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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thomas Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chase Evans!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Evans or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson is looking to clinch.
Evans gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Evans looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Evans working for a triangle but Johnson defends it easily.
Johnson postures up in Evans's guard and throws a big left but Evans blocks it.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evans has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Johnson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Johnson tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Johnson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Johnson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Evans is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evans looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans looks gassed!
Johnson is in close to Evans's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Evans has his foot on Johnson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Johnson works his way back into a safe position though.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Evans is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Johnson trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Johnson escapes and throws Evans's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Evans looks to move to half guard but instead Johnson has passed into mount! Damn!
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
Evans is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson looking to finish with strikes here!
Evans is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson has a good base and remains in mount.
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.
Evans tries to hold on but Johnson postures up.
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson controlling his opponent.
Evans really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Evans reaches up to try and control the position but Johnson seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Evans rolls and tries to escape and now Johnson has his back!
Evans turns into Johnson and is now in his guard.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Johnson 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.
Johnson misses with a takedown
and Evans counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Evans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Evans landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson tries to hold on but Evans postures up.
Evans is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Evans scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Evans with the ground and pound from mount.
Evans breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Johnson wants to escape the position.
Evans has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Johnson is defending well but eventually Evans manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Johnson has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chase Evans!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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