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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Saraste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher comes to the cage accompanied by Won't Back Down. The key to victory for Billy Butcher has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Konstantin Saraste!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher stuns Saraste with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Saraste has his takedown stuffed
and Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butcher blocks a low kick nicely.
Butcher throwing a counter right hand but Saraste manages to avoid it.
Butcher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Westside Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Saraste throws a combination that misses
and Butcher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Konstantin Saraste has been cut.
Saraste fails with the takedown
and Saraste takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A slow jab from Saraste misses its intended target.
Saraste fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Butcher to the ground. Saraste is now in Butcher's guard.
Butcher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Butcher wants to sweep here but Saraste controlling him for the moment.
Saraste with a flurry of punches that miss.
Butcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saraste won't allow Butcher to sweep him here.
Butcher is working hard here to advance position.
Saraste postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraste connects with a couple of short punches.
Saraste is looking to work some ground and pound but Butcher has wrist control.
Butcher is pulling down on Saraste's head to control his posture.
Saraste looking to pass the guard.
Saraste throws a big elbow that misses.
Butcher looking to control.
Saraste told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Butcher is adopting a defensive guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Saraste makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraste throws a big elbow that misses.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Saraste tries to pass.
Saraste throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely.
Saraste throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely.
Saraste wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Butcher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Saraste content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Butcher trying to control the position.
Saraste has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Butcher keeping full guard, as Saraste tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saraste accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saraste throwing strikes but missing.
Saraste chips away with some ground and pound.
Saraste lands a couple of digs.
Butcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saraste trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Saraste with a nice head shot there.
Butcher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saraste is one step ahead there.
Saraste scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saraste preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraste looking to pass the guard.
Saraste scoring with some ground and pound.
Saraste trying to control but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Butcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Butcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saraste.
Saraste trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saraste preventing the sweep.
Saraste working some strikes from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Saraste content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Butcher is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Saraste scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Konstantin Saraste dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Konstantin Saraste's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saraste uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Saraste takes one on the button.
Saraste tries to bum rush Butcher with a series of wild strikes but Butcher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Saraste loads up on a big right hand but Butcher slips the punch.
Butcher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Saraste misses with a looping right.
Saraste throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Saraste has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Saraste throws a right and a left that Butcher avoids nicely.
Saraste misses with a double jab
and Butcher counters with a straight right hand.
Butcher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Butcher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Saraste.
Saraste is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Billy Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
Saraste ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Butcher misses with an uppercut.
Butcher catches Saraste with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Butcher buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraste shoots and misses
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Saraste is rocked!
Butcher gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saraste is still on wobbly legs! Can Butcher finish him?
Saraste being controlled against the cage.
Butcher lands a knee to the body.
Butcher has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Saraste - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Butcher, and another! Saraste is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Billy Butcher!
Billy Butcher gave a mention to KnockOut in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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FIGHT
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