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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bailey Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre St George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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160 cm
21
130 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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172 cm
26
138 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bailey Evans! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pierre St George! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! St George shoots and misses and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. St George throws a leg kick that is checked and Evans counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. St George drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Evans is pulling down on St George's head to control his posture. Evans has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. St George stops Evans from standing up. Evans keeping moving, preventing St George from controlling successfully. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. St George with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round. St George throws and elbow that misses. Evans uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in St George's guard. Nice move by Evans! St George working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans. St George utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. St George keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully. St George has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Evans off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. A head kick misses from Evans. St George gets tackled into the cage by Evans. Evans maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans breaks from the clinch.
St George shoots and misses and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard. St George is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea. Evans throws and elbow that misses. St George uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by St George! Evans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St George's guard. St George wants to get back to his feet but Evans passes into half guard.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Evans working St George over with strikes. St George pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Evans pushes St George up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. St George tries for a takedown but Evans manages to get underhooks.
Bailey Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre St George. St George looks gassed! Evans tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. St George circles away from the clinch attempt.
St George misses with a looping left. Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
St George tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily and Evans counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Evans drags the fight down to the ground.
Evans has St George pulled in close to control his posture. Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Evans wriggles free and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Evans looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St George! St George is in a horrible position here. Evans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! Evans connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Evans lands a big elbow. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Evans fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St George is rocked! Evans cracks St George with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St George is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him? Evans is landing with some decent strikes but St George is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bailey Evans dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
St George gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. St George wants to stand but Evans is controlling the position. Evans postures up in St George's guard and throws a big left but St George blocks it. St George seems to have recovered his senses. Evans throws and elbow that misses. St George uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by St George! The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. St George working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. St George looking to sit in guard and control but Evans gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. St George is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Evans dives into side control.
St George is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. The ground and pound from Evans seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent. Evans in side control lands a decent elbow. St George parries the strikes from Evans easily there. Evans is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable St George to escape.
Evans lands some shots froms side control. Evans in side control, throwing shots but St George defends. Evans is chipping away with strikes.
Evans lands a few punches from side control. Evans thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. St George is trying to escape and get back to his feet. Evans lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Bailey Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Evans working the ground and pound. Evans working the ground and pound. Evans cracks St George with a big elbow. St George wants to get back to his feet but Evans drags him back down. Evans works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Evans in side control lands a decent elbow. St George is letting Evans control him for a moment. Evans scoring with punches from side control. Evans is chipping away with strikes.
St George on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans working the head with strikes. Evans trying to control the position but St George is working away. Evans is working St George over with some ground and pound from side control. Evans is looking to take a break and control but St George is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Evans grinds an elbow into St George's temple. Evans scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at St George to see if he's OK. Evans is putting a hurting on St George here, landing some big shots from side control. Evans scoring with punches and elbows. Evans in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Evans is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St George has escaped the position, nice work there. Evans cracks St George with a big right hand but St George just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Evans scoring with punches and elbows. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Evans working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. Evans working the ground and pound from side control. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Evans lands a decent elbow from side control. St George wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Evans wants to control but St George is keeping him busy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bailey Evans dominated that second round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Evans throws a head kick but St George moves out of range.
St George with a poor takedown and Evans counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Evans wants to lay and pray for a moment but St George keeps working. Evans is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Evans lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. St George defending well though. St George is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots. Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. St George is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots. St George takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Evans is keen to just control but St George is a slippery customer. Evans thows a huge punch but St George dodges it nicely.
St George pushes Evans off looking to stand but Evans dives back in and keeps control.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St George can do to turn this around? Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. St George is trying to stand back up but Evans is controlling him
Evans working over St George with some ground and pound. St George looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. St George is trying to stand back up but Evans is controlling him
Evans slips a nice elbow through St George's hands, connecting with St George's forehead. Evans working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans is controlling the pace.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. St George taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard. Evans lands with a punch from half guard. Evans drops an elbow to the side of St George's head. Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow. 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 St George's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for St George! Evans unloading with bombs! Evans looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has St George covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bailey 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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RATING
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