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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steel Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Butcher's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Won't Back Down. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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216 lbs
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213 lbs
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World class boxer
Cardio machine
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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 - 3 - 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
16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steel Penn!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butcher throws a body punch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn throws a head kick but Butcher moves out of range.
Penn connects with a leg kick. Butcher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Penn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Butcher.
Penn blocks a leg kick.
Penn tries to clinch up.
Penn's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Penn's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Butcher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Butcher.
Penn tries to clinch
and Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Butcher moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
and Penn counters with a nice kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
Penn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.
Penn throws a big counter head kick but Butcher avoids it with no problem.
Butcher has closed the distance and engaged Penn in a clinch.
Penn 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.
Butcher presses Penn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Butcher.
Butcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Penn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Butcher manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Butcher as the two fighters clinch.
Penn letting Butcher take a breather here.
A short right from Penn.
Penn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn 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.
Penn lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Butcher backwards.
Penn blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher has Penn pushed against the ropes.
Butcher working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher wants to stall.
Butcher working aggressively here.
A short left from Penn.
Butcher stalling against the ropes.
Penn misses with some punches.
Penn tries to work over Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Butcher avoids the elbow strike from Penn, against the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn blocks an uppercut.
Butcher looking to stall.
Butcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Penn.
Penn misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Penn as Butcher tries to tie him up.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Butcher blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steel Penn will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Butcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Penn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Butcher takes a step back to recover.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Butcher back to the ropes. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Butcher closes the distance and pushes Penn back into the ropes.
Penn misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Butcher.
Butcher lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Penn.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Butcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice left hand lands by Butcher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Butcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Butcher trying to stall but Penn improves his position.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Penn lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher lands with a light punch inside.
Butcher controlling the action here for a moment.
Penn tries to work over Butcher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Penn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Billy Butcher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Penn is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Butcher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Butcher stalling in the clinch but Penn improves position.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Butcher controls the action.
Butcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Penn.
Penn works on Butcher's body with a couple of short punches.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Butcher's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Butcher blocking some punches.
Penn swings wildly with an uppercut but Butcher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Butcher blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Butcher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Butcher has a couple of punches blocked by Penn.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Butcher tries to throw a body punch but Penn avoids it by throwing Butcher back against the ropes.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steel Penn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Penn throws a head kick that Butcher semi-blocks.
Penn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Butcher to score with a decent uppercut.
Butcher swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a series of strikes. Butcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Penn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butcher. That did some damage!
Butcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Butcher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Butcher swings for the body but Penn moves out of range.
Penn defending well as Butcher loads up on a big left hand.
Penn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Penn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Butcher misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Penn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Butcher.
Butcher tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Penn counter with a right hand.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Butcher lands with a kick to the ribs.
Penn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Butcher's head.
Butcher misses with a hook
and Penn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Penn shapes to counter with a head kick.
Penn throws a lazy right hand but Butcher sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Butcher is looking to counter punch.
Billy Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws an off balance right hand
and Butcher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Butcher.
Steel Penn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Penn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Penn throws a sloppy head kick and Butcher moves out of range easily.
Steel Penn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher fails in his attempt to clinch.
Penn tries to counter with a clinch but Butcher shakes him off and moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Butcher moves into range and clinches up with Penn.
Butcher blocking some punches.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Butcher controls the action.
Butcher pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Butcher blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
Penn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Butcher avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Penn misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Butcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Butcher is struggling to control the position.
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Penn.
Butcher lands a hook that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steel Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Penn 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steel Penn!
Steel Penn decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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