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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sora Izanagi (ranked 613 p4p, 873 weight class) and Gwynn Evans (ranked 94 p4p, 137 weight class). Gwynn Evans has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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World class boxer
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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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sora Izanagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gwynn Evans!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Izanagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Izanagi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Evans lands a nice shot that snaps Izanagi's head back.
Evans tries a head kick but it misses.
Evans misses with a hook. Izanagi ducked under it nicely.
Evans pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Izanagi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Evans has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice jab there from Izanagi.
Izanagi scores with a jab. Evans acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi instigates a clinch.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Izanagi avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Evans works on Izanagi's body with a couple of short punches.
Evans misses with a body punch.
Izanagi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans digs a right hand into Izanagi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Izanagi's gas tank.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Izanagi avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Evans.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izanagi's elbow.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi misses with a punch on the inside.
Izanagi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Izanagi throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Izanagi swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Izanagi avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Evans.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Izanagi.
Izanagi lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Evans.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Izanagi throws a punch but it's blocked by Evans.
Evans struggles to land a body shot inside as Izanagi controls his hands.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
A nice left hand lands by Izanagi.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans has a couple of punches blocked by Izanagi.
Evans takes a shot to the head.
Izanagi swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Evans.
Evans lands a body shot in the clinch.
Evans working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Izanagi controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Evans fails to land.
Evans lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right from Evans on the inside.
Evans scores with a nice hook to the head.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Izanagi avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Izanagi throws a head punch that misses.
Izanagi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Izanagi controls the action.
Evans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Izanagi's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Evans.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Izanagi.
Evans lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Izanagi or not.
Izanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
Izanagi blocks a body shot from Evans.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans is leaning against Izanagi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Izanagi misses with the head strike.
Izanagi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Izanagi blocking some punches.
Evans blocking some punches.
Izanagi pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Izanagi lands a nice uppercut.
Evans's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Izanagi thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Evans! But no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gwynn Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Izanagi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Izanagi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Evans tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Evans fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Izanagi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Izanagi tries to keep at a distance but Evans has taken the fight into the clinch.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Izanagi as the two fighters clinch.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gwynn Evans seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans blocking some punches.
Izanagi slowing the pace effectively.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Izanagi controls the action.
Izanagi swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izanagi blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Evans misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Izanagi fails to land.
Evans misses with a hook to the ribs.
Izanagi misses with the head strike.
Izanagi throws a head punch that misses.
Izanagi lands a nice shot to the body.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi has a couple of punches blocked by Evans.
Evans lands a left hand that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Izanagi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans throws a head punch that misses.
Evans lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Evans misses with a hook from the clinch.
Izanagi gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Izanagi throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi working aggressively here.
Evans can't find room to land a body shot as Izanagi controls the action.
Izanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Evans in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Evans lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Izanagi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Izanagi has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Izanagi misses with a punch on the inside.
Izanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Izanagis head.
Evans lands a hook that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
A short left from Evans.
Evans blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Izanagi working aggressively here.
Evans working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Izanagi tries to throw a body punch but Evans avoids it by throwing Izanagi back against the cage.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Izanagi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi works on Evans's body with a couple of short punches.
Izanagi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Izanagi misses with some punches.
Izanagi lands an uppercut.
Izanagi swings wildly with an uppercut but Evans uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Izanagi.
Evans lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Izanagi blocks a body shot from Evans.
Izanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Evans.
Evans blocking some punches.
Izanagi can't find room to land a body shot as Evans controls the action.
Izanagi working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi works on Evans's body with a couple of short punches.
Evans lands a hook that snaps the head of Izanagi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Izanagi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans swings wildly with an uppercut but Izanagi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans tries to stall but Izanagi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Evans throws a punch but it's blocked by Izanagi.
Evans lands with a left to the head.
Izanagi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Izanagi avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Izanagi blocks an uppercut.
Izanagi blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gwynn Evans will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A low kick from Evans is predictable there
and Izanagi counters with a nice uppercut.
Izanagi moves out of range as Evans throws a body kick.
Izanagi lands with a shot to the body.
Izanagi connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Evans momentarily.
Evans moves into range and clinches up with Izanagi.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Izanagi lands a body punch.
Izanagi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Izanagi prevents a body shot from Evans.
Evans blocks an uppercut.
Evans blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Izanagi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izanagi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Evans tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Evans lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Izanagi.
A shot in the inside from Evans.
Evans lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Izanagi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Izanagi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Evans.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Izanagi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Izanagi blocking some punches.
Evans working aggressively here.
Evans digs a right hand into Izanagi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Izanagi's gas tank.
Izanagi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Izanagi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Evans lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Izanagi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Izanagi misses with an uppercut
and Evans connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Evans misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Evans scores with a jab to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Izanagi lands with a right to the head.
Izanagi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Izanagi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans blocking some punches.
Evans lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Evans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Evans digs a right hand into Izanagi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Izanagi's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Izanagi.
Evans manages to break the clinch.
Evans uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Izanagi.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Izanagi cracks Evans with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick lands from Evans.
Izanagi throws a shot from downtown. Evans moves away and avoids it.
Evans looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Izanagi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Evans's head backwards.
Evans walks into a stiff left hand from Izanagi.
Gwynn Evans seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Izanagi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Evans moves away.
Evans throws a counter combo.
Izanagi moves out of range of the strikes.
Izanagi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Evans counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Evans slips a straight right by Izanagi.
Evans ducks under a wild hook from Izanagi.
Izanagi keeps the fight on the outside.
Izanagi lands a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Izanagi.
Sora Izanagi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A chopping leg kick lands by Evans.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gwynn Evans.
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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gwynn Evans!
An out of breath Gwynn Evans thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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