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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ichnig Reedin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarius Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 cm
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168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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177 cm
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166 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ichnig Reedin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarius Evans! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Evans lands a head kick!
Reedin looks to land a left hand but Evans moved out of range nicely. Reedin misses with a looping left. Evans missing with a left hand there. Reedin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. A solid leg kick lands there for Evans.
Jarius Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Reedin shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily. Reedin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reedin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans misses with a wild body shot. Evans is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Evans moves into the clinch successfully.
Reedin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Evans is keeping busy. Reedin lands a nice knee to the body. Reedin goes for a takedown attempt but Evans pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Evans misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Reedin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Reedin takes a body punch but keeps moving. Evans stuffs the takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichnig Reedin. That's going to take a lot out of him. Evans misses with an uppercut. Reedin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Evans throws a right and a left that both miss. Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reedin. Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Reedin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Evans! Reedin prevents Evans from getting the reversal. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Reedin looking to control but Evans is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans is looking to get to half guard. Reedin landing strikes from the mount and Evans is in trouble! Reedin wants to control the pace but Evans is squirming around nicely. Evans tries to reverse the position but Reedin maintains control. Reedin 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. Evans is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Evans tries to reverse the position but Reedin maintains control. Evans looks gassed! Reedin looking for a guillotine from mount but Evans is having none of it. Evans can't escape the position.
Reedin goes for an armbar but Evans turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evansis looking to pass into half guard but Reedin pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Reedin is in guard. Evans seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Evans working for a triangle but Reedin defends it easily.
Reedin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Evans keeping moving, preventing Reedin from controlling successfully. Reedin connects with a couple of short punches. Evans keeping moving, preventing Reedin from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Reedin is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Evans is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Evans has escaped and now he's on top! Evans sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Reedin's guard. Evans is pressing down on Reedin's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reedin is holding on for now. Reedin wants to get back to full guard. Reedin missing with punches from the bottom.
Reedin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Reedin. Reedin is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarius Evans will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Evans throws a leg kick but Reedin moved away. Reedin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Reedin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Reedin misses with a takedown attempt and Evans counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Reedin moves out of range of the strikes. Evans throws a series of punches but Reedin moves out of range. Reedin fails with the takedown enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Evans looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Evans passes to full mount! Reedin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evans is working for a submission of some sort.
Reedin tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg. Evans is looking for a kimura here.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of Reedin's head. Evans gets to his feet - back to striking we go! Reedin wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reedin.
Reedin misses with a takedown and Evans counters with a straight right hand. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ichnig Reedin. That's going to take a lot out of him. Reedin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Evans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Reedin misses with a shot to the body and Evans counters with a two punch combo. Reedin fails to land with a series of punches.
Evans instigates a clinch. Evans is trying to break free. Reedin'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 avoiding damage.
Evans gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Reedin regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reedin wants to sweep but no luck. Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Reedin has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Evans is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Reedin. Evans is staying tight to Reedin's torso, preventing him from escaping. Reedin is positioning himself to get back to half guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Reedin stops Evans from passing to mount. Evans moves into full mount! Evans working for a guillotine from mount but Reedin is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Reedin is trying desperately to improve position. Evans is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Reedin can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Reedin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done! Reedin looking to pass the guard. Evans 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. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jarius Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. 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 avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Evans misses with a body shot.
Evans showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reedin.
Reedin throws a leg kick but Evans sees it coming and checks it nicely. Evans moves into the clinch. Evans scores with a shot to the side of Reedin's head. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Reedin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reedin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Evans in his tracks. The fight moves into the clinch position. Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Evans - that landed with a thud.
Reedin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Evans lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Reedin backwards. Reedin drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Evans advances position into side control! Evans goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Reedin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Evans's guard! Nice work there by Reedin! Evans has a closed guard, preventing Reedin from standing up. Evans wants to stand and escape but Reedin is having none of it. Reedin wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving. Reedin has gone for a leg lock! Evans slips out almost immediately though and dives into Reedin's guard. Jarius Evans has got the better of the ground game so far. Reedin looking for a guillotine here but Evans defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Reedin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Reedin works his way into side control. Reedin advances to full mount. Reedin lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Evans hang on? Reedin looking to secure an arm triangle but Evans defends it well. Reedin misses with a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Reedin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Evans is surviving well by controlling Reedin's body position as best he can. Reedin lands with some strikes. Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
Evans is squirming around, avoiding Reedin's attempts to control the action. Reedin is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Reedin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ichnig Reedin!
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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
66% |
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