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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Atkins (ranked 4522 p4p, 4474 weight class) and Dustin Butcher (ranked 502 p4p, 507 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Terry Atkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dustin Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Tatsuya Matsuyama.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atkins.
Nice cross by Atkins.
Butcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Butcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atkins throws out the jab.
Butcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Atkins.
A decent looking cross lands there for Atkins.
Atkins uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Atkins throws a hook but Butcher avoids it easily.
Atkins lands a right hook to the body.
Atkins catches Butcher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Butcher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atkins.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Atkins staying out of range there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Atkins falls off balance throwing a combination
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher throws the left hand but Atkins avoids the punch easily.
Butcher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atkins misses with a hook. Butcher ducked under it nicely.
Butcher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Butcher throws a right and a left that Atkins avoids nicely.
Butcher scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher connects with a nice looking jab.
Atkins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atkins closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Butcher tests Atkins's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atkins.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Atkins slips under a jab from Butcher.
Atkins on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Atkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butcher.
Atkins swings for the body but Butcher moves out of range.
A big right from Atkins misses.
Butcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Atkins.
Atkins tries to move into range but Butcher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
Atkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher scores with a nice head shot.
Atkins lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Atkins misses the jab.
Atkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Atkins cracks a nice hook into Butcher's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atkins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Butcher moves out of range as Atkins strikes.
A swing and a miss from Atkins.
Butcher now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Atkins misses the shot to the body.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcher takes one to the chin there.
Atkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Butcher looks to score with a jab to the body but Atkins is just out of range.
Atkins misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Butcher was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Atkins takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Atkins throws out a loose jab but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Atkins.
Atkins blocks a jab.
Atkins misses with a series of wild punches.
Butcher scores with a jab to the head.
Butcher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Atkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Atkins throws a looping overhand right but Butcher ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Butcher connects with a body shot that sends Atkins's belly button to the back.
A slow jab from Atkins misses its intended target.
Atkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butcher.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Atkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Atkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Butcher misses with an uppercut. Atkins saw that one coming.
Butcher misses with a straight left.
Atkins has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Atkins there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atkins throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atkins throws a jab when Butcher was well out of range.
Atkins takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Butcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Butcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butcher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher lands with a nice body punch.
Butcher throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher loads up on a big right hand but Atkins slips the punch.
Atkins slips a straight right by Butcher.
Atkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Butcher.
A little feinted left hand from Atkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Atkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Butcher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Atkins.
Butcher is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atkins with a body shot.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atkins.
Atkins throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atkins fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Atkins takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Atkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Butcher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atkins.
Atkins slips a jab and a cross from Butcher.
Butcher throws a body punch but Atkins moves out of range.
Atkins throws a body punch but Butcher moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atkins looks to land a combination. Butcher sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Butcher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Butcher dips to his left and cracks Atkins with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Butcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Butcher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Atkins looks to land a left hand but Butcher moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Atkins.
It looks like Dustin Butcher has been cut.
The fighters circling - Butcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Atkins moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Atkins might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Atkins scores with a body shot.
Butcher misses with a straight right.
Butcher defending well as Atkins loads up on a big left hand.
Butcher cracks Atkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Atkins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Butcher.
Butcher steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Atkins.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
Butcher cracks Atkins with a good jab.
Atkins misses with an uppercut.
Atkins throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Butcher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Atkins scores with a nice head shot.
Atkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butcher.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
Atkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Atkins throws a looping overhand right but Butcher ducks down to avoid it.
Atkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Atkins on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Atkins misses its intended target.
Dustin Butcher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atkins avoids the body shot from Butcher.
Atkins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Butcher throws out the jab.
Atkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Butcher misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Atkins. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Butcher.
A big right from Atkins misses.
Butcher ducks under a wild hook from Atkins.
Atkins has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Butcher finds it's way round the side to connect with Atkins's head.
Butcher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atkins manages to avoid it.
A big right from Atkins misses.
The fighters circling - Atkins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butcher swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butcher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Atkins momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher cracks Atkins with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Butcher throws a body punch but Atkins moves out of range.
Butcher has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Donk. Atkins catches Butcher right on the button with a cross.
Butcher connects with a crisp jab.
Butcher lands a head shot.
Atkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Butcher manages to avoid it.
Butcher lands a lovely overhand right.
Atkins misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Butcher. Those never looked like landing.
Butcher lands a right hook to the body.
Atkins fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Butcher on the side of the head.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher blocks a jab.
Butcher slips under a jab from Atkins.
Butcher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jab from Atkins.
Atkins throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Butcher.
Butcher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher walks into a left hand.
Butcher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Atkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Butcher throws a series of strikes that have Atkins backpedaling.
Atkins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Atkins moves out of range as Butcher strikes.
Butcher misses with a hook. Atkins ducked under it nicely.
Butcher looks to land a right hand but Atkins moved out of range.
Butcher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Atkins.
Atkins swinging wildly here.
Atkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atkins looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Atkins misses the jab.
Butcher is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Atkins with a body shot.
Atkins throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atkins.
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Atkins.
Atkins walks into a left hand.
Atkins misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atkins.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins connects with a crisp jab.
Butcher lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Atkins misses its intended target.
Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Atkins.
Butcher moves out of range as Atkins strikes.
Butcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Atkins on the side of the head.
Atkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
Good shot there by Atkins.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Butcher, as that shot connected.
Atkins doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Butcher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Butcher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atkins throws out a powerful jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Butcher.
Atkins connects with a jab.
Butcher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atkins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Butcher.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dustin Butcher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dustin Butcher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Butcher throws a hook but Atkins blocks it.
Atkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Atkins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Atkins throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Atkins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Butcher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Atkins scrambles back to his feet.
Butcher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Atkins.
Atkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Atkins swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Atkins takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Atkins misses with a hook.
Butcher lands an overhand right.
Butcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher swings for the body but Atkins moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher throws a jab when Atkins was well out of range.
Butcher staying out of range there.
Atkins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Atkins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Butcher walks into a straight right hand from Atkins.
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!
Butcher connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher punishes Atkins's body with a nice straight punch.
Atkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Butcher on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Atkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Butcher.
Butcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atkins.
Butcher scores with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Butcher darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Butcher moves into range and connects with a jab.
Butcher scores with the left hand. Atkins knows he should have avoided that one.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Butcher throws a body punch but Atkins moves out of range.
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Atkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Butcher finds it's target.
Butcher cracks Atkins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Atkins throws a body shot but no joy.
Atkins slips under a jab from Butcher.
Atkins takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Butcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Atkins throws a hook but Butcher blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher slips a jab from Atkins.
Atkins walks into a left hand.
Atkins looks to land a combination but Butcher avoids it well.
Atkins throws a looping overhand right but Butcher ducks down to avoid it.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
Butcher misses the jab.
Atkins misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Butcher.
Atkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Atkins duly obliges.
Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice body punch from Butcher.
Good exchange - Butcher coming out on top.
A slow jab from Atkins misses its intended target.
Butcher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Atkins throws the left hand but Butcher avoids the punch easily.
Nice shot lands for Atkins.
Butcher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Atkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atkins misses with a looping left.
A right-left combo lands from Butcher.
Butcher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Atkins takes a swing at Butcher's ribcage but misses.
Atkins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Butcher lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Butcher uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Butcher scores with a sloppy right hand. Atkins should have avoided that one.
Atkins walks into a stiff left hand from Butcher.
Atkins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher cracks Atkins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Atkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butcher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Atkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Butcher.
The fighters circling - Butcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Butcher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher stuns Atkins with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Atkins.
Atkins ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Butcher fails to land with a series of punches.
Atkins swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Butcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Butcher defending well as Atkins loads up on a big left hand.
Atkins throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Butcher defending well as Atkins loads up on a big left hand.
Butcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atkins misses with the combination.
Butcher misses with the combination.
Atkins loads up on a big right hand but Butcher slips the punch.
Atkins fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Butcher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Atkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Atkins on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Butcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atkins.
Terry Atkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dustin Butcher is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Atkins scores with the left hand. Butcher knows he should have avoided that one.
Atkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Butcher.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dustin Butcher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Butcher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dustin Butcher!
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