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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Tepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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185 cm
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170 lbs
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180 cm
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176 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rampage Evans! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Tepper! The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Sano and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The fight stays on the outside here - Evans looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Evans closes the distance and clinches up with Tepper, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes Tepper against the cage but Tepper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Tepper stuffs the takedown attempt from Evans. Evans gets slowly back to his feet. Tepper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him. Tepper has a takedown stuffed. Evans shoots and misses and Tepper counters with a lovely straight right hand! Tepper is looking to land body kicks. Tepper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Tepper decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Evans trying to control but Tepper postures up.
Evans is refusing to be controlled, as Tepper sits in half guard. Tepper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tepper blocks the strikes from Evans.
Evans is looking to improve his position.
Evans is working hard here to advance position. Evans is looking to control Tepper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Evans avoid being mounted?
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Tepper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Tepper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evans is fending him off so far but Tepper persists. Nope, Evans circles away and we're back to standing. Tepper looks gassed! Evans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Evans shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tepper pinned against the cage. Tepper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Tepper throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tepper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Tepper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tepper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Evans smiles and moves away.
Tepper wants to clinch up but Evans keeps it at a distance. Evans tries for a takedown but Tepper circles away easily and Tepper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tepper tries to pull guard but Evans holds him up against the cage and eventually Tepper drops back down to his feet.
Tepper fails to pull guard.
Evans has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tepper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Tepper is trying to break free. Tepper stalling the fight.
Tepper breaks the clinch.
Tepper is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tepper shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Evans with a poor takedown and Tepper moves into the clinch. Tepper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Evans has him pressed against the cage. Evans is trying to break the clinch but Tepper has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. Tepper is pressed up against the cage. Evans has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tepper down to the mat. Tepper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. Jab from Evans. Evans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tepper but Tepper pushes him off and we're back to square one. Evans shoots for a double leg takedown but Tepper sprawls well. He's pushed Evans's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Tepper 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. Evans looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Evans working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tepper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tepper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Evans is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Evans looking for a sweep. Not yet Evans, not yet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Tepper dominated that round. That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tepper misses with a head kick.
No luck for Tepper with that takedown attempt. Evans changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tepper tries to avoid it but Evans manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tepper to the ground. Tepper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Tepper shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Evans but Evans pushes him off and we're back to square one. A slow jab from Evans misses its intended target. Evans will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Tepper misses with a double jab.
Evans tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tepper swivels and escapes. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rampage Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Evans shoots in but no luck this time. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The fight moves into the clinch position. Tepper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Evans smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tepper shoots in but Evans avoids the takedown attempt easily. Evans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Evans has a takedown stuffed. Evans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Tepper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tepper drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
Tepper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Evans just stands there and leans against the cage. Evans goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tepper prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tepper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Evans has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tepper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Tepper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans blocks a head kick by Tepper.
Evans shoots in but Tepper avoids the takedown attempt easily. Tepper is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Evans blocks a head kick by Tepper.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Evans has a takedown stuffed. Tepper drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Evans is looking to reverse the position. Tepper wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy. Evans is trying to improve his position. Evans is trying to control Tepper's posture but Tepper avoids it. Tepper taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tepper misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Evans manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu! Tepper pushes Evans off looking to stand but Evans dives back in and keeps control.
Evans is trying for a kimura here. Tepper looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Evans wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rampage Evans!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
35% |
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