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DEC 66: Broadus vs Taylor PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JJ Sutton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodger Lapedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodger Lapedis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, JJ Sutton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rodger Lapedis!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Skip Squint and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sutton wants to clinch.
Lapedis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sutton as he avoids it easily.
Lapedis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sutton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Sutton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lapedis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sutton working for a submission but Lapedis is keeping him at bay.
Sutton working for a guillotine from mount but Lapedis is in no mood to give up.
Lapedis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sutton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sutton prevents Lapedis from getting the reversal.
Sutton tries to control but Lapedis wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sutton is working for a guillotine from mount but Lapedis frees his head quite easily.
Sutton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Lapedis is surviving well by controlling Sutton's body position as best he can.
Lapedis working to try and regain half guard.
Lapedis sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Lapedis is looking for a sweep. Sutton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lapedis regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sutton controlling from the top position.
Lapedis has his foot on Sutton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sutton works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lapedis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sutton stacks Lapedis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sutton!
Lapedis looks gassed!
Lapedis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sutton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Sutton is trying to work for a kimura but Lapedis is defending well.
Lapedis looking for a kimura from the bottom but Sutton passes into side control!
Sutton trying to control the action but Lapedis is working from the bottom.
Lapedis tries to buck Sutton off but Sutton is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sutton advances nicely into full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapedis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sutton.
Sutton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Lapedis manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Lapedis manages to work his way to half guard, despite Sutton's best efforts.
Lapedis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sutton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lapedis's head.
Lapedis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sutton working over Lapedis with some ground and pound. Lapedis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sutton stalling.
Sutton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lapedis doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sutton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sutton trying to control the action but Lapedis is working from the bottom.
Sutton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lapedis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sutton seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lapedis manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lapedis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lapedis is looking for a triangle but Sutton pushes his legs off easily.
Sutton pushes down on Lapedis's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Sutton dominated that round.
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.
Sutton drives through and clinches with Lapedis against the cage.
Sutton tries to pull guard but Lapedis won't allow it.
Lapedis successfully pulls guard.
Sutton forces his way into half guard.
Lapedis gets full guard.
Sutton trying to control the position from guard on top but Lapedis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sutton pushing down on Lapedis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lapedis wants to get back to full guard.
Lapedis looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lapedis is breathing heavily.
Sutton seems to be looking for submissions.
Sutton content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapedis actively working from the bottom here.
Sutton moves into full mount! Lapedis won't be happy about that!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sutton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sutton is going olschool here, as he tries to force Lapedis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lapedis shrugs it off.
Lapedis is working to get back to half guard.
Sutton lands with some strikes.
Sutton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sutton looking for a guillotine from mount but Lapedis is having none of it.
Lapedis sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
JJ Sutton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sutton trying to control the action but Lapedis is working from the bottom.
Lapedis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lapedis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sutton passes to full mount!
Sutton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sutton working Lapedis over with strikes here.
Lapedis is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lapedis regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapedis taking some punishment here, with Sutton in his half guard.
Lapedis actively working from the bottom here.
Sutton frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lapedis is looking to improve his position but Sutton isn't that keen on the idea.
Sutton wants to control the pace but Lapedis is squirming around nicely.
Lapedis manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lapedis looking for submissions off his back.
Lapedis is refusing to be controlled, as Sutton sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sutton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lapedis is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lapedis is looking to improve his position.
Lapedis is refusing to be controlled, as Sutton sits in half guard.
Lapedis wants to get back to full guard.
Lapedis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lapedis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sutton.
Lapedis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sutton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sutton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JJ Sutton dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lapedis misses with an uppercut. Sutton saw that one coming.
Lapedis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sutton counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sutton is trying for a kimura here. Lapedis looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Sutton wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). JJ Sutton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brent Harvey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauler has chosen WAR then PEACE as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brent Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marius Mauler!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harvey misses with a head kick.
Marius Mauler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mauler misses the shot to the body.
Harvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mauler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Harvey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harvey fails to land with a series of punches.
Harvey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mauler moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harvey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harvey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mauler circles away quickly and effectively.
Harvey cracks the inside of Mauler's front leg.
Harvey misses with a two punch combination.
Mauler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mauler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mauler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mauler trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mauler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Harvey taking shots to the head.
Mauler lands with some strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler cracks Harvey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Harvey is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mauler punishing his opponent with strikes.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Mauler has eaten all the pies!
BOOM! Mauler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mauler working Harvey over with strikes here.
Mauler lands a heavy elbow.
Mauler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mauler with the ground and pound from mount.
Mauler controlling from mount.
Mauler landing strikes from the mount and Harvey is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler working Harvey over with strikes here.
BOOM! Mauler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mauler with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mauler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Harvey is in a horrible position here. Mauler smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Harvey is breathing heavily.
Mauler with a couple of short strikes.
Harvey is bucking up trying to escape but Mauler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Mauler.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mauler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Mauler.
Mauler lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mauler with a couple of short strikes.
Mauler is landing with some decent strikes but Harvey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Mauler landing strikes from the mount and Harvey is in trouble!
Mauler lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Mauler.
Mauler controlling from mount.
Mauler is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harvey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler lands a heavy elbow.
Mauler landing strikes from the mount and Harvey is in trouble!
Mauler working Harvey over with strikes here.
Mauler fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mauler landing strikes from the mount.
Mauler with good strikes from the mount here!
Mauler lands a nice shot to the head.
Harvey is bucking up trying to escape but Mauler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mauler lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Mauler with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Mauler dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Harvey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mauler lands a couple of digs.
Mauler trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mauler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Mauler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mauler working some strikes from top position.
Mauler is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mauler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler cracks Harvey with a solid left hand.
Mauler postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Mauler working some strikes from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Mauler's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Mauler trying to control but Harvey is working from the bottom.
Harvey wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Mauler manages to pass to side control.
Mauler looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harvey with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Mauler lands a nice short elbow.
Mauler trying to control from half guard but Harvey is working away.
Mauler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mauler scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mauler drops an elbow to the side of Harvey's head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mauler in particular looking to stall.
Harvey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mauler working Harvey over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Mauler there.
Harvey is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mauler scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mauler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mauler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Harvey trying to control from the bottom.
Marius Mauler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harvey has hold of Mauler's hands but Mauler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Harvey has hold of Mauler's hands but Mauler slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mauler winds up and cracks Harvey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mauler seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Mauler is trying to control the action in half guard but Harvey is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler winds up and cracks Harvey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Harvey on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mauler lands with a punch from half guard.
Mauler lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Mauler there.
Mauler working the head and body with strikes.
Mauler working over Harvey with some ground and pound. Harvey looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mauler winds up and cracks Harvey with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mauler lands strikes from half guard.
Mauler lands strikes from half guard.
Mauler slips a nice elbow through Harvey's hands, connecting with Harvey's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marius Mauler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Mauler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mauler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mauler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mauler takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
BOOM! Mauler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Harvey wants to control but Mauler is having none of it.
Mauler landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mauler cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mauler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Harvey is looking to escape.
Harvey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler cracks Harvey with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Mauler landing strikes from the mount.
Mauler working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mauler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Mauler.
Mauler wants to control the pace but Harvey is squirming around nicely.
Mauler unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Harvey taking shots to the head.
Mauler raining down shots from the mount!
Harvey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mauler working Harvey over with strikes here.
Mauler is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mauler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mauler unloading with bombs!
Harvey is squirming around, avoiding Mauler's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harvey in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mauler scoring with strikes but Harvey is staying in there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mauler looking to control and managing it successfully.
Harvey is bucking up trying to escape but Mauler cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mauler has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Harvey's face.
Mauler scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mauler controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mauler landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Mauler.
Mauler lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harvey hang on?
Mauler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mauler postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harvey looks a forlorn figure.
Mauler landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mauler is landing with some decent strikes but Harvey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brent Harvey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mauler is landing with some decent strikes but Harvey is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marius Mauler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mauler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marius Mauler!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Will Messinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Cartside (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Will Messinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rick Cartside!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cartside tries to clinch up but Messinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Messinger lands a left and a right that send Cartside crashing to the mat, dazed. Messinger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cartside is rocked!
Messinger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cartside avoids it really well and circles away.
Cartside is still on wobbly legs! Can Messinger finish him?
Messinger clinches but Cartside breaks the clinch
and Cartside counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cartside wants to pass to mount but Messinger is defending the position.
Cartside seems to have recovered his senses.
Messinger is defending against the submission attempts here by Cartside.
Cartside not doing much here.
Cartside wants to take a breather but Messinger is having none of it.
Messinger keeping control of the position.
Messinger is trying to stand back up but Cartside is controlling him
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cartside in particular looking to stall.
Messinger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cartside is working away from the top position though.
Messinger tries to kick Cartside off but Cartside keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cartside controlling the action here.
Cartside looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cartside is taking a breather. Messinger says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cartside is keen to just control but Messinger is a slippery customer.
Cartside wants to pass to mount but Messinger is defending the position.
Cartside perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cartside is looking to advance position but Messinger won't allow it.
Messinger trying to control but Cartside postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rick Cartside just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Messinger bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Messinger wants to stand but Cartside has his arm trapped.
Cartside regains half guard.
Messinger is breathing heavily.
Cartside keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Messinger tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cartside knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Messinger throwing shots but Cartside is blocking nicely.
Cartside is controlling Messinger's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cartside moves into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartside pulls Messinger in to control the position.
Cartside looking for a sweep. Not yet Cartside, not yet.
Cartside controlling Messinger's posture.
Cartside is trying to keep Messinger in close.
Cartside wants to sweep here but Messinger controlling him for the moment.
Messinger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cartside is looking for a triangle but Messinger pushes his legs off easily.
Messinger is fighting to break Cartside's control of his arms but Cartside is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Messinger wants to stand and escape but instead Cartside has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick Cartside will probably get the nod.
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.
Cartside shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Messinger but Messinger pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Messinger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Messinger tries for a takedown but Cartside circles away easily
and Cartside counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cartside wants to control from the top but Messinger keeps moving.
Cartside controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Cartside has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Messinger trying to keep a closed guard but Cartside is proving a slippery customer.
Cartside trying to control but Messinger is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rick Cartside just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cartside shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cartside was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Messinger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cartside wants to control the pace but Messinger is squirming around nicely.
Cartside controlling the pace for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartside is going olschool here, as he tries to force Messinger to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Messinger shrugs it off.
Messinger is looking to get to half guard.
Cartside controlling the position easily from mount.
Messinger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cartside looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartside is looking to work his way around to Messinger's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Messinger is squirming around, avoiding Cartside's attempts to control the action.
Cartside controlling the position easily from mount.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rick Cartside just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Messinger scores with a jab. Cartside acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cartside closes the distance and clinches up with Messinger, looking for a takedown. Cartside pushes Messinger against the cage but Messinger circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Messinger wants to clinch
and Cartside counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Messinger's guard now.
Cartside pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Messinger is keeping the position for now.
Messinger being controlled here, momentarily.
Rick Cartside has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cartside tries to free his leg and advance position but Messinger is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Cartside showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cartside drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cartside moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cartside trying to control the position but Messinger is working away.
Cartside takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Messinger to pass into mount.
Cartside tries to control but Messinger wriggling away.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rick Cartside just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cartside misses with a takedown attempt - Messinger sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messinger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Messinger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cartside counters with a nice double leg into side control. Messinger won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee asks Cartside politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cartside prefers to stall for the moment though.
Messinger is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cartside's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Messinger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cartside stays in close to Messinger's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cartside pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Messinger is keeping the position for now.
Cartside slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rick Cartside just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Messinger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cartside.
Cartside shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Messinger is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cartside in particular looking to stall.
Cartside looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartside takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Will Messinger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Cartside is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cartside frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Cartside comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cartside winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Cartside!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Petrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Step Into A World. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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270 lbs
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337 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drew Petrie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Rogers!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrie looks to land a combination but Rogers avoids it well.
A swing and a miss from Rogers.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rogers looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Petrie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rogers.
Petrie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogers.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rogers.
Petrie tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rogers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Petrie somewhat.
Petrie is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Rogers as Petrie shoots in.
Petrie keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A big right from Rogers misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rogers is defended easily by Petrie.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Petrie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrie throws a leg kick
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Drew Petrie has been cut.
Petrie throws a lazy head kick
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
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!
Rogers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers throws a strike but Petrie rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rogers looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rogers is on top in guard.
Rogers stands and throws Petrie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Petrie trying to remain calm as Rogers controls from the top position.
I looks like Rogers might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Brett Rogers just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petrie misses with a combination
and Rogers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogers lands a knee to the body.
Rogers is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Drew Petrie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brett Rogers.
Rogers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rogers lands a knee to the body.
Rogers pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rogers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rogers is working an open guard so Petrie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Petrie throws a sloppy head kick
and Rogers counters by moving into the clinch.
Rogers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrie throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rogers is trying to drag Petrie to the mat but Petrie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rogers drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Rogers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drew Petrie's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Petrie shoots and misses
and Rogers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Petrie trying to hold on to Rogers's head to control him but Rogers postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rogers is working for a kimura but Petrie is defending it quite comfortably.
Rogers trying to pass the guard but Petrie defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rogers decides to stand up.
Rogers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Petrie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogers.
Rogers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Petrie.
Rogers connects with a high kick.
Rogers throws a sloppy head kick and Petrie moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogers throws a hook to the side of Petrie's head but Petrie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Petrie throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Drew Petrie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Rogers. No joy for Petrie on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drew Petrie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Rogers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Drew Petrie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrie scores with a one two! Rogers had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Petrie fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petrie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rogers counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Petrie avoids it well.
Rogers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Petrie sprawls well. Petrie wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rogers gets slowly back to his feet.
Petrie throws a combination that misses
and Rogers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Petrie's guard.
Rogers controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rogers trying to control but Petrie is working from the bottom.
Rogers looking to sit in guard and control but Petrie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Brett Rogers has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Petrie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rogers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Petrie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Petrie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers fails to land the takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrie moves out of range of the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Rogers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drew Petrie's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Petrie moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rogers throws a right and a left that Petrie avoids nicely.
Petrie with a poor takedown
and Rogers makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Rogers throws a nice head kick!
Rogers drives through and clinches with Petrie against the cage.
Rogers looking to throw knees to the head but Petrie is blocking nicely.
Rogers gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Petrie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rogers.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Petrie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rogers moves nicely into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Petrie!
Rogers avoids the attempt from Petrie to control.
Rogers takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Petrie trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rogers cracks Petrie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rogers has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Petrie's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rogers looking to ground and pound but Petrie is blocking nicely.
Petrie squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogers controlling his opponent.
Petrie is bucking up trying to escape but Rogers cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Rogers content just to control the position here.
Rogers scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rogers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brett Rogers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Let's hope that Rogers has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Rogers lands a big elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Rogers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rogers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Rogers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldo Irby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuck Palmer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Waldo Irby's chin.
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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287 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chuck Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Waldo Irby!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irby connects with a single shot there.
Palmer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Irby scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Irby throws a nice looking combination but Palmer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Irby.
Palmer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Irby pushes him off.
Palmer tries to clinch up but Irby circles away and keeps his distance.
Palmer throws a right hand that Irby ducks under and follows up with a left that Irby also avoids with ease.
Irby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Irby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Irby misses with a body kick.
Irby scores with a jab to the body.
Irby connects with a solid leg kick.
Irby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Irby lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Palmer can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Irby and Palmer drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Irby.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Waldo Irby!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gee's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Can't be touched. Nick Gee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Gee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes throws a right and a left that Gee avoids nicely.
Gee shoots in but Hayes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hayes looks to land a combination but Gee avoids it well.
Gee tries to clinch but Hayes moves out of range.
Hayes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gee shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but Gee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gee shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Gee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes checks a leg kick.
Hayes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gee.
Gee misses with a combination
and Hayes counters with a straight right hand.
Hayes scores with a three punch combo!
Gee misses with a hook. Hayes ducked under it nicely.
Gee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gee throws a jab but it's blocked by Hayes.
Gee waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Hayes.
Gee misses with a double jab
and Hayes counters with a one-two to the body.
Gee is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gee misses with a takedown
and Hayes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hayes fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gee looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hayes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hayes scores with a jab. Gee acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hayes lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hayes.
Hayes defending well as Gee loads up on a big left hand.
Hayes scores with a three punch combo!
Hayes misses with the combination.
Hayes lands a hook that stumbles Gee back into the cage. Hayes follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Gee to the canvas! Hayes pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Gee has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jacob Hayes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarppi Huhtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jarppi Huhtis!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black moves out of range as Huhtis strikes.
Huhtis throws a hook but Black avoids it easily.
Black moves out of range as Huhtis strikes.
Huhtis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huhtis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huhtis swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Horrible takedown by Black or perhaps it was just good defense by Huhtis which made him look bad.
Black moves out of range as Huhtis strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhtis throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Huhtis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huhtis throws a nice looking combination but Black bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Huhtis!
Black trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Black working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black with good strikes from the mount here!
Black thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Black scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Black content just to control the position here.
Black can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Huhtis is looking to escape.
Black is going olschool here, as he tries to force Huhtis to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Huhtis shrugs it off.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black trying to control but Huhtis is having none of it.
Black is working for a guillotine from mount but Huhtis frees his head quite easily.
Huhtis is trying to stand.
Black controlling the pace for now.
Black looking to control but Huhtis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black lands a heavy elbow.
That's four 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.
Huhtis is squirming around, avoiding Black's attempts to control the action.
Black prevents Huhtis from getting the reversal.
Black looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Black landing shots from mount.
Huhtis tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Black looking to control but Huhtis is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huhtis tries to lock up and control but Black gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Huhtis looks gassed!
Huhtis tries to control the position but Black now has his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Black fails with a takedown attempt.
Black uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Huhtis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huhtis throws a looping overhand right but Black ducks down to avoid it.
Black closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black controlling the action here for a moment.
Black trying to control the position but instead, Huhtis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Black into the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Black.
Black lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huhtis backwards.
Black is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Black prevents Huhtis from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Huhtis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Huhtis wants to break free but Black has control.
Huhtis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huhtis as Black tries to tie him up.
Black lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Huhtis or not.
Huhtis is breathing heavily.
Black lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Black on the inside.
Huhtis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Black is struggling to control the position.
Black looking to stall.
Black controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Black.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Black - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Black lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Black has Huhtis pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Black.
Huhtis misses with a straight right.
Black tries to clinch but Huhtis is having none of it.
Huhtis tries to bum rush Black with a series of wild strikes but Black uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Huhtis backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huhtis misses the jab.
Huhtis throws a combination that misses
and Black counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Black pushes Huhtis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Black taking a breather.
Huhtis wants to break free but Black has control.
Black throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Black stalling against the cage.
Black taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Black.
Black tries to bum rush Huhtis with a series of wild strikes but Huhtis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jarppi Huhtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Black.
Huhtis takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Huhtis taking a bit of punishment here - Black scoring with strikes.
Huhtis takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Huhtis is rocked!
Black advances to full mount.
Black is landing with some decent strikes but Huhtis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Huhtis is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Black working for a submission but Huhtis is keeping him at bay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Black dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Black tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huhtis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huhtis seems to have recovered his senses.
Black swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huhtis thows a body shot but no joy.
Huhtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huhtis throws a lazy right hand but Black sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Huhtis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Huhtis misses with an uppercut.
Huhtis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Black shoots in for a takedown but Huhtis shows good takedown defense.
Huhtis misses with a body shot
and Black counters with a one-two to the body.
Huhtis 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.
Black shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Huhtis napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Jack Black is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black blocks the strikes from Huhtis.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Huhtis wants to get back to his feet.
Black happy to just control the position for now.
Black has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Black seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Huhtis for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarppi Huhtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huhtis is trying to get back to half guard.
Black slows the pace down.
Huhtis pushes Black away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Black gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Huhtis trying to remain calm as Black controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Black just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Black moves out of range of the strikes.
Huhtis misses with a straight left.
Huhtis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huhtis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huhtis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Huhtis throws a jab when Black was well out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Black with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Black showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Black has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Black!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whizzer Oz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whizzer Oz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
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Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Child!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Whizzer Oz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oz slips a straight right by Child.
Child moves into the clinch successfully.
Child is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oz is leaning against Child and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Oz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Child breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oz's corner calls for a 1-2. Oz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Oz leaves Child with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oz scores with a one two! Child had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oz throws a hook but Child avoids it easily.
Child tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oz throws a series of punches but Child moves out of range.
Oz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Child.
Oz throws a nice looking combination but Child bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Child fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Child. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Oz works Child's body with a nice hook.
Oz fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Oz - just one landing.
Child is breathing heavily.
Oz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Child is rocked!
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!
Oz connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Child to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Oz!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Whizzer Oz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Trombone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trombone has chosen Back in Black by AC/DC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rusty Trombone has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Bender's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rusty Trombone!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bender tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trombone checks a leg kick.
Bender uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Trombone.
Trombone tries to bum rush Bender with a series of wild strikes but Bender uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A right-left combo lands from Trombone.
Trombone misses with a few strikes there.
Bender avoids the head kick by Trombone.
Trombone 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 Trombone is predictable there
and Bender counters with an outside leg kick.
Trombone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bender counters with a thumping low kick.
Trombone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Trombone throws a right hand that Bender ducks under and follows up with a left that Bender also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Trombone.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Trombone.
Trombone looks to throw the jab but Bender is out of range.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trombone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trombone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bender throws a push kick but Trombone slaps the foot to one side.
Bender scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bender lands with a kick to the ribs.
Trombone looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Bender as Trombone shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trombone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bender circles away quickly and effectively.
Trombone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bender.
Bender gets a clinch.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bender landing knees to the head.
It looks like Rusty Trombone has been cut.
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!
Bender landing knees to the body.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but Trombone blocks with his arms.
Trombone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bender with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trombone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bender is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
John Bender has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rusty Trombone.
Bender tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bender with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bender using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trombone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bender tries a knee to the head but Trombone blocks it.
Bender is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bender.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trombone can't break the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Trombone.
Bender looking to throw knees to the head but Trombone is blocking nicely.
Trombone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Trombone tries to score a body lock takedown but Bender shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short uppercut from Trombone.
Bender with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bender with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bender blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bender as Trombone tries to tie him up.
Bender tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Trombone - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but Trombone blocks with his arms.
Bender trying to land knees to the body.
Bender keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trombone's efforts to push away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bender with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Trombone wants to get back to striking at distance but Bender won't allow it.
Bender with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bender with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trombone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trombone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bender walks away with a smile on his face. Trombone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Trombone scores with a one two! Bender had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Trombone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trombone's corner calls for a 1-2. Trombone obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Trombone misses with the combination.
Trombone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bender.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bender dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Trombone's cut.
That's time! Bender's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trombone's sensitive parts.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Trombone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick there by Bender.
Trombone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rusty Trombone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bender.
Bender scoring well with a low kick there.
Bender cracks the inside of Trombone's front leg.
Trombone throws a leg kick
and Bender counters with a leg kick.
Trombone is breathing heavily.
Trombone takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Trombone has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bender.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Bender there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bender tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trombone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
John Bender is winning the standup battle so far.
Bender avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Trombone throws a looping overhand right but Bender ducks down to avoid it.
Bender is looking to slow Trombone down with leg kicks.
Bender scores with a nice body kick.
Trombone throws a leg kick
and Bender counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trombone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bender counters with a low kick, right behind Trombone 's knee.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bender.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender cracks the inside of Trombone's front leg.
Trombone shoots in but Bender avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bender scores with a leg kick.
Bender tries to clinch but Trombone is having none of it.
Bender tries to clinch there but Trombone circles away.
Bender pushes Trombone away with a front kick.
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bender keeps Trombone at a distance using the push kick.
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!
Bender delivers a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender cracks the inside of Trombone's front leg.
Bender throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bender!
Bender lands a nice looking body kick.
Rusty Trombone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trombone's calf.
Trombone misses with a jab to the body
and Bender counters with a thumping low kick.
Trombone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Trombone.
Trombone takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Trombone's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trombone walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bender.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bender. Trombone shrugs it off though.
Bender lands a nice looking body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trombone takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bender feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trombone's calf.
Trombone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Some wild striking there from Trombone.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bender tries to close the distance and clinch up but Trombone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bender throws a leg kick which misses Trombone's front leg but catches the back leg as Trombone tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bender dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rusty Trombone's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Bender tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Trombone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Trombone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bender makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trombone misses with a double jab
and Bender finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bender thows a body kick. Trombone tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trombone throws a head kick that misses
and Bender counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trombone's sensitive parts.
Good leg kick by Bender there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trombone takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bender keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trombone fails to land with a series of punches.
Bender moves in looking to clinch but Trombone pushes him off.
Trombone throws a shot from downtown. Bender moves away and avoids it.
Bender closes the distance and clinches.
Trombone takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Bender.
Bender throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bender landing knees to the head.
Bender misses with a knee to the head.
Bender tries to land a knee to the head but Trombone blocks with his arms.
Trombone is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trombone is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bender is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bender misses with a knee to the head.
Trombone gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Bender regains guard.
Trombone trying to control but Bender is working from the bottom.
Trombone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tromboneis looking to pass into half guard but Bender pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bender is in guard.
Bender has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Trombone is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trombone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bender is one step ahead there.
Bender stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trombone misses with a double jab
and Bender makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Trombone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trombone missing with a left hand there. Bender was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trombone tries for a takedown but Bender sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bender slips a jab from Trombone.
Trombone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bender feints and then cracks Trombone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Trombone down.
That's four 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.
Trombone swats away the attempt to clinch by Bender.
Bender lands a nice looking body kick.
John Bender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bender. That's going to slow Trombone down.
Rusty Trombone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trombone takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters circling a little - Bender finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A big right from Trombone misses.
A low kick from Trombone misses
and Bender counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Bender showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bender, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Bender!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giuseppe Broadus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vaughn Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Vaughn Taylor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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153 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Giuseppe Broadus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vaughn Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Broadus throws a big shot that misses.
Broadus throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Broadus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Broadus closes the distance and clinches.
Broadus breaks from the clinch.
Taylor clinches.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Broadus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Broadus misses with a low kick.
Broadus throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Broadus misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadus jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Giuseppe Broadus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Broadus misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Broadus.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadus takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Broadus, as that shot connected.
Broadus looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
Broadus misses with a wild combination.
Broadus keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Broadus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Broadus motions for Taylor to come forward. Broadus throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Broadus throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Broadus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taylor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Giuseppe Broadus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaughn Taylor.
Broadus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Taylor paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Broadus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Broadus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Broadus. No joy for Taylor on that attempt.
Broadus misses with the combination.
Broadus misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadus throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Broadus throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Broadus is breathing heavily.
Taylor fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Broadus sprawls well initially but Taylor persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Broadus keeps working.
Broadus is looking to improve his position.
Broadus is trying to maintain the position but Taylor is very close to passing his half guard.
Taylor is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Broadus doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Taylor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Broadus is looking to control Taylor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Broadus avoid being mounted?
Taylor stalling away here and it's allowed Broadus to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Taylor won't allow Broadus to get back to his feet.
Broadus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Taylor postures up in Broadus's guard and throws a big left but Broadus blocks it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Broadus looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Giuseppe Broadus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Broadus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Broadus throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Taylor.
Broadus throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Taylor is defended easily by Broadus.
Broadus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadus stuffs the takedown.
Giuseppe Broadus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vaughn Taylor.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Broadus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Broadus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadus throws a one two combo.
Broadus throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Broadus throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Broadus lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into rage.
Broadus throws a nice looking combination but Taylor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taylor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Broadus's waist but Broadus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taylor off to one side.
Good shot there by Broadus.
Taylor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Taylor showed some decent athleticism there.
Broadus keeping control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Broadus is trying to get back to full guard.
Taylor is working for a kimura but Broadus is defending it quite comfortably.
Taylor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Broadus is trying to stand back up but Taylor is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Broadus keeping control of the position.
Taylor gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Broadus lands with a nice combination. Taylor backs away looking to recover.
Broadus forces Taylor back against the cage and clinches.
Taylor looking for a takedown.
Broadus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Taylor checks a leg kick.
Broadus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Broadus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Broadus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Broadus tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Broadus to the ground. Broadus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Broadus.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Broadus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Broadus has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Broadus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Taylor wants a takedown.
Taylor can't get the takedown.
Broadus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Broadus lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giuseppe Broadus dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Broadus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Broadus misses with the combination.
Broadus misses with a double jab.
Broadus throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Broadus.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Broadus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Broadus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Broadus does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Broadus fails to land with a series of punches.
Broadus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Broadus.
Taylor misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Taylor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Giuseppe Broadus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Broadus throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Broadus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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.
Broadus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Broadus throws a head kick that misses.
Broadus misses with a double jab.
Taylor shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Broadus's guard.
Taylor drops back looking for a leg! Broadus is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Broadus manages to kick Taylor off! Taylor jumps back into Broadus's guard.
Taylor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Broadus dives on top into guard.
Giuseppe Broadus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Broadus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Broadus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Broadus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Broadus stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Taylor darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor wants to stand up but Broadus manages to regain full guard.
Taylor drops back, looking for a kneebar! Broadus looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Broadus looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Broadus!
Vaughn Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Broadus working the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Giuseppe Broadus.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Broadus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giuseppe Broadus!
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