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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Badam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Badam!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Badam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Evans closes the distance and clinches.
Evans tries to break the clinch but Badam is controlling the position.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Badam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans forces Badam back against the cage and clinches.
Badam keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Badam keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Badam keeps him there for the moment.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Badam has double underhooks.
Badam prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Badam manages to break the clinch.
Badam is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Badam throws a nice head kick!
Badam fails with an attempt to clinch.
Badam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badam throws a sloppy head kick and Evans moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut there from Badam.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Badam pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Badam is looking for a triangle but Evans pushes his legs off easily.
Evans wants to stand but Badam has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Evans gets to his feet - Badam follows without any prompting.
Badam has managed to clinch.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Badam won't allow it.
Badam manages to break the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Badam.
Badam decides to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badam closes the distance and clinches.
Badam breaks from the clinch.
Evans moves into the clinch successfully.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Badam has him pressed against the cage.
Badam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Badam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rashad Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Badam.
Evans could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Badam tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Badam has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Evans tries to break the clinch but Badam is controlling the position.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Badam prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Badam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Badam throws a head kick that Evans semi-blocks.
Badam clinches up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Badam breaks from the clinch.
Badam clinches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Badam has him pressed against the cage.
Evans wants to break free but Badam has control.
Badam with a knee to the head.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Badam has double underhooks.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Badam breaks the clinch.
Evans tries to clinch but Badam moves out of range.
Evans fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Evans tries to clinch there but Badam circles away.
Evans fails to land with a series of punches.
Badam lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Badam throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Evans.
A head kick misses from Badam.
Badam throws a jab when Evans was well out of range.
A head kick by Evans misses
and Badam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Badam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Badam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Badam misses with a looping left.
Evans misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Badam clinches up with Evans and pushes him back against the cage.
Badam breaks from the clinch.
Badam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Badam manages to break the clinch.
Badam digs a good body shot into Evans's ribs.
Badam throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Evans.
Evans with a jab.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Badam throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badam throws a head kick but Evans moves out of range.
Evans avoids the head kick by Badam.
Badam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Badam tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Badam dominated that round.
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.
Evans is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Badam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Badam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Badam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans tries to clinch
and Badam counters with a low kick, right behind Evans 's knee.
Badam misses with a head kick.
Badam throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Evans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Badam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Evans rushes Badam and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee calls for Badam to work.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Evans is trying to break free.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Badam keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Badam keeps him there for the moment.
Badam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badam has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to break the clinch but Badam is controlling the position.
Badam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans scores with a head kick.
Badam forces Evans back against the cage and clinches.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Badam has double underhooks.
Badam manages to break the clinch.
Evans throws out a loose jab but Badam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Badam gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans is trying to break free.
Badam keeps control of Evans as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Badam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badam throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Evans wants to clinch
and Badam holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Badam.
Badam blocks a head kick by Evans.
Badam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Badam looks to score with a jab to the body but Evans is just out of range.
Evans tries to clinch there but Badam circles away.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badam bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Badam circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badam goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A big left from Evans misses.
Rashad Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans lands a head kick!
Evans throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Badam buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
Evans closes the distance but Badam moves to the side
and Badam moves into the clinch.
Evans is trying to break free.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Badam keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Badam breaks from the clinch.
Badam scores with a head kick.
Evans tries to clinch up
and Badam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Badam connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Evans instigates a clinch.
Badam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Badam lands with a thumping leg kick.
Evans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Badam is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Evans misses with a body shot
and Badam moves into the clinch.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Badam keeps him there for the moment.
Badam breaks the clinch.
Badam doesn't manage to clinch there - Evans circles away.
Badam throws a nice inside leg kick.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick
and Badam counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Badam manages to break the clinch.
Badam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badam moves into the clinch successfully.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans is trying to break free.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Badam has him pressed against the cage.
Evans wants to break the clinch but can't.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Badam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Badam throws a nice outside leg kick.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Evans misses.
Badam clinches up with Evans and pushes him back against the cage.
Evans is trying to break free.
Badam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Badam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Evans tries to clinch
and Badam counters by clinching up.
Badam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Badam closes the distance and clinches.
Badam manages to break the clinch.
Evans tries to clinch up but Badam circles away and keeps his distance.
Badam keeps the fight on the outside.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Badam throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Badam drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
Evans is looking to break free of the clinch but Badam has double underhooks.
Badam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Badam misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evans throws a one two combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Badam.
Evans digs a good hook to Badam's body.
Badam fails in his attempt to clinch.
Evans looks to land a combination. Badam sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Badam throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Evans throws a head kick but Badam moves out of range.
Evans swats away the attempt to clinch by Badam.
Badam instigates a clinch.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans takes a swing at Badam's ribcage but misses.
Badam clinches up with Evans and pushes him back against the cage.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Evans breaks from the clinch.
Badam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Evans swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rashad Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Badam moves in looking to clinch but Evans pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Badam blocks a head kick by Evans.
A right-left combo lands from Evans.
Evans avoids the head kick by Badam.
Evans tries to clinch but Badam is having none of it.
Badam throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
Evans jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Badam cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
Evans lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sam Badam seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Badam keeps the fight on the outside.
Badam closes the distance and clinches.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans wants to break free but Badam has control.
Badam slows down the pace here.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Badam breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans circles away from the clinch attempt.
Badam avoids a punch combination nicely.
Badam rushes Evans and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Evans tries to break the clinch but Badam is controlling the position.
Evans wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Badam has him pressed against the cage.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Badam prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Evans is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Badam prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Badam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badam has closed the distance and engaged Evans in a clinch.
Badam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Badam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Badam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Badam is looking to clinch but Evans is avoiding it.
Evans tries to clinch but Badam is having none of it.
A big right from Evans misses.
Badam gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Badam breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Evans both land. Nice combination.
Rashad Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Evans is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Evans smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Badam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Badam has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Badam!
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hype
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