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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yu Pu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has chosen "A Country Boy Can Survive" by Hank Williams Jr. as his entrance music. Freddy Evans has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Yu Pu's chin.
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140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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142 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yu Pu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freddy Evans!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pu tries to avoid it but Evans manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pu to the ground. Pu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Evans shoots in and drives through. Pu sprawls well.
Pu just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pu.
Pu looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Pu misses with an uppercut. Evans saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans cracks Pu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Pu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Evans controlling from the full mount.
Pu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Evans controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans avoids the attempt from Pu to control.
Evans controlling the position easily from mount.
Pu tries to reverse the position but Evans maintains control.
Evans sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Evans controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu is trying desperately to improve position.
Evans controlling his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's four 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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Freddy Evans just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pu. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans shoots in and drives through. Pu sprawls well.
Yu Pu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Evans.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Evans with a jab.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pu.
Pu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evans ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pu throws a big shot that misses.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Pu tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Pu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evans.
Pu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Evans swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pu stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Yu Pu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pu misses the shot to the body.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pu moves away.
Pu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Pu misses the shot to the body.
That's eight 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.
Pu looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pu sprawls well. Pu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Pu tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pu defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evans.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Evans bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pu is looking to wear down Evans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pu throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pu.
Pu tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Evans dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Evans stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Evans paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans tries for a takedown but Pu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evans.
Evans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pu is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Evans's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yu Pu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Evans.
Evans moves out of range as Pu strikes.
Pu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Evans.
Pu leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pu misses with a hook to the body
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pu won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Pu's face as Evans controls the position.
Evans moves into full mount!
Evans looking to control and managing it successfully.
Evans avoids the attempt from Pu to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Evans controlling from mount.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Freddy Evans just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pu misses with a straight right.
Pu misses the shot to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Evans tries for a takedown but Pu sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pu.
Evans misses with a double jab.
Evans slips under a jab.
Pu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
That's six 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 in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Evans was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pu is trying desperately to improve position.
Pu wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pu is trying to escape the mount.
Evans looking to ground and pound but Pu is blocking nicely.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Pu wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans content just to control the position here.
Pu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Evans.
Pu is looking to get to half guard.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pu is bucking up trying to escape but Evans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pu wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pu tries to hold on but Evans postures up.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Pu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Evans content just to control the position here.
Evans tries to control but Pu wriggling away.
Pu is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evans tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddy Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pu.
A jab from Pu misses.
Pu throws a right and a left that Evans avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pu looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Evans fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Pu as Evans shoots in.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pu as he avoids it easily.
Yu Pu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pu tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pu moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
Evans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pu but Pu pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pu loads up on a big right hand but Evans slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Pu misses.
Evans drops his hands momentarily and Pu takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pu tries to clinch
and Evans counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt
and Evans counters with a right hand to the body.
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.
Pu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pu misses the shot to the body.
Pu tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Pu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pu.
Evans shoots for a double leg takedown but Pu sprawls well. He's pushed Evans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Evans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evans.
Pu doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Yu Pu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pu tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans looks to land a left hand but Pu moved out of range nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horrible takedown by Evans or perhaps it was just good defense by Pu which made him look bad.
Pu wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
Pu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Freddy Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Pu throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
Pu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pu misses with a body shot.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pu misses the body punch
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab.
Pu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pu misses the target.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but Pu shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a double jab
and Pu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pu throws a hook but Evans avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Pu.
Yu Pu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the body from Pu misses
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Freddy 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Evans!
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