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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Obworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Oregan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oregan has chosen Boom, P.O.D as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mana Oregan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jacob Obworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mana Oregan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oregan defending well as Obworth loads up on a big left hand.
Oregan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Oregan!
Obworth throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Obworth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oregan. Oregan obviously looking to wear him down.
Oregan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oregan misses with a kick to the body.
A big right from Oregan misses.
Oregan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Obworth takes a kick to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oregan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Obworth will feel that in the morning.
Obworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Obworth.
Mana Oregan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oregan connects with a solid leg kick.
Oregan misses with a head kick.
Obworth takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Obworth throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oregan cracks the inside of Obworth's front leg.
Oregan tries to clinch up but Obworth circles away and keeps his distance.
Oregan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oregan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Obworth is breathing heavily.
Oregan misses with a head kick.
Oregan slips a jab from Obworth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oregan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obworth.
Obworth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Obworth swats away the attempt to clinch by Oregan.
Obworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oregan needs to keep his hands up - Obworth had a free shot at his head there.
Oregan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Obworth throws a body punch but Oregan moves out of range.
Oregan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Obworth blocks a head kick by Oregan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oregan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Obworth in his tracks.
Oregan forces Obworth back against the cage and clinches.
Come on Oregan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Obworth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oregan looking to slow down the pace here.
Obworth has Oregan pressed against the cage.
Oregan scores a nice knee to the body.
Obworth blocks the elbow strike.
Obworth stalling in the clinch but Oregan improves position.
Oregan looking to stall.
Oregan tries to land a knee to the head but Obworth blocks with his arms.
Oregan manages to break the clinch.
Oregan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Obworth's calf.
Obworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice body punch from Obworth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth throws out a loose jab but Oregan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oregan tried to score with a low kick but Obworth checks it.
Oregan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oregan avoids the body shot from Obworth.
Obworth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Oregan scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Obworth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Jacob Obworth has been cut.
Oregan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Obworth swings for the body but Oregan moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Oregan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Obworth misses with a wild body shot.
Obworth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Oregan at a distance.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Oregan. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Oregan misses with a straight right.
Oregan is looking to clinch.
Oregan moves out of range of the strikes.
Obworth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Oregan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oregan.
Oregan throws a nice head kick!
Oregan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Oregan lands a front kick.
Obworth misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oregan tries to clinch up.
Oregan misses with a wild combination.
Oregan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oregan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oregan moves in looking to clinch but Obworth pushes him off.
Obworth throws a jab when Oregan was well out of range.
Oregan takes a swing at Obworth's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oregan rushes Obworth and presses him up against the cage.
Oregan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Obworth throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Oregan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Oregan misses with a head kick.
Obworth throws a shot from downtown. Oregan moves away and avoids it.
Oregan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Oregan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oregan moves away from the strike by Obworth.
Oregan delivers a nice body kick.
Obworth blocks a head kick by Oregan.
Oregan throws and low kick but Obworth moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obworth takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Oregan tries to clinch but Obworth moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Oregan, right into the meat.
Oregan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Obworth stalks Oregan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oregan's face. Oregan staggers backwards, shaken.
Oregan wants to clinch.
Oregan misses with a straight right.
Mana Oregan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obworth misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obworth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oregan can pounce on him.
Obworth misses with a wild combination.
Oregan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Oregan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Obworth misses with a wild body shot.
Obworth digs a good body shot into Oregan's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Obworth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Obworth misses with a hook. Oregan ducked under it nicely.
Oregan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Oregan thumps Obworth with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mana Oregan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacob Obworth's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oregan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Oregan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Oregan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Obworth.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Obworth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Obworth throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Obworth trying to control the action but Oregan is working from the bottom.
Oregan gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Obworth is thwarting Oregan's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Obworth seems to be working for a kimura but Oregan defends the submission attempt.
Jacob Obworth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Obworth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Oregan defending well though.
Oregan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Obworth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Oregan is controlling Obworth's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Obworth misses with a head shot. Oregan uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oregan keeping moving, preventing Obworth from controlling successfully.
Oregan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Obworth.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Oregan scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oregan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oregan wants to clinch up but Obworth keeps it at a distance.
Oregan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oregan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Oregan fakes the leg kick and cracks Obworth in the body.
Oregan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Obworth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice body kick there by Oregan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oregan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mana Oregan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oregan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obworth.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mana Oregan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oregan 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mana Oregan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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