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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Jafar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rashad Evans has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jorge Jafar!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jafar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jafar trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jafar on the ground.
Jafar preventing the sweep.
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.
Jafar trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Jafar drops back looking for a leg! Evans is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Evans manages to kick Jafar off! Jafar jumps back into Evans's guard.
Evans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jafar trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Jafar tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans scores with a takedown into Jafar's guard.
Jafar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Jafar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jafar is thwarting Evans's attempts to control the position.
Jafar is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evans defends it well.
Evans is trying to maintain the position but Jafar is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jafar looks gassed!
Evans tries to roll over but Jafar keeps him under control.
Jafar is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Evans has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jafar is working away from the top position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jafar throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans has his takedown stuffed
and Jafar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans punching from the bottom.
Evans is not content to let Jafar control the position.
Jafar should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Evans trying to control from the bottom.
Evans is looking for a sweep. Jafar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jafar's waist but Jafar gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
Evans scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Evans thows a huge punch but Jafar dodges it nicely.
Jafar makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jafar.
Evans has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jafar is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Evans defends well.
Jafar working a defensive guard here.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans distracts Jafar with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Evans is working hard here to advance position.
Evans works over Jafar with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jorge Jafar will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jafar with a poor takedown
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Jafar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Jafar regains half guard.
Evans tries to pass to full mount but Jafar defends it.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Evans frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Jafar that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jafar sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.
Jafar has hold of Evans's hands but Evans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jafar is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Jafar's temple.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jafar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jafar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Jafar taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar is trying to stand back up but Evans is controlling him
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Evans winds up and cracks Jafar with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jafar is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Jafar's temple.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Jafar is defending well.
Jafar wants to get back to full guard.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Jafar wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Evans is nestled in close to Jafar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jafar is looking to escape.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jafar knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Jafar's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar looking for submissions off his back.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Evans will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Jafar is looking for a sweep. Evans is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Jafar's hands, connecting with Jafar's forehead.
Evans working over Jafar with some ground and pound. Jafar looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jafar wants to get back to his feet.
Evans working Jafar over with strikes.
Rashad Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Evans stops Jafar from getting back to his feet.
Jafar has hold of Evans's hands but Evans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of Jafar's head.
Evans is looking to advance position but Jafar won't allow it.
Jafar looks like he's trying to stand up.
Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of Jafar's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jafar has his hands clasped together around Evans's back. He's all about the action.
Evans lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Jafar.
Jafar doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jafar's guard.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jafar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jafar looking for subs off his back but Evans has passed one foot through into half guard.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jafar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Evans prevents Jafar from improving his position.
Evans works his way into side control.
Evans cracks Jafar with a big right hand but Jafar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
Jafar is rocked!
Evans in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Jafar looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Evans turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Evans!
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energy
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