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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Wick (ranked 1039 p4p, 1016 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 135 p4p, 131 weight class). Billy Butcher is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Good wrestling
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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Wick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher throws a head kick but Wick moves out of range.
Wick scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Wick tries to counter by clinching up but Butcher breaks away and moves out of range.
Joe Wick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Butcher misses with a looping right.
A head kick by Butcher misses
and Wick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher is working Wick over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Butcher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Butcher fails to land.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Wick's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wick leaning against his opponent.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher lands a right hand.
Wick misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wick digs a right hand into Butcher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Butcher's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Butcher.
Wick lands a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Wick.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Wick.
Butcher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Butcher working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Wick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Butcher.
Nice body punch from Wick.
Wick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Butcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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 swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Wick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Butcher can turn it around.
Wick missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wick's elbow.
Wick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wick lands a right hand.
Butcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wick.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wick obliges.
Butcher looks winded!
Butcher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Butcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
A right hand to the body from Wick.
Wick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wick tries to work over Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wick crunches a lovely knee into Butcher's ribcage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wick leaning against his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Butcher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Butcher.
Wick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Butcher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Butcher misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wick.
A hook to the body from Wick.
Wick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Wick - that landed with a thud.
Butcher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wick's elbow.
Butcher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wick thuds a left hand into Butcher's body.
Butcher tries to move into range but Wick moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wick connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Butcher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Butcher tries to keep at a distance but Wick has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
A body shot lands from Wick.
Wick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Wick lands a body shot.
Butcher blocks a body shot from Wick.
Wick lands a body punch.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wick tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Wick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wick lands a nice knee to the body.
Wick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wick landing knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wick.
A knee to the head by Wick.
Wick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Wick dominated that 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.
Wick tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Butcher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wick connects with a single shot there.
Wick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Wick ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Wick misses the jab.
Wick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Butcher is out of range and Wick settles back down.
Butcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wick jabs at Butcher's body.
Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wick.
Wick blocks the body kick.
Wick jabs Butcher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Wick does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher throws out a loose jab but Wick uses good head movement to avoid it.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Wick lands a nice shot to the body.
Wick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wick rushes Butcher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wick tries a body shot but Butcher blocks it.
Wick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wick stalling in the clinch but Butcher improves position.
Still in the clinch, Wick scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wick.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Joe Wick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Butcher is rocked!
Butcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Butcher is still on wobbly legs! Can Wick finish him?
Wick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher seems to have recovered his senses.
Wick lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Butcher or not.
Wick lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wick is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Butcher working aggressively here.
Wick lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butcher looking to slow down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wick drops Butcher with a big knee straight up the middle! Butcher is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wick lands with a big right hook that stumbles Butcher - he's out on his feet here! Wick follows up with another monster hook that separates Butcher from consciousness! Butcher falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Wick stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Wick!
Joe Wick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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