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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Redshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redshaw comes to the cage accompanied by Maksim - Flight of the Bumblebee. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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178 cm
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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Redshaw! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Yip Man! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, John Mangel and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Man plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Man throws a head kick but Redshaw moves out of range.
Redshaw checks a low kick from Man. Man tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Yip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redshaw throws a leg kick that misses. Man tests Redshaw's chin there with a solid looking shot. Man gets caught flat footed, as Redshaw shoots in with a quick takedown into guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Redshaw stops Man from standing up. Redshaw throwing strikes from guard but Man blocks nicely. Man preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Redshaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Redshaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Redshaw pushes down on Man's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Redshaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Man pushes Redshaw off looking to stand but Redshaw dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Man ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Man throws a sloppy head kick and Redshaw moves out of range easily. Redshaw shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Man holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Redshaw tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Man is trying to stand up. Man is bucking up trying to escape but Redshaw cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Redshaw postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Man looks a forlorn figure.
Redshaw looking to ground and pound but Man is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man tries to hold on but Redshaw pushes him away. Redshaw landing strikes from the mount and Man is in trouble! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Redshaw throws some wild stikes that Man manages to avoid easily.
Redshaw with the ground and pound from mount. Redshaw with a couple of short strikes. Man is trying desperately to improve position. Man wants to hold on but Redshaw pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Redshaw unloading with bombs! Redshaw is landing with some decent strikes but Man is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Man in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Man is rocked! Redshaw throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Redshaw landing strikes from the mount and Man is in trouble! Man is bucking up trying to escape but Redshaw cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Man is still in real trouble! Can Redshaw finish him? Redshaw misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Man seems to have recovered his senses. A nice elbow there by Redshaw. Redshaw misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Redshaw punching from mount but Man doing a good job of avoiding damage. Redshaw misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Redshaw raining down shots from the mount! The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Redshaw thowing shots but they're missing. Man wants to control but Redshaw is having none of it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Redshaw fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Redshaw dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Man tries to clinch up but Redshaw circles away and keeps his distance. Redshaw avoids the head kick by Man.
Redshaw pivots, looking for a leg kick but Man is out of range and Redshaw settles back down. Man thuds a left hand into Redshaw's body. Redshaw turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Redshaw walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Man checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Man throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Man looks for the body kick but Redshaw saw that one coming. Redshaw feints and then cracks Man's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Man down. A nice leg kick lands there from Redshaw. Redshaw throws a leg kick but Man checks it. Man moves in looking to clinch but Redshaw pushes him off. Redshaw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. A kick lands to the mid section there for Redshaw. A low kick from Man is predictable there and Redshaw counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Redshaw keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Man's head. Redshaw trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Man is breathing heavily. Redshaw trying to control but Man is working from the bottom. Man looking to control but Redshaw passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Redshaw works his way into side control. Dexter Redshaw overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Man parries the strikes from Redshaw easily there. Redshaw is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Man to escape.
An elbow from Redshaw crashes against the mat.
Man avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Redshaw. An elbow from Redshaw crashes against the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Redshaw working the ground and pound. Redshaw throwing shots but missing, from side control. Man is trying to buck Redshaw off. Redshaw scores with a couple of short elbows. Man parries the strikes from Redshaw easily there. Redshaw is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Man to escape.
Redshaw tries to score with some ground and pound. Man controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Redshaw creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Man sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Redshaw scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Redshaw working the head with strikes. An elbow from Redshaw crashes against the mat.
Redshaw is working Man over with some ground and pound from side control. Man is trying to improve his position. Sloppy strikes there by Redshaw. Man managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Redshaw.
Redshaw landing a few strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Redshaw working the ground and pound. Redshaw wants to control but Man is keeping him busy. Redshaw in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Man takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Redshaw. Man takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. The ground and pound from Redshaw seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Redshaw dominated that second round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Redshaw. Redshaw sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Man is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Redshaw lands a decent elbow from side control. Redshaw working the body and head with strikes. Man tries to get back to half guard but can't. Redshaw is putting a hurting on Man here, landing some big shots from side control. Check out the look on Redshaw's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Redshaw has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Redshaw sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Man is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man is looking to regain half guard here but Redshaw keeps moving and retains side control. Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Man is not content to let Redshaw control the position. Man wants to get back to his feet but Redshaw drags him back down. Man is trying to control Redshaw's posture but Redshaw avoids it. Redshaw landing a few strikes. Yip Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Redshaw working the ground and pound. Man managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Redshaw.
Man tries to buck Redshaw off but Redshaw is having none of it. Redshaw throwing shots but missing, from side control. Redshaw in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. The ground and pound from Redshaw seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Redshaw working the head and body with strikes. Redshaw scoring with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man sneaks back into half guard. Redshaw working Man over with strikes. Redshaw thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Man to regain full guard. Redshaw working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Redshaw keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Man's head. Redshaw throws and elbow that misses. Man uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Redshaw's guard. Nice move by Man! Man wanted to stand there but Redshaw had control of the position. Redshaw bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Man's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Redshaw throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Redshaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around? Redshaw thows a big elbow that misses. Redshaw wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving. Redshaw postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it. Redshaw throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Man works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Redshaw throwing strikes but missing. Redshaw works over Man with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Dexter Redshaw showed his dominance in that final round. Well Redshaw 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27 Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27 Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Redshaw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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