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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Growwoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Braddock comes to the cage accompanied by Bulls on Parade - Rage against the machine. 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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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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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
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remy Growwoo!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Darius Henderson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock connects with a nice looking jab.
It looks like Remy Growwoo has been cut.
Braddock looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Growwoo darts in trying to clinch
and Braddock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Braddock misses with a body shot.
Braddock scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Growwoo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Braddock chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Growwoo can pounce on him.
Growwoo moves in looking to clinch but Braddock pushes him off.
Braddock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Growwoo avoids a kick to the body.
Growwoo tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.
Growwoo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Braddock lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Growwoo at a distance.
Braddock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Growwoo tries to clinch up but Braddock circles away and keeps his distance.
Growwoo is looking to clinch but Braddock is avoiding it.
Braddock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big left from Braddock misses.
Braddock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Braddock circles away from the clinch attempt.
Braddock lands a nice hook to Growwoo's body. Growwoo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Braddock misses.
Growwoo wants to clinch up but Braddock keeps it at a distance.
Braddock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Growwoo moves to clinch but Braddock breaks away
and Braddock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Braddock keeps the fight on the outside.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch but Braddock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Braddock swinging wildly here.
Growwoo rushes Braddock and presses him up against the cage.
Braddock misses with some punches.
Growwoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Growwoo lands with a right to the head.
Growwoo blocks an uppercut.
Braddock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Growwoo throws an elbow but it misses.
Braddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Braddock scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Braddock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Growwoo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch on the inside from Braddock fails to land.
Braddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Growwoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Braddock throws a head punch that misses.
Braddock managing to block the knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Growwoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braddock.
Braddock misses with some punches.
Growwoo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Growwoo has a couple of punches blocked by Braddock.
Growwoo lands a right hand.
Growwoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Braddock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Braddock avoids a wild elbow strike from Growwoo.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braddock blocks an elbow strike.
Braddock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Braddock scores with a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Braddock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braddock lands a knee to the body.
Growwoo stalling in the clinch but Braddock improves position.
Growwoo blocking some punches.
Braddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Growwoo.
Growwoo pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Braddock on the inside.
Growwoo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Growwoo missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Braddock.
Braddock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Growwoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Growwoo looking to stall.
Growwoo tries to land knees in the clinch but Braddock avoids the damage to the body.
Growwoo tries a knee to the head but Braddock blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Braddock lands a damaging elbow.
That has opened up Remy Growwoo's cut even more.
Growwoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Braddock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Braddock fails to land.
Growwoo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Growwoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Growwoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braddock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braddock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braddock blocks an elbow strike.
Braddock lands an elbow that stopped Growwoo in his tracks for a moment.
Braddock misses with a punch on the inside.
Braddock throws a head punch that misses.
Braddock scores with a shot to the side of Growwoo's head.
The cut above Remy Growwoo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Braddock blocks an elbow strike from Growwoo.
Braddock tries to work over Growwoo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Growwoo missing with knees to the body.
Braddock scores with a shoulder strike.
Braddock blocks an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Braddock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Remy Growwoo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Braddock lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Growwoo just misses with a punch to the body.
Braddock throws a shot to the body.
Growwoo tries to clinch up.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Braddock paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Braddock coming out on top.
Growwoo misses with a leg kick
and Braddock holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Growwoo takes a shot to the head.
Growwoo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Growwoo missing with knees to the body.
Growwoo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
James Braddock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Growwoo.
Braddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Growwoo blocks an uppercut.
Growwoo landing knees to the body.
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddock is defending well for now.
Braddock avoids a wild elbow strike from Growwoo.
Growwoo blocks an elbow strike from Braddock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock has a couple of punches blocked by Growwoo.
Growwoo lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braddock.
Braddock scores with a shot to the side of Growwoo's head.
A hook to the body from Braddock.
Growwoo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddock's defenses.
Growwoo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Braddock is keeping busy.
Growwoo pushes off an throws an elbow but Braddock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Growwoo missing with knees to the body.
Growwoo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braddock misses with a knee to the head.
Braddock misses with a punch on the inside.
Growwoo misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Growwoo missing with knees to the body.
Braddock dodges an elbow strike from Growwoo.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Braddock avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Growwoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Growwoo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Braddock comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Growwoo throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Growwoo throws an elbow but misses.
Growwoo misses with a punch on the inside.
Braddock works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Braddock lands a shot to the body.
Growwoo is breathing heavily.
Growwoo blocks a body shot from Braddock.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddock.
Braddock struggles to land a body shot inside as Growwoo controls his hands.
Braddock pushes Growwoo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Growwoo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Growwoo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Growwoo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddock avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Growwoo has Braddock pressed against the cage.
Braddock avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
Braddock lands with a left to the head.
Growwoo takes a shot to the head.
Growwoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Growwoo is trying to maintain a safe position but Braddock gets an underhook and turns Growwoo into the cage.
Growwoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Growwoo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Braddock.
Braddock lands a left hand.
Remy Growwoo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddock avoids it.
Growwoo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Braddock avoids the elbow strike from Growwoo, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Braddock fails to land.
Nice elbow from Growwoo.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddock.
Growwoo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Braddock's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddock lands a hook that snaps the head of Growwoo backwards.
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddock is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Braddock scores with a nice short uppercut.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Growwoo blocking some punches.
Growwoo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Braddock.
Braddock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Growwoo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddock is defending well for now.
Braddock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Growwoo looking to stall.
Braddock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Braddock misses with a punch on the inside.
Growwoo blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Braddock just misses with a elbow thrown towards Growwoo's brow.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddock avoids it.
Growwoo avoids the elbow strike from Braddock, against the cage.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the head but Braddock blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Braddock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Remy Growwoo's cut.
That's time! Braddock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Growwoo scores with a head kick.
Braddock tried to score with a low kick but Growwoo checks it.
Braddock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Growwoo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Braddock throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Growwoo's head.
James Braddock is winning the standup battle so far.
Growwoo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Braddock swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Growwoo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Braddock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Growwoo throws a nice head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Growwoo tries to clinch there but Braddock circles away.
Braddock tries to clinch up.
Growwoo slips under a jab.
Braddock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Braddock clinches.
Growwoo lands a good knee to the midsection. Braddock won't want to take too many of those.
Growwoo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Braddock is defending well for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Growwoo misses with an elbow strike.
Growwoo misses with a knee strike.
Braddock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock blocks an elbow strike.
Growwoo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Braddock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Braddock has a couple of punches blocked by Growwoo.
Braddock blocks the elbow strike.
Braddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Growwoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Growwoo trying to stall but Braddock improves his position.
Braddock misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Growwoo.
Braddock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Growwoo backwards.
Growwoo missing with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Growwoo.
Growwoo struggles to land a body shot inside as Braddock controls his hands.
Braddock scores with a shot to the side of Growwoo's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Braddock avoids a wild elbow strike from Growwoo.
Braddock swings wildly with an uppercut but Growwoo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Braddock throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock dodges an elbow strike from Growwoo.
Braddock lands a shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Braddock.
Growwoo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Growwoo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Braddock tries to throw a body punch but Growwoo avoids it by throwing Braddock back against the cage.
Braddock managing to block the knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Braddock avoiding damage as Growwoo throws knees to the body.
Braddock throws a punch but it's blocked by Growwoo.
Braddock lands with a left to the head.
Braddock misses with the head strike.
Braddock tries a knee to the head but Growwoo blocks it.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Braddock managing to block the knees to the body from Growwoo.
Growwoo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Growwoo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock lands an elbow that stopped Growwoo in his tracks for a moment.
Growwoo landing knees to the head.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Growwoo tries to stall but Braddock uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Braddock missing with knees to the body.
Braddock takes an elbow to the forehead.
Growwoo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Growwoo slows down the pace here.
Braddock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Growwoo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Braddock throws an elbow but misses.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Braddock misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Growwoo trying to control the position but instead, Braddock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Growwoo into the cage.
Braddock lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Growwoo or not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Remy Growwoo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Braddock misses with a hook from the clinch.
James Braddock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Growwoo throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Braddock.
Braddock avoids a wild elbow strike from Growwoo.
Growwoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Braddock avoids it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Growwoo trying to land knees to the body.
Growwoo trying to control the position but instead, Braddock has worked for underhooks and has pushed Growwoo into the cage.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Remy Growwoo.
Well Braddock 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Braddock!
Post fight, an emotional James Braddock said 'This fight isn't the one that matters. I'm thankful I won, but it isn't the one that matters.'.
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