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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Blicharz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Blicharz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Evans!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Evans wants to stand up but Blicharz is controlling the position.
Evans performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Let's hope that Evans has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
John Evans has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jab, jab by Blicharz - just one landing.
Blicharz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Evans throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blicharz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Evans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blicharz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans tries to clinch up but Blicharz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blicharz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Evans tries to avoid it but Blicharz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Evans to the ground. Evans escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blicharz with a poor takedown
and Evans moves into the clinch.
Blicharz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Blicharz is controlling him.
Blicharz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blicharz thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Evans has his feet on Blicharz 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Blicharz misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Blicharz . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blicharz is breathing heavily.
Blicharz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blicharz has a closed guard, preventing Evans from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Evans gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Evans scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Marcus Blicharz has been cut.
Evans slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Blicharz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Evans counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blicharz has hold of Evans's hands but Evans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Evans takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Blicharz . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Evans winds up and cracks Blicharz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Evans in particular looking to stall.
Evans's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Evans tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
John Evans has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Evans throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blicharz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans throws a good cross that connects.
Evans darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Evans not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blicharz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evans takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
John Evans has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Evans scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans lands an elbow.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
Evans controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Blicharz 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Evans wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Blicharz . Those never looked like landing.
Evans shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Blicharz napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Evans staying calm.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blicharz prevents Evans from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blicharz regains half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, if Evans is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Evans hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Evans throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blicharz counters with a straight right hand.
Evans throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blicharz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Evans is in Blicharz 's guard.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blicharz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Evans tries to free his leg and advance position but Blicharz is retaining full guard.
Evans stays in close to Blicharz 's body and controls the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Evans hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Evans goes for a takedown attempt but Blicharz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Evans swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blicharz counters with a stiff right hand.
Evans takes the fight into the clinch.
Blicharz goes for a takedown in the clinch but Evans prevents it.
Evans has clasped his hands together around Blicharz 's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans controlling the position.
Evans working the ground and pound from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blicharz being controlled for a moment.
Evans has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Evans tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four 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.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Evans in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Evans.
No joy there for Evans, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blicharz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans misses with a two punch combination.
Evans scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Blicharz 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Evans misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blicharz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Evans counters with a takedown into side control.
Evans wants to stand but Blicharz is controlling his arm.
Blicharz takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The referee asks Evans politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Evans prefers to stall for the moment though.
Evans works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Evans controlling from side mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Evans connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Blicharz some visible discomfort.
Evans stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Evans cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans raining down shots from the mount!
Evans controlling from mount.
Evans landing strikes from the mount and Blicharz is in trouble!
Evans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Evans content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blicharz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Evans controlling from mount.
Blicharz is bucking up trying to escape but Evans cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Evans.
Evans lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Blicharz hang on?
Evans looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
John 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John 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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FIGHT
RATING
87% |
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