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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Forever War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Evangelisti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). War kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is War Ensemble. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Forever War!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dante Evangelisti!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War connects with a leg kick. Evangelisti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Evangelisti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
War displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Evangelisti throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Evangelisti does a little dance to reset his feet.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That kick from Evangelisti tenderised War's leg. War is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evangelisti lands with an overhand left.
War keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from War.
War connects with an inside leg kick.
War keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before War can pounce on him.
Evangelisti just misses with a punch to the body.
War jabs Evangelisti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelisti just misses with a punch to the body.
War looks to throw the jab but Evangelisti is out of range.
Evangelisti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by War misses
and Evangelisti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti scores with a head kick.
It looks like Forever War has been cut.
Both fighters circling a little - War finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Nice body kick from War.
War moves out of range of the body kick from Evangelisti.
War lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
War throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
War paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Evangelisti misses.
War is looking to wear down Evangelisti with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
War feints and then cracks Evangelisti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evangelisti down.
War ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
War turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War thows a body shot but no joy.
Evangelisti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from War.
War fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Evangelisti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A lazy left from War finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts War, as that shot connected.
Evangelisti throws a series of punches but War avoids them all with ease.
War cracks Evangelisti with an open hand slap.
War uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Evangelisti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. War sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Evangelisti.
War with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid leg kick lands there for War.
Evangelisti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from War. That one must have hurt.
A slapping body kick lands there for War.
War scores with a jab to the body.
War misses with a two punch combination.
War cracks Evangelisti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Forever War seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy left from War finds it's target.
War scores with a jab. Evangelisti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Evangelisti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Evangelisti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
War lands a jab to the head.
Evangelisti pivots, looking for a leg kick but War is out of range and Evangelisti settles back down.
War is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Evangelisti connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evangelisti. War does a little dance to reset his feet.
War looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
Evangelisti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
War thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Evangelisti if he has to take too many more of those.
A telegraphed right hand from Evangelisti misses the target.
A cross from Evangelisti lands.
War throws a leg kick which misses Evangelisti's front leg but catches the back leg as Evangelisti tries to avoid it.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from War.
Evangelisti tries to score with a low kick but War moves his leg out of the way.
A nice combination there by Evangelisti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
War throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Evangelisti looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by War.
War thows a body shot but no joy.
Evangelisti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
War misses with a low kick.
War throws a leg kick which misses Evangelisti's front leg but catches the back leg as Evangelisti tries to avoid it.
Evangelisti throws a series of punches but War avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Evangelisti. Those never looked like landing.
War scores with a decent looking hook.
Jab from War.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Evangelisti misses
and War counters with a thumping low kick.
Evangelisti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Evangelisti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from War.
War throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Evangelisti on the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from War.
Evangelisti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
War dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
War scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
War dodges the punch combination from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from War.
A telegraphed right hand from Evangelisti misses the target.
War throws out a leg kick but Evangelisti moves out of range and War only half commits.
Evangelisti blocks a head kick by War.
War throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
War lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evangelisti at a distance.
War throws a poor cross that misses
and Evangelisti counters with a thumping low kick.
War has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
War scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Evangelisti doesn't seem bothered though.
War looks to land a combination but Evangelisti avoids it well.
Evangelisti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Evangelisti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
War tries to land a front kick but Evangelisti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Evangelisti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
War misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
War scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
War connects with an inside leg kick.
War blocks a leg kick.
War misses with a straight left.
War attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
War throws a leg kick but Evangelisti sees it coming and moves out of range.
A big right from Evangelisti misses.
Evangelisti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evangelisti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
War fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evangelisti.
War throws a nice inside leg kick.
War scores with a push kick.
War works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
War cracks a nice hook into Evangelisti's ribs.
Forever War is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
War misses with an uppercut
letting Evangelisti counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War cracks the inside of Evangelisti's front leg.
War misses with a leg kick
and Evangelisti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps War thinking.
War feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evangelisti's calf.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
War lands a right hook to the body.
Forever War is winning the standup battle so far.
Evangelisti fails to land with a series of punches.
Evangelisti is breathing heavily.
War throws a body punch but Evangelisti moves out of range.
War digs a good body shot into Evangelisti's ribs.
A big right from Evangelisti misses.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but War is just out of range.
War tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
War misses with a body shot.
War scores with a punch to the head.
Evangelisti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
War checks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War misses with a wild body shot.
War takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
War throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evangelisti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
War looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
War swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evangelisti walks into a straight right hand from War.
Evangelisti looks to land a right hand but War moved out of range.
Evangelisti misses with a leg kick.
Evangelisti throws a series of punches but War avoids them all with ease.
War lands a nice looking body shot.
War avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Evangelisti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
War with a jab.
War motions for Evangelisti to come forward. War throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
War lets loose with a powerful body kick. Evangelisti will feel that in the morning.
Evangelisti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti misses with an uppercut.
Evangelisti throws a right and a left that War avoids nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by War.
A lazy left from War finds it's target.
Good exchange - War coming out on top.
War uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evangelisti.
War fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Evangelisti.
War connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick by War misses
enabling Evangelisti to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evangelisti.
War attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot.
War scores with the left hand. Evangelisti knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
War scores with a leg kick.
War throws a chopping leg kick but Evangelisti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Evangelisti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
War slips a jab and a cross from Evangelisti.
War tries to score with a low kick but Evangelisti moves his leg out of the way.
Evangelisti throws an off balance right hand
and War counters with a lovely straight right hand!
War cracks Evangelisti with a good jab.
War thows a leg kick but Evangelisti checks it
and Evangelisti makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. War really felt that one!
War feints and then cracks Evangelisti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Evangelisti down.
Evangelisti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Evangelisti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Evangelisti.
A slapping leg kick lands for War.
War cracks Evangelisti with an open hand slap.
Evangelisti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Evangelisti takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evangelisti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Evangelisti.
Evangelisti throws a jab when War was well out of range.
Evangelisti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice body kick there by War.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
Evangelisti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling War to score with a decent uppercut.
War feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evangelisti's calf.
War lands with a kick to the ribs.
War throws a nice outside leg kick.
War throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
War scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big right from Evangelisti misses.
Evangelisti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by War. Beautiful body shot.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
War lands a jab.
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!
War scores with a hook.
Evangelisti takes one to the side of the head.
War connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Evangelisti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Evangelisti might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, War has got the better of the exchanges.
Evangelisti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
War takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
War attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
War thows a body shot but no joy.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
War closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
War misses with a low kick.
War throws a jab when Evangelisti was well out of range.
A jab from Evangelisti misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a low kick.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
War keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
War swings and misses with a hook to the body.
War tries to score with a low kick but Evangelisti moves his leg out of the way.
War is looking to slow Evangelisti down with leg kicks.
Evangelisti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
War uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evangelisti.
War lands with a good body shot.
War clobbers Evangelisti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Evangelisti thuds his shin into the meat of War's side.
Evangelisti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
War throws a shot to the body.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but War was well out of range. Poor timing from Evangelisti.
War lands a jab to Evangelisti's midsection.
Evangelisti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
War scores with the left hand. Evangelisti knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Evangelisti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelisti just misses with a punch to the body.
War throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Evangelisti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
War is looking to land body kicks.
War throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evangelisti throws a sloppy head kick and War moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War looks to land a body kick but Evangelisti moved away.
War looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
War throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
War scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
War throws a body punch but Evangelisti moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from War.
Nice sprawl there from War as Evangelisti shoots in.
War swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
War throws a low kick but Evangelisti avoids it.
War throws a solid leg kick but Evangelisti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at War.
War takes a jab right on the kisser.
War uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Evangelisti blocks the leg kick.
War looks to land a left hand but Evangelisti moved out of range nicely.
Evangelisti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from War.
War misses with an attempted mid kick.
War throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Evangelisti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
War is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evangelisti can do to turn this around?
War takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Evangelisti does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot.
Evangelisti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
War moves out of range of the body kick from Evangelisti.
A nice leg kick lands there from War.
Evangelisti cracks the inside of War's front leg.
Evangelisti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
War slips under a jab from Evangelisti.
War keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Evangelisti is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
War lands a lovely overhand right.
Evangelisti fails to land with a series of punches.
War walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Evangelisti moves forwards but War connects with a nice, crisp jab.
War throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
War lets loose with a powerful body kick. Evangelisti will feel that in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti checks a leg kick nicely.
War scores with a kick to the midsection.
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!
War throws a right hand that Evangelisti ducks under and follows up with a left that Evangelisti also avoids with ease.
War throws a right and a left that Evangelisti avoids nicely.
War throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
War lands with a hook. Evangelisti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
War scores with a jab to the body.
Evangelisti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Evangelisti looks to score with a jab to the body but War is just out of range.
Evangelisti lands a nice leg kick that just misses War's sensitive parts.
War fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evangelisti manages to avoid it.
War checks a leg kick nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Evangelisti does a little dance to reset his feet.
War shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
War pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evangelisti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and War counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evangelisti throws a hook but War blocks it.
Evangelisti misses with a body kick.
Evangelisti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
War tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evangelisti was well out of range. Poor timing from War.
Evangelisti misses the jab.
A head kick misses from Evangelisti.
Evangelisti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
War takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
War tries a low kick but Evangelisti avoids it.
War ducks under a wild hook from Evangelisti.
War scores with a jab to the body.
War misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti drops his hands momentarily and War takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Evangelisti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
War avoids the body shot from Evangelisti.
War attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Evangelisti, as that shot connected.
War walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Evangelisti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Evangelisti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by War.
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!
Evangelisti slips under a jab from War.
Evangelisti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from War.
Evangelisti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
War tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evangelisti misses with a hook. War ducked under it nicely.
A big right from War misses.
War throws a jab when Evangelisti was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Forever War had his way with Dante Evangelisti in that round.
The cut man is working on Forever War's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Evangelisti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Evangelisti throws a lazy right hand but War sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
War moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
War keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti scores with a jab.
Evangelisti misses with a body shot
and War counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evangelisti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Evangelisti tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
War throws an overhand right that lands on Evangelisti's shoulder, as Evangelisti tries to avoid the shot.
War lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
War moves out of range of the strikes.
Evangelisti pushes War away with a front kick.
War connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
War lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evangelisti at a distance.
Evangelisti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evangelisti throws a series of punches but War avoids them all with ease.
Evangelisti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's one minute gone in the round.
War looks to throw the jab but Evangelisti is out of range.
War will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
War throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Evangelisti scores with a nice right hand.
Evangelisti throws a sloppy head kick and War moves out of range easily.
War ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evangelisti lands a slapping body shot.
War fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Evangelisti avoids the body shot from War.
Evangelisti scores with a leg kick.
War throws a push kick but Evangelisti slaps the foot to one side.
Evangelisti thows a body kick. War tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Evangelisti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelisti lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Evangelisti looks to land a left hand but War moved out of range nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from War. Evangelisti shrugs it off though.
War lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
War throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evangelisti blocks a low kick nicely.
War wants to slow Evangelisti down by chopping away at his legs.
War scores with a head kick. Evangelisti tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Evangelisti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by War.
Evangelisti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Evangelisti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
War throws a leg kick but Evangelisti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Evangelisti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evangelisti thumps War with a low kick.
Dante Evangelisti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
War takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
War dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Evangelisti. That did some damage!
War misses with a body shot.
Evangelisti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but War moves away.
Evangelisti takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Evangelisti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
War is looking to chop away at Evangelisti's legs.
War throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
War buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Evangelisti lands but War takes it in his stride.
Evangelisti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Evangelisti tried to score with a low kick but War checks it.
War scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evangelisti throws a body kick that misses.
War lands a nice hook to Evangelisti's body. Evangelisti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
War connects with a solid leg kick.
War throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
War lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evangelisti's sensitive parts.
Evangelisti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evangelisti looks to land a body kick but War moved away.
Evangelisti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
War moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Evangelisti tries to score a power double leg takedown but War sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Evangelisti somewhat.
War checks the leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
War scores with a jab to the jaw.
Evangelisti misses with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by War.
Forever War is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Evangelisti tries to move into range but War moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dante Evangelisti.
Well War 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Forever War!
Forever War retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Forever War thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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