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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Dammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
31 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Dammon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Dammon. Powers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dammon lands with a straight right. Powers didn't see that one coming.
Dammon just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dammon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Powers connects with a body shot that sends Dammon's belly button to the back.
Dammon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dammon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powers takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Powers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dammon.
Dammon blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powers lands with a nice body kick.
Dammon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Powers. Powers obviously looking to wear him down.
Dammon throws the left hand but Powers avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers looks to land a left hand but Dammon moved out of range nicely.
Dammon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Powers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dammon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Powers scrambles back to his feet.
Dammon wants to clinch up but Powers keeps it at a distance.
Dammon looks to land a left hand but Powers moved out of range nicely.
Dammon misses with a hook
and Powers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Powers digs a good hook to Dammon's body.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dammon throws a jab when Powers was well out of range.
Powers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Dammon checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dammon clinches.
Powers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dammon scores with a sloppy right hand. Powers should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers tries to land a leg kick but Dammon saw it coming and moves away.
Dammon misses the jab.
Dammon thuds a left hand into Powers's body.
Powers tries a head kick but it misses.
Powers looks to throw a body kick
and Dammon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dammon throws a body punch but Powers moves out of range.
Powers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dammon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. Dammon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dammon, as that shot connected.
Powers misses with a straight right.
Powers slips a jab from Dammon.
Dammon throws a lazy right hand but Powers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Powers's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dammon connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Powers scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon misses with a lunging right hand
and Powers counters with a thumping low kick.
Dammon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Powers's head backwards.
Powers with a nice cross.
Dammon lands with a straight right. Powers didn't see that one coming.
Dammon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Dammon scores with a jab to the jaw.
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!
A big left from Dammon misses.
Jab by Dammon.
An inside leg kick from Powers misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dammon. Powers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dammon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Powers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a poor cross that misses
and Dammon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Powers misses with a looping right.
Powers misses with a straight right.
Powers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dammon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powers was well out of range. Poor timing from Dammon.
Dammon has closed the distance and engaged Powers in a clinch.
Powers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dammon misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Dammon tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dammon is looking to clinch.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Dammon.
Powers lands a nice shot that snaps Dammon's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Dammon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Powers slips under a jab from Dammon.
Dammon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Dammon.
Powers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dammon throws an overhand right that lands on Powers's shoulder, as Powers tries to avoid the shot.
Powers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dammon moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Powers scores with a sloppy right hand. Dammon should have avoided that one.
Dammon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Powers throws a leg kick but Dammon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Powers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers lands with a cross.
Powers blocks a jab.
Powers scores with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dammon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Powers.
Powers breaks from the clinch.
Dammon connects with the punch.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
It looks like Powers has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Dammon lands a nice hook to Powers's body. Powers takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dammon forces Powers back against the cage and clinches.
Powers lands an uppercut.
Powers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dammon has a couple of punches blocked by Powers.
Dammon misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Powers - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Powers wants to get back to striking at distance but Dammon won't allow it.
Powers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dammon backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Powers.
Dammon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powers.
Dammon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powers tries to throw a body punch but Dammon avoids it by throwing Powers back against the cage.
Powers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Dammon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dammon slips a jab and a cross from Powers.
Powers throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dammon.
Matt Dammon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dammon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dammon.
Powers takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dammon 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.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Powers.
Powers blocks a jab.
Dammon blocks a head kick by Powers.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dammon circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers slips under a jab.
Powers uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dammon.
Powers slips under a jab from Dammon.
Dammon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon wants to clinch
and Powers counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Powers throws a wild body kick that Dammon sees coming a mile off.
Dammon cracks Powers with an open hand slap.
Dammon looks to throw the jab but Powers is out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Powers!
Dammon is breathing heavily.
Dammon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dammon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powers.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dammon moves away.
Powers throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers throws a series of punches but Dammon avoids them all with ease.
Dammon forces Powers back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Austin Powers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dammon staying out of range there.
Dammon thows a body shot but no joy.
Dammon scores with a jab.
Powers slips under a jab.
Dammon tries to clinch but Powers moves out of range.
Dammon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dammon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powers.
Dammon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Powers to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers lands a front kick.
Powers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powers misses with a wild body shot.
Powers misses with a leg kick.
Powers lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dammon takes a swing at Powers's ribcage but misses.
Powers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dammon.
Powers defending well as Dammon loads up on a big left hand.
Powers takes a swing at Dammon's ribcage but misses.
Dammon misses with a straight right.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick
and Dammon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Powers shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Powers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Powers jabs Dammon right on the nose. Dammon blinks but takes it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dammon misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Powers punishes Dammon's body with a nice straight punch.
Dammon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dammon misses with a hook. Powers ducked under it nicely.
Powers just misses with a punch to the body.
Austin Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Dammon misses with a looping left.
Powers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powers moves out of range as Dammon strikes.
Powers swinging wildly here.
Good shot there by Dammon.
Powers misses with a leg kick
and Dammon counters with a nice uppercut.
Dammon misses with a hook
and Powers counters with a good low kick that Dammon was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dammon checks a leg kick.
Dammon misses with an uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Powers.
Powers swings for the body but Dammon moves out of range.
Dammon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dammon misses with a hook
and Powers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dammon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dammon misses with a right hand
letting Powers counter with a right hand.
Nice body kick from Powers.
Dammon throws a big shot that misses.
Powers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dammon is out of range and Powers settles back down.
Powers blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dammon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Powers's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dammon moves out of range as Powers throws a body kick.
Dammon 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.
A big left from Dammon misses.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Dammon moves out of range easily.
Dammon throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dammon misses with a right hand
and Powers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dammon misses with a wild body shot.
Powers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dammon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dammons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dammon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dammon misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Powers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Powers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Austin Powers!
A relieved looking Austin Powers thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Matt Dammon had this to say: 'Liro is great. Congrats'.
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