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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luther Heggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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280 lbs
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248 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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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
35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luther Heggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Love-Hate Powell!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell lands with a slapping head kick.
Powell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Heggs has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice jab there from Powell.
Powell throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Powell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A left lands for Powell.
Powell misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Heggs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
Powell instigates a clinch.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Heggs.
We've been informed that Powell has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Heggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Powell blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Powell takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Heggs struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Heggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs has a couple of punches blocked by Powell.
Heggs blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Powell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heggs is looking to control Powell's arms but Powell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Heggs has his back to the cage.
Powell lands a hook that snaps the head of Heggs backwards.
A shot in the inside from Powell.
Heggs throws a head punch that misses.
Heggs working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Powell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Powell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Heggs has had enough of the clinch but Powell keeps him there for the moment.
Powell lands with a light punch inside.
Heggs lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Powell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs breaks from the clinch.
Heggs checks a leg kick.
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by Heggs.
Powell moves out of range as Heggs throws a body kick.
Heggs takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An inside leg kick lands from Powell.
Powell lands a really nice looking cross but Heggs seems unphased.
Powell misses with a wild body shot.
Heggs thinks about countering with a body kick.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Heggs doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Powell.
Powell lands with an uppercut that bounces Heggs off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Heggs.
Heggs seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Powell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Heggs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Powell counters with an inside leg kick.
Powell misses with a leg kick.
Love-Hate Powell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heggs throws a right hand that Powell ducks under and follows up with a left that Powell also avoids with ease.
Heggs tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Powell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heggs connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Powell momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Heggs blocks the low kick.
Powell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Powell thumps Heggs with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs clinches with his opponent.
Powell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Heggs up against the cage.
Heggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powell.
A short uppercut from Powell.
Heggs is trying to push Powell away but Powell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Heggs throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Powell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Heggs is keeping busy.
Heggs doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powell has hold of one of Heggs's legs. Heggs is fighting the takedown attempt but Powell gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Heggs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powell must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love-Hate Powell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Powell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powell scores with a shot to the body.
Powell fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Heggs on the side of the head.
A slow jab from Heggs misses its intended target.
Heggs misses with a head kick.
A cross from Heggs lands.
Powell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Heggs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Powell in his tracks.
Jab, jab by Powell - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Heggs misses.
Good leg kick by Powell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Powell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Powell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Powell tenderised Heggs's leg. Heggs is trying to keep his angry face on.
Powell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Heggs tries to clinch up but Powell circles away and keeps his distance.
Powell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Powell thuds a left hand into Heggs's body.
Powell scoring well with a low kick there.
Powell scoring well with a low kick there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Powell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Heggs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Heggs is looking to counter punch.
Powell misses with a looping left.
Heggs is looking to counter punch.
Heggs is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Powell cracks Heggs with a good jab.
Heggs blocks a leg kick.
Heggs wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Powell scores with a hook to the body. Heggs takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Love-Hate Powell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heggs misses with a double jab.
Powell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Heggs staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Heggs.
Powell scores with a push kick.
Powell lands a slapping body shot.
Powell looks to land a combination but Heggs avoids it well.
Heggs checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell slips a straight right by Heggs.
Heggs takes a swing at Powell's ribcage but misses.
Powell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A counter left hand to the body from Heggs misses its target.
Powell 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.
Powell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Powell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Powell.
Heggs takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Heggs moves out of range of the leg kick from Powell.
The fight stays on the outside here - Heggs looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powell wants to counter the offense by Heggs and move into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs is looking to clinch.
Powell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Powell throws a front kick that sends Heggs stumbling back into the cage.
Heggs takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Powell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heggs counters with a left to the body.
A leg kick checked by Heggs.
Powell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A little feinted left hand from Heggs on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Heggs throws a leg kick but Powell moved away.
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell moves out of range of the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heggs gets a clinch.
Powell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Love-Hate Powell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Heggs misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heggs uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Powell has time to react.
Heggs tries to clinch but Powell moves out of range.
Powell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Heggs misses the shot to the body.
Powell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Heggs counters by clinching up.
Heggs scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Powell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
Heggs tries to stall but Powell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Heggs is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Powell jumps guard but Heggs stands there with Powell around his waist. Powell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell tries to throw a body punch but Heggs avoids it by throwing Powell back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Heggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Powell swings wildly with an uppercut but Heggs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heggs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Heggs is pushing Powell up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Heggs lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Powell is trying to pull guard but Heggs turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short left from Heggs.
Heggs misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heggs fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Heggs.
Powell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heggs tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Heggs back against the cage.
Heggs tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Powell has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Heggs avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Luther Heggs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Love-Hate Powell.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Heggs.
Powell tries to break free but Heggs pushes him back against the cage.
Heggs blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Heggs lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Powell.
Heggs on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Love-Hate Powell is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Heggs lands a left hand that snaps the head of Powell backwards.
Powell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Heggs avoiding damage as Powell throws knees to the body.
Heggs prevents a body shot from Powell.
Heggs misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heggs tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heggs digs a right hand into Powell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Powell's gas tank.
Powell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heggs lands with a short shot to the head.
Powell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heggs lands a hook to the side of the head.
Heggs goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heggs lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Heggs.
Powell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Heggs's efforts to push away.
Heggs lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heggs.
Luther Heggs has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heggs tries to circle away but Powell has him pinned against the cage.
Heggs drops Powell onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Powell is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Powell is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heggs works on Powell's body with a couple of short punches.
Powell is still on wobbly legs! Can Heggs finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heggs escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Heggs scores with a leg kick.
Powell gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Heggs points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Powell wakes up just in time to hear Heggs thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luther Heggs!
Our winner, Luther Heggs, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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