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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enting Butikol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legionarivs Sakara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butikol comes to the cage accompanied by Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Sakara is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Rise of Sakara. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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200 lbs
28 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Enting Butikol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Legionarivs Sakara!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakara closes the distance and clinches.
Butikol presses Sakara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Butikol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sakara stalling in the clinch but Butikol improves position.
Sakara scores with a nice hook to the head.
Butikol tries to land a knee to the head but Sakara blocks with his arms.
Sakara misses with a punch on the inside.
Sakara lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butikol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sakara's coach down at Palazzo Paisano was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sakara's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sakara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butikol missing with knees to the body.
Butikol tries a body shot but Sakara blocks it.
Butikol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakara backwards.
Sakara slows down the pace here.
Butikol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakara's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Sakara fails to land.
Butikol unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sakara lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakara looks winded!
Butikol lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakara won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butikol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakara avoids it.
Butikol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Butikol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Butikol.
Butikol comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Butikol lands with a left to the head.
Butikol cracks Sakara with a nice body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Butikol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butikol gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Butikol creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakara's defenses.
Sakara takes a shot to the head.
Butikol struggles to land a body shot inside as Sakara controls his hands.
Sakara takes an elbow to the temple.
Sakara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butikol blocking some punches.
Sakara managing to block the knees to the body from Butikol.
Butikol with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakara looking to slow down the pace here.
Butikol throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A shot in the inside from Sakara.
Sakara blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butikol comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sakara throws a punch but it's blocked by Butikol.
Butikol misses with a knee strike.
Sakara dodges an elbow strike from Butikol.
Butikol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sakara misses with a punch on the inside.
Butikol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakara avoids it.
Butikol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sakara lands an uppercut.
Sakara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sakara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sakara managing to block the knees to the body from Butikol.
Sakara cracks Butikol with a nice body shot.
Sakara stalling the fight.
Butikol lands an elbow inside that Sakara shrugs off.
Sakara blocks the elbow strike.
Sakara takes a knee right on the jaw!
Butikol tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butikol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butikol misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butikol.
Butikol unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Butikol lands an elbow inside that Sakara shrugs off.
Butikol misses with an elbow strike.
A short left from Sakara.
Butikol works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Butikol works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Butikol.
Sakara tries to stall but Butikol uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Butikol lands a knee to the body.
Butikol tries to land knees in the clinch but Sakara avoids the damage to the body.
Butikol connects with a knee to the head.
Butikol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakara scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sakara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butikol blocks an uppercut.
Butikol lands a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Butikol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butikol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Butikol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Butikol misses with a punch to the body.
Sakara working aggressively here.
Sakara stalling in the clinch but Butikol improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Sakara.
Sakara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Butikol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Butikol is working Sakara over against the cage.
Butikol tries a body shot but Sakara blocks it.
Butikol lands an elbow inside that Sakara shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butikol.
Butikol throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sakaras head.
Sakara misses with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Sakara as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butikol unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Butikol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sakara backwards.
Sakara dodges an elbow strike from Butikol.
Butikol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enting Butikol dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sakara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Legionarivs Sakara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butikol ducks under a wild hook from Sakara.
Butikol scores with a shot to the body.
Butikol is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sakara can do to turn this around?
Sakara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Butikol throws a low kick but Sakara avoids it.
Butikol digs a good body shot into Sakara's ribs.
Butikol has managed to clinch.
Sakara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sakara takes an elbow to the temple.
Butikol has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Butikol scores with a hook to the body.
Enting Butikol has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Butikol.
Butikol connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Butikol.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butikol lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sakara blocks a body shot from Butikol.
Sakara is breathing heavily.
Butikol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakara prevents a body shot from Butikol.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butikol creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Butikol.
Butikol lands a damaging elbow.
Butikol gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sakara is looking to control Butikol's arms but Butikol gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sakara has his back to the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Butikol.
Butikol scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Butikol - that landed with a thud.
Butikol lands a body punch.
Butikol pushes Sakara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakara takes an elbow to the temple.
Butikol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Butikol.
Butikol lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Butikol.
Butikol pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Butikol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sakara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butikol misses with an elbow over the top.
Sakara wants to stall.
Sakara tries to work over Butikol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butikol lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Sakara.
Butikol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sakara working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Sakara.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butikol.
Butikol lands an elbow inside.
Sakara lands a body punch in the clinch.
Butikol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butikol lands an elbow just above Sakara 's eye.
Butikol creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakara's defenses.
Butikol pushes Sakara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sakara has Butikol pressed against the cage.
Butikol pushes off an throws an elbow but Sakara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakara misses with a punch on the inside.
Butikol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sakara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Butikol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Butikol takes a shot to the head.
Sakara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sakara throws a punch but it's blocked by Butikol.
The referee calls for Sakara to work.
Sakara throws a head punch that misses.
Butikol is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Butikol tries a body shot but Sakara blocks it.
Butikol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakara is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Butikol presses Sakara against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Butikol lands an elbow that stopped Sakara in his tracks for a moment.
Butikol lands an elbow just above Sakara 's eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butikol creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakara's defenses.
Butikol lands an elbow inside that Sakara shrugs off.
Butikol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Butikol is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sakara is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butikol.
Sakara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butikol crunches a lovely knee into Sakara's ribcage.
Butikol lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sakara.
Butikol cracks Sakara with a nice body shot.
Sakara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sakara looking to stall.
Nice elbow from Butikol.
Butikol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Butikol tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakara avoids it.
Sakara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Butikol.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Butikol blocks a body shot from Sakara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enting Butikol dominated that second round.
That's time! Butikol's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Butikol blocks a jab.
Butikol just misses with a punch to the body.
Sakara tries to clinch there but Butikol circles away.
Sakara misses with the body kick
and Butikol counters with a nice body shot.
Nice cross by Sakara.
Butikol misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakara thuds a left hand into Butikol's body.
Sakara tests Butikol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butikol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sakara under the eye.
Sakara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Butikol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butikol forces Sakara back against the cage and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakara dodges an elbow strike from Butikol.
Sakara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butikol creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sakara's defenses.
Sakara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butikol backwards.
Butikol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butikol misses with a body punch.
Butikol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sakara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sakara tries a body shot but Butikol blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Sakara fails to land.
Sakara working aggressively here.
Butikol tries to land a knee to the head but Sakara blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butikol.
Sakara blocks a body shot from Butikol.
Butikol with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sakara throws a punch but it's blocked by Butikol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butikol throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Butikol.
Butikol tries to work over Sakara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butikol missing with knees to the body.
Butikol digs a right hand into Sakara's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sakara's gas tank.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Butikol.
A right handed body shot lands from Butikol.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butikol looking to throw knees to the head but Sakara is blocking nicely.
Butikol throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Butikol lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sakara is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Butikol gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sakara misses with the head strike.
Sakara taking a breather.
Butikol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Butikol lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Sakara on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Butikol.
Sakara blocks an elbow strike from Butikol.
Sakara throws a head punch that misses.
Sakara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Butikol's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sakara avoids the elbow strike from Butikol, against the cage.
Butikol throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sakara lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butikol backwards.
Butikol misses with a knee strike.
Butikol looking to throw knees to the head but Sakara is blocking nicely.
Sakara throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Sakara.
Sakara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Butikol misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Butikol.
Butikol blocks an uppercut.
Butikol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakara dodges an elbow strike from Butikol.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Butikol as Sakara tries to tie him up.
Butikol lands an elbow inside.
Butikol being controlled against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakara misses with the head strike.
Butikol lands a good knee to the midsection. Sakara won't want to take too many of those.
Butikol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sakara's elbow.
Butikol lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Sakara.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Butikol misses with a body punch.
Sakara lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sakara misses with a punch on the inside.
Butikol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Butikol lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sakara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enting Butikol clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Butikol slips under a jab.
Sakara gets tackled into the cage by Butikol. Butikol maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sakara.
Sakara blocks the elbow strike.
Sakara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Butikol.
Butikol misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sakara.
Butikol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butikol lands a nice knee to the body.
Butikol lands a knee to the head.
Sakara dodges an elbow strike from Butikol.
Butikol lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Butikol.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Butikol.
Sakara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sakara wants to stall.
Sakara is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Butikol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butikol comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A knee to the head by Butikol.
Sakara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butikol lands an elbow inside.
Sakara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butikol works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Butikol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sakara misses with some punches.
Sakara can't find room to land a body shot as Butikol controls the action.
Sakara is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sakara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sakara is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Butikol has denied him.
Butikol being controlled against the cage.
Sakara is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Butikol.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Butikol up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Legionarivs Sakara.
Sakara looks to throw the jab but Butikol is out of range.
A jab from Butikol does it's job there.
Butikol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sakara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butikol.
It looked like Butikol was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Butikol moves out of range of the strikes.
Sakara avoids the body shot from Butikol.
Butikol lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Butikol in his tracks.
Butikol ducks under a wild hook from Sakara.
Sakara tests Butikol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butikol manages to avoid it.
Butikol swings for the body but Sakara moves out of range.
Sakara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butikol throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Butikol.
Sakara throws a wild body kick that Butikol sees coming a mile off.
Butikol misses with an uppercut
and Sakara counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sakara keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakara clobbers Butikol with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Butikol scores with a nice right hand.
Sakara misses with a hook.
Sakara avoids the body shot from Butikol.
Sakara now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Butikol throws a hook to the side of Sakara's head but Sakara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Enting Butikol is winning the standup battle so far.
Sakara lands a right hook to the body.
Sakara misses with a right hand
and Butikol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Butikol scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakara in his tracks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakara misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butikol has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Sakara finds it's way round the side to connect with Butikol's head.
Sakara misses with a hook. Butikol ducked under it nicely.
Sakara keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sakara throws a sloppy head kick and Butikol moves out of range easily.
Sakara motions for Butikol to come forward. Sakara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Butikol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Butikol scores with a nice head shot.
Butikol looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Butikol swings for the body but Sakara moves out of range.
Butikol tries to close the distance and clinch but Sakara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butikol slips a jab from Sakara.
Butikol closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Butikol tries to throw a body punch but Sakara avoids it by throwing Butikol back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Enting Butikol had his way with Legionarivs Sakara in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakara is looking to land body kicks.
Butikol doesn't manage to clinch there - Sakara circles away.
Butikol scores with a three punch combo!
Sakara connects with a looping right hand.
Sakara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sakara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butikol.
Sakara throws a sloppy body shot
and Butikol counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Butikol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sakara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Sakara was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Butikol takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sakara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Butikol is rocked!
Sakara cracks Butikol on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Butikol falls backwards against the cage. Sakara follows up with more strikes that drop Butikol to his knees. Sakara keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Butikol! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Legionarivs Sakara!
Legionarivs Sakara thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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