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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Suke Bono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BA Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Suke Bono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, BA Evans!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bono, pushing him back against the cage.
Evans wants to get back to striking at distance but Bono won't allow it.
Evans wants the takedown. Bono is fighting it off but Evans persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bono's guard against the cage.
Evans trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bono is pulling down on Evans's head. It's preventing any offense from Evans, at least for the moment.
Bono not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bono holds on and takes a little breather.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Evans tries to clinch but Bono moves out of range.
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Bono moves out of range easily.
BA Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans wants to control from the top but Bono keeps moving.
Bono utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bono keeping full guard, as Evans tries to pass.
Bono wants to sweep but no luck.
Bono trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bono looking to hit a scissor sweep but Evans is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bono keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans feints and as Bono raises his hands in defense, Evans changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bono trying to keep a closed guard but Evans is proving a slippery customer.
Bono throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Evans would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Evans looks gassed!
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Bono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bono lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Evans!
Bono postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Evans looks a forlorn figure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bono postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Evans looks a forlorn figure.
Bono controlling his opponent.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bono. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans is looking to get to half guard.
Evans is bucking up trying to escape but Bono cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
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.
Bono trying to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans is looking to get to half guard.
Bono controlling from the full mount.
Evans is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BA Evans dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Evans walks into a left hand.
Evans throws a head kick but Bono moves out of range.
Bono closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bono lands in his opponent's guard.
Bono trying to control the position from guard on top but Evans is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bono postures up.
Bono stands up from Evans's guard - Bono perhaps looking for a knockout.
Evans throws a one two combo.
It looks like Suke Bono has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Evans shoots in but no luck this time.
Evans looks for the body kick but Bono saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bono, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bono tries for a takedown but Evans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bono looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Evans stands up and beckons Bono to his feet.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Evans misses.
Evans misses with a takedown
letting Bono counter with a right hand.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bono counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Evans!
Suke Bono overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans tries to strike from the bottom but he's left himself exposed and Bono has taken his back.
Bono scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Bono scores with punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bono thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Bono has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Evans has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Bono keeps control of the position as Evans tries to break free.
Evans is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Will Bono go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans avoids the strikes from Bono.
Evans controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Evans is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bono.
Bono lands shots from the back.
Bono loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Evans hold on?
Bono is trying to stick to Evans's back but Evans is turning into Bono. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bono's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Evans.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bono's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Bono.
Evans trying to control the position from guard on top but Bono is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Evans postures up.
Evans loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Evans lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bono backs up against the cage.
Evans sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Evans pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bono.
Bono circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bono counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Suke Bono dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Suke Bono's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Bono fails to land the takedown.
Evans throws a head kick that misses.
Evans wants to clinch but Bono slips to the side
and Bono counters by clinching up.
Evans breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bono tries to clinch but Evans moves out of range.
Evans closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Evans takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans darts in and clinches Bono up against the cage.
Bono being controlled against the cage.
Bono pulls guard effortlessly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bono is on top in guard.
Evans is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Bono manages to pass to side control.
Bono sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Evans defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bono lands a nice short elbow.
Evans flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bono is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Evans defends it well.
Bono 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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Evans!
Suke Bono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bono.
Evans looks for the body kick but Bono saw that one coming.
Bono takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Evans decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Evans postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Bono to stand up.
No luck for Bono with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Suke Bono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Evans misses
and Bono counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bono looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evans is fending him off so far but Bono persists. Nope, Evans circles away and we're back to standing.
Bono tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bono's guard now.
Bono working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Evans.
Evans throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Evans decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Evans has managed to clinch.
Evans drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bono gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bono looking for a takedown.
Evans wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bono has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Evans is trying to keep an underhook but Bono manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Evans pushes Bono off looking to stand but Bono dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans pushes Bono off and gets back to his feet.
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!
Bono shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evans pinned against the cage. Evans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Evans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bono sprawls well initially but Evans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Bono is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bono looking for submissions off his back.
Evans prevents Bono from improving his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bono holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
BA Evans comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Evans 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BA Evans!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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