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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whizzer Oz (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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160 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm
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163 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
8 - 3 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Whizzer Oz!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man moves in looking to clinch but Oz pushes him off.
Oz gets a takedown into half guard.
Man looking for submissions off his back.
Man looking for submissions off his back.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oz is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Oz.
Man looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man is looking for a sweep. Oz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oz leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Oz misses with a series of wild punches.
Oz shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Oz was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Oz lands a heavy elbow.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Man wants to control but Oz is having none of it.
Oz with the ground and pound from mount.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by Oz.
Oz landing strikes from the mount and Man is in trouble!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oz content just to control the position here.
Oz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oz lands a big shot there that rocks Man but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Oz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oz looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oz controlling from the full mount.
Man keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is working hard here to advance position.
Oz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Oz scoring with strikes but Man is staying in there.
Oz content just to control the position here.
Oz looking to control but Man is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Man in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oz looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Man working to try and regain half guard.
Man is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oz in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Man is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Man can't escape the position.
Oz unloading with bombs!
Oz is landing with some decent strikes but Man is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Oz landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oz looking to finish Man with some ground and pound. This is bad for Man!
Man tries to hold on but Oz postures up.
Oz landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whizzer Oz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Oz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
Man takes one on the button.
Oz swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Oz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Oz misses with the combination.
Man wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Oz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Man shoots and misses
and Oz counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oz scores with punches from side control.
Oz decides to stand back up.
Oz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Oz swinging wilding here.
Oz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oz throws a right hand that Man ducks under and follows up with a left that Man also avoids with ease.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Oz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oz misses with the combination.
Man fails with the takedown
and Oz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oz misses with a series of wild punches.
Man tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Oz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oz misses with a few strikes there.
Man moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man wants to clinch.
A combination from Oz does no damage.
Oz lands a body shot.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
so Oz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oz lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Oz would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Oz chips away with some ground and pound.
Oz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Man manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Oz manages to get himself to full guard.
Oz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Oz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oz is trying to keep Man in close.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Man stopping the sweep attempt from Oz.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Man wants to pass the guard but Oz is keeping the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oz can do anything to dispel that myth.
Oz has his feet on Man's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Man with a lazy takedown attempt
and Oz counters with a stiff right hand.
Oz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oz misses with a few strikes there.
Oz tests Man's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oz shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Whizzer Oz 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. This is the final round!
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Oz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oz shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Man is trying to defend but Oz finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ground and pound from Oz.
Man gets back to full guard.
Oz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Joe Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Man wants to clinch but Oz slips to the side
and Oz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man closes the distance but Oz moves to the side
and Oz counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Oz to acknowledge the strikes.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Oz counters with a three punch combo that has Man backing up. Man nods at Oz to acknowledge the strikes.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oz throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease.
Oz scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Oz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Oz wants to stand up but Man has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Oz prevents Man from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Oz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oz lands a nice short elbow.
Man regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Man swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Man throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Oz trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oz scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is working an open guard so Oz takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Oz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Oz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Man sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Man missing with punches from the bottom.
Man wants to control but Oz is keeping busy.
Man is looking to escape.
Man actively working from the bottom here.
Whizzer Oz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man trying to hold on to Oz's head to control him but Oz postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Oz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Man did well to prevent Oz getting side control.
Whizzer Oz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Oz controlling the action here.
Man is looking for a sweep. Oz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Joe Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Oz content to control rather than advance.
Oz winds up and cracks Man with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Whizzer Oz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oz 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Whizzer Oz!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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