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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 580 p4p, 1420 weight class) and Raleigh St. Clair (ranked 72 p4p, 188 weight class). Raleigh St. Clair has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yip Man Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raleigh St. Clair!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Ron Honeybunn and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St. Clair moves out of range of the body kick.
A little jabbing left from St. Clair on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice body kick from Man Iii.
St. Clair tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St. Clair thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Man Iii if he has to take too many more of those.
St. Clair slips under a jab.
Man Iii buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Man Iii misses with a kick to the body.
St. Clair lands with a kick to the ribs.
St. Clair scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Yip Man Iii has been cut.
Man Iii takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
St. Clair fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Man Iii darts in and clinches St. Clair up against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St. Clair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but St. Clair uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Clair working aggressively here.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Clair throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Man Iii.
St. Clair misses with a punch to the body.
Man Iii throws a head punch that misses.
St. Clair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Iii misses with a punch to the body.
Man Iii tries a body shot but St. Clair blocks it.
Man Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
St. Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Man Iii fails to land.
St. Clair scores with a shot to the side of Man Iii's head.
St. Clair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St. Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
St. Clair blocks a body shot from Man Iii.
St. Clair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Iii has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
St. Clair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man Iii's elbow.
Man Iii lands a nice uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that St. Clair has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Man Iii lands with a short punch from the clinch.
St. Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
St. Clair lands a shot to the body.
Man Iii avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St. Clair cracks Man Iii with a nice body shot.
St. Clair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Man Iii is leaning against St. Clair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
St. Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Iii.
St. Clair scores with a nice hook to the head.
St. Clair misses with a punch to the body.
Man Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Clair letting Man Iii take a breather here.
Man Iii is looking to control St. Clair's arms but St. Clair gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man Iii has his back to the cage.
Man Iii lands a left hand.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii throws a head punch that misses.
St. Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St. Clair swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
St. Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from St. Clair.
Man Iii lands a left hand that snaps the head of St. Clair backwards.
Nice body punch from Man Iii.
A short uppercut from St. Clair.
Man Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as St. Clair controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man Iii.
St. Clair blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St. Clair.
A short left from Man Iii.
St. Clair misses with a body punch.
Man Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with St. Clair's elbow.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by St. Clair.
Man Iii misses with a punch to the body.
St. Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
St. Clair blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Man Iii.
St. Clair scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man Iii tries to work over St. Clair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St. Clair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from St. Clair fails to land.
St. Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Iii tries to stall but St. Clair uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
St. Clair throws a head punch that misses.
Man Iii lands a left hand that snaps the head of St. Clair backwards.
A head punch on the inside from St. Clair fails to land.
Man Iii lands a right hand.
A short left from Man Iii.
Man Iii blocking some punches.
Man Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.
St. Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
Man Iii lands a left hand.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Iii throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St. Clair blocking some punches.
Man Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man Iii lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Iii lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Yip Man Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yip Man Iii's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Man Iii misses with a hook. St. Clair ducked under it nicely.
And St. Clair tries to counter it with a takedown but Man Iii pushes his down on his head and steps out.
St. Clair loads up on a big right hand but Man Iii slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Man Iii misses its target.
St. Clair throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Man Iii's waist but Man Iii gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St. Clair off to one side.
A counter left hand to the body from Man Iii misses its target.
St. Clair fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man Iii moves into the clinch.
St. Clair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Clair lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man Iii lands a hook that snaps the head of St. Clair backwards.
St. Clair pushes Man Iii back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Clair misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Man Iii is working St. Clair over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Clair misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Iii.
Man Iii pushes St. Clair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Clair tries to work over Man Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
St. Clair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St. Clair throws a head punch that misses.
St. Clair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down St. Clair.
Man Iii lands a shoulder strike.
St. Clair tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man Iii's elbow.
St. Clair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Clair misses with the head strike.
St. Clair misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
St. Clair misses with the head strike.
Man Iii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St. Clair goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St. Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
A head punch on the inside from St. Clair fails to land.
St. Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
Man Iii is working St. Clair over against the cage.
A short body shot lands from St. Clair as the two fighters clinch.
St. Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
St. Clair working aggressively here.
Man Iii lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair working aggressively here.
Man Iii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man Iii is working St. Clair over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from St. Clair.
St. Clair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, St. Clair creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Iii.
Yip Man Iii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Man Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Iii lands with a short shot to the head.
St. Clair swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from St. Clair fails to land.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
St. Clair works on Man Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
St. Clair tries to work over Man Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Iii tries a body shot but St. Clair blocks it.
St. Clair throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St. Clair tries to throw a body punch but Man Iii avoids it by throwing St. Clair back against the cage.
Man Iii lands a left hand that snaps the head of St. Clair backwards.
Man Iii looking to stall.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by St. Clair.
St. Clair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Iii blocking some punches.
St. Clair throws a head punch that misses.
St. Clair has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
Man Iii blocking some punches.
St. Clair misses with a hook to the ribs.
St. Clair blocks a body shot from Man Iii.
St. Clair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Iii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Man Iii tries to work over St. Clair's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Iii blocks an uppercut.
Man Iii pushes St. Clair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
St. Clair scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St. Clair cracks Man Iii with a nice body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St. Clair.
St. Clair tries to work over Man Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by St. Clair.
St. Clair scores with a shot to the side of Man Iii's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man Iii blocks a body shot from St. Clair.
St. Clair misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Iii.
St. Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii digs a right hand underneath St. Clair's ribcage. St. Clair let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man Iii is working St. Clair over against the cage.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
St. Clair misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from St. Clair fails to land.
A short left from St. Clair.
Nice body punch from Man Iii.
Man Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man Iii lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Yip Man Iii will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yip Man Iii's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
St. Clair throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Man Iii to counter with a crisp jab.
St. Clair shoots and misses
and Man Iii counters with a low kick, right behind St. Clair 's knee.
Man Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by St. Clair.
Man Iii thuds a left hand into St. Clair's body.
St. Clair jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Man Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Man Iii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Man Iii throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
St. Clair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Man Iii scores with a crisp jab that stopped St. Clair in his tracks.
The crowd cheers as St. Clair lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man Iii doesn't seem phased though.
St. Clair drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man Iii fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St. Clair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Man Iii. St. Clair shrugs it off though.
St. Clair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Man Iii lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw.
St. Clair is rocked!
Man Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
St. Clair is still on wobbly legs! Can Man Iii finish him?
Man Iii goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
St. Clair looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Man Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St. Clair can do to turn this around?
A low kick from Man Iii misses
and St. Clair counters with a lovely straight right hand!
St. Clair seems to have recovered his senses.
Man Iii scores with a push kick.
Man Iii is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Man Iii lands with an overhand left.
St. Clair tries to move into range but Man Iii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
St. Clair takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yip Man Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Man Iii misses with a body shot.
St. Clair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man Iii!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Iii connects with a crisp jab.
Man Iii stuffs the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Man Iii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A solid body kick from Man Iii.
Man Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raleigh St. Clair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Man Iii lets loose with a powerful body kick. St. Clair will feel that in the morning.
A nice leg kick from Man Iii, right into the meat of the thigh.
St. Clair throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man Iii appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
St. Clair takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St. Clair rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Man Iii counter with a right hand.
Man Iii catches St. Clair with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Man Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St. Clair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yip Man Iii has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raleigh St. Clair.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Man Iii slams his shin into St. Clair's torso.
Man Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by St. Clair.
Man Iii throws a body kick that misses.
Yip Man Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yip Man Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Man Iii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man Iii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from St. Clair. Man Iii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man Iii cracks St. Clair with a good jab.
St. Clair throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Man Iii counter with a right hand.
St. Clair throws a leg kick
and Man Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A solid body kick from Man Iii.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St. Clair scores with a shot to the side of Man Iii's head.
St. Clair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man Iii controlling the action here for a moment.
St. Clair can't find room to land a body shot as Man Iii controls the action.
St. Clair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St. Clair swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St. Clair working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yip Man Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Man Iii 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Yip Man Iii!
During a confident post fight interview, Yip Man Iii thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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