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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Evans is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Evans!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Lewis with that takedown attempt.
Lewis tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
No luck for Lewis with that takedown attempt.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Lewis.
Evans throws a right hand that Lewis ducks under and follows up with a left that Lewis also avoids with ease.
Evans is looking to clinch but Lewis is avoiding it.
Lewis shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evans has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Evans counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Evans trying to control but Lewis is working from the bottom.
Lewis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Evans on the ground.
Evans is looking to stand up but Lewis won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans stands and steps away. Lewis gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Evans wants to clinch.
Lewis stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lewis is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Lewis misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters by clinching up.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lewis counters with a single leg into guard. Evans didn't expect that.
Lewis trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Lewis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lewis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Lewis jumps guard but Evans stands there with Lewis around his waist. Lewis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lewis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Evans.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Evans won't allow it.
Evans leaning his opponent against the cage.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lewis pinned against the cage. Lewis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lewis shoots in looking for a takedown. Evans tries to sprawl out of it but Lewis keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Evans manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lewis's guard.
Evans gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Horrible takedown by Evans or perhaps it was just good defense by Lewis which made him look bad.
Lewis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Evans moves into range and clinches up with Lewis.
Lewis tries to score a body lock takedown but Evans shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Lewis.
Lewis shoots and misses
and Evans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Evans breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lewis decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lewis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Evans pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lewis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evans is fending him off so far but Lewis persists. Nope, Evans circles away and we're back to standing.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Lewis will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lewis fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lewis has a takedown stuffed.
Lewis fails with the takedown.
Evans rushes Lewis and presses him up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Evans smiles and moves away.
Evans darts in and clinches Lewis up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans closes the distance and clinches.
Evans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Evans using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lewis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.
Lewis misses with an elbow strike.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Evans as he avoids it easily.
Evans avoids a punch combination nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evans checks a leg kick.
Evans has Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Evans pulls guard successfully.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but Lewis passes into half guard.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
It looks like Lewis is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans is trying to stand up here but Lewis is controlling him well.
Lewis with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lewis is tying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lewis closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Evans tries to score a body lock takedown but Lewis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Evans prevents the takedown attempt.
Lewis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evans is keeping busy.
Lewis can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis is looking to clinch.
Evans tries to clinch there but Lewis circles away.
Lewis looks to land a body kick but Evans moved away.
Lewis tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Lewis shoots in and drives through. Evans sprawls well.
Lewis tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans clinches up with Lewis and pushes him back against the cage.
Evans is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans breaks the clinch.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Lewis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lewis shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lewis's waist but Lewis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
Lewis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evans pinned against the cage. Evans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Evans closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Lewis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evans swivels and escapes.
Evans closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Evans tries for a takedown. No joy.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson Lewis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lewis is proving hard to escape from.
Lewis looking to control.
Lewis looking for a guillotine here but Evans defends easily.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans tries to stand but Lewis is controlling from the bottom.
Evans preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lewis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lewis closes the distance but Evans moves to the side
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.
Evans's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Evans escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
John Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans shoots in looking for a takedown. Lewis tries to sprawl out of it but Evans keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lewis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lewis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Lewis.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewis wants to clinch.
Lewis tries to keep at a distance but Evans has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis tries to clinch up but Evans circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans tries to move into range but Lewis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lewis fails with the takedown.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Evans swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lewis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Evans checks it well.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Lewis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans has managed to clinch.
Evans blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans tries to clinch up but Lewis circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lewis doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Evans counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Evans pulls Lewis into guard.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lewis content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lewis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lewis content to stall in guard here.
Evans avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lewis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lewis is stalling in the full guard.
Evans keeping full guard, as Lewis tries to pass.
That's four 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.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Lewis from controlling successfully.
Evans trying to strike off his back.
Lewis wants to pass the guard but Evans is keeping the position.
Lewis seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lewis gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson Lewis.
I think Evans has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John 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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