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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Titan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vito Carleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jaime Titan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vito Carleone!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titan moves to clinch but Carleone breaks away
and Carleone decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Titan's guard.
Carleone throws a big right hand that misses.
Carleone is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I looks like Carleone 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.
Carleone trying to control but Titan is working from the bottom.
Titan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carleone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Titan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carleone on the ground.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vito Carleone hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Carleone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Titan wants to clinch but Carleone slips to the side
and Carleone counters with a shoot takedown. Titan fights it but they end up in guard.
Titan has his foot on Carleone's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carleone works his way back into a safe position though.
Carleone avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carleone wants to control from the top but Titan keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carleone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carleone postures up.
Carleone controlling from the top position.
Vito Carleone has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Carleone shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carleone seems to be working for a kimura but Titan defends the submission attempt.
Titan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carleone pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan is looking for a sweep. Carleone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Titan is working hard here to advance position.
Titan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carleone is looking for a kimura here.
Carleone stands up and beckons Titan to join him on the feet.
Titan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carleone counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Carleone not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Titan keeping moving, preventing Carleone from controlling successfully.
Titan can't keep his opponent in guard - Carleone advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan tries to roll over but Carleone keeps him under control.
Carleone wants to control but Titan is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Titan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carleone wants to pass the guard but Titan is keeping the position.
Carleone looks gassed!
Titan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Titan wants to stand and escape but Carleone is having none of it.
Titan working a defensive guard here.
Titan keeping moving, preventing Carleone from controlling successfully.
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.
Carleone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jaime Titan has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Carleone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Titan was covering up waiting for the punch and Carleone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Titan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Titan wants to stand but Carleone is controlling the position.
Titan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carleone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carleone stands up from Titan's guard - Carleone perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jaime Titan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Titan looks for a takedown but Carleone sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vito Carleone dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Titan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carleone.
Titan with a poor takedown
and Carleone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Titan tries to get to full guard but Carleone has control of the leg.
Carleone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Titan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Titan taking some punishment here, with Carleone in his half guard.
Carleone sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Titan is looking for a sweep. Carleone is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carleone is breathing heavily.
Carleone trying to control from half guard but Titan is working away.
Vito Carleone has got the better of the ground game so far.
Titan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carleone pulls his head out easily.
Titan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan is looking to escape.
Titan tries to get to full guard but Carleone has control of the leg.
Titan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Titan tries to get to full guard but Carleone has control of the leg.
Titan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carleone stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Titan to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carleone has closed the distance and engaged Titan in a clinch.
Carleone stalling in the clinch but Titan improves position.
Titan is trying to maintain a safe position but Carleone gets an underhook and turns Titan into the cage.
Carleone tries to pull guard but Titan holds him up against the cage and eventually Carleone drops back down to his feet.
Carleone prevents a takedown attempt there.
Titan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaime Titan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carleone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Titan fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carleone sprawls well initially but Titan persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carleone is not content to let Titan control the position.
Ground and pound from Titan.
Carleone trying to control from the bottom.
Titan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Carleone to get to his feet.
Titan moves in looking to clinch but Carleone pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carleone as he avoids it easily.
Titan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carleone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Titan throws a right and a left that Carleone avoids nicely.
Titan throws a series of punches but Carleone moves out of range.
Carleone takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Jaime Titan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Titan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Titan looks for the body kick but Carleone saw that one coming.
A combination from Titan does no damage.
Titan uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Titan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Titan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Titan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Titan shoots and misses
and Carleone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carleone.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carleone gets control of Titan's arms and successfully pulls guard. Carleone will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Carleone is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Titan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Titan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Titan wants to control from the top but Carleone keeps moving.
Carleone trying to keep a closed guard but Titan is proving a slippery customer.
Carleone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Titan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carleone controls Titan momentarily but Titan frees himself.
Titan passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vito Carleone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Titan is looking to clinch but Carleone is avoiding it.
Titan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carleone counters by clinching up.
Carleone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Titan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carleone moves into the clinch.
Carleone lands an elbow inside.
Carleone working aggressively here.
Carleone unloads a knee to the mid-section. Titan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carleone lands a knee to the body.
Titan is fighting off a takedown attempt but Carleone is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Titan to the mat. Titan regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Carleone throwing strikes but missing.
Titan keeping full guard, as Carleone tries to pass.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Titan seems keen to control Carleone's posture.
Carleone trying to control but Titan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Titan trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Titan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Titan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Titan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carleone avoids it really well and circles away.
Titan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carleone.
Titan misses with a few strikes there.
No luck for Titan with that takedown attempt.
Carleone takes the fight into the clinch.
Carleone working Titan over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titan managing to block the knees to the body from Carleone.
Carleone prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jaime Titan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carleone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Titan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carleone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Titan.
Carleone avoids a wild elbow strike from Titan.
Titan trying to control the position but instead, Carleone has worked for underhooks and has pushed Titan into the cage.
Titan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Titan looking to slow down the pace here.
Titan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carleone smiles and moves away.
Titan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carleone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carleone.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carleone as Titan tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carleone has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Titan regains guard immediately.
Carleone stops Titan from standing up.
Titan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carleone defends well.
Carleone wants to stand but Titan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Titan keeping moving, preventing Carleone from controlling successfully.
Titan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carleone can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Titan pulls Carleone in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carleone wants to control from the top but Titan keeps moving.
Titan is trying to keep Carleone in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Titan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carleone is one step ahead there.
Carleone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jaime Titan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carleone trying to control but Titan is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Jaime Titan just wasn't active enough.
Carleone blocks a head kick by Titan.
Titan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Titan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carleone.
Vito Carleone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Titan throws a right hand that Carleone ducks under and follows up with a left that Carleone also avoids with ease.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vito Carleone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carleone 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 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vito Carleone!
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