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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Pecic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Pecic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kenny Powers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bruno Pecic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers scoring well with a low kick there.
Powers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pecic checks a low kick from Powers.
Powers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Powers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Powers doesn't manage to clinch there - Pecic circles away.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pecic looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers scoring well with a low kick there.
Powers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powers shoots in and drives through. Pecic sprawls well.
Powers lands a big head kick that sends Pecic tumbling to the mat! Powers takes a step backwards and waves Pecic back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Bruno Pecic has been cut.
Powers misses with a series of wild punches.
Pecic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A good leg kick by Powers.
Powers lands a lovely overhand right.
Powers cracks the inside of Pecic's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powers, right into the meat.
Powers throws a nice looking combination but Pecic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Powers scores with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pecic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Powers can pounce on him.
Pecic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Powers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pecic. That did some damage!
Powers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Powers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pecic's sensitive parts.
Pecic slips a jab and a cross from Powers.
Powers scores with the left hand. Pecic knows he should have avoided that one.
Powers misses with a two punch combination.
Powers throws a series of punches but Pecic avoids them all with ease.
Powers throws a leg kick which misses Pecic's front leg but catches the back leg as Pecic tries to avoid it.
Powers lands a head shot.
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!
Powers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Powers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A right-left combo lands from Powers.
Pecic takes one to the chin there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Powers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Powers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Powers could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Powers is looking to slow Pecic down with leg kicks.
Powers scores with a leg kick.
Powers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Powers stalks Pecic and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pecic's face. Pecic staggers backwards, shaken.
Powers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Powers tests Pecic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick from Powers lands but Pecic takes it in his stride.
Powers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pecic to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Powers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Powers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pecic passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers wants to control but Pecic is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Powers wants to get back to full guard but Pecic has passed into side control.
Powers tries to lock up and control but Pecic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Powers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Powers wants to hold on but Pecic pushes him away.
Powers reaches up to try and control the position but Pecic seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Powers rolls and tries to escape and now Pecic has his back!
Powers can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pecic avoiding Powers 's attempts to control his hands.
Pecic is looking to control Powers but Powers is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Powers tries to escape but Pecic has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Powers is working hard here to advance position.
Powers trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Powers breaks Pecic's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Pecic managing to control the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Powers closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Powers connects with the punch.
Powers scoring well with a low kick there.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Powers pushes Pecic up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Powers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Powers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pecic tries to pull guard but Powers won't allow it.
Powers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pecic backwards.
A knee to the head by Powers.
Powers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Powers lands with a right to the head.
Powers holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Powers lands a damaging elbow.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Powers lands a damaging elbow.
Pecic looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powers looking to slow down the pace here.
Powers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Powers lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pecic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Powers's brow.
Powers lands with a light punch inside.
Powers with a knee to the head.
Pecic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Powers lands a nice knee to the body.
Powers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Powers lands an elbow just above Pecic 's eye.
Powers lands an uppercut.
Powers prevents a takedown attempt there.
Powers lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Powers breaks from the clinch.
Pecic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powers.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Powers dips to his left and cracks Pecic with an uppercut!
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Powers throws a low kick, looking for Pecic's leg but Pecic calmly moves out of range.
Pecic moves into range and clinches up with Powers.
Powers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Powers is looking to control Pecic's arms but Pecic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Powers has his back to the cage.
Powers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pecic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pecic takes an elbow to the temple.
Powers is looking to control Pecic's arms but Pecic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Powers has his back to the cage.
Powers lands an elbow inside.
Powers throws a head punch that misses.
Pecic trying to control the position but instead, Powers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pecic into the cage.
Powers has Pecic pushed against the cage.
Powers lands a nice elbow.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pecic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Powers lands a good knee to the midsection. Pecic won't want to take too many of those.
Pecic is looking to control Powers's arms but Powers gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pecic has his back to the cage.
Pecic tries to pull guard but Powers holds him up against the cage and eventually Pecic drops back down to his feet.
Kenny Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Pecic.
Powers misses with a knee to the head.
Powers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Powers.
Powers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pecic fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice left hand lands by Powers.
Pecic manages to pull guard.
Powers postures up.
Powers has gone for a leg lock! Pecic slips out almost immediately though and dives into Powers's guard.
Powers throws his legs up looking for a submission but Pecic uses it to pass to side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pecic working away.
Pecic is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Pecic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Powers keeps working.
Powers wants to control but Pecic postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pecic stands up.
Pecic avoids the head kick by Powers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Pecic's cut.
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 throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pecic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Powers. Powers obviously looking to wear him down.
Powers lands a head kick!
Nice body punch from Powers.
Powers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Powers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pecic avoids the head kick by Powers.
Powers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
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!
Powers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pecic is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Powers.
Powers scores with a nice strike.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kenny Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Powers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Powers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pecic tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Powers scores with a one two! Pecic had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Powers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powers tried to score with a low kick but Pecic checks it.
Pecic drops his hands momentarily and Powers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Pecic moves out of range easily.
Powers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kenny Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pecic misses with a takedown attempt - Powers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pecic blocks a head kick by Powers.
A good leg kick by Powers.
Powers misses with a looping right.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Pecic moves out of range easily.
Powers misses with a low kick.
Pecic throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pecic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powers, right into the meat.
Powers lands a head kick!
Pecic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Powers looks to land a combination but Pecic avoids it well.
Kenny Powers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pecic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
An inside leg kick from Powers misses.
Powers thows a body shot but no joy.
Powers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Powers connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pecic. Pecic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Powers connects with a solid leg kick.
Pecic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Powers.
Powers lands with an uppercut that bounces Pecic off the cage and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pecic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Powers can pounce on him.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pecic moves away.
Powers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powers lands with a thumping leg kick.
Powers throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pecic.
A solid leg kick lands there for Powers.
Powers dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pecic. That did some damage!
Powers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pecic can do to turn this around?
Pecic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Powers swivels and escapes.
Kenny Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Pecic.
Powers lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Powers.
Pecic tries to keep at a distance but Powers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Powers misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Powers.
Pecic pulls guard successfully.
Powers wants to control from the top but Pecic keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers stops Pecic from standing up.
Powers wants to stand but Pecic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pecic wants to sweep here but Powers controlling him for the moment.
Pecic has Powers pulled in close to control his posture.
Pecic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powers.
Pecic keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
Powers drops back looking for a leg! Pecic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pecic manages to kick Powers off! Powers jumps back into Pecic's guard.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Powers throws and low kick but Pecic moves out of range easily.
Pecic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Powers is fending him off so far but Pecic persists. Nope, Powers circles away and we're back to standing.
Powers scores with a leg kick.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers cracks Pecic with a right hand to the side of the head.
Powers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Powers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Powers throws a head kick that misses
and Pecic counters by moving into the clinch.
Powers with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pecic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pecic ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pecic no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pecic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powers.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pecic is pulling down on Powers's head. It's preventing any offense from Powers, at least for the moment.
Pecic keeping moving, preventing Powers from controlling successfully.
Powers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pecic on the ground.
Powers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Powers trying to control the position from guard on top but Pecic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powers is looking to work some ground and pound but Pecic has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Powers scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Powers throws a series of strikes that have Pecic backpedaling.
Kenny Powers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pecic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Powers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Powers misses with a two punch combination.
Powers throws a head kick but Pecic moves out of range.
Powers lands a high kick!
Powers slaps away a takedown attempt from Pecic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Powers feints and then cracks Pecic's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pecic down.
Powers cracks the inside of Pecic's front leg.
A slapping leg kick lands for Powers.
Powers throws a nice head kick!
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powers is looking to slow Pecic down with leg kicks.
A low kick from Powers misses
so Pecic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pecic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Pecic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pecic is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Powers throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pecic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Powers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Powers trying to control the position.
Powers working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Pecic has passed into half guard!
Pecic is controlling the pace.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Powers looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Powers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bruno Pecic's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Powers avoids the head kick by Pecic.
Powers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Pecic's hands.
Some wild striking there from Powers.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powers.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick
and Pecic counters with a takedown into side control.
Powers is trying to get back to half guard.
Powers is not content to let Pecic control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powers is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers is not content to let Pecic control the position.
Powers tries to improve position but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Powers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Powers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pecic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Powers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pecic's calf.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Pecic moves out of range easily.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Powers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powers forces Pecic back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Powers misses with a combination
so Pecic counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pecic passes Powers's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Powers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pecic pulls his head out easily.
Powers wants to get back to full guard but Pecic has passed into side control.
Pecic looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pecic tries to control but Powers wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Powers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Powers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Powers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Powers is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Pecic tries to control but Powers wriggling away.
Powers wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pecic.
Pecic tries to control but Powers wriggling away.
Powers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Pecic can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Powers is looking to escape.
Powers tries to reverse the position but Pecic maintains control.
Bruno Pecic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pecic wants to control the pace but Powers is squirming around nicely.
Powers is looking to improve his position but Pecic isn't that keen on the idea.
Powers tries to hold on but Pecic postures up.
Powers is squirming around, avoiding Pecic's attempts to control the action.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Powers really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pecic avoids the attempt from Powers to control.
Pecic looking to control but Powers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Powers is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Pecic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Powers regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Powers manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Powers trying to control the position here.
Pecic wants to pass the guard but Powers is keeping the position.
Pecic trying to control but Powers is working from the bottom.
Powers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Powers wants to sweep but no luck.
Pecic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Pecic stands and steps away. Powers gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Powers cracks the inside of Pecic's front leg.
Powers darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Powers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Powers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Powers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pecic.
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pecic circles away quickly and effectively.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Powers throws a head kick that misses
and Pecic counters with a shoot takedown. Powers fights it but they end up in guard.
Pecic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Powers's head.
Powers looking for subs off his back but Pecic has passed one foot through into half guard.
Pecic looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kenny Powers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Powers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pecic is working away from the top position though.
Pecic lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Pecic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Powers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Powers!
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