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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Damian Hands has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Damian Hands!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Evans!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Hands sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Evans throws a leg kick
and Hands counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Evans has his hands clasped together around Hands's back. He's all about the action.
Hands is keen to just control but Evans is a slippery customer.
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.
Evans moves into full guard.
Hands wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Damian Hands wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Hands looks to land a combination but Evans avoids it well.
Hands misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hands won't be happy with that.
Evans is working Hands over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans staying calm.
Evans sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hands is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hands holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Hands is looking to reverse the position.
Evans thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hands keeps working.
Hands stops Evans from passing to mount.
Evans working the body and head with strikes.
Hands on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Evans wants to control but Hands is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hands!
Hands bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hands has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hands stopping the sweep attempt from Evans.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Hands from controlling successfully.
Hands wanted to stand there but Evans had control of the position.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Hands from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damian Hands.
Hands misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hands's guard now.
Evans sitting in guard here, content to control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hands is on top in guard.
Hands would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hands sitting in guard here, content to control.
Evans is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hands slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hands looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Hands holds on and takes a little breather.
Evans advances position into side control!
Hands prevents Evans from moving into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hands is trying to work for a sweep but Evans has mounted him!
Hands wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Evans dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
Evans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Evans misses with a leg kick
and Hands counters with a left to the body.
Evans misses with a right hand
and Hands counters with a nice uppercut.
Hands digs a good hook to Evans's body.
Hands works Evans's body with a nice hook.
Evans wants to slow Hands down by chopping away at his legs.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hands swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hands feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Evanss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hands misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Hands.
Evans slips under a jab.
Hands slips under a jab from Evans.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hands.
Hands throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Evans tries to clinch up but Hands circles away and keeps his distance.
Evans has his takedown stuffed
and Hands counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Evans does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hands throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hands lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily.
Evans throws a chopping leg kick but Hands manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hands throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Hands swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evans cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hands throws a shot to the body.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans motions for Hands to come forward. Evans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hands cracks Evans with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Evans throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hands.
A swing and a miss from Hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Evans misses with a hook to the body
and Hands counters with a two punch combo.
Hands feints a jab promting Evans to slip. Hands then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Evans slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Evans takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Evans.
Evans walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Hands.
Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hands looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Hands stops Evans from passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands tries to buck Evans off but Evans is having none of it.
Evans working away.
A lull in the action here.
Hands can't do much from the bottom here.
Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hands keeps working.
Hands stops Evans from passing to mount.
Hands struggling a bit here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hands dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hands throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hands fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hands scores with a decent looking hook.
Hands misses with a body shot.
Hands tries to sprawl but Evans drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hands slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hands working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Evans trying to control but Hands is working from the bottom.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hands is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hands is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hands is keeping the position for now.
Hands looking to control.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Hands.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Damian Hands.
Evans does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hands defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evans.
Hands throws a right and a left that both miss.
Damian Hands is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Hands moves out of range of the body kick.
A big left from Hands misses.
Evans tries for a takedown but Hands circles away easily
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hands throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
Evans moves out of range as Hands strikes.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Hands misses
and Evans makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hands with a jab.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hands just misses with a punch to the body.
Hands dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Damian Hands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans walks into a jab.
Hands lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Evans circles away quickly and effectively.
Hands scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hands throws an off balance right hand
and Evans counters with a body kick that stops Hands in his tracks momentarily.
Hands connects with a nice looking jab.
Hands throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Evans dives in and grabs Hands's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hands pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
Damian Hands has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Quinton Evans.
Evans shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hands counters with a nice body shot.
Evans takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hands misses with a jab, cross combination.
Evans tries to work over Hands's front leg with a kick but Hands checks it.
Hands wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Hands clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hands lands with a hook. Evans tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hands swings widly with a right hand
and Evans counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Evans is looking to chop away at Hands's legs.
Hands throws out a loose jab but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hands lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Evans at a distance.
Evans misses with the body kick
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
Hands throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
Hands misses with a left hand
and Evans counters with a good, hard body kick but Hands shrugs it off.
Evans throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans slips a jab from Hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands misses with a right hand
and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hands's guard.
Hands is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hands tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hands is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Quinton Evans has got the better of the ground game so far.
We're going to have a standup here because Damian Hands wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hands at a distance.
Hands connects with a right hand. Evans shakes it off.
Hands misses the shot to the body.
Evans moves forwards but Hands connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hands moves out of range of the body kick from Evans.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Hands throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hands cracks Evans with a good jab.
Evans scores with a punch to the head.
Evans has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a wild body shot.
Hands thows a body shot but no joy.
Evans swings widly with a right hand
and Hands counters with a straight right hand.
Hands misses with a lunging right hand
and Evans counters with a good low kick that Hands was not able to check.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Hands scores with the left hand. Evans knows he should have avoided that one.
Evans throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hands counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
Hands misses with an uppercut.
Evans slips a straight right by Hands.
Evans misses with a low kick.
Hands jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands checks the leg kick.
Evans throws the kick towards the body but Hands avoids it.
Hands checks a low kick from Evans.
Hands misses with a left hand
letting Evans counter with a right hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Hands down.
Evans throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans fails with the takedown
and Evans takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hands checks the leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Evans lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hands doesn't seem phased though.
Evans keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Quinton Evans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Hands.
Evans tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hands counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Evans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hands looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Hands moves out of range of the leg kick from Evans.
Hands misses the jab.
A slow jab from Hands misses its intended target.
Evans shoots in and drives through. Hands sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Hands does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hands scores with the left hand. Evans knows he should have avoided that one.
Hands stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hands avoids the head kick by Evans.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Evans counters with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hands. Those never looked like landing.
A low kick from Evans misses
and Hands counters with a two punch combo.
Evans is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Hands throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hands lands with a right hand.
Hands scores with a hook to the body. Evans takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A low kick from Evans is predictable there
enabling Hands to counter with a crisp jab.
Evans does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hands fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Evans manages to avoid it.
Evans takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hands throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands misses with a hook
and Evans counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hands is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hands utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hands has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Evans engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Evans won't allow Hands to sweep him here.
Hands keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hands throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evans throws a head kick but Hands moves out of range.
Evans wants to clinch up but Hands keeps it at a distance.
Hands looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely.
Hands connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Hands swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evans staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hands checks a leg kick.
Hands tries to bum rush Evans with a series of wild strikes but Evans uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Hands moves out of range easily.
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 fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Hands did well to prevent Evans getting side control.
Hands moves into full guard.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hands works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hands trying to control the position.
Hands keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damian Hands showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hands has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 48:47
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damian Hands!
Damian Hands retains his middleweight title!
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