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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dai Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Sarazen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Gene Sarazen enters the ring!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dai Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gene Sarazen!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarazen misses the jab.
Evans has Sarazen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Sarazen won't allow it.
Evans is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sarazen is keeping busy.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Evans is trying to force a seperation but Sarazen has the dominant position.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dai Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sarazen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
Evans breaks the clinch.
Evans moves into the clinch.
Sarazen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sarazen has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans breaks the clinch.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
We've been hearing reports that Evans has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Evans darts in trying to clinch
and Sarazen counters with a straight right hand.
Sarazen drives through and clinches with Evans against the ropes.
Sarazen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sarazen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sarazen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Evans darts in and clinches Sarazen up against the ropes.
Evans prevents a body shot from Sarazen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Sarazen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans is looking to control Sarazen's arms but Sarazen gets an underhook and turns him. Now Evans has his back to the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Sarazen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A clash of legs there as Sarazen blocks the low kick.
Sarazen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans tries to clinch up
and Sarazen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans tries to clinch up but Sarazen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sarazen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Evans connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sarazen darts in trying to clinch
and Evans counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dai Evans will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Evans.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Sarazen tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans tries to clinch there but Sarazen circles away.
Evans is looking to clinch but Sarazen is avoiding it.
Sarazen shapes to counter with a head kick.
A jab from Sarazen misses.
Evans tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Sarazen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sarazen misses with a body kick.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sarazen wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Dai Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sarazen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Evans throws a right and a left that Sarazen avoids nicely.
A jab from Sarazen finds it's way through Evans's defenses.
Evans has closed the distance and engaged Sarazen in a clinch.
Evans breaks the clinch.
Sarazen throws out a powerful jab.
Evans is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sarazen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Evans closes the distance looking to clinch
and Sarazen counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Sarazen.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans throws a head kick but Sarazen moves out of range.
Gene Sarazen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sarazen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sarazen forces Evans back against the ropes and clinches.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sarazen has him pressed against the ropes.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Evans lands a leg kick that knocks Sarazen off balance momentarily.
Evans scores with a jab to the head.
Evans avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Evans rushes Sarazen and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dai Evans dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans darts in trying to clinch
and Sarazen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Evans is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Evans has Sarazen up against the ropes in a clinch.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Sarazen keeps him there for the moment.
Sarazen keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sarazen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Sarazen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans tries to work over Sarazen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Evans gets through Sarazen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Evans.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Sarazen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Evans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evans.
Evans lunges at Sarazen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sarazen's hand.
Dai Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans throws a head kick that misses
and Sarazen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
Sarazen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans scores with a hook.
Evans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sarazen, pushing him back against the ropes.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Sarazen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarazen is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Sarazen.
Evans is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sarazen.
Evans moves to clinch but Sarazen breaks away
and Sarazen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evans plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Evans wants to clinch up but Sarazen keeps it at a distance.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sarazen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans is looking to counter punch.
Sarazen throws a head kick that misses.
Sarazen gets tackled into the ropes by Evans. Evans maintains the clinch.
Evans tries to circle away but Sarazen has him pinned against the ropes.
Sarazen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Sarazen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Dai Evans did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sarazen throws the kick towards the body but Evans avoids it.
Sarazen slips a jab and a cross from Evans.
Sarazen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Evans explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sarazen throws a head kick that misses.
Sarazen scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
Evans tries to clinch there but Sarazen circles away.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Sarazen pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans wants to clinch.
Sarazen throws a big counter head kick but Evans avoids it with no problem.
Sarazen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans wants to clinch up but Sarazen keeps it at a distance.
Evans jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Evans cracks Sarazen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Evans cracks Sarazen with an open hand slap.
Evans throws a head kick that Sarazen semi-blocks.
Sarazen lands a head kick. Evans smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sarazen has managed to clinch.
Sarazen working aggressively here.
Sarazen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sarazen blocks a body shot from Evans.
Sarazen misses with the head strike.
Sarazen tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Sarazen back against the ropes.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sarazen closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sarazen.
Sarazen misses with some punches.
Sarazen misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sarazen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Sarazen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans tries to clinch up but Sarazen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sarazen scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sarazen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Gene Sarazen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sarazen throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
Gene Sarazen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circling - Sarazen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Evans throws a counter high kick but Sarazen was just alert enough to avoid it.
Evans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans is looking to clinch but Sarazen is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
Sarazen is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Evans tries to clinch but Sarazen is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Sarazen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Evans lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sarazen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Evans bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sarazen takes one on the button.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Sarazen.
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarazen has managed to clinch.
Sarazen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sarazen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sarazen swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Evans tries to clinch but Sarazen moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Evans.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans avoids the head kick by Sarazen.
Sarazen blocks a head kick by Evans.
Evans avoids the body shot from Sarazen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sarazen avoids the head kick by Evans.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dai Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sarazen keeps the fight on the outside.
Sarazen misses with a jab to the body
and Evans counters with a one-two to the body.
That kick from Evans tenderised Sarazen's leg. Sarazen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Evans moves away from the strike by Sarazen.
Sarazen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sarazen doesn't seem bothered though.
Sarazen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sarazen gets tackled into the ropes by Evans. Evans maintains the clinch.
Sarazen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Sarazen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sarazen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dai Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evans 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dai Evans!
Dai Evans decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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