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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozek Novak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall has chosen Dance Till You're Dead as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jozek Novak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Hall!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Winston Howard and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Novak feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Novak trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall trying to keep a closed guard but Novak is proving a slippery customer.
Novak lands a couple of digs.
Novak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hall is keeping the position for now.
Novak wants to stand but Hall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak stopping the sweep attempt from Hall.
Novak looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall pulls Novak in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hall can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Novak controls the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hall goes for a double leg but Novak avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Novak continues to drive forward.
Novak decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Novak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Novak wants to take a breather but Hall is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall won't allow Novak to pass to mount.
Novak misses with a head shot. Hall uses the momentum to regain guard.
Novak sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Novak wanted to stand there but Hall had control of the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hall slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Novak not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Novak is looking to pass into half guard but Hall pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hall is in guard.
Novak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hall is aware though and is defending well.
Hall stopping the sweep attempt from Novak.
Novak will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Novak has his hands on Hall's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control but Novak is working from the bottom.
Hall thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Novak not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Novak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Novak lands an upkick as Hall stands over him.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Novak's guard.
Hall passes to side control.
Novak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozek Novak dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hall shoots for a double leg takedown but Novak sprawls well. He's pushed Hall's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Novak fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hall sprawls well initially but Novak persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Novak with the ground and pound but Hall uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hall is adopting a defensive guard.
Novak preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak slips nicely into half guard.
Novak is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Novak looks to land a strike but Hall avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jozek Novak overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Novak wants to stand and escape but instead Hall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to stand but Novak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Novak throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Novak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Novak will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hall trying to hold on to Novak's head to control him but Novak postures up.
Hall is trying to get back to full guard.
Novak stands up from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hall wants to control but Novak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Novak stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Novak gets the takedown into side control.
Hall is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Novak taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Novak tries to score with some ground and pound. Hall controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Hall is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Novak lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Novak slips a nice elbow through Hall's hands, connecting with Hall's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jozek Novak dominated that second round.
That's time! Novak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Novak bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Novak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hall, who protects the arm well.
Novak trying to control the position but Hall is working away.
Novak is trying to ground and pound but Hall uses the momentary lack of control by Novak to regain half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Novak working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Novak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hall sees it coming and defends easily.
Hall is looking to control Novak's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hall avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall is controlling Novak's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Novak wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hall keeps working.
Novak tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hall.
Hall wants to control but Novak is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Novak fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hall, pushing him back against the cage.
Novak manages to break the clinch.
Jozek Novak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hall avoids the head kick by Novak.
Jozek Novak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall avoids the body shot from Novak.
Hall feints the counter takedown.
Novak misses with a head kick.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up with Novak, looking for a takedown. Hall pushes Novak against the cage but Novak circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Novak appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Novak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hall shoots in for a double leg but Novak sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Novak swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Novak feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Novak with a flurry of punches that miss.
Novak controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Novak trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Novak has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hall is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
Hall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Matt Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Novak, up you get!
Novak drives through with a takedown into Hall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Novak keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hall's head.
Novak postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jozek Novak showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Novak 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Jozek Novak!
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Jozek Novak!
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight for Jozek Novak!
Jozek Novak wins by unanimous decision!
Matt Hall spoke after the fight, saying 'My opponent got the better of me in that fight and showed me that there is still stuff left to work on so I'll make sure to come back twice as good next time. ;))))))))'.
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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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