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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yip Man Iii (ranked 467 p4p, 236 weight class) and Ispa Perkele (ranked 77 p4p, 38 weight class). Yip Man Iii had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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 22 - 10 - 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 26 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ispa Perkele!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a series of punches but Perkele avoids them all with ease.
Perkele fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man Iii looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man Iii tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Perkele is able to avoid easily.
Man Iii moves away from the strike by Perkele.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Man Iii slips under a jab.
Man Iii with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele staying out of range there.
Man Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Man Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Perkele 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.
Man Iii blocks a leg kick.
Man Iii throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Perkele blocks a low kick nicely.
Man Iii looks for the body kick but Perkele saw that one coming.
Perkele lands a body shot.
Perkele jabs Man Iii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perkele avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Man Iii.
Man Iii plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Perkele gets a clinch.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Iii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Perkele lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Man Iii digs a right hand underneath Perkele's ribcage. Perkele let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Perkele creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Perkele landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Perkele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Man Iii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Man Iii works on Perkele's body with a couple of short punches.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Perkele throws a punch but it's blocked by Man Iii.
Man Iii doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hand to the body from Perkele.
Perkele has a couple of punches blocked by Man Iii.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perkele.
Man Iii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Perkele.
Man Iii prevents a body shot from Perkele.
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!
Man Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii dodges an elbow strike from Perkele.
Man Iii breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man Iii fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Perkele pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man Iii throws a hook to the side of Perkele's head but Perkele sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A little jabbing left from Perkele on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perkele misses with an uppercut.
A head kick by Man Iii misses
and Perkele counters with a nice body kick.
Man Iii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perkele.
Man Iii swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Perkele swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perkele throws the kick towards the body but Man Iii avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Man Iii misses the target.
A thudding body kick lands there by Man Iii!
Perkele throws an overhand right that lands on Man Iii's shoulder, as Man Iii tries to avoid the shot.
Perkele lands a front kick.
Perkele moves into range and clinches up with Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Perkele throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Man Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man Iii lands a right hook to the body.
Perkele lands a jab to the head.
Man Iii fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a straight left.
Man Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Man Iii tried to counter with a leg kick but Perkele avoided it.
Man Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yip Man Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perkele thumps Man Iii with a low kick.
Man Iii throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Perkele.
Perkele misses with a body shot.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Perkele with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Perkele misses with a looping right.
Perkele connects with a nice looking jab.
Man Iii lands a high kick!
Perkele clinches up with Man Iii and pushes him back against the cage.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man Iii lands a hook that snaps the head of Perkele backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man Iii working aggressively here.
Man Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Man Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
Man Iii tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Man Iii - that landed with a thud.
Perkele lands with a light punch inside.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Man Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Man Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Man Iii lands a leg kick that knocks Perkele off balance momentarily.
Perkele on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Man Iii scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a head kick but Perkele moves out of range.
Man Iii looks to land a right hand but Perkele moved out of range.
Man Iii steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Perkele. That one must have hurt.
Nice defenses there by Perkele.
Perkele throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Perkele flicks out a counter leg kick but Man Iii steps away.
Man Iii throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Man Iii misses.
Man Iii throws a jab but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
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 fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Perkele throws a lazy right hand but Man Iii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Perkele wants to slow Man Iii down by chopping away at his legs.
Perkele throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Man Iii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perkele.
Man Iii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Man Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Perkele scores with a nice head shot.
Man Iii connects with a right hand. Perkele shakes it off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perkele.
Man Iii avoids the body shot from Perkele.
Perkele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perkele steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man Iii lands a jab to the nose.
Perkele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Iii.
Perkele looks to score with a jab to the body but Man Iii is just out of range.
Perkele lands with a right hand.
Perkele fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Man Iii checks it well.
It looked like Man Iii wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perkele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Perkele misses.
Perkele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Man Iii.
Perkele is looking to land body kicks.
Perkele misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a right hand that Perkele ducks under and follows up with a left that Perkele also avoids with ease.
Perkele was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Perkele walks into a stiff left hand from Man Iii.
Man Iii is looking to slow Perkele down with leg kicks.
Man Iii blocks the body kick.
Perkele swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Man Iii misses with a straight left.
Perkele throws out a leg kick but Man Iii moves out of range and Perkele only half commits.
Perkele connects with a jab.
Man Iii misses with a hook.
Man Iii tries a low kick but Perkele avoids it.
Man Iii misses the jab.
Man Iii misses with a hook.
Man Iii throws a shot to the body.
Man Iii misses with a low kick as Perkele jumps back.
Man Iii will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perkele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man Iii.
Yip Man Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Perkele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Perkele. That's going to slow Man Iii down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Iii misses with a looping right.
Man Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Man Iii stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Perkele.
Man Iii has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Man Iii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Perkele's sensitive parts.
Perkele misses with a low kick as Man Iii jumps back.
Perkele takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Perkele fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Man Iii, pushing him back against the cage.
Perkele lands with a short shot to the head.
Man Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Perkele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Perkele's elbow.
Perkele misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a punch but it's blocked by Perkele.
Perkele creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Perkele is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man Iii is defending well for now.
Perkele tries to work over Man Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Man Iii blocks it with crossed arms.
Perkele softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Man Iii misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Perkele throws an elbow but misses.
Perkele makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Man Iii misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele misses with a punch to the body.
Perkele lands an elbow that stopped Man Iii in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Yip Man Iii has been cut.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man Iii.
Man Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Iii has Perkele pressed against the cage, preventing Perkele from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man Iii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Man Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Perkele controls his hands.
Man Iii working aggressively here.
Perkele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Man Iii backwards.
Nice body punch from Perkele - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Man Iii on the inside.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii gets through Perkele's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Man Iii lands a body shot in the clinch.
Man Iii lands a shoulder strike.
Man Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perkele doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perkele.
Man Iii digs a right hand into Perkele's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Perkele's gas tank.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Iii is leaning against Perkele and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Perkele blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man Iii.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Ispa Perkele seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Man Iii pushes Perkele back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Perkele.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man Iii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Iii tries to work over Perkele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
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.
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. This is the final round!
Perkele bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man Iii's head.
Man Iii fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Man Iii misses with a leg kick
and Perkele counters with a good, hard body kick but Man Iii shrugs it off.
Perkele blocks a head kick by Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Perkele slips a straight right by Man Iii.
Man Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Perkele misses with a body kick.
Man Iii moves out of range of the body kick.
Perkele feints and then cracks Man Iii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man Iii down.
Man Iii throws a body shot but no joy.
Man Iii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Perkele.
Man Iii throws a right hand that misses
and Perkele connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perkele throws a good cross that connects.
Man Iii tries to bum rush Perkele with a series of wild strikes but Perkele uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perkele feints and then cracks Man Iii's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man Iii down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man Iii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Man Iii loads up on a big right hand but Perkele slips the punch.
Man Iii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Man Iii sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Perkele's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Man Iii lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Man Iii throws a wild body kick that Perkele sees coming a mile off.
Perkele now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Perkele throws out a loose jab but Man Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Man Iii checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man Iii is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perkele lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Man Iii has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Man Iii and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Man Iii lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Man Iii gets tackled into the cage by Perkele. Perkele maintains the clinch.
Man Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
Perkele blocking some punches.
Perkele lands an uppercut.
Perkele lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Perkele lands a shot to the body.
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!
Man Iii misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Perkele.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Perkele goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Man Iii misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Perkele.
Perkele tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perkele misses with a hook to the ribs.
Perkele blocks an uppercut.
Perkele breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice cross by Man Iii.
Perkele scores with a hook to the body. Man Iii takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Perkele missing with a left hand there. Man Iii was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man Iii walks into a left hand.
Man Iii scores with a leg kick.
Perkele takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Perkele throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man Iii scoring well with a low kick there.
Man Iii throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Perkele throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Man Iii thuds a left hand into Perkele's body.
Perkele misses the shot to the body.
Man Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perkele misses with a low kick.
Perkele slips a jab from Man Iii.
Perkele appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Man Iii scores with the left hand. Perkele knows he should have avoided that one.
Man Iii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Perkele throws a leg kick but Man Iii moved away.
Perkele avoids the head kick by Man Iii.
Man Iii throws a looping overhand right but Perkele ducks down to avoid it.
Man Iii scores with a nice strike.
Man Iii takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yip Man Iii is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perkele slips a jab from Man Iii.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man Iii has time to react.
Perkele moves out of range as Man Iii throws a body kick.
Good work by Perkele as he checks the leg kick.
Man Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Perkele counters with a stiff right hand.
Man Iii misses with a looping right.
Perkele uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Man Iii has time to react.
Man Iii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perkele! But no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Perkele scores with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man Iii throws a head kick that misses.
Man Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A left lands for Perkele.
Man Iii is looking to chop away at Perkele's legs.
Man Iii scores with a jab to the head.
Perkele scoring well with a low kick there.
Perkele looks to land a right hand but Man Iii moved out of range.
Perkele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man Iii manages to avoid it.
Man Iii moves out of range as Perkele throws a body kick.
Man Iii missing with a left hand there. Perkele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man Iii lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Perkele backs up against the cage.
Man Iii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Man Iii lands a head kick!
Perkele moves out of range of the leg kick from Man Iii.
Ispa Perkele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Iii misses the shot to the body.
Perkele just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Perkele misses its intended target.
Perkele throws a leg kick which misses Man Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Man Iii tries to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ispa Perkele.
I think Man Iii has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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hype
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