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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Shagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man's entrance music is The Legend Is Born. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Shagger!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man wants to clinch.
Shagger wants to slow Man down by chopping away at his legs.
Man misses with a series of wild punches.
Man scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Shagger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Man tries to land a leg kick but Shagger saw it coming and moves away.
Man takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Man with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shagger was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
Shagger moves out of range as Man strikes.
Shagger scores with a leg kick.
Man is looking to clinch but Shagger is avoiding it.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shagger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shagger throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Man misses with a shot to the body
and Shagger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Man takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Shagger misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shagger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Man has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Man has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Shagger.
Man throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shagger sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shagger swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Shagger misses with a few strikes there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Man. That's going to slow Shagger down.
Shagger swats away the attempt to clinch by Man.
Shagger checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shagger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Man lands a lovely overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shagger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man lands with a straight right. Shagger didn't see that one coming.
Man keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shagger.
Ip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man clinches up with Shagger and pushes him back against the cage.
Man is looking to control Shagger's arms but Shagger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Man has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Man is trying to pull guard but Shagger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shagger avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Man misses with a hook from the clinch.
Man wants to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Man pushes Shagger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shagger working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Man.
Shagger being controlled against the cage.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Shagger controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Shagger controls the action.
Shagger looking to stall.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Shagger wants to stall.
Shagger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shagger stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shagger content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Craig Shagger.
Shagger loads up on a big right hand but Man slips the punch.
Man swings for the body but Shagger moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shagger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ip Man 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.
Shagger connects with an inside leg kick.
Man closes the distance but Shagger moves to the side
and Shagger counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shagger lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Shagger.
Shagger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shagger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch but Shagger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Man tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shagger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shagger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shagger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man tries to clinch there but Shagger circles away.
Man throws a leg kick
and Shagger counters with a body kick.
Man checks the leg kick.
Craig Shagger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man slips a jab from Shagger.
Nice straight punches there by Man. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Man.
Man moves into the clinch.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but Shagger blocks with his arms.
Man scores a nice knee to the body.
Man tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shagger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Man with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shagger trying to stall but Man improves his position.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Shagger avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shagger tries to throw a body punch but Man avoids it by throwing Shagger back against the cage.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shagger.
Shagger can't break the clinch.
Shagger is trying to maintain a safe position but Man gets an underhook and turns Shagger into the cage.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Shagger controls from within his opponent's guard.
Man working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shagger.
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 lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shagger!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Shagger because Man loaded up on that one.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Man cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Shagger wants to control but Man is having none of it.
Shagger really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Man with shots to the head and body - Shagger looks very uncomfortable down there.
Man is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Shagger has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Shagger!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shagger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Man is looking to stand up but Shagger isn't so interested in that idea.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Shagger is proving a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shagger looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ip Man will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Man doesn't manage to clinch there - Shagger circles away.
Man has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shagger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Man tries to land knees in the clinch but Shagger avoids the damage to the body.
Man stalling in the clinch but Shagger improves position.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man misses with a knee strike.
Shagger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Ip Man has been cut.
Man managing to block the knees to the body from Shagger.
Nice body punch from Shagger - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Shagger to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shagger avoiding damage as Man throws knees to the body.
Shagger stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Man obliges.
Shagger looking to slow down the pace here.
Man misses with a knee to the head.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shagger blocks an uppercut.
Shagger lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shagger.
Shagger trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shagger into the cage.
Shagger is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Man has denied him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man tries a body shot but Shagger blocks it.
Shagger misses with a punch to the body.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Shagger controls his hands.
Shagger managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Man landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shagger has a couple of punches blocked by Man.
Man wants to stall.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Shagger tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Man takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shagger.
Shagger tries to break the clinch but Man is controlling the position.
Shagger taking a breather.
Man trying to land knees to the body.
Shagger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shagger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Man.
Man is pushing Shagger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Craig Shagger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shagger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shagger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Man stalling.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Shagger.
Shagger trying to stall but Man improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee calls for Man to work.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shagger takes a shot to the head.
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!
Shagger stalling in the clinch but Man improves position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shagger prevents a body shot from Man.
Man throws a punch but it's blocked by Shagger.
Ip Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Man prevents a body shot from Shagger.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ip Man showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ip Man!
Our winner, Ip Man, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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