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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between BJ Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anne Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pride FC. 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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130 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, BJ Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anne Frank!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frank gets a clinch.
Frank jumps guard but Evans stands there with Frank around his waist. Frank gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Evans has had enough of the clinch but Frank keeps him there for the moment.
Evans trying to control the position but instead, Frank has worked for underhooks and has pushed Evans into the cage.
Evans successfully pulls guard.
Frank trying to control but Evans is working from the bottom.
Evans wants to stand and escape but Frank is having none of it.
Evans lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Frank!
Frank is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frank wants to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Frank has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Evans really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Frank is desperately trying to improve his position but Evans has a good base and remains in mount.
Evans takes Frank's back.
Evans trying to control.
Evans is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Frank defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's two 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.
Evans tightening his grip on Frank, looking for the choke.
Frank really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Evans. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Frank tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Evans avoids the attempt from Frank to control.
Evans unloads with some shots from mount but Frank bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frank tries to hold on but Evans pushes him away.
Frank tries to reverse the position but Evans maintains control.
Evans unloads with some shots from mount but Frank bucks and avoids them well.
Frank wants to control but Evans is having none of it.
Evans get's back to his feet.
Frank dives in and grabs Evans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes down on Frank's head and hops out.
Evans tries to clinch up
and Frank counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Frank is defended easily by Evans.
BJ Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anne Frank.
Frank looks gassed!
Evans fails with the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Evans.
Evans throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Frank's waist but Frank gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Evans off to one side.
Evans avoids the head kick by Frank.
Frank gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Evans.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Evans has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Frank is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Evans changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Frank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Frank. No joy for Evans on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Frank tries for a takedown but Evans circles away easily
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Frank is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Frank managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Evans.
Evans throws an elbow but Frank slips to the side and avoids it well.
Frank is trying to control Evans's posture but Evans avoids it.
Evans stands up and beckons Frank to his feet.
Frank is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to clinch but Frank moves out of range.
Frank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Evans.
BJ Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans misses with an attempted mid kick.
Evans tries to clinch but Frank is having none of it.
Frank tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans looks to clinch
and Frank counters with a left to the body.
Evans misses with a few strikes there.
Frank fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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 takedown attempt - Frank sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two 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.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Frank scores with a decent looking hook.
Evans rushes Frank and presses him up against the cage.
Frank wants to get back to striking at distance but Evans won't allow it.
Evans looking to slow down the pace here.
Frank tries to pull guard but Evans won't allow it.
Frank changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Evans fights it off and pushes away nicely.
BJ Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anne Frank.
Evans shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Frank's guard.
Frank keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses.
Evans is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Frank can't keep his opponent in guard - Evans advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Frank is trying to maintain the position but Evans is very close to passing his half guard.
Evans controlling the action here.
That's four 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.
Evans is keen to just control but Frank is a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Evans is really struggling to control Frank but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. BJ Evans wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Evans shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frank sprawls well. Frank wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Evans gets slowly back to his feet.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Evans throws a combination that misses
and Frank counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ Evans dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Evans throws a sloppy head kick and Frank moves out of range easily.
Frank moves into range and clinches up with Evans.
Frank breaks the clinch.
Frank clinches.
Frank wants to get back to striking at distance but Evans won't allow it.
Evans is trying to break free.
Evans lands a nice knee to the body.
Frank escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Evans decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Evans decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Frank dodges the punch combination from Evans.
Evans tries to clinch but Frank is having none of it.
Nice sprawl there from Evans as Frank shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans throws a head kick but Frank moves out of range.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frank swinging wildly here.
Evans tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Frank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Frank moves out of range as Evans strikes.
Evans looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frank looks to land a combination. Evans sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Evans throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Evans tries to clinch up but Frank circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two 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 will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Evans shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for BJ Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans leaves Frank with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Evans fails with a takedown attempt.
Frank slips under a jab.
Anne Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Frank blocks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Evans.
Frank shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Evans defends it nicely.
Evans tries to clinch up but Frank circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Frank misses with a takedown attempt - Evans sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Evans fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evans throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frank counters with a head kick. That will keep Evans thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Evans tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Frank clinches with his opponent.
Evans wants a takedown but no success here.
Frank wants to break free but Evans has control.
Evans trying to stall but Frank improves his position.
Frank tries to pull guard but Evans won't allow it.
Frank looking for a takedown.
Anne Frank has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans has Frank pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Frank manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Frank lands a shot to the body.
Evans tries to break the clinch but Frank is controlling the position.
Frank is working for takedown but Evans is calmly controlling the position for now.
Evans controlling the action here for a moment.
Frank tries to land a knee to the head but Evans blocks with his arms.
Frank tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Evans just stands there and leans against the cage.
Evans fails to pull guard.
Frank is working for takedown but Evans is calmly controlling the position for now.
Evans tries to stall but Frank uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Evans pulls guard.
Frank postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
BJ Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Evans, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... BJ Evans!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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