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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liste Pik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Man might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All My Life. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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28
160 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
155 lbs
8 - 9 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Decent elbows
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joe Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Liste Pik!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pik has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pik trying to land knees to the body.
Pik tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Pik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Man avoids it.
Man gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Man throws a strike but Pik avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pik is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pik looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pik looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pik!
Man tries to improve position but can't.
Man is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is staying active underneath Pik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man gets back to full guard.
Man is looking for a triangle but Pik pushes his legs off easily.
Pik postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Man has momentary wrist control but Pik slips an elbow through the middle.
Man is trying to keep Pik in close.
Man throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Pik escapes and throws Man's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Pik lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Man down.
Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pik wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Man gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pik.
Pik trying to pass the guard but Man defending well.
Pik prevents Man from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man actively working from the bottom here.
Man is breathing heavily.
Pik frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Pik connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Pik lands a big elbow.
Pik trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pik controlling his opponent.
Man slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pik controlling the action here.
Pik takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Man is staying active underneath Pik, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Man has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pik is working away from the top position though.
Pik wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Pik content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Liste Pik has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Pik pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liste Pik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pik misses with a wild body shot.
Pik tries to work over Man's front leg with a kick but Man checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pik is looking to clinch.
Man slips a straight right by Pik.
Man slips under a jab from Pik.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pik.
Man misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pik.
Pik goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pik fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Man is out of range.
Pik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pik thinking.
Pik avoids the head kick by Man.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A leg kick checked by Pik.
Man attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pik stalks Man and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Man's face. Man staggers backwards, shaken.
Pik fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close 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!
Pik throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pik throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
Man throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Man moves out of range of the body kick from Pik.
Man throws a shot to the body.
Pik throws a nice looking combination but Man bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man staying out of range there.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pik tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pik is able to avoid easily.
Pik connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Man. That snapped Pik's head back.
Man lands a head kick!
Man tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pik throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Man connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pik misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Pik misses with a shot to the body
and Man counters with a head kick. That will keep Pik thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Man misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pik throws a combination that misses
and Man counters with an outside leg kick.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pik blocks a head kick by Man.
Joe Man is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A left and a right from Man both land. Nice combination.
Pik misses with the combination.
Man will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pik thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man.
Man stuffs the takedown.
Pik throws a left and a right that both miss
and Man counters with a big head kick but Pik shrugs it off.
Pik lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Man circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Man checks a leg kick.
Joe Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pik tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man counters with a head kick.
Pik misses with the combination.
Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pik throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Man counters with a big head kick but Pik shrugs it off.
Pik is rocked!
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pik.
Man goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pik.
Pik misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A solid leg kick lands there for Man.
Pik checks a leg kick nicely.
Man throws a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pik closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pik buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pik lands the left hand.
Pik shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Man but Man pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Joe Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liste Pik.
Pik avoids the head kick by Man.
A head kick misses from Man.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pik tries a head kick but it misses.
Pik misses with a combination
and Man counters with a big head kick but Pik shrugs it off.
Pik looks to land a right hand but Man moved out of range.
Pik will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Pik.
Pik throws a sloppy head kick and Man moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pik gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Man counters with a stiff right hand.
Man misses with a head kick.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Pik scores with a nice head shot.
Pik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man misses with a head kick.
Pik thows a body shot but no joy.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Pik.
Pik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pik throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pik throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Man scores with a leg kick.
Pik throws a big shot that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Man dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Man.
Man tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pik throws a lazy head kick
and Man counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pik's knee momentarily.
Man throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pik.
Pik misses with a series of wild punches.
Man dodges the punch combination from Pik.
Man connects with a solid leg kick.
Pik is looking to land body kicks.
Man turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pik fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pik is looking to land body kicks.
A left lands for Pik.
A head kick from Man lands but Pik takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man with a jab.
Pik throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Man.
Man throws a leg kick
and Pik counters with a straight right hand.
Pik scores with a jab. Man acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Pik is out of range.
Man wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Man feints and then cracks Pik's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pik down.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Pik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pik shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Man connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A slow jab from Pik misses its intended target.
Pik misses with a double jab
and Man counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pik's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man lands with a thumping leg kick.
Joe Man is winning the standup battle so far.
Man cracks the inside of Pik's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pik misses with a head kick.
Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man catches Pik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pik misses the jab.
Man is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Pik misses.
Man digs a good body shot into Pik's ribs.
Pik misses with a combination
and Man counters with a left to the body.
Man scores with a shot to the body.
Man tries a low kick but Pik avoids it.
Man slips a jab and a cross from Pik.
Man blocks a jab.
Man throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pik.
Pik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Man's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man avoids the elbow strike from Pik, against the cage.
Pik is trying to stall.
Pik tries a knee to the head but Man blocks it.
Pik working hard to break the clinch.
Man lands a knee to the body.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Pik.
Pik is pressed up against the cage. Man has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pik down to the mat. Pik avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pik throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pik throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pik misses with a two punch combination.
Pik shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pik can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Man had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pik defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man keeping moving, preventing Pik from controlling successfully.
Pik sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Liste Pik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man keeping moving, preventing Pik from controlling successfully.
Joe Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Pik working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man is controlling Pik's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Man showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
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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mgr
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FIGHT
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