Post by The Sandmen on Aug 13, 2012 13:22:36 GMT -5
Shane Carwin is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Air Canada Centre (Toronto, Ontario).
Rashad Evans looks very relaxed.
Shane Carwin is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Rashad Evans has fight Shane Carwin 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Rashad Evans and Shane Carwin touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Rashad Evans can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The two exchange wildly
Evans is connecting with a few punches
Rashad Evans swings...
hard impact to Carwin's face!
Carwin's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Some nice shots from Shane Carwin
that stun Evans.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Carwin launches a kick
but Rashad Evans avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Carwin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Evans wants nothing of that and pushes Carwin.
Carwin avoids a dangerous strike from Evans
and counters with a solid straight!
Evans's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Evans is connecting with a few punches
Rashad Evans fakes a punch and launches himself over Carwin!
Nice move by Evans who clinches and pushes Carwin against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans slightly pushes Carwin into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Evans is launching some bone breaking punches to Carwin's ribs while in the clinch.
Carwin blocks.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Shane Carwin fakes a punch and launches himself over Evans!
Nice move by Carwin who clinches and pushes Evans against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Carwin launches a few hard punches to Rashad Evans's ribs!
Rashad Evans's ribs shows the damage! Shane Carwin is working his opponent ribs!
Evans doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shane Carwin embrace and tries to move away...
Shane Carwin pushes Evans forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Once Carwin is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Carwin and Rashad Evans are cliched up against the cage. Carwin steps for a throw
Evans stays on his feet
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Evans charge towards Shane Carwin with a flying knee
Shane Carwin got hit in the chest and the impact sent him to the mat
Carwin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Evans is standing while Carwin is on the ground on his back
Rashad Evans opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Carwin's guard.
Carwin fights back with his feet, forcing Evans to try something else.
Carwin is trying to counter now!
Carwin tries to hit Rashad Evans with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Evans steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Evans is standing while Carwin is on the ground on his back
Carwin tries to stand up!
Evans doesn't allow him!
Evans is standing while Carwin is on the ground on his back
Evans cartwheels towards Carwin!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Shane Carwin.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin launches a few punches to Evans's cheek from the guard.
Rashad Evans uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Rashad Evans fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Carwin's face!
Carwin's Right eye is beginning to swell
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Evans breaths deeply while on the ground
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Evans is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Evans tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin measures the resilience of Evans's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Evans blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Carwin clumsily fails here and it's time for Rashad Evans to fight back!
Rashad Evans moves to better his position on the ground...
Rashad Evans viciously slams hammer blows to Carwin's face!
Carwin's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Rashad Evans throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Rashad Evans appears to be unbreakable
Carwin struggles to free himself
Carwin struggles to free himself
Carwin breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Evans suddenly holds Shane Carwin's arm and tries an armbar!
Evans is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Rashad Evans appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Carwin can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Rashad Evans!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Carwin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Evans can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Carwin is in closed guard... Evans tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shane Carwin!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin tries to roll to his side and trap Rashad Evans in his guard...
Rashad Evans rolls him over and takes his back!
Evans is in rear mount over Carwin
Evans gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shane Carwin! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shane Carwin doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Nose
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Evans, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Solid kick to the leg from Shane Carwin
Evans checks it.
Carwin decides to launch some tentative punches
Evans launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Carwin with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Rashad Evans just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Carwin may be in trouble!
Evans looks to be in very good shape.
Rashad Evans fakes a punch and launches himself over Shane Carwin
Great move by Evans who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans was tooling Shane Carwin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shane Carwin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Evans doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shane Carwin embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Evans who put distance between them
Carwin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Evans wants nothing of that and pushes Carwin.
Carwin tries to grapple
Evans moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Shane Carwin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rashad Evans jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Carwin misses a step and Rashad Evans sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evans moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Carwin with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Evans grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rashad Evans
Carwin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Carwin
Evans moves on the ground
Rashad Evans moves to side mount
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Rashad Evans looks to mount Shane Carwin...
Rashad Evans slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin measures the resilience of Evans's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Evans blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Evans tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rashad Evans controls the situation despite Shane Carwin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rashad Evans pushes Shane Carwin down and prevents his attempts to escape
Evans tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rashad Evans throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Carwin's face with those brutal elbows! Carwin needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Carwin's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Nose
Shane Carwin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Evans's moves.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Terrible one sided match... Carwin was not ready to fight a fighter of Rashad Evans caliber.
Evans fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Shane Carwin's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Carwin's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Carwin Hyper-extended his left arm
Evans launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Shane Carwin's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Carwin taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Rashad Evans by Submission (Armbar) at 2:59 Round 2
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 12/15 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/14 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 190 s
Statistics: Shane Carwin
Punches 6/12 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 225 s
Armbar?! Carwin needs some D. Probably some ground game would help. Evans basically dominated this fight, but I think he kinda worked away at him, rather than it being one big burst. I doubt sub D would have done anything here, as Carwin was almost out anyways.
Rashad Evans looks very relaxed.
Shane Carwin is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Rashad Evans has fight Shane Carwin 1 times. He has lost 1 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Rashad Evans and Shane Carwin touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Rashad Evans can end the fight with his ground and pound.
The two exchange wildly
Evans is connecting with a few punches
Rashad Evans swings...
hard impact to Carwin's face!
Carwin's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Some nice shots from Shane Carwin
that stun Evans.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Carwin launches a kick
but Rashad Evans avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Carwin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Evans wants nothing of that and pushes Carwin.
Carwin avoids a dangerous strike from Evans
and counters with a solid straight!
Evans's Chin is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Evans is connecting with a few punches
Rashad Evans fakes a punch and launches himself over Carwin!
Nice move by Evans who clinches and pushes Carwin against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans slightly pushes Carwin into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Evans is launching some bone breaking punches to Carwin's ribs while in the clinch.
Carwin blocks.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Shane Carwin fakes a punch and launches himself over Evans!
Nice move by Carwin who clinches and pushes Evans against the cage
The fighters are clinching.
Carwin launches a few hard punches to Rashad Evans's ribs!
Rashad Evans's ribs shows the damage! Shane Carwin is working his opponent ribs!
Evans doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shane Carwin embrace and tries to move away...
Shane Carwin pushes Evans forward and doesn't allow him to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Once Carwin is able to keep you againts the fence in a clinch you must be worried.
Carwin and Rashad Evans are cliched up against the cage. Carwin steps for a throw
Evans stays on his feet
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Evans charge towards Shane Carwin with a flying knee
Shane Carwin got hit in the chest and the impact sent him to the mat
Carwin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Evans is standing while Carwin is on the ground on his back
Rashad Evans opts to go after his opponent and jumps inside Carwin's guard.
Carwin fights back with his feet, forcing Evans to try something else.
Carwin is trying to counter now!
Carwin tries to hit Rashad Evans with a kick to his knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Evans steps backwards trying to find a way to use his advantage now.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Evans is standing while Carwin is on the ground on his back
Carwin tries to stand up!
Evans doesn't allow him!
Evans is standing while Carwin is on the ground on his back
Evans cartwheels towards Carwin!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Shane Carwin.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin launches a few punches to Evans's cheek from the guard.
Rashad Evans uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Rashad Evans fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Carwin's face!
Carwin's Right eye is beginning to swell
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Evans breaths deeply while on the ground
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Evans is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Evans tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin measures the resilience of Evans's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Evans blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Carwin clumsily fails here and it's time for Rashad Evans to fight back!
Rashad Evans moves to better his position on the ground...
Rashad Evans viciously slams hammer blows to Carwin's face!
Carwin's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Rashad Evans throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Rashad Evans appears to be unbreakable
Carwin struggles to free himself
Carwin struggles to free himself
Carwin breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Evans suddenly holds Shane Carwin's arm and tries an armbar!
Evans is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
That Armbar from Rashad Evans appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar looks tight...
Carwin can break the lock and now he is in a closed guard over Rashad Evans!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Carwin cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Evans can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Carwin is in closed guard... Evans tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Shane Carwin!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin tries to roll to his side and trap Rashad Evans in his guard...
Rashad Evans rolls him over and takes his back!
Evans is in rear mount over Carwin
Evans gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Shane Carwin! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Shane Carwin doesn't defend himself!
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Nose
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Evans, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Solid kick to the leg from Shane Carwin
Evans checks it.
Carwin decides to launch some tentative punches
Evans launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Carwin with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Rashad Evans just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Carwin may be in trouble!
Evans looks to be in very good shape.
Rashad Evans fakes a punch and launches himself over Shane Carwin
Great move by Evans who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans was tooling Shane Carwin for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shane Carwin lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Evans doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Shane Carwin embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Evans who put distance between them
Carwin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Evans wants nothing of that and pushes Carwin.
Carwin tries to grapple
Evans moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Shane Carwin tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Rashad Evans jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Carwin misses a step and Rashad Evans sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evans moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Carwin with a double overhooks!
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Evans grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Rashad Evans
Carwin ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Carwin
Evans moves on the ground
Rashad Evans moves to side mount
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Shane Carwin
Rashad Evans looks to mount Shane Carwin...
Rashad Evans slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin measures the resilience of Evans's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Evans blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Evans tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Rashad Evans controls the situation despite Shane Carwin efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Carwin is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Rashad Evans pushes Shane Carwin down and prevents his attempts to escape
Evans tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rashad Evans throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Carwin's face with those brutal elbows! Carwin needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Carwin's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Shane Carwin's Nose
Shane Carwin seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Rashad Evans!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Shane Carwin doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Evans's moves.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Shane Carwin
Terrible one sided match... Carwin was not ready to fight a fighter of Rashad Evans caliber.
Evans fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Shane Carwin's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Carwin's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Carwin Hyper-extended his left arm
Evans launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Shane Carwin's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Carwin taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Rashad Evans by Submission (Armbar) at 2:59 Round 2
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 12/15 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/14 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 190 s
Statistics: Shane Carwin
Punches 6/12 (50%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/3 (33%)
Time on the ground 225 s
Armbar?! Carwin needs some D. Probably some ground game would help. Evans basically dominated this fight, but I think he kinda worked away at him, rather than it being one big burst. I doubt sub D would have done anything here, as Carwin was almost out anyways.