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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dream Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michaels comes into the arena with Sexy boy by PRINCE blaring out of the sound system. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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255 lbs
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279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dream Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels throws a hook but Overeem avoids it easily.
Michaels keeps the fight on the outside.
Overeem shoots and misses
and Michaels counters with a thumping low kick.
Michaels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Michaels scores with a head kick. Overeem tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Overeem fails with the takedown
and Michaels counters with a big head kick but Overeem shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michaels misses with an uppercut.
Overeem wants to clinch
and Michaels counters with a leg kick.
Michaels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Michaels throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Overeem's head.
It looks like Dream Overeem has been cut.
Michaels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Michaels misses.
Overeem misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Michaels.
Overeem takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Michaels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels has Overeem up against the cage in a clinch.
Michaels manages to break the clinch.
Overeem slips a jab from Michaels.
Michaels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Michaels lands a head kick!
Michaels throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Overeem takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Overeem misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Shawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dream Overeem.
Michaels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Michaels misses with a hook. Overeem ducked under it nicely.
Michaels lets loose with a powerful body kick. Overeem will feel that in the morning.
Overeem looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Michaels scores with a head kick.
Overeem is rocked!
Overeem gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Michaels gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Overeem is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shawn Michaels!
A very excited looking Shawn Michaels made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Ninja Turtle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alistar Undereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja Turtle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ninja turtles theme song!!!. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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265 lbs
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267 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Ninja Turtle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alistar Undereem!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja Turtle's jab looks to have found its range, popping Undereem under the eye.
Undereem doesn't manage to clinch there - Ninja Turtle circles away.
Ninja Turtle cracks Undereem with a good jab.
Undereem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ninja Turtle fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Undereem darts in trying to clinch
letting Ninja Turtle counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ninja Turtle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Undereem at a distance.
Undereem looks gassed!
Ninja Turtle lands the left hand.
Ninja Turtle scores with a body shot.
Undereem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ninja Turtle thuds his right hand into Undereem's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ninja Turtle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Undereem momentarily.
Undereem's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ninja Turtle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Undereem scrambles back to his feet.
Undereem takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ninja Turtle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Undereem is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Undereem backs away from a small jab... but Ninja Turtle lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Undereem crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Ninja Turtle with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Mike Ninja Turtle!
An out of breath Mike Ninja Turtle thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Dominator (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakitu Michichi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominator comes to the cage accompanied by Condemned 84 - Face the Aggression. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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268 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Dominator!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nakitu Michichi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michichi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dominator looks to land a combination but Michichi avoids it well.
Dominator tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dominator stuffs the takedown attempt from Michichi. Michichi gets slowly back to his feet.
Michichi gets the takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Michichi decides to stand back up. Michichi steps back and let's Dominator get back to his feet.
Dominator ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Michichi moves away.
Dominator swinging wildly here.
Michichi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Robert Dominator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nakitu Michichi.
Michichi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dominator is fending him off so far but Michichi persists. Nope, Dominator circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Michichi or perhaps it was just good defense by Dominator which made him look bad.
Michichi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dominator sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Michichi somewhat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dominator slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominator escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Dominator. No joy for Michichi on that attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Michichi checks a leg kick.
Dominator tries a head kick but it misses.
Michichi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Dominator counter with a right hand.
Michichi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Nakitu Michichi has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michichi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dominator sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Michichi somewhat.
Dominator connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Michichi! He's out on his feet! Dominator rushes in and drops Michichi with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Robert Dominator!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Japa Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Japa Kaka!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Madison fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kaka on the side of the head.
Madison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaka manages to avoid it.
Madison lands a nice shot to the body.
Madison throws a right hand that Kaka ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaka also avoids with ease.
Madison on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Madison lands.
Madison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big right from Kaka misses.
Kaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Kaka lands a nice shot to the body.
Madison moves away from the strike by Kaka.
Madison uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaka.
Madison tries a head kick but it misses.
Kaka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Madison is breathing heavily.
Madison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaka throws a lazy right hand but Madison sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Madison takes one on the button.
Kaka lands a right hook to the body.
Kaka lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Madison looks to land a body kick but Kaka moved away.
Madison displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaka throws out the jab.
Madison throws a lazy uppercut
and Kaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Madison gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kaka.
Kaka steps into range and cracks Madison with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Madison flops backwards and Kaka dives into his guard looking to finish!
Madison is rocked!
It looks like Billy Madison has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Oh Madison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Madison gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kaka gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Madison is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Japa Kaka!
After winning the bout, Japa Kaka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khalifa Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruben Owth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan comes to the cage accompanied by Prodigal Son. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Khalifa Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ruben Owth!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Owth clinches.
Khan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Owth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owth blocks a body shot from Khan.
Khan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A body shot lands from Owth.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Owth can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Owth.
Owth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Owth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Owth stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Owth lands a nice shot to the body.
Owth lands a body punch in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Owth.
Khan prevents a body shot from Owth.
Owth lands a nice shot to the body.
Owth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Owth as the two fighters clinch.
Owth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Khans head.
Owth tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Owth back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Owth creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Owth can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Owth works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Owth is working Khan over against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Owth struggles to land a body shot inside as Khan controls his hands.
Owth blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Owth scores with a nice short uppercut.
Owth lands a body shot in the clinch.
Owth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Owth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Owth works on Khan's body with a couple of short punches.
Owth working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Khalifa Khan has been cut.
Owth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Owth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Owth as the two fighters clinch.
Owth tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Khan's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Owth.
Owth tries to work over Khan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Owth.
Owth lands a takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Owth controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Owth's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Khan has momentary wrist control but Owth slips an elbow through the middle.
Owth thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Owth forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Owth seems content to control.
Owth is looking for a kimura but Khan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Owth to get the leverage.
Khan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Owth is trying for a kimura here. Khan looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Owth wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ruben Owth!
In his post fight interview, Ruben Owth started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Percival Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermanni Holopainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Percival Butcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hermanni Holopainen!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holopainen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Butcher moves away.
Butcher pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Percival Butcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holopainen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Butcher swivels and escapes.
Butcher swats away the attempt to clinch by Holopainen.
A bone on bone clash there as Holopainen blocks the leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Holopainen. Butcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Butcher lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holopainen misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Butcher.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Butcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holopainen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Butcher as he jumps to the side.
Butcher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Butcher lands with a good body shot.
Holopainen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Holopainen misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher blocks a head kick by Holopainen.
Butcher fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Butcher closes the distance and pushes Holopainen back into the cage.
Holopainen can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Butcher.
A short right from Butcher on the inside.
Holopainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Percival Butcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hermanni Holopainen.
Butcher lands a hook that snaps the head of Holopainen backwards.
It looks like Hermanni Holopainen has been cut.
A short right from Butcher on the inside.
Butcher lands a right hand.
Butcher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holopainen fails to pull guard.
Holopainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Butcher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holopainen tries to clinch up
and Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holopainen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Butcher shoots in and bounces Holopainen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Holopainen controls Butcher momentarily but Butcher frees himself.
Butcher drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Butcher jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Holopainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Holopainen is trying to hold Butcher in close to prevent damage but Butcher has managed to pass into half guard.
Butcher working Holopainen over with strikes.
Butcher is trying to control. Holopainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen wants to control but Butcher is keeping busy.
Holopainen pushes Butcher off looking to stand but Butcher dives back in and keeps control.
Holopainen is staying active underneath Butcher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hermanni Holopainen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Butcher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holopainen dives in and grabs Butcher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Butcher pushes down on Holopainen's head and hops out.
Butcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Butcher pivots, looking for a leg kick but Holopainen is out of range and Butcher settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Butcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hermanni Holopainen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Butcher takes a swing at Holopainen's ribcage but misses.
Butcher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Butcher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Butcher throws the left hand but Holopainen avoids the punch easily.
Holopainen misses with a takedown attempt
and Butcher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Butcher.
Holopainen ducks under a wild hook from Butcher.
Holopainen moves out of range as Butcher throws a body kick.
Holopainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Butcher takes a swing at Holopainen's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the liver by Butcher. Beautiful body shot.
Hermanni Holopainen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Butcher lands with a nice combination. Holopainen backs away looking to recover.
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 swats away the attempt to clinch by Holopainen.
Butcher feints and then cracks Holopainen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Holopainen down.
Butcher scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holopainen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Butcher finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Butcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Butcher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holopainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Butcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Butcher with a nice cross.
No joy there for Holopainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Butcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holopainen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Butcher misses with a body kick.
Butcher has Holopainen up against the cage in a clinch.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Butcher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher misses with some punches.
Butcher lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Butcher lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Butcher.
Holopainen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holopainen blocks a body shot from Butcher.
Butcher lands with a right to the head.
Holopainen trying to control the position but instead, Butcher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Holopainen into the cage.
Holopainen is trying to break the clinch but Butcher is controlling him.
Butcher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Butcher has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Holopainen regains guard immediately.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Butcher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Holopainen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holopainen is not content to let Butcher control the position.
Butcher is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Percival Butcher just wasn't active enough.
Butcher darts in and clinches Holopainen up against the cage.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
Butcher keeps control of Holopainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Butcher misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Butcher.
Butcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Butcher.
Holopainen is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Holopainen pulls guard successfully.
Butcher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Holopainen can do to turn this around?
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 throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Percival Butcher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hermanni Holopainen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Butcher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holopainen throws a lazy body kick
and Butcher counters with a nice low kick that buckles Holopainen's knee momentarily.
That kick from Butcher tenderised Holopainen's leg. Holopainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Butcher lands a jab.
Holopainen wants to clinch
and Butcher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Butcher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Butcher moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Holopainen tries to clinch but Butcher moves away
enabling Butcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Percival Butcher is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Holopainen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Butcher tries a head kick but it misses.
Butcher connects with a looping right hand.
Butcher works over Holopainen's head and body with a nice combination.
Holopainen tries a head kick but it misses.
Butcher misses with an attempted mid kick.
Holopainen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Holopainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A thudding body kick lands there by Butcher!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Holopainen.
A left lands for Butcher.
Holopainen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Holopainen is rocked!
Butcher fakes the leg kick and cracks Holopainen in the body.
Holopainen is still on wobbly legs! Can Butcher finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Butcher drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Holopainen right on the button. Holopainen goes down! Butcher follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Butcher gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Percival Butcher!
Percival Butcher is the new super heavyweight champion!
A victorious Percival Butcher thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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