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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borg Bunting (ranked 1734 p4p, 56 weight class) and Cyrus Great (ranked 1530 p4p, 45 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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280 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Bunting!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cyrus Great!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting moves out of range of the strikes.
Great rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunting counters with a stiff right hand.
Bunting scores with a jab to the head.
Great takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Great lunges at Bunting with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bunting's hand.
Bunting throws an off balance right hand
letting Great counter with a right hand.
It looks like Borg Bunting has been cut.
Bunting has Great up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunting misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bunting.
Great is trying to pull guard but Bunting has him pressed against the cage.
Great is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bunting to keep the fight standing.
Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Borg Bunting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Great.
Great drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunting controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bunting has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Great told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Great throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Great escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bunting gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Great looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bunting passes into side control.
Bunting is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Great will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Great is holding Bunting down, trying to stall.
Great is looking to regain half guard here but Bunting keeps moving and retains side control.
Great is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bunting has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Great is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Great is trying to control but Bunting passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Great is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Great is trying to control Bunting's posture but Bunting avoids it.
Great is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bunting is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Great wants to try and get back to his feet.
Great is looking to improve his position but Bunting isn't that keen on the idea.
Bunting looking to control but Great is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Great is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting controlling the position easily from mount.
Bunting wants to control the pace but Great is squirming around nicely.
Bunting takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Great tries to hold on but Bunting pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borg Bunting dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borg Bunting's cut.
That's time! Bunting's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Great avoids the body shot from Bunting.
Great throws a right hand that Bunting ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunting also avoids with ease.
Great jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bunting throws a chopping leg kick but Great manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bunting looks to throw a body kick
and Great counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Great scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bunting pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Great swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bunting throws a body punch but Great moves out of range.
Bunting lands with a kick to the ribs.
Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunting walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Great lands with an uppercut that bounces Bunting off the cage and back into range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Great throws a jab but it's blocked by Bunting.
Cyrus Great seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Great throws a body shot but no joy.
Great fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bunting throws a hook but Great avoids it easily.
Bunting looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Great waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bunting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bunting swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bunting.
Bunting steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Great.
Great misses with a hook.
Great lands with an uppercut that bounces Bunting off the cage and back into range.
Great misses with a hook.
Great 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.
Great misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunting counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Great does it's job there.
Bunting blocks a jab.
Bunting was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Great looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Great is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Great misses the shot to the body.
Bunting avoids the body shot from Great.
Great rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bunting counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Great thinking.
Cyrus Great seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunting misses with a low kick.
Great misses with an uppercut. Bunting saw that one coming.
Great steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bunting. That one must have hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bunting moves into range and clinches up with Great.
Bunting throws a head punch that misses.
Great ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Great no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bunting's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Great throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bunting escapes and throws Great's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Great is trying to buck Bunting off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Great's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Borg Bunting overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Great gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Great is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bunting pulls his head out easily.
Great pushes Bunting off and gets back to his feet.
Bunting looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bunting throws a wild body kick that Great sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting avoids the body shot from Great.
Great uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bunting avoids the body shot from Great.
Bunting looks to throw the jab but Great is out of range.
Great chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bunting can pounce on him.
A left lands for Bunting.
Bunting lands a nice looking kick to the body. Great takes a step back to recover.
Bunting wants to slow Great down by chopping away at his legs.
Bunting takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunting moves into range and clinches up with Great.
Bunting misses with some punches.
A short right from Bunting on the inside.
Great tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bunting just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bunting struggles to land a body shot inside as Great controls his hands.
Bunting scores with a nice hook to the head.
Great is trying to pull guard but Bunting turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Bunting throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cyrus Great will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Borg Bunting's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunting thuds his shin into the meat of Great's side.
Bunting paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Great misses with a looping left.
Great lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bunting circles away quickly and effectively.
A telegraphed right hand from Great misses the target.
Bunting ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bunting rushes Great and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bunting works on Great's body with a couple of short punches.
Bunting misses with the head strike.
Great prevents a body shot from Bunting.
Bunting lands an uppercut.
Bunting throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Greats head.
Bunting tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Great prevents a body shot from Bunting.
Great takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right from Bunting on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Great jumps guard but Bunting turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Borg Bunting has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bunting can't find room to land a body shot as Great controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Bunting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Great jumps guard but Bunting stands there with Great around his waist. Great gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bunting fails to land.
Great blocks an uppercut.
Great fails to pull guard.
Borg Bunting has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cyrus Great.
Bunting misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bunting struggles to land a body shot inside as Great controls his hands.
Great tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A head punch on the inside from Bunting fails to land.
Great jumps guard but Bunting turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Great tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bunting smiles and moves away.
Great takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bunting chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bunting clobbers Great with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Great misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bunting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Great throws a poor cross that misses
and Bunting counters with a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunting, right into the meat.
Bunting lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bunting dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Great. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunting connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Great misses.
Great throws a looping overhand right but Bunting ducks down to avoid it.
Bunting scoring well with a low kick there.
Great fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bunting thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Great if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunting.
Bunting lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bunting thumps Great with a low kick.
Bunting lands a right hook to the body.
Bunting connects with a body shot.
Bunting fakes the leg kick and cracks Great in the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting lands a leg kick that knocks Great off balance momentarily.
Bunting scoring well with a low kick there.
Great takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bunting gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bunting swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Great jumps guard but Bunting turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bunting tries a body shot but Great blocks it.
Bunting misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bunting scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bunting throws a head punch that misses.
Great tries to pull guard but Bunting won't allow it.
Bunting misses with the head strike.
Great blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bunting lands a right hand that snaps the head of Great backwards.
Great fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bunting.
Bunting misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Bunting ducks under a wild hook from Great.
Bunting is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Great can do to turn this around?
Great throws a jab when Bunting was well out of range.
You can see that Great has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Great misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Bunting on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bunting lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Great misses the jab.
Great just misses with a punch to the body.
Great misses with a lunging right hand
and Bunting counters with an inside leg kick.
Bunting lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bunting lands a front kick.
Bunting lands a big uppercut and Great crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Great looks OK. Bunting waves Great back to his feet!
Great is rocked!
Bunting lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Great - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Bunting!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Borg Bunting!
Borg Bunting really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Kalashnikov Nutrition & Supplements (160Q) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Cyrus Great stepped up to the mic, saying 'O man, whoever you are and wherever you come from, for I know you will come, I am Cyrus who won the Persians their empire. Do not therefore begrudge me this bit of earth that covers my bones.'.
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hype
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