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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and War Brace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brace is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Snoop DoGG. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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199 lbs
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185 cm
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200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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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
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quinton Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, War Brace!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brace throws a hook to the side of Evans's head but Evans sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
War Brace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Evans as he jumps to the side.
Brace looks for the body kick but Evans saw that one coming.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brace stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans misses the shot to the body.
Brace scores with a push kick.
Brace swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Brace checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A combination from Brace does no damage.
A jab from Evans misses.
Brace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Evans makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Evans connects with a high kick.
Brace swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Brace fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Evans has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brace looks to land a right hand but Evans moved out of range.
Evans throws a low kick, looking for Brace's leg but Brace calmly moves out of range.
Brace throws a head kick that misses.
Brace misses with a kick to the body
and Evans counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Evans takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Brace checks the leg kick nicely there.
Evans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans controlling from the top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Evans trying to control but Brace is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brace works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brace wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Evans is working Brace over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Evans is fighting to break Brace's control of his arms but Brace is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brace thows a left - swing and a miss!
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
Evans bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Brace fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brace looks to land a body kick but Evans moved away.
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brace blocks a head kick by Evans.
Brace blocks a low kick nicely.
Brace throws a lazy right hand but Evans sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brace throws a shot to the body.
Brace leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brace.
Nice body punch from Brace.
Brace scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Evans doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brace just misses with a punch to the body.
Brace throws a lazy head kick
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brace struggles to land a body shot inside as Evans controls his hands.
Brace prevents a body shot from Evans.
Evans has picked Brace up - he's going for a ride! Evans dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brace is trying to stand.
Brace wants to control but Evans is keeping busy.
Brace is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brace wants to control but Evans passes into side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans trying to control the action but Brace is working from the bottom.
Brace is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Quinton Evans will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A clash of legs there as Evans blocks the low kick.
Brace throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Evans finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Evans throws a head kick that half lands.
Brace thows a leg kick but Evans checks it
and Evans counters with a head kick. That will keep Brace thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Evans counters with an outside leg kick.
Evans's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brace connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Evans scrambles back to his feet.
Brace misses with a body punch
and Evans counters with a thumping low kick.
Brace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Brace has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Evans.
Brace gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Brace.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brace checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brace leaves Evans with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Brace's jab looks to have found its range, popping Evans under the eye.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Brace.
Brace throws a big shot that misses.
Brace gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Evans to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Brace looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Brace wants to stand but Evans is controlling the position.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Brace has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans trying to control but Brace is working from the bottom.
Brace is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Evans dives into side control.
Evans tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Brace takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Quinton Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans landing a few strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brace gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Evans is looking for a kimura here.
Brace trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans wants to work for an arm triangle but Brace is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Brace throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Brace is trying to stand up here but Evans is controlling him well.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Brace trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brace's head.
Evans lands with a punch from half guard.
Evans passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Brace!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brace really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Evans cracks Brace with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans cracks Brace with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Evans looking to secure an arm triangle but Brace defends it well.
Evans lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brace in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Evans prevents Brace from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Evans dominated that second round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Evans throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Evans does it's job there.
Some bone on bone action there as Evans checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brace's waist but Brace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
Evans throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A swing and a miss from Brace.
Brace walks into a left hand.
Brace checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brace throws a series of punches but Evans moves out of range.
Brace avoids a kick to the body.
Evans throws a sloppy body shot
and Brace counters with a nice leg kick.
Evans slips under a jab from Brace.
Nice takedown defense from Evans. No joy for Brace on that attempt.
Brace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Brace.
Evans misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brace checks a low kick from Evans.
Brace scores with a body shot.
Evans checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brace throws a leg kick but Evans sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Evans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Evans checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Evans avoids the body shot from Brace.
Evans throws a wild body kick that Brace sees coming a mile off.
Evans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brace to the mat! Brace manages to get full guard.
Brace trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
Evans won't allow Brace to sweep him here.
Evans works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans prevents Brace from improving his position.
Brace pushes Evans off and gets back to his feet.
Brace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brace just misses with a punch to the body.
Brace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans walks into a straight right hand from Brace.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Brace as he jumps to the side.
Brace throws a big shot that misses.
Brace ducks under a wild hook from Evans.
A big left from Brace misses.
Brace throws a jab but it's blocked by Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Brace enables Evans to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Brace manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brace's head.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Brace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Evans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Brace keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brace is trying to keep Evans in close.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. War Brace was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Evans darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brace wants to get back to his feet.
Evans looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brace moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Brace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brace is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Brace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Quinton Evans.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Evans!
A victorious Quinton Evans thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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