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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quinton Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kai Allard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fcuk You - Dinooosaur. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Quinton Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kai Allard!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allard jabs Evans to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A bone on bone clash there as Allard blocks the leg kick.
Allard swats away the attempt to clinch by Evans.
Allard throws a series of punches but Evans avoids them all with ease.
Allard lands with a nice combination. Evans backs away looking to recover.
Allard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Evans.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Allard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Allard is out of range.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Allard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Allard. Evans does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Allard.
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Allard checks a low kick from Evans.
Evans darts in and clinches Allard up against the cage.
Allard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A hook to the body from Allard.
Allard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to take the fight to the mat but Allard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Evans lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Allard wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Allard is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
Allard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Allard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Allard is staying active underneath Evans, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Allard works his way to full guard. Good work.
Allard working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Allard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans wants to control from the top but Allard keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Allard is pulling down on Evans's head to control his posture.
Allard trying to strike off his back.
Evans is working Allard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans scoring with punches to the head and body.
Allard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allard keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Allard is wriggling around but Evans manages to pass to half guard.
Evans is trying to control. Allard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Evans is really struggling to control Allard but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Allard is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Allard's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans throwing shots but Allard is blocking nicely.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of Allard's head.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
Evans is working for a submission of some sort.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans thows a huge punch but Allard dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quinton Evans dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A left lands for Allard.
Evans throws a low kick, looking for Allard's leg but Allard calmly moves out of range.
Allard connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Allard moves out of range of the body kick.
Allard misses with a looping left.
Evans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Allard is out of range.
No joy there for Allard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Evans takes one on the button.
Allard misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evans.
Evans tries to score with a low kick but Allard moves his leg out of the way.
Allard blocks a leg kick.
Allard misses the shot to the body.
Evans scores with the left hand. Allard knows he should have avoided that one.
Allard stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans dives in and grabs Allard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Allard pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quinton Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Allard misses with a body shot.
Allard lands with a nice body punch.
Allard with a hook.
Evans closes the distance and clinches up with Allard, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes Allard against the cage but Allard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Evans on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Evans.
Allard scores with the left hand. Evans knows he should have avoided that one.
Allard throws an overhand right that lands on Evans's shoulder, as Evans tries to avoid the shot.
Evans decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Allard trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
Allard gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans with a nice head shot there.
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.
Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans throws a strike but Allard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Evans looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Evans bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Allard's guard.
Evans works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Allard gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans postures up in Allard's guard and throws a big left but Allard blocks it.
Allard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Allard has wrist control.
Evans throws an elbow that misses. Allard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Allard!
Allard wants to get up but he can't break Evans's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Evans not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Allard controls from within his opponent's guard.
Evans preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Allard controls the pace.
Allard trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Kai Allard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Allard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Evans misses with a body kick.
Evans tries to clinch there but Allard circles away.
Evans attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Evans shoots in for a double leg but Allard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Allard takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Evans.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kai Allard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Allard swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Quinton Evans will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Allard misses with a body shot.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kai Allard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Allard.
Kai Allard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Evans.
Evans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Allard lands a jab to Evans's midsection.
Allard throws a nice looking combination but Evans bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Evans motions for Allard to come forward. Evans throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Allard misses with a body punch
and Evans counters with an outside leg kick.
Evans keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Allard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Allard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Allard cracks Evans with a good jab.
Allard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt - Allard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kai Allard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Evans. That's going to slow Allard down.
Evans shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Evans drives through with a takedown into guard.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Evans scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Evans misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Allard.
Kai Allard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allard tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Evans throws a leg kick that misses.
Allard misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Allard to the mat! Allard manages to get full guard.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans looking to sit in guard and control but Allard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Allard is looking to stand up but Evans won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allard trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allard stopping the sweep attempt from Evans.
Allard wants to stand but Evans has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allard wanted to stand there but Evans had control of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allard trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allard drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Evans manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Allard has Evans in his guard.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Allard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Allard has his foot on Evans's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Evans works his way back into a safe position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Evans!
During a confident post fight interview, Quinton Evans thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
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