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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce has chosen I want it all as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Powers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Simon Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powers scores with a sloppy right hand. Bruce should have avoided that one.
Bruce blocks the body kick.
Bruce steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Powers. That one must have hurt.
Powers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Powers slaps away a takedown attempt from Bruce, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Powers. That snapped Bruce's head back.
It looks like Simon Bruce has been cut.
Bruce misses with a series of wild punches.
Powers misses with a leg kick
letting Bruce counter with a right hand.
A cross from Bruce lands.
Bruce fails to land the takedown.
Powers tries to bum rush Bruce with a series of wild strikes but Bruce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bruce takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bruce 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers controlling the position.
Powers wants to stand but Bruce is controlling the position.
Powers looking to control.
Powers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powers controlling Bruce's posture.
Powers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Austin Powers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bruce misses with a few strikes there.
Bruce shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bruce showed some decent athleticism there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powers's head.
Bruce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bruce seems to be working for a kimura but Powers defends the submission attempt.
Bruce thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Powers's head.
Bruce winds up and cracks Powers with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce is pressing down on Powers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Powers is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Bruce there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is controlling the pace.
Bruce prevents Powers from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Bruce seems content to control.
Bruce is keen to just control but Powers is a slippery customer.
Powers is doing well to control the position and prevent Bruce from advancing to side control.
Bruce thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Simon Bruce wasn't active enough on the ground.
Powers ducks under a wild hook from Bruce.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Powers sizes up Bruce with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bruce dives in and grabs Powers's left leg, looking for a takedown. Powers pushes down on Bruce's head and hops out.
Austin Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Bruce.
Bruce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Powers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Powers lands a lovely overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce throws a head kick but Powers moves out of range.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powers moves away.
Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruce throws a hook but Powers avoids it easily.
Powers misses with a right hand
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bruce lands with a straight right. Powers didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Powers throws a hook to the side of Bruce's head but Bruce sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Powers lands a jab to the head.
Powers throws a low kick but Bruce avoids it.
Powers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bruce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bruce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Powers throws out the jab.
Bruce misses with a left hand
and Powers counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bruce connects with a body shot that sends Powers's belly button to the back.
Powers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Nice takedown defense from Powers. No joy for Bruce on that attempt.
Powers checks a leg kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bruce on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Powers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Austin Powers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Powers checks a leg kick.
Powers throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Powers is looking to score with low kicks.
Powers throws a chopping leg kick but Bruce manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bruce scores with a hook to the body. Powers takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Powers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Powers looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruce is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Powers!
Powers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bruce circles away quickly and effectively.
Powers is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bruce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Powers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruce fakes the leg kick and cracks Powers in the body.
Powers throws a series of strikes that have Bruce backpedaling.
Powers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bruce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers scores with a jab to the head.
Powers looks to land a left hand but Bruce moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers dodges the punch combination from Bruce.
Bruce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bruce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Powers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Powers scores with a head kick. Bruce tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Austin Powers is winning the standup battle so far.
Powers fails to land with a series of punches.
Powers pushes Bruce away with a front kick.
Powers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruce.
Powers throws a low kick but Bruce avoids it.
Bruce scores with a nice head shot.
Powers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bruce manages to avoid it.
Powers throws a leg kick but Bruce sees it coming and moves out of range.
Powers is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Powers.
Bruce connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powers. Powers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Powers throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bruce counters with a good low kick that Powers was not able to check.
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Powers motions for Bruce to come forward. Powers throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruce.
No joy there for Bruce, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Powers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bruce.
Powers misses with a straight left.
Powers stuffs the takedown attempt from Bruce. Bruce gets slowly back to his feet.
Austin Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Bruce.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bruce checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Powers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Powers lands a nice looking body shot.
Powers connects with an inside leg kick.
Bruce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jab, jab by Powers - just one landing.
Powers misses with a looping right.
Bruce checks a leg kick.
Powers scores with a spinning back kick!
Powers tests Bruce's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce misses with an uppercut. Powers saw that one coming.
Powers ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powers lands with a hook. Bruce tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Powers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bruce's hands.
Bruce takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Powers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers lands a big right hand that sends Bruce crashing to the mat! Powers stays standing though and waves Bruce back to his feet!
Bruce is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Powers.
Bruce is still on wobbly legs! Can Powers finish him?
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce seems to have recovered his senses.
Powers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
Powers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Powers breaks the clinch.
Bruce has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Powers.
Bruce takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bruce fails to land the takedown.
Powers comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Powers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powers fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bruce checks it well.
Powers attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bruce.
Powers lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Powers.
Powers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powers, right into the meat.
Powers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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 body kick but he wasn't in range.
Powers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powers cracks Bruce with an open hand slap.
Powers misses with a body punch
and Bruce counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Powers!
Bruce punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Poor strikes thrown by Bruce there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bruce punishing his opponent with strikes.
Powers gets back to half guard.
Bruce decides to stand up.
Powers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bruce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Powers moves away.
Powers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws the left hand but Powers avoids the punch easily.
Bruce is looking to slow Powers down with leg kicks.
Powers works Bruce's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Bruce throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruce's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powers looks to land a combination but Bruce avoids it well.
Bruce just misses with a punch to the body.
Bruce misses with a leg kick
and Powers counters with a body kick.
Powers throws a sloppy head kick and Bruce moves out of range easily.
Powers wants to land a leg kick but Bruce is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Powers moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruce swinging wildly here.
Bruce moves out of range as Powers throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Good leg kick by Bruce there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Powers.
Powers throws a wild body kick that Bruce sees coming a mile off.
Bruce throws a big shot that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Powers. That snapped Bruce's head back.
Powers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
A head kick misses from Powers.
Powers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bruce avoids the body shot from Powers.
A big left from Powers misses.
Bruce slips under a jab.
Powers throws a head kick but Bruce moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bruce.
Powers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powers misses with a head kick.
Powers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bruce.
Powers throws the kick towards the body but Bruce avoids it.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce avoids the head kick by Powers.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Powers checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Powers wants it to stay on the feet.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bruce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Powers but Powers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Austin Powers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Bruce.
Powers misses with a body kick.
Bruce takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Powers takes a swing at Bruce's ribcage but misses.
Powers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid body kick from Powers.
Powers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powers cracks Bruce with a good jab.
Bruce tries for a takedown but Powers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce throws a looping overhand right but Powers ducks down to avoid it.
Powers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bruce works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Powers misses with a wild combination.
Bruce lands a leg kick that knocks Powers off balance momentarily.
Bruce throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Powers throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Powers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bruce throws a front kick aimed at Powers's knee but Powers avoids it well.
Powers throws a low kick, looking for Bruce's leg but Bruce calmly moves out of range.
Bruce walks into a stiff left hand from Powers.
Powers looks to score with a jab to the body but Bruce is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Powers misses with a body shot.
Bruce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Powers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powers. Bruce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powers leaves Bruce with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bruce lands a jab to the nose.
Bruce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powers circles away quickly and effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bruce shoots for a takedown but Powers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Powers. That snapped Bruce's head back.
Bruce throws a leg kick but Powers checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Powers had his way with Simon Bruce in that round.
The cut man is working on Simon Bruce's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bruce throws a hook to the side of Powers's head but Powers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Powers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Powers, right into the meat.
Bruce bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bruce throwing strikes but Powers manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bruce tries to bench press Powers off him but Powers keeps the position.
Powers stands up.
Powers misses with a low kick.
Bruce blocks a head kick by Powers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers misses the jab.
Bruce looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bruce throws a strike but Powers avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bruce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bruce throws a big right hand that misses.
Bruce scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bruce lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bruce throws a big elbow that misses.
Powers is looking to stand up but Bruce isn't so interested in that idea.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce connects with a couple of short punches.
Simon Bruce has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Powers uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Powers!
Powers postures up.
Powers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Austin Powers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Powers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Powers throws a push kick but Bruce slaps the foot to one side.
Bruce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Powers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bruce looks to score with a jab to the body but Powers is just out of range.
Bruce shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bruce working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Powers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bruce looking to sit in guard and control but Powers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Powers is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce wants to sweep here but Powers controlling him for the moment.
Austin Powers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Austin Powers wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bruce's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Powers connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bruce scrambles back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Bruce 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Powers!
Austin Powers retains his super heavyweight title!
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.
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