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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Marx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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174 lbs
14 - 5 - 2 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent 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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Marx!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Frank Dennis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marx blocks a low kick nicely.
Evangelisti throws out a loose jab but Marx uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marx throws a leg kick which misses Evangelisti's front leg but catches the back leg as Evangelisti tries to avoid it.
Marx throws a leg kick but Evangelisti moved away.
Evangelisti walks into a straight right hand from Marx.
Marx throws a chopping leg kick but Evangelisti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Evangelisti moves out of range of the body kick from Marx.
Evangelisti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti slips under a jab.
Evangelisti goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marx takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Evangelisti jabs Marx to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Evangelisti blocks the low kick.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
Evangelisti misses with a looping right.
Evangelisti scores with the left hand. Marx knows he should have avoided that one.
Marx throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evangelisti avoids the head kick by Marx.
Marx blocks a low kick nicely.
Marx shoots in and drives through. Evangelisti sprawls well.
Evangelisti throws a right hand that Marx ducks under and follows up with a left that Marx also avoids with ease.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Marx looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Nice sprawl there from Evangelisti as Marx shoots in.
Evangelisti lands with a kick to the temple. Marx shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses.
Evangelisti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Marx.
Marx sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Evangelisti punishes Marx's body with a nice straight punch.
Evangelisti lands a nice hook to Marx's body. Marx takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Marx ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
Marx walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Marx.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but Marx moved away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Marx.
Evangelisti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evangelisti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
Marx looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Evangelisti thumps Marx with a low kick.
Marx fails with a takedown attempt.
Dante Evangelisti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Marx.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evangelisti's waist but Evangelisti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marx off to one side.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses.
Marx closes the distance and clinches up with Evangelisti, looking for a takedown. Marx pushes Evangelisti against the cage but Evangelisti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evangelisti misses with a combination
and Marx makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evangelisti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evangelisti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Marx walks into a stiff left hand from Evangelisti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Evangelisti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Nice jab there from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evangelisti lands with a hook. Marx tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Evangelisti moves out of range as Marx strikes.
Dante Evangelisti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marx takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Evangelisti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marx takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Marx looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evangelisti misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti swings away with a body shot that misses
and Marx counters with a nice body kick.
Jab by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a right hand that misses
and Marx counters with a shoot takedown. Evangelisti fights it but they end up in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Marx landing with the ground and pound.
Marx stopping the sweep attempt from Evangelisti.
Marx throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evangelisti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marx working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Evangelisti's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Evangelisti keeping moving, preventing Marx from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marx postures up in Evangelisti's guard and throws a big left but Evangelisti blocks it.
Marx loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evangelisti wants to sweep but no luck.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marx stopping the sweep attempt from Evangelisti.
Marx postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marx accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marx wants to control from the top but Evangelisti keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marx postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Marx wants to control from the top but Evangelisti keeps moving.
Marx is working Evangelisti over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evangelisti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marx wants to control from the top but Evangelisti keeps moving.
Evangelisti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Marx throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Marx advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marx is working away from the top position though.
Marx has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Evangelisti manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Evangelisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marx.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Evangelisti cracks the inside of Marx's front leg.
Marx shoots in for a takedown but Evangelisti shows good takedown defense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evangelisti misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evangelisti swings for the body but Marx moves out of range.
Marx throws a lazy uppercut
and Evangelisti counters with a good low kick that Marx was not able to check.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mark Marx will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds 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.
Evangelisti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evangelisti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti tries to land a leg kick but Marx saw it coming and moves away.
Marx dodges the punch combination from Evangelisti.
Marx fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marx walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Evangelisti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a body shot.
Marx looks to land a combination but Evangelisti avoids it well.
Dante Evangelisti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evangelisti throws a sloppy head kick
and Marx counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Marx throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Marx throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti misses the body punch
and Marx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marx misses with a low kick as Evangelisti jumps back.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot.
Marx stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti scores with a jab. Marx acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti checks a low kick from Marx.
Marx throws a push kick but Evangelisti slaps the foot to one side.
That kick from Evangelisti tenderised Marx's leg. Marx is trying to keep his angry face on.
A bone on bone clash there as Marx blocks the leg kick.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Marx keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Marx blocks the leg kick.
Evangelisti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Marx counters with a slapping leg kick.
No joy there for Evangelisti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evangelisti throws a lazy right hand but Marx sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Marx scores with a takedown into Evangelisti's guard.
Evangelisti tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marx trying to control the position from guard on top but Evangelisti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marx throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evangelisti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evangelisti is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evangelisti escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Marx gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Marx is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marx is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evangelisti is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evangelisti wants to stand but Marx is controlling the position.
Marx working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marx keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Evangelisti's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelisti utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dante Evangelisti.
I think Evangelisti 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Dante Evangelisti!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Dante Evangelisti!
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight for Dante Evangelisti!
Dante Evangelisti wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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