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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Walsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Walsh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Adam Walsh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Walsh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Evans.
Evans has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Evans.
Evans doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Evans lands with a light punch inside.
Evans misses with the head strike.
Walsh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evans pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Walsh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Evans pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ben Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Walsh.
Walsh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Evans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Walsh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evans gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Evans scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans lands an uppercut.
Evans stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Evans lands a shoulder strike.
Evans taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Walsh blocks a body shot from Evans.
Evans tries to throw a body punch but Walsh avoids it by throwing Evans back against the cage.
Walsh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Evans fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ben Evans is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Evans tries to clinch up but Walsh circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Evans swings widly with a right hand
and Walsh counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Walsh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Evans has taken the fight to the clinch.
Walsh fails to pull guard.
Good body shot from Evans.
Walsh looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Evans working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Evans lands an uppercut.
Evans holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Evans tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans misses with a punch on the inside.
Evans lands a right hand.
Evans lands a left hand.
Walsh takes a shot to the head.
Walsh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Evans effectively controlling the action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walsh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh is working for takedown but Evans is calmly controlling the position for now.
Evans lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Evans is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Evans on the inside.
Evans swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Evans to work.
Evans lands a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans lands a hook to the side of the head.
Evans throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Evans dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Evans swings for the body but Walsh moves out of range.
Walsh misses with a wild combination.
Walsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Evans tries to clinch up.
Evans misses with a straight right.
Evans goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Walsh just misses with a punch to the body.
Evans throws a poor cross that misses
and Walsh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Evans thinking.
Walsh keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walsh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Evans rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walsh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Evans. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Evans.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Walsh pushes him off.
Evans misses with a body shot.
Evans pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Walsh throws a combination. Evans tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Walsh pushes him off.
Evans throws a series of punches but Walsh moves out of range.
Walsh misses with the combination.
Evans is looking to clinch but Walsh is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Walsh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Evans.
Evans tries to clinch there but Walsh circles away.
Evans avoids the body shot from Walsh.
Walsh misses with a body shot.
Adam Walsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walsh slips a jab from Evans.
Walsh lands a right hook to the body.
A left lands for Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walsh slips under a jab.
Evans moves in looking to clinch but Walsh pushes him off.
Evans misses the jab.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch but Walsh swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walsh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walsh keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Evans misses the target.
Walsh misses with a wild combination.
Ben Evans is winning the standup battle so far.
Walsh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Evans was well out of range. Poor timing from Walsh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walsh swinging wildly here.
Evans swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walsh lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Evans wants to clinch.
Walsh dives in and grabs Evans's left leg, looking for a takedown. Evans pushes down on Walsh's head and hops out.
Walsh is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Evans sprawls well. Evans wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Ben Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Walsh.
Evans tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walsh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Evans dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Evans is looking to clinch but Walsh is avoiding it.
Evans throws an overhand right that lands on Walsh's shoulder, as Walsh tries to avoid the shot.
Evans is looking to clinch but Walsh is avoiding it.
Walsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Walsh is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Let's hope that Walsh 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Adam Walsh wasn't active enough on the ground.
A big left from Evans misses.
Walsh throws a right hand that Evans ducks under and follows up with a left that Evans also avoids with ease.
Walsh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans slaps away a takedown attempt from Walsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The fighters circling - Evans throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two 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 takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Walsh keeps the fight on the outside.
Evans will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Evans is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Evans scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walsh throws a body punch but Evans moves out of range.
Walsh moves out of range of the body kick.
Walsh walks into a straight right hand from Evans.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans moves into the clinch.
Evans lands a hook to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ben Evans is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Walsh is looking to take this one to the mat.
Walsh drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Evans gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ben Evans has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Walsh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Evans creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Evans controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walsh has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Evans is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben 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
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