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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Hershey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Legend Is Born. Hershey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aztechnical. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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192 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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183 lbs
17 - 17 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ip Man!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Hershey!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hershey swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
Man connects with a jab.
Man uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hershey.
Hershey shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hershey showed some decent athleticism there.
Man 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.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hershey with the ground and pound but Man uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Man has Hershey pulled in close to control his posture.
Man is trying to keep Hershey in close.
Man wants to sweep here but Hershey controlling him for the moment.
Man is pulling down on Hershey's head. It's preventing any offense from Hershey, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man wants to stand and escape but Hershey is having none of it.
Man controlling Hershey's posture.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ip Man.
Hershey has closed the distance and engaged Man in a clinch.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hershey.
Hershey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Hershey moves out of range easily.
Man connects with an inside leg kick.
Hershey has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Steve Hershey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man looks to land a body kick but Hershey moved away.
Nice defenses there by Man.
Man checks a low kick from Hershey.
Hershey with a hook.
It looks like Ip Man has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hershey has Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Hershey is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Man has Hershey pressed against the cage, preventing Hershey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hershey turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hershey manages to end up in side control.
Man defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Hershey working the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Hershey seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Man wants to get back to his feet.
Man can't do much from the bottom here.
Hershey decides to stand up, so the ref orders Man to his feet.
Hershey has managed to clinch.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man moves out of range as Hershey strikes.
Hershey throws out a leg kick but Man moves out of range and Hershey only half commits.
Man connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hershey. Hershey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Man closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hershey avoids it.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hershey's elbow.
Man lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hershey wants to break free but Man has control.
Man unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hershey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hershey tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Hershey working Man over with knees to the body.
Hershey tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
Hershey avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Hershey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ip Man's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Man takes the fight into the clinch.
Man gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hershey.
Man has Hershey pressed against the cage, preventing Hershey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Hershey controls his hands.
Man lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Steve Hershey has been cut.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Hershey.
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Man stalling the fight.
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hershey is defending well for now.
Hershey is trying to force a seperation but Man has the dominant position.
Hershey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Hershey in his tracks for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Man stalling the fight.
Hershey tries to break free but Man pushes him back against the cage.
Man pushes off an throws an elbow but Hershey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hershey takes a shot to the head.
Hershey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ip Man has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Man.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hersheys head.
Hershey is rocked!
Man gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hershey is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
Man keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hershey's efforts to push away.
Man lands an elbow that stopped Hershey in his tracks for a moment.
Man leaning against his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clinched against the cage, Man lands a big elbow that drops Hershey! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Hershey is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ip Man!
Ip Man is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Ip Man thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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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