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Event:
BKFC 2 - Red vs Bravo
Date: Apr 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Butcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Butcher throws a shot from downtown. Xanthopoulos moves away and avoids it.
Xanthopoulos appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Butcher tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.#CL2#
Butcher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Butcher throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Xanthopoulos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xanthopoulos fails to pull guard.
Butcher gets through Xanthopoulos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Butcher digs a right hand into Xanthopoulos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xanthopoulos's gas tank.
Butcher pushes off an throws an elbow but Xanthopoulos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Xanthopoulos is trying to pull guard but Butcher turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Butcher cracks Xanthopoulos with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos jumps guard but Butcher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Butcher scores with a nice hook to the head.
Xanthopoulos blocks an elbow strike from Butcher.
Butcher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
#T1#
Butcher lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short left from Butcher.
Butcher lands a nice elbow. #CUT2#It looks like Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos has been cut.
A right hand to the body from Butcher.
Butcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Xanthopoulos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Butcher.
#KD2#
Butcher lands a big head kick that sends Xanthopoulos tumbling to the mat! Butcher takes a step backwards and waves Xanthopoulos back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Xanthopoulos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Butcher misses the target. #TD#
Xanthopoulos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Butcher to the mat! Butcher manages to get full guard.
Xanthopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Butcher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Xanthopoulos controls the pace.
Xanthopoulos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #T2#
Xanthopoulos postures up in Butcher's guard and throws a big left but Butcher blocks it.
Xanthopoulos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Xanthopoulos postures up in Butcher's guard and throws a big left but Butcher blocks it.
Xanthopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Xanthopoulos throwing strikes but missing.
Xanthopoulos landing with the ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Xanthopoulos wants to control from the top but Butcher keeps moving.
Xanthopoulos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T3#
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Xanthopoulos from controlling successfully.
Xanthopoulos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos is in close to Butcher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Butcher controlling the position.
Xanthopoulos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing that Xanthopoulos has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Butcher controls Xanthopoulos momentarily but Xanthopoulos frees himself.
Xanthopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Butcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Xanthopoulos has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Xanthopoulos throwing strikes from guard but Butcher blocks nicely. #T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Xanthopoulos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Xanthopoulos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Butcher's head.
Xanthopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Xanthopoulos connects with a couple of short punches.
Butcher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos is in close to Butcher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Butcher keeping moving, preventing Xanthopoulos from controlling successfully.
Xanthopoulos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Xanthopoulos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Butcher has momentary wrist control but Xanthopoulos slips an elbow through the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dustin Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
That's time! Xanthopoulos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Butcher misses the jab.
Butcher swings for the body but Xanthopoulos moves out of range.
Xanthopoulos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Butcher. Xanthopoulos does a little dance to reset his feet.#TD#
Xanthopoulos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Xanthopoulos throws an elbow but Butcher slips to the side and avoids it well.
Xanthopoulos working the body and head with strikes.
Xanthopoulos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Xanthopoulos is working Butcher over with some ground and pound from side control.
The strikes coming from Xanthopoulos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Xanthopoulos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Xanthopoulos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xanthopoulos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
The ground and pound from Xanthopoulos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. #T1#
An elbow from Xanthopoulos crashes against the mat.
Xanthopoulos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Xanthopoulos scoring with punches from side control.
Xanthopoulos lands a few punches from side control.
Xanthopoulos working the head with strikes.
Butcher felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Xanthopoulos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Butcher down.
Butcher is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Xanthopoulos is looking to take a break and control but Butcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Butcher on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Xanthopoulos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Butcher down.
#T2#
Butcher is not content to let Xanthopoulos control the position.
Butcher is looking for a sweep.
Xanthopoulos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Butcher is avoiding damage well.
Xanthopoulos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Check out the look on Xanthopoulos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An elbow from Xanthopoulos crashes against the mat.
#T3#
Xanthopoulos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Xanthopoulos cracks Butcher with a big elbow.
Xanthopoulos scoring with punches from side control.
Xanthopoulos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Xanthopoulos is working Butcher over with some ground and pound from side control.
Xanthopoulos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Xanthopoulos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Xanthopoulos working the ground and pound but Butcher is defending the strikes.
Butcher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Xanthopoulos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Butcher struggling a bit here.
Xanthopoulos sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Butcher is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
#T4#
Xanthopoulos working the ground and pound from side control.
Xanthopoulos looks up at the clock and then as Butcher takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Xanthopoulos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Xanthopoulos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Xanthopoulos trying to control the action but Butcher is working from the bottom.
Butcher defending against the ground and pound.
Xanthopoulos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Xanthopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butcher keeps working.
Xanthopoulos lands a nice forearm strike. #ROC#Butcher is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos's cut.
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. This is the final round!#R3##TD#
Xanthopoulos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Butcher napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Butcher avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Xanthopoulos.
Xanthopoulos cracks Butcher with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Butcher is still in real trouble! Can Xanthopoulos finish him?
Xanthopoulos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Butcher keeps working.
Butcher seems to have recovered his senses.
Butcher parries the strikes from Xanthopoulos easily there. Xanthopoulos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Butcher to escape.
Butcher is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Butcher taking a bit of punishment here - Xanthopoulos scoring with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xanthopoulos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Xanthopoulos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Xanthopoulos cracks Butcher with a big elbow.
Butcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#T1#
Butcher is not content to let Xanthopoulos control the position.
Xanthopoulos throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Xanthopoulos working the head and body with strikes.
Xanthopoulos with the ground and pound but Butcher regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Xanthopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Butcher's head.
Butcher holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Xanthopoulos winds up and cracks Butcher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Xanthopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Butcher's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xanthopoulos trying to mount his opponent but Butcher defends it. #T2#
Xanthopoulos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Butcher!
Xanthopoulos landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Xanthopoulos! Butcher is hurt baaadly! Xanthopoulos is firing away with more strikes - Butcher is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos!
During a confident post fight interview, Chrysanthos Xanthopoulos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
Test Centre
Date: Dec 24, 2020 |
#R1#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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. #T3#
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.#T4#
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.#R2#
Atkins looks to land a left hand but Butcher moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Atkins. #CUT#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.
#T1#
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.#T2#
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.
#T3#
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.#T4#
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!#R3#
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.#T1#
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.#T2#
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.#T3#
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.#T4#
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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