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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Izquierdo (ranked 2414 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Evans (ranked 2129 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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216 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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186 cm
25
207 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Izquierdo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Evans!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans darts in and clinches Izquierdo up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izquierdo.
A short right from Evans.
Evans blocks a body shot from Izquierdo.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans presses Izquierdo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Izquierdo on the inside.
Izquierdo misses with the head strike.
Izquierdo has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans lands a hook that snaps the head of Izquierdo backwards.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Izquierdo avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Izquierdo blocking some punches.
Izquierdo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Izquierdo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Izquierdo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Evans closes the distance and clinches.
Izquierdo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Izquierdo looking to slow down the pace here.
Izquierdo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izquierdo working aggressively here.
Izquierdo is trying to maintain a safe position but Evans gets an underhook and turns Izquierdo into the cage.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans lands a nice shot to the body.
Evans working aggressively here.
Izquierdo pushes Evans back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Izquierdo breaks from the clinch.
Evans clinches up against the cage.
Izquierdo scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
A right hook to the body lands for Izquierdo.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Izquierdo avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Izquierdo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Izquierdo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Evans.
Evans blocks a body shot from Izquierdo.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Izquierdo trying to control the position but instead, Evans has worked for underhooks and has pushed Izquierdo into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izquierdo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Evans rushes Izquierdo and presses him up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Evans.
Evans letting Izquierdo take a breather here.
Evans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Izquierdo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Izquierdo controls the action.
Izquierdo blocking some punches.
Izquierdo blocks an uppercut.
Izquierdo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Izquierdo is stalling here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Izquierdo.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Evans lands a right hand that snaps the head of Izquierdo backwards.
Izquierdo blocks a body shot from Evans.
Good body shot from Evans.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Evans.
Izquierdo lands with a light punch inside.
Evans looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Evans.
Evans scores with a hook to the body.
Izquierdo is breathing heavily.
Izquierdo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Izquierdo.
Evans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Evans.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Izquierdo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Evans's elbow.
Izquierdo blocks an uppercut.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Izquierdo controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Izquierdo.
Izquierdo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Izquierdo misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Izquierdo tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Izquierdo back against the cage.
Evans creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Izquierdo with a big uppercut! Izquierdo tries to clinch up but Evans pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Izquierdo to the mat! Izquierdo covers up and Evans unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Michael Evans!
Our winner, Michael Evans, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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