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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Natsisiwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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208 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalle Natsisiwa!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Natsisiwa.
Evans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Evans in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Evans throws an elbow but Natsisiwa slips to the side and avoids it well.
Natsisiwa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Evans.
Evans lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Natsisiwa down.
Evans lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Natsisiwa avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Evans.
Natsisiwa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sloppy strikes there by Evans.
Evans misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Evans are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans misses with the ground and pound.
Natsisiwa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Evans throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Natsisiwa defending against the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Evans.
Natsisiwa takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Evans throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Natsisiwa works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Evans.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans throws a strike but Natsisiwa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Natsisiwa is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natsisiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natsisiwa working a defensive guard here.
Natsisiwa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working Natsisiwa over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Natsisiwa blocks nicely.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Natsisiwa has wrist control.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Natsisiwa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Natsisiwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Natsisiwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natsisiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Evans is looking to work some ground and pound but Natsisiwa has wrist control.
Evans stands up over Natsisiwa, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans postures up in Natsisiwa's guard and throws a big left but Natsisiwa blocks it.
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!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
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 missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Natsisiwa blocks nicely.
Evans scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Natsisiwa digs a good hook to Evans's body.
Evans moves away from the strike by Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Evans looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ground and pound from Evans.
Natsisiwa wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsisiwa defending well though.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Natsisiwa is trying to stand.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Natsisiwa tries to roll over but Evans keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Natsisiwa wants to control but Evans is keeping busy.
Evans tries to pass to full mount but Natsisiwa defends it.
Natsisiwa wants to get back to full guard.
Evans slips a nice elbow through Natsisiwa's hands, connecting with Natsisiwa's forehead.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsisiwa defending well though.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans winds up and cracks Natsisiwa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Natsisiwa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Rashad Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Natsisiwa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans thows a huge punch but Natsisiwa dodges it nicely.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
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 Natsisiwa's temple.
Natsisiwa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Natsisiwa wants to control but Evans is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa wants to improve his position but Evans is controlling well.
Evans throwing shots but Natsisiwa is blocking nicely.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsisiwa defending well though.
Evans throwing shots but Natsisiwa is blocking nicely.
Evans thows a huge punch but Natsisiwa dodges it nicely.
Evans throwing shots but Natsisiwa is blocking nicely.
Evans winds up and cracks Natsisiwa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans thows a huge punch but Natsisiwa dodges it nicely.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Natsisiwa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Natsisiwa defending well though.
Evans thows a huge punch but Natsisiwa dodges it nicely.
Evans lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans winds up and cracks Natsisiwa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Natsisiwa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Evans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Evans doesn't manage to clinch there - Natsisiwa circles away.
Evans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Natsisiwa.
Jab from Natsisiwa.
Natsisiwa lands a jab to Evans's midsection.
Natsisiwa lands a glancing blow to the side of Evans's head.
Natsisiwa tries to clinch but Evans moves away
and Evans counters with a shoot takedown. Natsisiwa fights it but they end up in guard.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Natsisiwa has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
Evans postures up in Natsisiwa's guard and throws a big left but Natsisiwa blocks it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natsisiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Natsisiwa's brow.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Natsisiwa's brow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans postures up and lands a big shot to Natsisiwa's brow.
Evans works over Natsisiwa with some ground and pound from guard.
Natsisiwa is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Natsisiwa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Natsisiwa wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it.
Natsisiwa keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Evans works over Natsisiwa with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Natsisiwa can do to turn this around?
Evans throwing strikes but missing.
Natsisiwa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
Natsisiwa stopping the sweep attempt from Evans.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans has Natsisiwa pulled in close to control his posture.
Kalle Natsisiwa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Natsisiwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Natsisiwa both land. Nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Natsisiwa misses with an uppercut
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Natsisiwa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rashad 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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