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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Christian Evansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuya Shimizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Yuya Shimizu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Christian Evansen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Yuya Shimizu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimizu tries a low kick but Evansen avoids it.
Evansen shoots for a double leg takedown but Shimizu sprawls well. He's pushed Evansen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Shimizu misses with a body shot.
Shimizu misses with a wild body shot.
Evansen lunges at Shimizu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shimizu's hand.
Evansen throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Shimizu to counter with a crisp jab.
Shimizu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Shimizu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Shimizu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Shimizu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shimizu missing with a left hand there. Evansen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Evansen misses with a looping left.
Shimizu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evansen misses with an uppercut
and Shimizu counters with a thumping low kick.
Evansen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimizu explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evansen scores with a nice right hand.
Shimizu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shimizu looks to land a body kick but Evansen moved away.
Yuya Shimizu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evansen shoots in for a takedown but Shimizu shows good takedown defense.
Some bone on bone action there as Evansen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Christian Evansen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evansen moves out of range as Shimizu strikes.
Evansen thuds a left hand into Shimizu's body.
Evansen misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Shimizu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shimizu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Evansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Shimizu is just out of range.
Evansen throws the left hand but Shimizu avoids the punch easily.
Evansen takes a swing at Shimizu's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evansen misses with a straight right.
Evansen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shimizus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Evansen throws a shot to the body.
Shimizu throws a body kick that misses.
Shimizu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from Shimizu.
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!
Evansen swings for the body but Shimizu moves out of range.
Evansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimizu.
Evansen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Evansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shimizu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Evansen looks for a takedown but Shimizu sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Evansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimizu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Evansen.
Shimizu stuffs the takedown.
Evansen blocks a jab.
Evansen digs a good hook to Shimizu's body.
Evansen misses with a hook
and Shimizu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evansen thinking.
Evansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Shimizu is just out of range.
Evansen throws an overhand right that lands on Shimizu's shoulder, as Shimizu tries to avoid the shot.
Evansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimizu.
Evansen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Evansen throws the left hand but Shimizu avoids the punch easily.
Evansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shimizu.
Shimizu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Evansen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shimizu looks for the body kick but Evansen saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu defending well as Evansen loads up on a big left hand.
Evansen moves out of range of the body kick from Shimizu.
Evansen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shimizu tries to avoid it but Evansen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shimizu to the ground. Shimizu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Shimizu.
Evansen digs a good hook to Shimizu's body.
Evansen fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Shimizu to the ground. Evansen is now in Shimizu's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evansen has gone for a leg lock! Shimizu slips out almost immediately though and dives into Evansen's guard.
Evansen looking for subs off his back but Shimizu has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evansen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Evansen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Evansen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shimizu sprawls well. Shimizu wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evansen gets slowly back to his feet.
Evansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shimizu moves away.
Evansen misses with a looping left.
Evansen catches Shimizu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Evansen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evansen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Shimizu scores with a jab.
Shimizu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shimizu misses with a few strikes there.
Shimizu lands a head shot.
Evansen avoids the body shot from Shimizu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimizu slips under a jab from Evansen.
Evansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shimizu manages to avoid it.
Evansen misses with a body shot
and Shimizu counters with a nice low kick that buckles Evansen's knee momentarily.
Shimizu ducks under a wild hook from Evansen.
Evansen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Evansen misses the shot to the body.
Evansen throws a right hand that misses
and Shimizu counters with a nice leg kick.
Shimizu moves away from the strike by Evansen.
Evansen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Evansen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shimizu dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evansen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Shimizu defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Evansen being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimizu stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Evansen connects with a body shot.
Evansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Evansen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shimizu counters with a body kick that stops Evansen in his tracks momentarily.
Evansen misses with a body shot
and Shimizu counters with a nice uppercut.
Evansen thows a body shot but no joy.
Evansen throws a big shot that misses.
Evansen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shimizu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evansen misses with a left hand
and Shimizu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evansen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shimizu manages to avoid it.
Evansen looks to land a right hand but Shimizu moved out of range.
A big right from Shimizu misses.
Evansen checks a low kick from Shimizu.
Shimizu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evansen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evansen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Evansen misses with a left hand
and Shimizu counters with a stiff right hand.
Evansen misses with a hook. Shimizu ducked under it nicely.
Evansen moves out of range of the strikes.
Evansen misses the shot to the body.
Shimizu throws a body punch but Evansen moves out of range.
Evansen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Evansen checks a leg kick.
Evansen connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimizu throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Evansen misses.
Shimizu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evansen was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimizu.
Shimizu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Shimizu misses the target.
Evansen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Evansen misses the body punch
and Shimizu counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evansen misses with a body punch
and Shimizu counters with a low kick, right behind Evansen 's knee.
Evansen throws an overhand right that lands on Shimizu's shoulder, as Shimizu tries to avoid the shot.
Shimizu slips a straight right by Evansen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuya Shimizu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evansen loads up on a big right hand but Shimizu slips the punch.
Evansen scores with a nice head shot.
Evansen throws a hook but Shimizu avoids it easily.
A big right from Shimizu misses.
Shimizu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Evansen throws a big shot that misses.
Evansen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Evansen tries for a kimura but Shimizu is defending well.
Evansen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shimizu wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evansen tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Evansen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Evansen wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Shimizu, who protects the arm well.
Evansen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evansen is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Shimizu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Shimizu is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Evansen is controlling him well.
Evansen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Evansen swings around for an armbar but Shimizu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Evansen's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evansen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Shimizu is aware though and is defending well.
Evansen looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Shimizu has picked Evansen up and slammed him! Evansen can't keep hold of the triangle and Shimizu manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evansen gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Evansen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evansen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Evansen.
Shimizu gets to his feet - Evansen follows without any prompting.
Evansen swings for the body but Shimizu moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evansen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shimizu doesn't seem bothered though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Shimizu.
Shimizu tries a head kick but it misses.
Evansen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shimizu.
Evansen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shimizu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shimizu defending well as Evansen loads up on a big left hand.
Shimizu scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Evansen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Evansen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Evansen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evansen misses the jab.
Shimizu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evansen.
Evansen cracks Shimizu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Evansen clearly takes that round.
That's time! Evansen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Evansen throws a jab but it's blocked by Shimizu.
Evansen just misses with a punch to the body.
Evansen misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Evansen misses the target.
Shimizu takes one on the button.
A jab from Evansen misses.
Shimizu thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Evansen if he has to take too many more of those.
Evansen looks to land a right hand but Shimizu moved out of range.
Evansen swings for the body but Shimizu moves out of range.
Shimizu misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shimizu misses the jab.
Shimizu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evansen.
Evansen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evansen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Evansen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shimizu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shimizu misses with a series of wild punches.
Evansen fails with a takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Shimizu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Evansen.
Shimizu looks to score with a jab to the body but Evansen is just out of range.
Shimizu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Evansen's sensitive parts.
Evansen shoots in looking for a takedown. Shimizu tries to sprawl out of it but Evansen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shimizu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Evansen thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evansen throws a shot from downtown. Shimizu moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evansen. Shimizu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evansen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Evansen. Shimizu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Evansen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Shimizu as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christian Evansen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shimizu throws a solid leg kick but Evansen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Shimizu.
Evansen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Shimizu ducks under a wild hook from Evansen.
Evansen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Evansen fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Evansen.
Shimizu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shimizu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evansen.
Evansen looks for a takedown but Shimizu sprawls well.
Evansen misses with a hook
and Shimizu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shimizu staying out of range there.
Evansen misses with a hook. Shimizu ducked under it nicely.
Evansen misses with a right hand
and Shimizu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Shimizu.
Evansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Shimizu throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shimizu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evansen misses with a punch on the inside.
Evansen looking to stall.
Shimizu lands a nice uppercut.
Shimizu scores with a shot to the side of Evansen's head.
Shimizu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evansen tries a body shot but Shimizu blocks it.
Shimizu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shimizu stops a takedown attempt from Evansen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Shimizu.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shimizu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evansen throws out a loose jab but Shimizu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yuya Shimizu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Evansen throws a body punch but Shimizu moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Yuya Shimizu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Evansen connects with a jab.
Shimizu slips a straight right by Evansen.
Evansen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Shimizu's guard.
Evansen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shimizu is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Evansen, into his guard.
Shimizu looking to pass the guard.
Shimizu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Shimizu misses with a wild body shot.
Evansen shoots for a takedown but Shimizu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Evansen with that takedown attempt.
Evansen takes a swing at Shimizu's ribcage but misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A slow jab from Shimizu misses its intended target.
Evansen darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Evansen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shimizu sees it coming and defends easily.
Evansen is working for a submission of some sort.
Shimizu wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evansen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shimizu has managed to free his arm - good work.
Shimizu is defending against the submission attempts here by Evansen.
Evansen is trying to work for a kimura but Shimizu is defending well.
Shimizu wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evansen is looking for a kimura but Shimizu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Evansen to get the leverage.
Evansen is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shimizu pushes Evansen off looking to stand but Evansen dives back in and keeps control.
Evansen wants to work for an arm triangle but Shimizu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Evansen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shimizu defends it well.
Shimizu is defending against the submission attempts here by Evansen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evansen trying to pass the guard but Shimizu defending well.
Evansen is working for a kimura but Shimizu is defending it quite comfortably.
Evansen wants to work for an arm triangle but Shimizu is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Evansen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Evansen 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Evansen!
Christian Evansen retains his bantamweight title!
Christian Evansen decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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