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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Whitaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bread Butter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitaker comes into the arena with "Through the Fire and Flames" by Dragon Force blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Bread Butter enters the ring!
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Whitaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bread Butter!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitaker misses with a straight left.
Butter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Whitaker lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Butter has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Butter and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Butter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Butter circles away.
Whitaker wants to clinch.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitaker wants to clinch.
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Butter is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butter slips a jab from Whitaker.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Butter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Butter keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker lands a jab to Butter's midsection.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Butter keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Butter is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitaker is looking to slow Butter down with leg kicks.
Whitaker scores with a hook.
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Butter is avoiding it.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Butter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shane Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Butter keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Butter moved out of range.
Butter throws the left hand but Whitaker avoids the punch easily.
Whitaker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Butter keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Butter keeps it at a distance.
Butter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butter shoots in looking for a takedown. Whitaker tries to sprawl out of it but Butter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Whitaker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Whitaker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butter.
Whitaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Butter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Butter pushes him off.
Whitaker darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A choreographed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Whitaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Butter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitaker.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Butter circles away.
Butter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Butter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Whitaker can pounce on him.
Whitaker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Butter circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Butter blocks a jab.
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Butter keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Butter pushes him off.
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Whitaker throws a leg kick that misses.
Butter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Whitaker is looking to clinch.
Whitaker moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Butter is having none of it.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitaker fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's six 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.
Butter fails with the takedown.
Whitaker looks to land a left hand but Butter moved out of range nicely.
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Butter pushes him off.
Butter swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitaker.
Donk. Whitaker catches Butter right on the button with a cross.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Butter swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitaker.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Whitaker tries to clinch there but Butter circles away.
Shane Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whitaker wants to clinch.
Whitaker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Butter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Whitaker is looking to clinch.
Butter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Butter pushes him off.
Whitaker throws a leg kick that misses.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Whitaker slips under a jab from Butter.
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitaker is looking to clinch.
Butter tries for a takedown but Whitaker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shane Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bread Butter.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Butter circles away.
Whitaker feints and then cracks Butter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Butter down.
Whitaker throws an overhand right that lands on Butter's shoulder, as Butter tries to avoid the shot.
Butter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Whitaker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Whitaker fails to land.
Butter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Butter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Butter circles away.
Whitaker misses with a series of wild punches.
Butter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Butter keeps it at a distance.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
Butter swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitaker.
Whitaker wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Whitaker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but Butter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Whitaker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Butter, pushing him back against the ropes.
Whitaker tries a knee to the head but Butter blocks it.
Butter is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Whitaker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Whitaker is trying to stall.
Whitaker tries to land a knee to the head but Butter blocks with his arms.
Butter takes an elbow to the temple.
Whitaker looking to throw knees to the head but Butter is blocking nicely.
Butter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Butter is keeping busy.
Whitaker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butter blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Butter blocks it with crossed arms.
Whitaker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Whitaker tries a knee to the head but Butter blocks it.
Whitaker throws an elbow but it misses.
Whitaker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Butter is keeping busy.
Whitaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Whitaker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Butter managing to block the knees to the body from Whitaker.
Whitaker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Butter blocks an elbow strike from Whitaker.
Whitaker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Butter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Whitaker misses with a knee strike.
Whitaker trying to stall but Butter improves his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whitaker can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Whitaker misses with the head strike.
Butter breaks the clinch.
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Butter is avoiding it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Butter.
Shane Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bread Butter.
Butter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Butter is avoiding it.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker is looking to clinch but Butter is avoiding it.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitaker tries to clinch there but Butter circles away.
Butter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitaker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitaker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitaker rushes Butter and presses him up against the ropes.
Whitaker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whitaker looking to slow down the pace here.
Whitaker tries to land a knee to the head but Butter blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Butter jumps guard and drags Whitaker to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Butter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Whitaker has picked Butter up and slammed him! Butter can't keep hold of the triangle and Whitaker manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Butter is being controlled here.
You can see the frustration on Butter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Butter prevents Whitaker from improving position.
Butter is looking to regain half guard here but Whitaker keeps moving and retains side control.
A lull in the action here as Whitaker stalls from top position.
Butter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butter is trying to control the action in half guard but Whitaker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Butter is working for a submission of some sort.
Whitaker works his way to full guard. Good work.
Whitaker wants to sweep here but Butter controlling him for the moment.
Butter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Whitaker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Butter has Whitaker in his guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Butter controls Whitaker momentarily but Whitaker frees himself.
Butter looking for a guillotine here but Whitaker defends easily.
Whitaker trying to control but Butter is working from the bottom.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Butter controls Whitaker momentarily but Whitaker frees himself.
Whitaker is pushing down on Butter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Butter is fighting to maintain full guard but Whitaker has managed to sneak the leg through.
Butter wants to improve his position but Whitaker is controlling well.
Whitaker controlling the action here.
Butter manages to get to full guard.
Butter keeping full guard, as Whitaker tries to pass.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Butter keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
Butter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Butter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Whitaker is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Butter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Whitaker's back instead.
Whitaker rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Whitaker is trying to control but can't.
Butter is looking for a kimura here.
Whitaker is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Butter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker wants to clinch.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Butter circles away and keeps his distance.
Butter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Butter pushes him off.
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Butter pushes him off.
Whitaker wants to clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Whitaker moves in looking to clinch but Butter pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Whitaker dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Butter circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Butter circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitaker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Butter moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker wants to clinch up but Butter keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Butter circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Butter is having none of it.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Butter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Butter circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Butter circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Whitaker instigates a clinch.
Butter takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Bread Butter has been cut.
Whitaker misses with a knee to the head.
Whitaker throws an elbow that misses.
Whitaker misses with a knee to the head.
Butter manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Butter wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Whitaker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Butter trying to move into half guard but instead Whitaker has managed to sweep!
Whitaker sitting in guard here, content to control.
Butter is trying to control the position but Whitaker postures up.
Butter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butter is looking for a triangle but Whitaker pushes his legs off easily.
Whitaker postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Butter trying to control the position.
Butter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Butter looking to control.
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.
Butter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Whitaker has picked Butter up and slammed him! Butter can't keep hold of the triangle and Whitaker manages to pass to side control!
Whitaker is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Butter manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Butter tries to get to full guard but Whitaker has control of the leg.
Butter is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Whitaker pulls his head out easily.
Butter is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Whitaker pulls his head out easily.
Butter trying to control from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Butter tries to roll over but Whitaker keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Butter circles away.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whitaker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Butter is just out of range.
A combination from Whitaker does no damage.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Butter circles away.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Whitaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Butter.
Butter shoots in for a double leg but Whitaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Whitaker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Butter is having none of it.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Butter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whitaker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Butter moves out of range.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Butter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whitaker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Butter swats away the attempt to clinch by Whitaker.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Whitaker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Whitaker tries to clinch up.
Butter throws a sloppy head kick and Whitaker moves out of range easily.
Whitaker tries to clinch but Butter moves out of range.
Whitaker tries to clinch up but Butter circles away and keeps his distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Whitaker.
Whitaker tries to close the distance and clinch but Butter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butter keeps the fight on the outside.
Butter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Butter circles away.
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whitaker doesn't manage to clinch there - Butter circles away.
Butter closes the distance and clinches up with Whitaker, looking for a takedown. Butter pushes Whitaker against the ropes but Whitaker circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Whitaker closes the distance and clinches.
Whitaker misses with an elbow over the top.
Whitaker looking to slow down the pace here.
Whitaker tries to land a knee to the head but Butter blocks with his arms.
Whitaker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Butter avoids the elbow strike from Whitaker, against the ropes.
Whitaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whitaker misses with a knee strike.
Whitaker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whitaker tries to land a knee to the head but Butter blocks with his arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Whitaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitaker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight for Shane Whitaker!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Shane Whitaker!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Shane Whitaker!
Shane Whitaker wins by unanimous decision!
Shane Whitaker retains his light heavyweight title!
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