Lloyd Butler hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A head kick misses from Butler.
Butler doesn't manage to clinch there - King circles away.
King shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Butler sprawls well. Butler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Butler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butler shoots in but no luck this time.
King will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butler shoots in and drives through. King sprawls well.
Butler throws a series of strikes that have King backpedaling.
Butler has a takedown stuffed.
Brian King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lloyd Butler.
King closes the distance and pushes Butler back into the cage.
Butler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables King to keep the fight standing.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Butler shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
King throws a series of punches but Butler avoids them all with ease.
King swats away the attempt to clinch by Butler.
Butler shoots in for a double leg but King sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King pushes Butler up against the cage in a clinch.
Butler looking for a takedown.
Butler can't break the clinch.
King breaks from the clinch.
King instigates a clinch.
Butler tries for a takedown but King manages to get underhooks.
Butler wants to take the fight to the mat but King manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
King misses with a two punch combination.
Brian King is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butler shoots in but no luck this time.
King gets a takedown into half guard.
King decides to return to a standing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butler shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense.
Butler misses with a looping left.
King instigates a clinch.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from King. Those never looked like landing.
Butler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butler tries to clinch up but King circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Butler fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Brian King will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Butler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with King but King pushes him off and we're back to square one.
King feints and as Butler raises his hands in defense, King changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Butler is working an open guard so King takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Butler wants to clinch.
King moves into the clinch.
King breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Butler cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
King clinches up against the cage.
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Butler tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
King leaves Butler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brian King is winning the standup battle so far.
Butler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butler wants to clinch.
King gets in close and instigates a clinch.
King breaks the clinch.
King instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Butler looks to land a combination. King sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Butler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
Butler fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
Brian King has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lloyd Butler.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Butler tries for a takedown but King sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
King closes the distance and clinches.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King has taken the fight to the clinch.
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King blocks a head kick by Butler.
Some wild striking there from King.
Butler shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Butler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
King moves into the clinch.
Butler is trying to pull guard but King has him pressed against the cage.
King manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Butler is defended easily by King.
A combination from King does no damage.
King tries to clinch but Butler moves out of range.
Butler shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
King gets a clinch.
King breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Butler shoots in looking for a takedown. King tries to sprawl out of it but Butler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. King manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
King forces Butler back against the cage and clinches.
King breaks the clinch.
King stuffs the takedown attempt from Butler. Butler gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lloyd Butler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brian King is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian King showed his dominance in that final round.
Well King has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian King!
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