L'houcine "Aussie" Ouzgni (born 10 March 1983) is a

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fighting out of

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for Top Team Beverwijk. Aussie is a firm fan favorite in the Netherlands due to his exciting style and knockout power, likened to a smaller version of fellow Moroccan fighter

Badr Hari Badr Hari (born 8 December 1984) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight World Champion (2007–2008), It's Showtime Heavyweight World Champion (2009–2010) and ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 and 2009'' finalist. Born an ...

. He is a three time Dutch national Muay Thai champion, currently competing within the It's Showtime organization.

Biography/Career

Aussie began his career fighting on the local circuit in the

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at C-Klass and B-Klass level, winning almost all his fights. He won his first title in 2005, winning a B-Klass eight-man tournament at a gala in

Purmerend Purmerend () is a city and municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and in the region of West Friesland. The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the tra ...

to honor the recently deceased

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Nordin Ben-Salah who was shot dead in

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. Aussie stopped his first two opponents before defeating Peter Mes in the final via decision. He also headed to

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where he took part in the W.A.K.O. world championships, receiving a bronze medal in the Thai-Boxing middleweight division. In 2006 Aussie made his debut with the It's Showtime organization against Junior Gonsalves, sharing the spoils in a five round decision draw at the event in

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. He returned to the organization the following year to take part in a qualifying tournament for the It's Showtime's 75MAX Trophy, defeating Henry Akdeniz in the quarter finals by decision but was unable to proceed due to an injury suffered during his victory. In 2008 Aussie won his first major honor (at A-Klass level) against Melvin van Leeuwarden picking up the I.R.O. Dutch title. He added another belt the following year, beating the seasoned Imro Main by

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to add the U.M.C. Dutch title to his repertoire. With title wins making him noticed on the Dutch circuit, Aussie continued his progress beating good pros such as Amir Zeyada, Ali Gunyar and It’s Showtime Reality winner

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. He then demolished in form

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in less than a minute to emerge as a major player on the It's Showtime circuit, earning himself a title shot for the organizations vacant 77MAX world title at the end of 2010. At the Fightclub presents: It's Showtime 2010 he faced the highly decorated Russian

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, who had recently beat

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to win gold at the 2010 World Combat Games. The title fight was a fairly even affair, with Aussie well in it until the fourth round, when a toe from an Artem kick injured Aussie his eye, leaving him unable to continue. In March 2011 Aussie met two-time K-1 MAX and three time S-Cup world champion

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, dropping down in weight to fight at 70 kg. Perhaps drained from the weight cut, he was not his normal explosive self and was outclassed by Souwer who took a

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points decision victory. He will fight

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, Netherlands on October 21, 2012, but by injury

was replaced by Douli Chen who only fought 2 fights in the A-Classe. Duoli Chen lost respectively against the experienced Moroccan Aussie with points. . He lost to

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by KO from a knee in round one at '' Glory 6: Istanbul'' in Istanbul, Turkey on April 6, 2013. His release from Glory was reported in February 2014, having gone 0-1 in the promotion.

Titles

Professional *2012 It's Showtime 73 kg MAX World Champion *2009 U.M.C. Super Middleweight Dutch title -76.2 kg *2008 I.R.O. Super Middleweight Dutch title -76.2 kg *2005 Muaythai Gala Purmerend B-Klass tournament -76 kg Amateur *2005 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Agadir, Morocco -75 kg (Thai-Boxing)

Kickboxing Record

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References

External links

L'houcine "Aussie" Ouzgni-The Aussie Fan Page - Athlete , Facebook
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