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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zane Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Marquardt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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183 cm
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zane Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nate Marquardt !
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Marquardt or perhaps it was just good defense by Evans which made him look bad.
Marquardt feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Marquardt is looking to stand up but Evans won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Marquardt wanted to stand there but Evans had control of the position.
Marquardt won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marquardt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans has his feet on Marquardt 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Marquardt .
Marquardt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zane Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Marquardt .
Evans shoots in and bounces Marquardt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans content to stall in guard here.
Evans stops Marquardt from standing up.
Evans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marquardt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Marquardt 's legs - danger averted.
Marquardt looks gassed!
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Marquardt .
Marquardt is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evans not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Marquardt trying to control the position.
Marquardt wants to sweep here but Evans controlling him for the moment.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marquardt on the ground.
Evans is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans pushes down on Marquardt 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marquardt wants to control but Evans is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Marquardt gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Marquardt is trying to keep Evans in close.
Marquardt has his hands on Evans's head, controlling the position.
Evans preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Evans controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Marquardt lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Evans is trying to stand.
A nice elbow there by Marquardt .
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 Zane Evans will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Marquardt shoots and misses
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Zane Evans has been cut.
Evans misses with a double jab.
Marquardt tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Marquardt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marquardt tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Marquardt 's guard now.
Marquardt trying to control the position.
Evans sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marquardt looking for a sweep. Not yet Marquardt , not yet.
Evans is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marquardt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is in a horrible position here. Marquardt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Marquardt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marquardt unloading with bombs!
Evans trying desperately to get to his feet.
Marquardt is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Evans is surviving well by controlling Marquardt 's body position as best he can.
Marquardt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt won't let Evans get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Marquardt looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Evans on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evans tries to get out of the position.
Evans wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Marquardt punishing his opponent with strikes.
Evans trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Evans to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Evans shrugs it off.
A nice elbow there by Marquardt .
Marquardt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Evans is looking to escape.
Marquardt won't let Evans get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Marquardt is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Evans has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's four 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 trying to stand.
Nate Marquardt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Evans is squirming around, avoiding Marquardt 's attempts to control the action.
Evans defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Marquardt .
Marquardt dominating with strikes here.
Marquardt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Evans defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Marquardt .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Marquardt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Zane 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!
Marquardt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Evans counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Evans changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Marquardt misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Marquardt is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Evans has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Evans controlling the position easily from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans trying to control but Marquardt is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marquardt is in all sorts of trouble here.
Evans content just to control the position here.
Marquardt gets back to half guard.
Marquardt is looking to control Evans's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marquardt avoid being mounted?
Marquardt is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Marquardt is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard.
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.
Marquardt tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.
Evans stalling away here and it's allowed Marquardt to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Marquardt pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet.
Evans looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marquardt misses with a takedown
and Evans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zane Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Marquardt .
Marquardt drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marquardt has Evans pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Evans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Evans lands a hook that snaps the head of Marquardt backwards.
Marquardt tries to score a body lock takedown but Evans shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Marquardt wants a takedown.
Evans prevents a takedown attempt there.
Evans controlling the action here for a moment.
Evans lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Marquardt .
Marquardt goes for a takedown in the clinch but Evans prevents it.
Evans gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Evans prevents Marquardt from improving his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Marquardt works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans wanted to stand there but Marquardt had control of the position.
Marquardt working a defensive guard here.
Marquardt pulls Evans in close to prevent any damage.
Marquardt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Evans's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Marquardt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Evans 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Zane Evans!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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