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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Borg Bunting (ranked 405 p4p, 8 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 1142 p4p, 30 weight class). Powell has chosen 8 Mile as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
21 - 9 - 2 |
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282 lbs
23 - 15 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Borg Bunting!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 15 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bunting misses with a body shot
and Powell counters with a nice body kick.
Bunting throws a lazy right hand but Powell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Powell only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bunting wants to clinch but Powell slips to the side
and Powell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Borg Bunting has been cut.
Bunting closes the distance and clinches.
Bunting blocks an uppercut.
Bunting can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.
Powell misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bunting.
Powell blocks a body shot from Bunting.
Powell pulls Bunting into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunting trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bunting is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunting trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powell pulls Bunting in to control the position.
Powell lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Powell trying to control but Bunting is working from the bottom.
Bunting has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Powell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bunting's head.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bunting works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Powell tries to free his leg and advance position but Bunting is retaining full guard.
Powell distracts Bunting with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bunting working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Powell.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bunting scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bunting fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powell manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bunting counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bunting connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bunting throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Powell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bunting connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good work by Bunting as he checks the leg kick.
Bunting lands a nice looking body shot.
Powell swings widly with a right hand
and Powell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bunting misses with a kick to the body
and Powell counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot lands for Powell.
Bunting throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bunting is looking to slow Powell down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bunting throws a hook to the side of Powell's head but Powell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powell blocks the body kick.
Powell shoots in and gets a takedown into Bunting's guard.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bunting is pulling down on Powell's head. It's preventing any offense from Powell, at least for the moment.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bunting trying to control the position here.
Bunting avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jimi Powell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Borg Bunting's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Powell throws a big shot that misses.
Bunting just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunting tries to clinch up.
Bunting misses with a straight right.
A big left from Powell misses.
Bunting tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Powell was well out of range. Poor timing from Bunting.
Powell is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Powell there.
Powell lands a nice shot to the body.
Powell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powell misses with a looping right.
Powell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Powell throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bunting counters with a straight right hand.
Powell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bunting misses with the body kick
and Powell counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bunting has time to react.
Bunting throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Powell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Powell misses with an uppercut
and Bunting cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Powell misses.
Bunting half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bunting takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Powell misses with a hook
and Bunting counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bunting moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bunting.
Borg Bunting seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunting throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Powell takes a jab right on the kisser.
Borg Bunting is winning the standup battle so far.
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 connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powell. Powell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Powell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Powell is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunting fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Powell checks it well.
Bunting has managed to clinch.
Powell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bunting works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Powell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bunting backwards.
Powell tries to work over Bunting's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Bunting fails to land.
Powell throws a punch but it's blocked by Bunting.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Powell.
Bunting manages to break the clinch.
Powell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Powell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bunting.
Bunting throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A low kick from Bunting misses
and Powell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunting lands a right hook to the body.
Powell thumps Bunting with a low kick.
Borg Bunting is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Bunting.
Powell throws a body punch but Bunting moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Bunting 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd cheers as Powell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bunting doesn't seem phased though.
Powell moves out of range of the strikes.
Bunting avoids the body shot from Powell.
Bunting throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bunting throws a solid leg kick but Powell takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bunting.
Powell was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Powell walks into a stiff left hand from Bunting.
Bunting misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunting fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Powell keeps Bunting at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Powell drops Bunting with a big left hand! Bunting is injured, injured bad! Powell jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
Jimi Powell is the new super heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Jimi Powell rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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