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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Omar Dijkstra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hendo Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dijkstra comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Back To The Primitive. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent knees
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Omar Dijkstra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hendo Evans!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Evans thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dijkstra avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A good leg kick by Dijkstra.
Dijkstra lands a jab.
Dijkstra throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Evans avoids a kick to the body.
Evans misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dijkstra.
Omar Dijkstra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dijkstra misses with a leg kick
and Evans counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Evans attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dijkstra lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Dijkstra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dijkstra.
A little jabbing left from Evans on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Evans looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dijkstra moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dijkstra fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Dijkstra controls the action.
Evans tries to land knees in the clinch but Dijkstra avoids the damage to the body.
Dijkstra looking for a takedown.
Evans throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dijkstra leaning his opponent against the cage.
Evans tries to land a knee to the head but Dijkstra blocks with his arms.
Evans tries a knee to the head but Dijkstra blocks it.
Dijkstra misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans misses with a knee to the head.
Dijkstra throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Dijkstra lands a hook that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans being controlled against the cage.
Dijkstra swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dijkstra has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Evans avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Dijkstra stays in close to Evans's body and controls the position.
Evans looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dijkstra is one step ahead there.
Evans trying to control the position.
Dijkstra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dijkstra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dijkstra preventing the sweep.
Dijkstra throwing strikes from guard but Evans blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra stands and throws Evans's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dijkstra working the ground and pound.
Dijkstra lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Evans down.
Dijkstra tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Evans is not content to let Dijkstra control the position.
Dijkstra scoring with punches from side control.
Dijkstra works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Evans takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Dijkstra working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dijkstra working the ground and pound but Evans is defending the strikes.
Dijkstra 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.
Dijkstra controls the position from side control.
Dijkstra trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Evans is looking to regain half guard here but Dijkstra keeps moving and retains side control.
Evans is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dijkstra's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dijkstra thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Evans's head.
Dijkstra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Dijkstra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dijkstra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Dijkstra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dijkstra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Evans trying to control here.
Dijkstra winds up and cracks Evans with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dijkstra prevents Evans from improving his position.
Dijkstra throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dijkstra sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dijkstra throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dijkstra.
Dijkstra slows the pace down in half guard.
Dijkstra throwing shots but Evans is blocking nicely.
Evans actively working from the bottom here.
We've been hearing that Dijkstra has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dijkstra looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dijkstra takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dijkstra is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Evans doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dijkstra.
Dijkstra thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Dijkstra connects with a nice short shot to Evans's temple.
Evans wants to control but Dijkstra is keeping busy.
Evans is trying to get back to full guard.
Dijkstra is looking for a kimura here.
Dijkstra missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dijkstra's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dijkstra's back!
Dijkstra wants to control his opponent's hands but Evans gets his hands free.
Dijkstra tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Evans controlling from the full mount.
Dijkstra slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Dijkstra trying to hold on to Evans's head to control him but Evans postures up.
Evans is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dijkstra has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dijkstra gets back to full guard.
Evans trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans wants to get up but he can't break Dijkstra's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dijkstra bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Evans's guard.
Dijkstra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Evans has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dijkstra has managed to get both his arms back between Evans's legs - danger averted.
Dijkstra lands a couple of digs.
Dijkstra trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dijkstra is really struggling to control Evans but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Dijkstra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dijkstra connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Omar Dijkstra dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Dijkstra scores with a sloppy right hand. Evans should have avoided that one.
Dijkstra closes this distance looking for a takedown but Evans circles away.
Evans only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dijkstra lands a head shot.
Dijkstra tries to clinch there but Evans circles away.
Dijkstra fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Evans on the side of the head.
Dijkstra scores with a leg kick.
Dijkstra moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dijkstra cracks Evans with a good jab.
Dijkstra ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dijkstra throws a body kick that misses.
Dijkstra lands a nice shot that snaps Evans's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dijkstra shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Evans is staying active underneath Dijkstra, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dijkstra lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dijkstra working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans is rocked!
Dijkstra lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Evans! More strikes land and this one is all over! Dijkstra jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Omar Dijkstra!
A very excited looking Omar Dijkstra made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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