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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tinker Evers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Staale Dal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Staale Dal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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266 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tinker Evers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Staale Dal!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Evers looking to finish with strikes here!
Dal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dal is trying to stand up.
Evers working for a guillotine from mount but Dal is in no mood to give up.
Evers looking to finish with strikes here!
Evers throwing strikes here but Dal is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Evers throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dal wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Evers.
Evers with the ground and pound from mount.
Evers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Evers is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dal to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dal shrugs it off.
Dal wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Evers.
Dal holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Evers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Evers misses with a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evers thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Dal holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Evers tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Evers dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evers misses with a head shot.
Evers thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Evers lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evers thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Evers misses with a head shot.
Evers scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dal?
Evers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Evers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dal because Evers loaded up on that one.
Evers throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dal because Evers loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evers throwing strikes here but Dal is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evers unloading with bombs!
Evers thowing shots but they're missing.
Evers goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dal is on top in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evers pulls Dal in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evers escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dal gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tinker Evers dominated that 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.
Evers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tinker Evers has been cut.
Evers decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Evers is looking to take a break and control but Dal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Evers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Tinker Evers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Evers in particular looking to stall.
Evers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evers has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Evers here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Evers working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evers landing strikes, looking to finish!
Evers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Evers misses with a head shot.
Evers thowing shots but they're missing.
Evers cracks Dal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evers throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dal is squirming around, avoiding Evers's attempts to control the action.
Evers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dal can do to turn this around?
Evers with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evers jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dal manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Evers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dal has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dal is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Evers is controlling him well.
Evers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dal wants to get back to his feet but Evers drags him back down.
Evers 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.
Evers is looking to take a break and control but Dal is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evers goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dal has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Evers but great work by Dal.
Evers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evers keeps Dal under control for a moment.
Evers is trying to control Dal's posture but Dal avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evers is looking to regain half guard here but Dal keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tinker Evers dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tinker Evers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evers.
Dal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Evers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dal napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Evers cracks Dal with a big elbow.
Evers tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Evers working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Evers misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The ground and pound from Evers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Evers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dal parries the strikes from Evers easily there. Evers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Dal to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dal dodges the ground and pound from Evers.
Evers working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dal dodges the ground and pound from Evers.
Evers throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evers is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Evers controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dal is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Evers throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Evers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dal sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Evers throws an elbow but Dal slips to the side and avoids it well.
Evers tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evers trying to control the position but Dal is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dal being controlled for a moment.
Evers is trying to get an arm triangle but Dal is defending well.
Dal really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evers. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dal regains half guard, as Evers was trying to land strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Evers in particular looking to stall.
Staale Dal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tinker Evers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tinker Evers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evers, 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:25
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tinker Evers!
Tinker Evers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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