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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zork Nemesis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nemesis comes to the cage accompanied by Zork Nemesis. On his way into the cage it seems that Zork Nemesis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Zork Nemesis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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200 cm
28
210 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
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200 cm
30
220 lbs
9 - 4 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zork Nemesis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Evans! The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Evans checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nemesis takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses. Nemesis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf. Nemesis misses with a body punch
enabling Evans to counter with a crisp jab. Nemesis misses with the combination.
Nemesis works the jab nicely.
It looks like Marcus Evans has been cut. Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nemesis moves away. Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Evans lands with a nice body punch. Evans is looking to slow Nemesis down with leg kicks. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Evans uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nemesis. Nemesis swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into guard. If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup. Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Evans looking to pass the guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Nemesis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Evans throws a big elbow that misses. Evans advances to half guard. Nemesis is refusing to be controlled, as Evans sits in half guard. Nemesis wants to get back to his feet.
Evans trying to control from Nemesis's half guard. Nemesis has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Nemesis wants to stand but Evans is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Evans trying to control but Nemesis is working from the bottom. Nemesis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nemesis wants to stand and escape but Evans is having none of it. Evans trying to control but Nemesis is working from the bottom. Evans is working Nemesis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Nemesis keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully. Evans prevents Nemesis from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans landing some decent shots from guard. Nemesis is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea. Evans wants to pass the guard but Nemesis is keeping the position. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Nemesis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Nemesis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Evans won't allow Nemesis to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Evans wants to control from the top but Nemesis keeps moving. Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. This has been an exciting period of action! Evans trying to control but Nemesis is working from the bottom. Evans working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Evans pushing down on Nemesis's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Nemesis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans. Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Evans dominated that round. The cut man is working on Marcus Evans's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Nemesis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Nemesis. Nemesis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nemesis misses with a body shot.
Evans feints and then cracks Nemesis's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nemesis down. Nemesis takes a swing at Evans's ribcage but misses. Nemesis is looking to wear down Evans with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Nemesis misses with a right hand and Evans counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nemesis thinking. Nemesis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Nemesis takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A shot to the liver by Nemesis. Beautiful body shot. Evans lands with a nice body punch. Nemesis scores with a jab. Evans tries to move into range but Nemesis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Evans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nemesis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. 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! Nemesis tries a head kick but it misses.
Nemesis misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Evans fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nemesis is out of range. Evans lands a nice hook to Nemesis's body. Nemesis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Evans throws a low kick but Nemesis moves out of range easily. Nemesis takes one to the chin there. Nemesis throws the left hand but Evans avoids the punch easily. Nemesis swings for the body but Evans moves out of range.
Nemesis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nemesis moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Evans lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Evans wants to slow Nemesis down by chopping away at his legs. Evans finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evans. Nemesis does a little dance to reset his feet. Nemesis tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Nemesis.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nemesis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans tries a low kick but Nemesis avoids it. Evans bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nemesis's head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Nemesis throws a big shot that misses. Evans displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nemesis. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Nemesis misses with a left hand and Evans counters with a nice double leg into half guard. Evans lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Evans tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nemesis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt. Evans passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nemesis! Evans thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nemesis is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Evans punishing his opponent with strikes. Evans controlling from the full mount. Nemesis trying desperately to get to his feet.
Evans controlling from mount. Evans landing strikes from the mount and Nemesis is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Evans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Evans working away from the top, dropping strikes. Evans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Evans scoring with strikes but Nemesis is staying in there. Nemesis is in a horrible position here. Evans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nemesis is rocked! Evans jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Nemesis manages to avoid the submission attempt. Oh Nemesis is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Evans scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Nemesis is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Evans can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Evans! During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Evans thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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