Round 2 Froch is whipping out lots of left jabs, not letting Bute get inside. Froch is controlling the distance. Bute swings his right arm at his side and tries to duck in past the jab and touch the body with his. Left hand to the body by Bute, hard uppercut downstairs!! Froch grins and moves in to tie up. Froch circles left and jabs. BIG RIGHT HAND BY FROCH!! Bute has to hold. Long jabs by Froch after the break. Froch is backing Bute up. FLUSH jab, snaps Bute's head back. Bute stretches out a right jab tentatively, and Froch leaps in to land an uppercut to the bottom of the jaw in midair. Thirty seconds left. Bute pushes Froch back with a throat-tickling right jab. Overhand right by Froch. Left hand by Bute, and Froch counters with a CLEAN ONE TWO!!! Bute is knocked back!! 10-9 Froch 20-18 Froch
round 2 nice left by Bute, just missed, nice left by Bute, another two lefts, Froch catches Bute, who gives one back, uppercut by Froch, jab by Bute, nice crisp left from Bute, Froch answers with a right round 2 closer, give it to Bute 19-19