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Public Fight Report Match Saturday, April 22, 2000 In this corner, standing 6 feet and 8 inches (203 centimeters) tall weighing in at 244 pounds (111 kilograms) is James Butkus!! In this corner, standing 6 feet and 3 inches (191 centimeters) tall weighing in at 204 pounds (93 kilograms) is The Preacher...!! The referee for this bout will be Jay Nady. ROUND 1 Butkus stays outside and uses his jab. Preacher... moves and jabs. (using the ring) +Preacher... nails Butkus with a series of wild punches to the jaw. +Butkus hits with a pair of light punches to the temple. ... ... +Butkus hits with a straight right to the head. ... -Preacher... lunges with a series of right punches to the nose, but Butkus steps aside. +Preacher... stuns Butkus with a series of punches to the eye. +Preacher... annoys Butkus with a volley of strong punches to the chest. +Preacher... tattoos Butkus with a flurry of commanding punches to the nose. Butkus ignores it. ... -Preacher... fires a flurry of punches to the solar plexus, but misses. +Preacher... nails Butkus with a flurry of strong punches to the temple. ... -Butkus attempts a left jab to the ribs, but misses completely. ... +Preacher... hits Butkus with a series of light punches to the nose. -Preacher... charges with a volley of right shots to the stomach, but Butkus hides behind his gloves. +Butkus solidly lands a volley of stiff punches to the jaw! ... -Butkus launches a volley of punches to the nose, but Preacher... ducks. +Butkus tags Preacher... with a series of wild punches to the face. +Butkus lands a volley of nasty punches to the jaw. +Butkus lands a volley of painful punches to the mouth. Preacher... hangs on until the referee breaks them up. +Preacher... pokes Butkus with a off balance jab to the jaw. Butkus grimaces in pain. ... -Preacher... attempts a barrage of punches to the eye, but flails uselessly. +Butkus tattoos Preacher... with a series of painful punches to the nose. -Preacher... attacks with a right cross to the chin, but is ineffective. ... +Butkus tosses a series of shots to the ribs. +Preacher... whacks Butkus with a series of mean punches to the jaw. ... ... +Butkus pops Preacher... with a barrage of commanding punches to the chest. Preacher... is hurt! +Butkus fires a series of punches to the jaw. -Preacher... probes with a volley of left punches to the stomach, but Butkus covers himself well. -Butkus probes with a pair of right punches to the temple, but Preacher... blocks. +Preacher... attacks with a pair of loud punches to the nose. +Butkus hits with a barrage of punches to the solar plexus. +Butkus strikes with a series of painful punches to the temple. +Preacher... connects with a solid right to the jaw!! Butkus gets mad! +Butkus pummels Preacher... with a series of punches to the solar plexus. + The fighters swap punches to the chin. +Preacher... punches Butkus with a volley of stiff punches to the jaw. ... + The fighters swap shots to the chin. BELL According to the commentator: James Butkus landed 66 of 82 punches, and The Preacher... landed 62 of 98 punches. The Preacher... won the round 10-9 The Preacher... is winning the fight 10-9 Butkus doesn't want to stop fighting! Preacher... doesn't want to stop fighting! ROUND 2 Butkus stays outside and fires rat-a-tat jabs. Preacher... moves and jabs. (using the ring) + The fighters exchange punches to the face. -Preacher... throws a series of punches to the eye, but Butkus steps aside and laughs. ... +Preacher... hits Butkus with a series of quick punches to the solar plexus. +Preacher... slams Butkus with a pair of shots to the chin. +Preacher... wakes up the fans with a barrage of punches to the nose. ... +Butkus drills Preacher... with a volley of light punches to the mouth. +Butkus pummels Preacher... with a nasty roundhouse to the head. Preacher... laughs! +Preacher... hurts Butkus with a series of strong punches to the jaw. Butkus quickly recovers. +Butkus hits with a volley of punches to the temple. -Preacher... probes with a pair of punches to the head, but only hits air. + The fighters trade punches to the mouth. +Preacher... hits Butkus with a pair of glancing punches to the nose. -Butkus charges with a volley of punches to the head, but loses his balance. +Butkus wakes up the fans with a series of punches to the chin. +Butkus hits with a series of glancing punches to the eye. +Preacher... suprises Butkus with a flurry of powerful punches to the ribs. +Butkus annoys Preacher... with a volley of stiff punches to the mouth. +Butkus catches Preacher... with a solid right to the chin! -Preacher... throws a series of left punches to the face, but fails to score. -Butkus fires a barrage of punches to the nose, but Preacher... deftly avoits it. ... -Preacher... launches a volley of right blows to the stomach, but Butkus leaps aside. +Preacher... belts Butkus with a barrage of quick punches to the ribs. +Butkus thumps Preacher... with a flurry of punches to the face. +Butkus smacks Preacher... with a barrage of strong punches to the mouth. +Butkus wakes up the fans with a barrage of wild blows to the head. +Butkus smacks Preacher... with a series of heavy punches to the head. -Preacher... attacks with a flurry of left punches to the face, but Butkus ducks just in time. +Preacher... attacks with a light jab to the eye. + The fighters exchange punches to the nose. -Preacher... throws a pair of left punches to the chin, but is ineffective. +Butkus pops Preacher... with a nasty jab to the chin. -Preacher... tries to land a flurry of punches to the jaw, but taps his opponent ineffectively. -Butkus probes with a series of right punches to the eye, but fails to score. -Butkus attempts a flurry of left punches to the chest, but flails uselessly. +Preacher... hits Butkus with a barrage of punches to the temple. +Butkus punches Preacher... with a volley of punches to the eye! +Preacher... whacks Butkus with a series of vicious punches to the solar plexus. + The fighters trade punches to the head. +Butkus hits with a pair of commanding punches to the mouth. +Preacher... wakes up the fans with a pair of powerful punches to the eye. +Preacher... staggers Butkus with a barrage of stinging punches to the stomach. Butkus backpedals to his own corner. -Butkus probes with a pair of punches to the face, but only hits air. +Preacher... stuns Butkus with a nasty straight right to the jaw. ... +Preacher... tosses a flurry of punches to the mouth. Butkus falls against the ropes! + The fighters exchange punches to the face. +Preacher... hits with a barrage of punches to the head. BELL According to the commentator: James Butkus landed 62 of 86 punches, and The Preacher... landed 59 of 98 punches. James Butkus won the round 10-9 This fight is too close to call. Butkus doesn't even want to rest! Preacher... doesn't even want to rest! ROUND 3 Butkus stays outside and uses his jab. Preacher... is a raging bull!. (all-out) ... ... ... ... ... ... +Preacher... solidly lands a pair of roundhouses to the solar plexus. ... +Butkus throws a nasty left to the jaw. ... ... +Butkus tags Preacher... with a series of solid punches to the eye! +Butkus pokes Preacher... with a pair of mean blows to the nose. Butkus lands a ferocious blow to the temple and Preacher... is knocked off his feet!! ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE SIX SEVEN EIGHT NINE TEN He's Out! James Butkus wins by a Knock Out!! BELL Butkus grabs a water bottle and rests on his stool. Preacher... is obviously tired. He has minor cut above the right eye. He has minor cut below the left eye. He has swelling above the right eye. He has a bloody lip. Judge Guimond had the fight scored as follows: Round 1: The Preacher... 10-9 Round 2: James Butkus 10-9 Judge Leinbach had the fight scored as follows: Round 1: A 10-10 tie. Round 2: The Preacher... 10-9 Oscar De La Hoya had the fight scored as follows: Round 1: The Preacher... 10-9 Round 2: The Preacher... 10-9 James Butkus wins by a knockout!