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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Poopdeck PJ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes to the cage accompanied by All My Life. 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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155 lbs
14 - 11 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Poopdeck PJ!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
PJ throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man cracks the inside of PJ's front leg.
PJ blocks a head kick by Man.
PJ takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt PJ.
PJ looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as PJ backs up against the cage.
Man ducks under a wild hook from PJ.
Some wild striking there from PJ.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man throws a leg kick which misses PJ's front leg but catches the back leg as PJ tries to avoid it.
PJ throws out a loose jab but Man uses good head movement to avoid it.
PJ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man cracks a nice hook into PJ's ribs.
Man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. PJ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man misses with a double jab.
Man's hands are dropping dangerously low here and PJ connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Man scrambles back to his feet.
PJ is looking to land body kicks.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Man lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Man throws a right hand that PJ ducks under and follows up with a left that PJ also avoids with ease.
PJ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
PJ misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Man counters with an inside leg kick.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
PJ walks into a left hand.
PJ looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
PJ moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
PJ throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Joe Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
PJ cracks Man with an open hand slap.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man lands with a slapping head kick.
Man uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to PJ's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
PJ looks to throw the jab but Man is out of range.
PJ swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
PJ throws a combination that misses
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Man checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
PJ throws a right and a left that both miss.
PJ takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man lands a jab to the nose.
Man lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man looks to land a combination. PJ sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
PJ waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. PJ does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PJ takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
PJ misses with a combination
and Man counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. PJ is lucky that one didn't land flush.
PJ misses with a low kick.
Man takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
PJ digs a good body shot into Man's ribs.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by PJ!
A combination from Man does no damage.
PJ will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man cracks the inside of PJ's front leg.
Man fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt PJ.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from PJ.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but PJ was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
A low kick from PJ is predictable there
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles PJ's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
PJ throws a low kick but Man avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from PJ.
PJ looks gassed!
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man lands with a kick to the temple. PJ shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Man throws a sloppy head kick and PJ moves out of range easily.
PJ looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
PJ's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man throws a head kick that PJ semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
PJ throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
PJ blocks a head kick by Man.
PJ misses the shot to the body.
PJ misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Man dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
PJ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from PJ.
PJ jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces PJ back to the cage. Man follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
PJ scores with a crisp jab that stopped Man in his tracks.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - PJ throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
PJ fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
PJ throws a leg kick
and Man counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. PJ does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man blocks a leg kick.
Man slips a straight right by PJ.
PJ goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Man is looking to wear down PJ with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
PJ drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PJ swinging wildly here.
Man misses with a head kick.
A combination from Man does no damage.
PJ walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
PJ throws a hook to the side of Man's head but Man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man throws a series of punches but PJ moves out of range.
PJ throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
PJ throws a leg kick
and Man counters with a low kick, right behind PJ 's knee.
PJ takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Man.
PJ misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by PJ.
Joe Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man throws a nice inside leg kick.
PJ is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Man scores with a four punch combination!
PJ lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Man dodges the punch combination from PJ.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by PJ.
PJ lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Poopdeck PJ seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man fails to land with a series of punches.
PJ swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
PJ throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
PJ wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Man swinging wildly here.
PJ shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Man's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but PJ can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
PJ sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PJ stops Man from standing up.
Man working a defensive guard here.
PJ is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
PJ throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
PJ advances to half guard.
PJ controlling the pace.
Man slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
PJ trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
PJ trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
PJ trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
PJ is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
PJ is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Poopdeck PJ was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Man connects with a high kick.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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 Joe Man will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A slow jab from PJ misses its intended target.
Man wants to slow PJ down by chopping away at his legs.
A big right from PJ misses.
PJ avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Man throws a head kick but PJ moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Man.
PJ scores with a shot to the body.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Man throws a nice looking combination but PJ bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Man feints a jab promting PJ to slip. Man then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. PJ slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Man throws a low kick but PJ avoids it.
PJ looks to land a combination but Man avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PJ lands the left hand.
Man blocks a low kick nicely.
Man misses with a low kick.
PJ lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Man backs up against the cage.
PJ lands with a good body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
PJ has a takedown stuffed.
Joe Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Poopdeck PJ.
Good work by Man as he checks the leg kick.
PJ dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Man throws a quick head kick that skims the top of PJ's head.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from PJ.
PJ ducks right into an uppercut from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Man checks a leg kick nicely.
PJ takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
PJ takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Man scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
No joy there for PJ, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A good leg kick by Man.
A looping hook to the body misses from PJ. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from PJ. Those never looked like landing.
PJ throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Man misses with a few strikes there.
Man takes a shot right to the bread basket.
PJ throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
PJ throws a leg kick that is checked
and Man counters with a big head kick but PJ shrugs it off.
PJ misses with a leg kick
and Man counters with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Man misses.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Man slips a jab from PJ.
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
Man wants to land a leg kick but PJ is out of range.
PJ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from PJ.
PJ misses with a body shot.
Man avoids a punch combination nicely.
Man tries to bum rush PJ with a series of wild strikes but PJ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from PJ does no damage.
Man staying out of range there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Man ducks under a wild hook from PJ.
A swing and a miss from PJ.
PJ throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man tries to bum rush PJ with a series of wild strikes but PJ uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poopdeck PJ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
PJ takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
PJ shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Man's guard.
PJ is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Joe Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
PJ trying to control but Man is working from the bottom.
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 Joe Man.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Man!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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