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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kong Po will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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189 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kong Po!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans throws a nice head kick!
Po with a poor takedown
and Evans counters with a straight right hand.
Po moves to clinch but Evans breaks away
and Evans decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Po's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Evans looking to pass the guard.
Po has an active guard here but Evans has managed to pass into half guard.
Po has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
Evans stands up from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Po.
Evans drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Po keeping moving, preventing Evans from controlling successfully.
Evans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Po on the ground.
Po is trying to control the position but Evans postures up.
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.
We're going to have a standup here because Rashad Evans wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A head kick misses from Evans.
Po cracks Evans with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Po shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Evans pinned against the cage. Evans gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rashad Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kong Po.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Po is defended easily by Evans.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po tries to clinch but Evans moves away
and Evans counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Evans keeps the fight on the outside.
Po misses with a takedown attempt
and Evans counters with a head kick. That will keep Po thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Evans gets a double leg takedown into Po's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Po has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Evans can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Evans content to stall in guard here.
Evans has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Po is proving hard to escape from.
Po is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Po to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Evans is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Po pulls down on the head and he's put Evans to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kong Po!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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