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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ip Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Jordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man comes into the arena with blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ip Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Jordan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Man moves out of range of the strikes.
Ip Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan misses with a head kick.
Man throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jordan misses the shot to the body.
Jordan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Jordan as Man shoots in.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jordan cracks Man with a good jab.
Jordan thumps Man with a low kick.
Jordan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Man.
Man swings for the body but Jordan moves out of range.
Jordan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Man.
Jordan tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Man is able to avoid easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Man tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jordan was well out of range. Poor timing from Man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Man. Jordan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jordan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jordan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Man just misses with a punch to the body.
Man is looking to wear down Jordan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Man misses.
Man fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jordan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jordan thows a leg kick but Man checks it
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jordan thinking.
Man misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jordan.
Man takes a swing at Jordan's ribcage but misses.
Man has closed the distance and engaged Jordan in a clinch.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jordan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jordan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jordan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan.
Man fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Man lands with a nice body punch.
Jordan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jordan misses with a low kick.
Man goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jordan checks it well.
Jordan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jordan scores with a body shot.
Man shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Man keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man swings widly with a right hand
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jordan, right into the meat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Man.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ip Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Man slips under a jab.
Man closes the distance but Jordan moves to the side
and Jordan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Man misses with a hook to the body
and Jordan counters with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man throws a right hand that misses
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jordan thows a body shot but no joy.
Jordan moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
The fighters circling - Man throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jordan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Man is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Jordan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Jordan throws a good cross that connects.
Jordan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Jordan.
Man ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jordan lands a lovely overhand right.
Jordan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Jordan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Man.
Jordan tries to move into range but Man moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Man misses with a two punch combination.
Man gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Man has closed the distance and engaged Jordan in a clinch.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jordan into the cage.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jordan gets through Man's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
Jordan lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jordan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Man is defending well for now.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Man goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Jordan controls his hands.
Jordan lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Man.
Jordan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Man tries to throw a body punch but Jordan avoids it by throwing Man back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jordan.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Jordan scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jordan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jordan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Man or not.
Man works on Jordan's body with a couple of short punches.
Jordan prevents a body shot from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man misses with a punch on the inside.
Man tries a body shot but Jordan blocks it.
Jordan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Man tries to stall but Jordan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Man tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jordan's elbow.
Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Man tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jordan throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jordan.
Jordan struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jordan.
A short uppercut from Jordan.
Jordan landing knees to the body.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Jordan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Jordan.
Jordan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jordan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Jordan misses with a punch to the body.
Jordan lands with a light punch inside.
Jordan has Man pressed against the cage.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan controls the action.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jordan gets underhooks to prevent Man's takedown attempt.
Man is looking to take this one to the mat.
A left hand lands to the body for Jordan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jordan tries to land knees in the clinch but Man avoids the damage to the body.
Man works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Man might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jordan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Man can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Man manages to get himself to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jordan's guard.
Jordan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Man!
Man tries to hold on but Jordan postures up.
Man gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jordan.
Jordan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Man with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joe Jordan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jordan lands a leg kick that knocks Man off balance momentarily.
Man looks to score with a jab to the body but Jordan is just out of range.
Jordan cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jordan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Jordan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jordan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Joe Jordan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jordan can't break the clinch.
Man lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jordan backwards.
Jordan is trying to stall.
Man has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jordan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jordan misses with some punches.
Man misses with the head strike.
Man working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jordan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Jordan tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Jordan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jordan.
Jordan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jordan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Man gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jordan.
Man avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Man throws a head kick that misses
and Jordan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Man moves into range and clinches up with Jordan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan.
Jordan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Man walks into a jab.
Jordan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Man scores with a takedown into Jordan's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Man.
Jordan keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man postures up in Jordan's guard and throws a big left but Jordan blocks it.
Man looking to sit in guard and control but Jordan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jordan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looking to control.
Jordan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jordan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jordan is stalling in the full guard.
Jordan advances to half guard.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Jordan wants to control but Man is keeping him busy.
Ip Man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan is looking to advance position but Man won't allow it.
Jordan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jordan looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Man is looking to escape.
Jordan trying to mount his opponent but Man defends it.
Jordan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Man!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Man takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Jordan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jordan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Joe Jordan!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Joe Jordan!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Joe Jordan!
Joe Jordan wins by unanimous decision!
Joe Jordan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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