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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bilabong Conrad (ranked 2997 p4p, 382 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 3479 p4p, 446 weight class). Conrad's entrance music is BonieM. A fine choice. Butcher has chosen Won't Back Down as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220 lbs
17 - 16 - 0 |
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188 cm
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210 lbs
17 - 15 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bilabong Conrad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Conrad should have avoided that one.
Conrad listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conrad throws out the jab.
Butcher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Conrad. Conrad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Butcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butcher moves into the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Conrad has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Conrad has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Butcher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Conrad misses with a punch on the inside.
Conrad lands with a right to the head.
Conrad taking a breather.
Butcher leaning his opponent against the cage.
Conrad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
Conrad lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Conrad pulls guard successfully.
Butcher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Conrad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Butcher has managed to get both his arms back between Conrad's legs - danger averted.
Conrad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Butcher wants to control from the top but Conrad keeps moving.
Butcher looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Conrad is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Conrad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Conrad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Butcher defends well.
Butcher trying to control the position from guard on top but Conrad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conrad lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Conrad trying to control the position from guard on top but Butcher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad drops back looking for a leg! Butcher is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Butcher manages to kick Conrad off! Conrad jumps back into Butcher's guard.
Conrad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Butcher controlling Conrad's posture.
Conrad wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Conrad is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Butcher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Conrad puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Butcher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Conrad is working away from the top position though.
Butcher is staying active underneath Conrad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Conrad is really struggling to control Butcher but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Butcher is defending against the submission attempts here by Conrad.
Butcher looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Still in half guard, Conrad seems content to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Butcher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Conrad takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Billy Butcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Conrad moves forwards but Butcher connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Butcher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bilabong Conrad will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Conrad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Conrad tries to counter with a takedown but Butcher is quick to defend against it.
Conrad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Butcher misses with a hook
and Conrad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Conrad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Conrad ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a low kick.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Conrad throws out the jab.
Conrad lands a head kick!
Conrad throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Butcher connects with a knee to the head.
Butcher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conrad is defending well for now.
Conrad is working for takedown but Butcher is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Butcher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Conrad blocks it with crossed arms.
Conrad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Butcher throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Conrad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Conrad scores with a nice hook to the head.
Conrad lands a hook to the side of the head.
Butcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Conrad lands a nice uppercut.
Butcher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Conrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short body shot lands from Conrad as the two fighters clinch.
Conrad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Conrad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conrad.
Butcher missing with knees to the body.
Conrad avoiding damage as Butcher throws knees to the body.
Butcher stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conrad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Conrad working aggressively here.
Butcher leaning against his opponent.
Butcher blocking some punches.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conrad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conrad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Conrad gets through Butcher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butcher has Conrad pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad presses Butcher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
Conrad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Butcher is looking to control Conrad's arms but Conrad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butcher has his back to the cage.
Butcher looking to stall.
Conrad tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Conrad back against the cage.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but Conrad blocks it.
Bilabong Conrad has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Conrad lands with a right to the head.
Conrad lands with a light punch inside.
Butcher stalling in the clinch but Conrad improves position.
Conrad misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Conrad avoids it.
Conrad lands with a short shot to the head.
Conrad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Butcher walks away with a smile on his face. Conrad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Butcher takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Butcher tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Butcher wants to clinch up but Conrad keeps it at a distance.
Conrad connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Conrad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Conrad attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Conrad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Conrad with a jab.
Butcher tries to move into range but Conrad moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Butcher missing with a left hand there. Conrad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Conrad punishes Butcher's body with a nice straight punch.
Butcher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bilabong Conrad dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Conrad throws a big shot that misses.
Conrad throws a looping overhand right but Butcher ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Butcher on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Conrad pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Conrad connects with a high kick.
Butcher misses with a wild body shot.
Conrad drops down looking for a counter takedown but Butcher sprawls and moves away.
Butcher moves away from the strike by Conrad.
Conrad throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Butcher was covering up waiting for the punch and Conrad finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Conrad trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conrad is one step ahead there.
Butcher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Conrad tries to free his leg and advance position but Butcher is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butcher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Conrad is trying to get back to full guard.
Conrad is refusing to be controlled, as Butcher sits in half guard.
Conrad is trying to maintain the position but Butcher is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conrad makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Conrad.
Butcher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Conrad looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Butcher puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Butcher performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Butcher is trying to control. Conrad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conrad wants to get back to full guard.
Butcher wants to control but Conrad is keeping him busy.
Conrad wants to improve his position but Butcher is controlling well.
Conrad actively working from the bottom here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Conrad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Conrad thuds his right hand into Butcher's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Conrad loads up on a big right hand but Butcher slips the punch.
Bilabong Conrad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Butcher.
Good shot there by Butcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conrad closes the distance and clinches.
Butcher is trying to stall.
Conrad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Conrad misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butcher is looking to control Conrad's arms but Conrad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butcher has his back to the cage.
Conrad stalling the fight.
A nice left hand lands by Conrad.
Conrad misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Conrad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Conrad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butcher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bilabong Conrad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Conrad 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bilabong Conrad!
A very excited looking Bilabong Conrad made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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