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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grandmaster Yip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by Dueces. Yip Man has chosen Everything in its right place- Radio Head as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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155 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Grandmaster Yip Man!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint Shamrock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yip Man.
Saint Shamrock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint Shamrock misses with a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick but Yip Man moves out of range.
Saint Shamrock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A swing and a miss from Yip Man.
Saint Shamrock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Saint Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Yip Man in a clinch.
Saint Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yip Man is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Saint Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Yip Man is blocking nicely.
Saint Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Yip Man is blocking nicely.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Saint Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Saint Shamrock pulls Yip Man into guard.
Yip Man postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yip Man would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Saint Shamrock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yip Man wanted to stand there but Saint Shamrock had control of the position.
Saint Shamrock looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Yip Man decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Saint Shamrock, up you get!
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Yip Man throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Yip Man misses.
Saint Shamrock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saint Shamrock slips under a jab from Yip Man.
Yip Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint Shamrock.
A slow jab from Yip Man misses its intended target.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Yip Man loads up on a big right hand but Saint Shamrock slips the punch.
Saint Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yip Man avoids the head kick by Saint Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Saint Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yip Man looks gassed!
Yip Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slow jab from Yip Man misses its intended target.
Saint Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
A good leg kick by Saint Shamrock.
Yip Man tries to keep at a distance but Saint Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Saint Shamrock crunches a lovely knee into Yip Man's ribcage.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Saint Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Yip Man blocks it.
Saint Shamrock lands a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saint Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Saint Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Yip Man blocks it.
Saint Shamrock is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yip Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Saint Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saint Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yip Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yip Man tries to break the clinch but Saint Shamrock is controlling the position.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock has Yip Man pressed against the cage, preventing Yip Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saint Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yip Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Saint Shamrock won't allow it.
Yip Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Saint Shamrock has double underhooks.
Saint Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saint Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saint Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saint Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yip Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yip Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Saint Shamrock has double underhooks.
Saint Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Saint Shamrock using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yip Man has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Yip Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yip Man is trying to break free.
Saint Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yip Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saint Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Yip Man is trying to force a seperation but Saint Shamrock has the dominant position.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yip Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saint Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Saint Shamrock misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Yip Man is blocking nicely.
Yip Man is looking to break free of the clinch but Saint Shamrock has double underhooks.
Saint Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yip Man avoids it.
Saint Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Saint Shamrock jumps guard but Yip Man stands there with Saint Shamrock around his waist. Saint Shamrock gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yip Man tries to break free but Saint Shamrock pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock dominated that round.
That's time! Saint Shamrock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a front kick but Yip Man steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
Yip Man works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Saint Shamrock moves into the clinch successfully.
Yip Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saint Shamrock throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yip Man blocks it with crossed arms.
Saint Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee to the head.
Yip Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yip Man wants to break free but Saint Shamrock has control.
Saint Shamrock trying to land knees to the body.
Saint Shamrock keeps control of Yip Man as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Yip Man wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saint Shamrock has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yip Man working hard to break the clinch.
Saint Shamrock tries to pull guard but Yip Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Saint Shamrock drops back down to his feet.
Saint Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Yip Man is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Yip Man is blocking nicely.
Yip Man wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yip Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saint Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Saint Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yip Man tries to break the clinch but Saint Shamrock is controlling the position.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Yip Man blocks with his arms.
Yip Man wants to get back to striking at distance but Saint Shamrock won't allow it.
Yip Man breaks from the clinch.
Yip Man misses with the combination.
Saint Shamrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yip Man bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saint Shamrock's head.
Yip Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint Shamrock was well out of range. Poor timing from Yip Man.
Saint Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick and Yip Man moves out of range easily.
Yip Man lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yip Man moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint Shamrock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man throws a right hand that Saint Shamrock ducks under and follows up with a left that Saint Shamrock also avoids with ease.
Yip Man jabs Saint Shamrock right on the nose. Saint Shamrock blinks but takes it well.
Yip Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saint Shamrock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Saint Shamrock tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yip Man tests Saint Shamrock's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yip Man takes a swing at Saint Shamrock's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Saint Shamrock.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Yip Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint Shamrock pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yip Man scores with a nice head shot.
Saint Shamrock rushes Yip Man and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Yip Man blocks with his arms.
Saint Shamrock throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Yip Man blocks with his arms.
Saint Shamrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yip Man lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yip Man wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Saint Shamrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Yip Man avoids the damage to the body.
Saint Shamrock missing with knees to the body.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but Yip Man blocks with his arms.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yip Man avoids it.
Saint Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yip Man is trying to force a seperation but Saint Shamrock has the dominant position.
Saint Shamrock connects with a nasty looking knee right to Yip Man's face.
Yip Man's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saint Shamrock goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A jab lands there for Yip Man.
Saint Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Yip Man misses with an uppercut.
Yip Man scores with a hook.
Yip Man missing with a left hand there. Saint Shamrock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick but Yip Man moves out of range.
A big left from Yip Man misses.
Yip Man misses with a straight left.
Yip Man connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saint Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Yip Man.
Yip Man might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A lazy left from Yip Man finds it's target.
Yip Man blocks a head kick by Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock moves forwards but Yip Man connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint Shamrock has closed the distance and engaged Yip Man in a clinch.
Saint Shamrock scores a nice knee to the body.
Saint Shamrock with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Saint Shamrock obliges.
Yip Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saint Shamrock tries a knee to the head but Yip Man blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grandmaster Yip Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saint Shamrock lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yip Man with a jab.
Saint Shamrock misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Yip Man throws a good cross that connects.
Saint Shamrock takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Yip Man tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Grandmaster Yip Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yip Man avoids a kick to the body.
Saint Shamrock is looking to clinch but Yip Man is avoiding it.
Yip Man digs a good hook to Saint Shamrock's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yip Man dips to his left and cracks Saint Shamrock with an uppercut!
Saint Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint Shamrock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yip Man.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock misses with a combination
and Saint Shamrock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yip Man throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice body kick there by Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Saint Shamrock with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Yip Man on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yip Man is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yip Man's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Saint Shamrock landing knees to the head.
Saint Shamrock working Yip Man over with knees to the body.
Saint Shamrock with a knee to the head.
Saint Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saint Shamrock utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Saint Shamrock jumps guard.
Yip Man stands up from Saint Shamrock's guard - Yip Man perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint Shamrock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saint Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Yip Man circles away.
Saint Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Saint Shamrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Yip Man lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saint Shamrock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yip Man takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Saint Shamrock throws a wild body kick that Yip Man sees coming a mile off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saint Shamrock, right into the meat.
Saint Shamrock defending well as Yip Man loads up on a big left hand.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man misses with a wild combination.
Saint Shamrock connects with a high kick.
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yip Man misses with a hook.
Yip Man misses with an uppercut. Saint Shamrock saw that one coming.
Saint Shamrock lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yip Man blocks a head kick by Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint Shamrock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yip Man blocks a head kick by Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock misses with a head kick.
Saint Shamrock throws a wild body kick that Yip Man sees coming a mile off.
Yip Man walks forward, straight into a front kick from Saint Shamrock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yip Man takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yip Man moves out of range of the body kick from Saint Shamrock.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yip Man fails to land with a series of punches.
Saint Shamrock throws a head kick but Yip Man moves out of range.
Saint Shamrock gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saint Shamrock misses with the head strike.
Saint Shamrock looking to throw knees to the head but Yip Man is blocking nicely.
Yip Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Saint Shamrock tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Saint Shamrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saint Shamrock tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saint Shamrock misses with a knee strike.
Saint Shamrock with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yip Man is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saint Shamrock 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lil Thumper Saint Shamrock!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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