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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 824 p4p, 863 weight class) and Red Crow (ranked 110 p4p, 118 weight class). Yip Man Iii is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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 16 - 6 - 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 13 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Red Crow!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Crow.
Man Iii with the inside leg kick.
Crow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crow clinches up against the cage.
Man Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crow.
Man Iii misses with some punches.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Crow.
Man Iii scores with a hook to the body.
Man Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Crow.
A shot in the inside from Man Iii.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Iii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Man Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crow.
Man Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Man Iii.
A frustrated look appears on Crow's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Man Iii misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Crow.
Crow has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crow has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
Crow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Man Iii blocks an uppercut.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Man Iii blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crow lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
Man Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crow.
Man Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crow.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crow makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crow presses Man Iii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crow can't find room to land a body shot as Man Iii controls the action.
Crow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crow.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crow.
Man Iii tries a body shot but Crow blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Iii blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Crow.
Man Iii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Man Iii blocking some punches.
Crow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man Iii.
Crow is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Iii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crow backwards.
Still in the clinch, Man Iii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crow swings wildly with an uppercut but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Man Iii takes a swing at Crow's ribcage but misses.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the body
and Crow counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Man Iii misses with a low kick.
Man Iii looks to land a right hand but Crow moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man Iii.
Man Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Man Iii.
Crow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Man Iii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man Iii uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crow has time to react.
Crow misses with a straight left.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Crow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Man Iii connects with a solid leg kick.
Crow with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crow.
Man Iii blocks a leg kick.
Man Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crow moves away.
Crow was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Crow defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Man Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Man Iii throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Iii scores with a body shot.
Crow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man Iii.
Man Iii with the inside leg kick.
Man Iii misses with a leg kick.
Crow only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Crow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Man Iii backing away here, and Crow unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Crow is looking to clinch.
Crow with a nice calf kick.
Man Iii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crow on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Man Iii. Man Iii obviously looking to wear him down.
Crow checks a low kick from Man Iii.
Man Iii rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Crow counter with a right hand.
Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crow walks into a left hand.
Man Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crow throws a head kick but Man Iii moves out of range.
Crow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yip Man Iii dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Crow is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Man Iii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Iii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crow.
Crow takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Man Iii.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crow takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A nice leg kick from Crow, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice shot lands for Man Iii.
A combination from Man Iii does no damage.
Man Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crow manages to avoid it.
Crow checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crow tries to clinch but Man Iii moves out of range.
Crow keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man Iii digs a good hook to Crow's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow tries a head kick but it misses.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man Iii tries to work over Crow's front leg with a kick but Crow checks it.
Man Iii lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crow at a distance.
Crow misses with a head kick.
Crow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Man Iii lands a jab to the head.
Crow throws a head kick that half lands.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crow misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crow throws a body kick that misses.
Crow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man Iii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man Iii.
Man Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crow is looking for the big counter here.
Crow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Man Iii.
Man Iii digs a good body shot into Crow's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Man Iii.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man Iii can pounce on him.
Man Iii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Man Iii takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Man Iii lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Man Iii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man Iii walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crow checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man Iii. Crow does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man Iii misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Crow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Crow is just out of range.
Crow looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Crow walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man Iii checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Man Iii throws a head kick but Crow moves out of range.
Man Iii throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Man Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crow can do to turn this around?
Man Iii misses with a low kick.
Crow unleashes a big counter combination but Man Iii bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Man Iii.
Man Iii lands a jab to the nose.
Man Iii throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crow sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Man Iii moves into range and connects with a jab.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Man Iii misses with a body shot
and Crow counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Man Iii thinking.
Man Iii misses with a hook. Crow ducked under it nicely.
Crow throws a head kick that misses.
Man Iii connects with an inside leg kick.
Man Iii slips a jab from Crow.
An inside leg kick from Man Iii misses.
A little jabbing left from Crow on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Man Iii blocks a head kick by Crow.
A swing and a miss from Crow.
Man Iii scores with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Man Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Man Iii cracks Crow with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man Iii ducks under a wild hook from Crow.
Man Iii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crow manages to avoid it.
Crow throws a big counter head kick but Man Iii avoids it with no problem.
Crow checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Crow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Man Iii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man Iii lands a jab to Crow's midsection.
Man Iii lands a jab to Crow's midsection.
Man Iii thuds his right hand into Crow's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Man Iii fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crow.
Man Iii lands a body shot.
Man Iii works the jab nicely.
Man Iii throws a sloppy head kick and Crow moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crow displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Man Iii throws out the jab.
A big left from Crow misses.
Crow takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Man Iii throws a right hand that misses
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yip Man Iii dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Crow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
Crow's corner calls for a 1-2. Crow obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Man Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crow missing with a left hand there. Man Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crow throws a head kick that misses.
Man Iii throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii is looking to score with low kicks.
Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
Man Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Man Iii, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Iii works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Man Iii cracks Crow with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crow tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Man Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Man Iii lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crow is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crow chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crow is still on wobbly legs! Can Man Iii finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii with a nice calf kick.
Crow seems to have recovered his senses.
Good leg kick by Man Iii.
Man Iii fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crow checks it well.
Crow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crow tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crow throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but Crow sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crow ducks under a wild hook from Man Iii.
Crow throws a leg kick but Man Iii moved away.
A big right from Crow misses.
Man Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crow tries to clinch up.
Man Iii smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Man Iii connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Man Iii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crow defending well as Man Iii loads up on a big left hand.
Man Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Man Iii.
Crow throws a head kick but Man Iii moves out of range.
Crow lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Man Iii takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Man Iii tries to work over Crow's front leg with a kick but Crow checks it.
Crow looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Crow walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Crow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crow connects with a leg kick.
Man Iii misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Crow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Man Iii doesn't seem phased though.
Man Iii sizes up Crow with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Red Crow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Man Iii throws a leg kick but Crow checks it.
As Man Iii backs off Crow throws a huge counter combo but Man Iii manages to avoid it all.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crow.
A swing and a miss from Crow.
Crow moves away from the strike by Man Iii.
Crow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Man Iii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Man Iii looks to land a left hand but Crow moved out of range nicely.
Yip Man Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man Iii connects with a crisp jab.
Man Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crow was well out of range. Poor timing from Man Iii.
Man Iii checks a low kick from Crow.
Man Iii wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice jab there from Man Iii.
Crow on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crow tries to move into range but Man Iii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crow connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Man Iii misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man Iii.
Crow has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crow gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crow misses with a punch on the inside.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
Crow scores with a shot to the side of Man Iii's head.
Crow misses with the head strike.
Crow is trying to break free.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Crow on the inside.
Crow throws a head punch that misses.
Man Iii blocks an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yip Man Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man Iii, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yip Man Iii!
Yip Man Iii thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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