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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between dagor sheneir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and rashad evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, dagor sheneir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, rashad evans!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from sheneir misses.
evans fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The fighters circle momentarily. evans darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
sheneir could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
evans swinging wilding here.
evans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
evans looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? sheneir is fending him off so far but evans persists. Nope, sheneir circles away and we're back to standing.
dagor sheneir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rashad evans.
sheneir misses with a hook. evans ducked under it nicely.
sheneir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and evans counters with a flying knee. Nice.
evans is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in sheneir's half guard.
It looks like evans is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sheneir wants to control but evans is keeping busy.
evans tries to stand but his hand is stuck under sheneir.
evans looks gassed!
sheneir makes his way to full guard. A much better position for sheneir.
sheneir wants to sweep here but evans controlling him for the moment.
sheneir controls evans momentarily but evans frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
sheneir lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for evans!
evans is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
sheneir lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
sheneir with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
sheneir working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
evans is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
evans bucks up and throws sheneir to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
evans shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in sheneir's guard.
sheneir throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
evans wants to pass the guard but sheneir is keeping the position.
evans preventing the sweep.
evans decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
evans scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
evans throws a head kick that misses.
sheneir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from evans.
evans throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
sheneir dodges the punch combination from evans.
evans misses with a low kick.
No luck for evans with that takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
evans looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but sheneir keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
rashad evans dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
evans looks to land a combination but sheneir avoids it well.
sheneir drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
evans throws a head kick but sheneir moves out of range.
sheneir with a lazy takedown attempt
and sheneir takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
sheneir displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from evans.
evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and sheneir counters with a nice double leg into side control. evans won't be happy with that.
sheneir working the ground and pound.
evans explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
evans with a lazy takedown attempt
and sheneir counters with a shoot takedown. evans fights it but they end up in guard.
dagor sheneir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rashad evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sheneir has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of evans is proving hard to escape from.
evans has his feet on sheneir's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A head kick by evans misses
and sheneir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
sheneir dives in and grabs evans's left leg, looking for a takedown. evans pushes down on sheneir's head and hops out.
evans misses with a head kick.
evans throws a nice looking combination but sheneir bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
evans decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
sheneir might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
evans is taking a breather. sheneir says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
evans tries to stand but his hand is stuck under sheneir.
evans passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for sheneir!
evans content just to control the position here.
evans tries to control but sheneir wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
sheneir keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
evans controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Despite being in the dominant position, rashad evans just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
evans misses with a series of wild punches.
evans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. sheneir sprawls well initially but evans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
evans decides to return to a standing position.
evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as sheneir sprawls well. sheneir wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. evans gets slowly back to his feet.
rashad evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
evans misses with a combination
and sheneir counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
evans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says sheneir as he avoids it easily.
evans misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but rashad evans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
sheneir throws a big shot that misses.
evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and sheneir decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in evans's guard.
sheneir wanted to stand there but evans had control of the position.
evans is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
evans working hard to break the clinch.
evans is trying to work for a single leg takedown but sheneir pulls him back up using the underhooks.
evans wants to get back to striking at distance but sheneir won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
sheneir is trying to break free.
evans is trying to force a seperation but sheneir has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
sheneir breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
evans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with sheneir but sheneir pushes him off and we're back to square one.
evans falls off balance throwing a combination
and sheneir counters by clinching up.
evans looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
evans breaks from the clinch.
sheneir wants to clinch.
sheneir misses with a jab, cross combination.
evans misses with a head kick.
evans throws a series of strikes that have sheneir backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
evans shoots and misses
and sheneir counters with a straight right hand.
dagor sheneir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of rashad evans.
evans fails with a takedown attempt.
evans takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and sheneir counters with a nice body shot.
rashad evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
evans throws a combination that misses
and sheneir counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
evans's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and evans duly obliges.
sheneir moves into the clinch.
evans is trying to break the clinch but sheneir has him pressed against the cage.
evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by evans.
sheneir stuffs the takedown.
evans is trying hard to land a takedown here. sheneir sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
evans darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
sheneir tries to get to full guard but evans has control of the leg.
evans stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
sheneir showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from evans.
evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has sheneir pinned against the cage. sheneir gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
evans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
evans scores with a takedown into sheneir's guard.
evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. sheneir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
sheneir is trying to keep evans in close.
rashad evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
evans stands and steps away. sheneir gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
dagor sheneir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
sheneir throws a hook but evans avoids it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to rashad evans.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... rashad evans!
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RATING
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