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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sunny Evangelista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klice Moroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klice Moroon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sunny Evangelista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Klice Moroon!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evangelista looks to land a combination but Moroon avoids it well.
Evangelista looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Moroon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Evangelista counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Evangelista has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Moroon being controlled here, momentarily.
Moroon is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sunny Evangelista just wasn't active enough.
Evangelista clinches up with Moroon and pushes him back against the cage.
Evangelista is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelista manages to break the clinch.
Evangelista avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moroon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Evangelista moves into the clinch successfully.
Evangelista unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Evangelista.
It looks like Klice Moroon has been cut.
Moroon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Evangelista jumps guard.
Moroon wanted to stand there but Evangelista had control of the position.
Evangelista is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Moroon is controlling him.
Moroon wants to stand but Evangelista is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evangelista manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Evangelista gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moroon is trying to force a seperation but Evangelista has the dominant position.
Moroon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Moroon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evangelista lands an elbow inside that Moroon shrugs off.
Moroon working hard to break the clinch.
Moroon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evangelista keeps control of Moroon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evangelista has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Moroon after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sunny Evangelista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evangelista lands a damaging elbow.
Evangelista landing knees to the head.
Evangelista decides to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evangelista has a closed guard, preventing Moroon from standing up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moroon is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Moroon prevents Evangelista from getting back to his feet.
Evangelista pushes Moroon off and gets back to his feet.
Moroon loads up on a big right hand but Evangelista slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroon works Evangelista's body with a nice hook.
Evangelista looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Evangelista is breathing heavily.
Evangelista wants to stand and escape but instead Moroon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Evangelista on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Evangelista tries to get out of the position.
Moroon gets to his feet - Evangelista follows without any prompting.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evangelista on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Evangelista displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sunny Evangelista seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evangelista tries to clinch but Moroon moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sunny Evangelista dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klice Moroon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Moroon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evangelista moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moroon looks to score with a jab to the body but Evangelista is just out of range.
Evangelista moves in looking to clinch but Moroon pushes him off.
Evangelista moves into the clinch successfully.
Evangelista lands an elbow inside.
Evangelista jumps guard but Moroon stands there with Evangelista around his waist. Evangelista gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moroon is trying to push Evangelista away but Evangelista has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Evangelista stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Moroon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Evangelista scores with a shoulder strike.
Moroon wants to get back to striking at distance but Evangelista won't allow it.
Moroon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evangelista connects with a nasty looking knee right to Moroon's face.
Moroon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelista jumps guard.
Moroon wants to stand but Evangelista has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evangelista has his feet on Moroon's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sunny Evangelista is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moroon throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Moroon gets tackled into the cage by Evangelista. Evangelista maintains the clinch.
Moroon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Moroon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Evangelista breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evangelista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evangelista takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evangelista is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evangelista wants to clinch.
Evangelista misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evangelista is looking to clinch but Moroon is avoiding it.
Evangelista tries to move into range but Moroon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moroon misses with a two punch combination.
Moroon throws a right and a left that Evangelista avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evangelista gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Moroon tries to break free but Evangelista pushes him back against the cage.
Evangelista keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Moroon's efforts to push away.
Moroon has had enough of the clinch but Evangelista keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Evangelista.
Evangelista with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Evangelista turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Evangelista taking a break here but Moroon is having none of it and regains half guard.
Evangelista knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Moroon on the ground.
Evangelista controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evangelista is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Moroon still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Moroon has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Moroon tries to stand but Evangelista is controlling his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moroon stands up and beckons Evangelista to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moroon misses with a jab, cross combination.
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 Sunny Evangelista will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Klice Moroon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Evangelista doesn't manage to clinch there - Moroon circles away.
Evangelista forces Moroon back against the cage and clinches.
Moroon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Evangelista turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Moroon pushes Evangelista away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Evangelista gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Evangelista working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Evangelista stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Moroon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evangelista takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evangelista moves into range and clinches up with Moroon.
Moroon working hard to break the clinch.
Moroon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Evangelista has him pressed against the cage.
Moroon is trying to force a seperation but Evangelista has the dominant position.
Evangelista utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Evangelista wants to take the fight to the mat but Moroon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Evangelista wants to take the fight to the mat but Moroon manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evangelista tries to land a knee to the head but Moroon blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Moroon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Moroon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Moroon tries to break the clinch but Evangelista is controlling the position.
Moroon takes a knee to the side of the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Evangelista takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Klice Moroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroon is trying to break the clinch but Evangelista is controlling him.
Moroon is trying to force a seperation but Evangelista has the dominant position.
Evangelista pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Moroon scores with the left hand. Evangelista knows he should have avoided that one.
Evangelista darts in and clinches Moroon up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moroon wants to break free but Evangelista has control.
Moroon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Evangelista pulls guard successfully.
Evangelista wants to stand and escape but Moroon is having none of it.
Moroon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Moroon scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroon wants to stand but Evangelista is controlling his posture from full guard.
Moroon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Moroon wants to stand but Evangelista has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moroon prevents Evangelista from getting back to his feet.
Moroon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Evangelista's guard.
Moroon thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Moroon distracts Evangelista with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroon postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Evangelista is working an open guard so Moroon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Evangelista dodges the punch combination from Moroon.
Klice Moroon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moroon lands with a nice combination. Evangelista backs away looking to recover.
A combination from Moroon does no damage.
Evangelista tries to clinch up but Moroon circles away and keeps his distance.
Evangelista tries to close the distance and clinch but Moroon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moroon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evangelista takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sunny Evangelista is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Moroon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Klice Moroon.
I think Evangelista has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sunny Evangelista!
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