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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Lalime (ranked 526 p4p, 982 weight class) and Gwynn Evans (ranked 71 p4p, 128 weight class). Gwynn Evans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24 - 20 - 1 |
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27 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 24 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Anthony Lalime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lalime throws a body shot but no joy.
Evans throws out a counter right but Lalime avoids it with no problem.
Evans lands a jab to Lalime's midsection.
Evans throws a poor cross that misses
and Lalime counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Lalime misses.
Evans appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lalime.
Evans feints a counter leg kick.
Lalime steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans lands with an overhand left.
Lalime misses the shot to the body.
Lalime backing away here, and Evans unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Evans walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lalime 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.
Lalime misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lalime was well out of range. Poor timing from Evans.
A big left from Evans misses.
Evans takes a swing at Lalime's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a shot to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Evans!
Evans is looking to land body kicks.
Lalime was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Evans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lalime at a distance.
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Evans misses
and Lalime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lalime throws a right hand that misses
and Evans counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans connects with a leg kick.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lalime.
Evans misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Lalime on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lalime takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Evans uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lalime has time to react.
Evans lands with a nice body punch.
Evans closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lalime throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Evanss head.
Lalime throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lalime goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Lalime's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lalime is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lalime.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Lalime.
Lalime lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Lalime looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Evans swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lalime takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Evans misses with a shot to the body
and Lalime counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Evans swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lalime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lalime looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Lalime misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Evans steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lalime.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Evans lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans connects with an inside leg kick.
Lalime takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lalime tries to clinch up
and Evans counters with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lalime throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans throws an off balance right hand
letting Lalime counter with a right hand.
Evans fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lalime.
A slapping leg kick lands for Evans.
Evans thows a body kick. Lalime tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lalime lands a big right hand that sends Evans crashing to the mat! Lalime stays standing though and waves Evans back to his feet!
It looks like Gwynn Evans has been cut.
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!
Good leg kick by Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lalime moves out of range of the strikes.
Lalime moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Lalime bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lalime throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lalime pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lalime walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lalime takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Evans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lalime misses with a body shot
and Evans counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lalime's knee momentarily.
Evans walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lalime checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Lalime misses the target.
Lalime looks to throw the jab but Evans is out of range.
Evans connects with a body shot.
Evans lands a high kick!
A nice leg kick from Evans, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Evans there as he acknowledges the shot.
Evans moves away from the strike by Lalime.
Lalime misses with a right hand
and Evans counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lalime's knee momentarily.
Nice straight punches there by Evans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evans.
Evans connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lalime wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Good shot there by Evans.
Good leg kick by Evans.
A head kick by Evans misses
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gwynn Evans's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lalime keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot by Evans.
Evans chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Evans throws the left hand but Lalime avoids the punch easily.
Lalime appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Evans looks to score with a jab to the body but Lalime is just out of range.
Nice shot by Evans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans throws a series of punches but Lalime moves out of range.
Lalime is looking to counter punch.
Lalime uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
Gwynn Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evans throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with the body kick
and Lalime counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans throws a poor cross that misses
and Lalime counters with a nice right hand that sends Evans toppling to the canvas! Evans scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lalime finish him?!
Evans is rocked!
Evans lands a jab to the head.
Evans misses with an uppercut. Lalime saw that one coming.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Evans.
Lalime is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Lalime misses with a looping right.
Evans counters with a body kick.
Evans has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lalime moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lalime throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lalime moves out of range of the body kick.
Anthony Lalime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans is looking to slow Lalime down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
Lalime walks into a left hand.
Evans connects with a body shot that sends Lalime's belly button to the back.
Lalime blocks a jab.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lalime.
Evans wants to clinch.
Lalime throwing a counter right hand but Evans manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lalime staying out of range there.
Lalime throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Evans responds with a good body kick, but Lalime manages to step out the way in time.
Evans throws out a powerful jab.
Lalime ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Evans looks to move away, Lalime throws a big counter combo but Evans just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lalime throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Evans counters with a right hand to the body.
Lalime has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Evans is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Lalime tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans misses with a hook. Lalime ducked under it nicely.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lalime was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lalime throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
Lalime walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Evans misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gwynn Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Evans winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans!
During a confident post fight interview, Gwynn Evans thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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