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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sascha Kroener (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kroener has chosen Eisblume - Eisblumen as his entrance music. Sascha Kroener has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Evans's chin.
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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sascha Kroener!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroener takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kroener avoids the head kick by Evans.
No luck for Evans with that takedown attempt.
Kroener fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Evans stuffs the takedown.
Evans lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Evans connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kroener's hands.
Kroener gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Evans throws an elbow but misses.
Kroener successfully pulls guard.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kroener is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kroener tries for a takedown but Evans manages to get underhooks.
Joe Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sascha Kroener.
Kroener manages to break the clinch.
Evans misses with a takedown attempt
and Kroener counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kroener wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroener is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kroener controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Evans keeping moving, preventing Kroener from controlling successfully.
Kroener gets to his feet - Evans follows without any prompting.
Evans throws a nice looking combination but Kroener bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kroener looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kroener trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroener is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kroener controlling the pace.
Kroener's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kroener is trying to control. Evans wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroener decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Evans throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Evans misses with an uppercut.
Kroener shoots in but no luck this time.
Evans stuffs the takedown attempt from Kroener. Kroener gets slowly back to his feet.
Kroener shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Evans is trying to defend but Kroener finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kroener is working for a kimura but Evans is defending it quite comfortably.
Evans trying to hold on to Kroener's head to control him but Kroener postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroener performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kroener is keen to just control but Evans is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kroener is looking to advance position but Evans won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sascha Kroener dominated that round.
That's time! Evans's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kroener takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kroener is trying hard to land a takedown here. Evans sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kroener shoots in for a takedown but Evans shows good takedown defense.
Joe Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Evans as Kroener shoots in.
Joe Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sascha Kroener.
Evans moves to clinch but Kroener breaks away
and Kroener counters with a nice double leg into side control. Evans won't be happy with that.
Kroener thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kroener wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.
Kroener tries for a kimura but Evans is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroener is trying to get an arm triangle but Evans is defending well.
Evans is trying to escape the position but Kroener is controlling the position.
Kroener trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Kroener controlling from side mount.
That's two 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.
Kroener is looking to take a break and control but Evans is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Evans wants to get back to his feet.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kroener on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Kroener politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kroener prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sascha Kroener was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Evans swinging wildly here.
Kroener stuns Evans with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Evans tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kroener counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroener is keen to just control but Evans is a slippery customer.
Kroener content to control rather than advance.
Kroener is keen to just control but Evans is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans pushes Kroener off but Kroener dives into side control.
Kroener thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kroener wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Evans, who protects the arm well.
Kroener trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sascha Kroener showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Evans lands a right hook to the body.
Kroener tries for a takedown but Evans sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Evans works over Kroener's head and body with a nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Evans. Those never looked like landing.
Evans connects with a single shot there.
Evans lands a right hook to the body.
Evans darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Evans ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kroener circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kroener counters with a shoot takedown. Evans fights it but they end up in guard.
Kroener stands up from Evans's guard - Kroener perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kroener takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Evans gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Evans can't break the clinch.
Evans working hard to break the clinch.
Kroener is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kroener drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evans gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joe Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sascha Kroener.
Evans is trying to break free.
Kroener prevents Evans from breaking the clinch.
Kroener is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evans pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kroener tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Evans smiles and moves away.
Evans cracks Kroener with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Evans lunges at Kroener with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kroener's hand.
Evans punishes Kroener's body with a nice straight punch.
Evans closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Joe Evans seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Evans throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans throws a leg kick but Kroener sees it coming and moves out of range.
Evans misses with a head kick.
Kroener fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Evans avoids it really well and circles away.
Evans wants to clinch
so Kroener counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Evans is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Evans is looking to stand up but Kroener isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroener wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Evans keeping full guard, as Kroener tries to pass.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sascha Kroener was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kroener looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evans is fending him off so far but Kroener persists. Nope, Evans circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans lands with a straight right. Kroener didn't see that one coming.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Kroener looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Evans is fending him off so far but Kroener persists. Nope, Evans circles away and we're back to standing.
Evans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Evans drops Kroener with a beautiful combination! Kroener stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Evans is looking for the KO!
Kroener is rocked!
Evans looks to land a combination but Kroener avoids it well.
Evans punishes Kroener's body with a nice straight punch.
Evans moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Joe Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Evans throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kroener is still on wobbly legs! Can Evans finish him?
Kroener has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kroener there as he acknowledges the shot.
Joe Evans has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sascha Kroener is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kroener seems to have recovered his senses.
Evans cracks a nice hook into Kroener's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Evans showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kroener has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sascha Kroener!
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energy
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