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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Malenczuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damian Malenczuk looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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214 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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189 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Malenczuk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans forces Malenczuk back against the cage and clinches.
Evans is trying to pull guard but Malenczuk turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Malenczuk breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Malenczuk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Damian Malenczuk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans clinches up against the cage.
Malenczuk tightens his grip and picks Evans up, before dumping him to the ground. Evans manages to land in guard.
Evans has his hands on Malenczuk's head, controlling the position.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Malenczuk is one step ahead there.
Malenczuk cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
Malenczuk has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Montreal. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Malenczuk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Malenczuk working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Malenczuk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenczuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Evans has wrist control.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malenczuk throwing strikes but missing.
Evans has a closed guard, preventing Malenczuk from standing up.
Evans trying to control the position here.
Malenczuk lands a couple of elbows.
Malenczuk chips away with some ground and pound.
Malenczuk throws a big right hand that misses.
Malenczuk is looking to work some ground and pound but Evans has wrist control.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Malenczuk throws a big right hand that misses.
Malenczuk looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Evans is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Malenczuk postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Evans pulls Malenczuk in close to his closed guard and prevents Malenczuk from doing any damage or advancing position.
Malenczuk scoring with some ground and pound.
Evans pulls Malenczuk in close to prevent any damage.
Evans has momentary wrist control but Malenczuk slips an elbow through the middle.
Malenczuk stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Evans drives through and clinches with Malenczuk against the cage.
Evans throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malenczuk is trying to break free.
Malenczuk prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mickey Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malenczuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malenczuk jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Evans really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans has closed the distance and engaged Malenczuk in a clinch.
Evans fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Malenczuk pulls guard effortlessly.
Malenczuk being controlled here, momentarily.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malenczuk wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Malenczuk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Evans is controlling him.
Evans gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Malenczuk.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malenczuk moves into range and clinches up with Evans.
Evans is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Malenczuk is defending well.
Evans tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Evans is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Evans has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Malenczuk is trying to keep an underhook but Evans manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Malenczuk is controlling Evans's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Malenczuk looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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!
Evans trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Malenczuk dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Malenczuk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malenczuk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Malenczuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Malenczuk looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Evans wants to improve his position but Malenczuk is controlling well.
Evans gets full guard.
Malenczuk cracks Evans with a solid left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Evans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Malenczuk's head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Malenczuk. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Evans is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malenczuk is trying to keep Evans in close.
Malenczuk is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans content to stall in guard here.
Damian Malenczuk has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malenczuk controlling the position.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Malenczuk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Evans seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Malenczuk for as long as he can get away with.
Evans has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Evans is working Malenczuk over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Malenczuk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Malenczuk being controlled here, momentarily.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Malenczuk's head.
Evans not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Malenczuk clinches with his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenczuk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Malenczuk shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Malenczuk was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Evans gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Evans works his way to full guard. Good work.
Evans controlling the position.
Malenczuk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malenczuk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Evans seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Evans manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Malenczuk manages to get himself to full guard.
Evans makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans works over Malenczuk with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans won't allow Malenczuk to sweep him here.
Evans controlling from the top position.
Evans stands up over Malenczuk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evans looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damian Malenczuk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Malenczuk shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Malenczuk working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Evans looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malenczuk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans has his foot on Malenczuk's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malenczuk works his way back into a safe position though.
Malenczuk postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans is adopting a defensive guard.
Malenczuk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malenczuk with a nice head shot there.
Evans lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malenczuk can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Evans controls the pace.
Evans postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Malenczuk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Evans, into his guard.
Malenczuk chips away with some ground and pound.
Malenczuk throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Evans works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans looking for a guillotine here but Malenczuk defends easily.
Evans looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malenczuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Evans managing to control the position.
Malenczuk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans working for a triangle but Malenczuk defends it easily.
Malenczuk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Malenczuk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Malenczuk is pushing down on Evans's leg trying to pass to half guard. Evans is fighting to maintain full guard but Malenczuk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Evans blocking the ground and pound attempt from Malenczuk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malenczuk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Malenczuk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Evans avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Malenczuk.
Evans controlling the position well.
Evans is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Malenczuk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Malenczuk's back!
Evans biding his time, looking for the opening.
Evans working for a choke but Malenczuk is defending well.
Evans is hanging on to Malenczuk's back as he tries to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans working for a choke but Malenczuk is defending well.
Evans has Malenczuk flattened out and is raining down punches.
Evans scores with strikes from the back.
Good control from Evans.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mickey Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Malenczuk is still trying to improve position.
Malenczuk is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Malenczuk keeps trying to improve his position.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of . Mickey Evans!
The defeated Damian Malenczuk had this to say: 'I will get you next time !!! '.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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