Post by The Sandmen on Feb 22, 2012 14:46:23 GMT -5
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Rashad Evans chants all around the place!
Shane Carwin looks very relaxed.
Rashad Evans is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Shane Carwin comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Rashad Evans comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Shane Carwin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Evans goes down.
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Evans
Shane Carwin positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Shane Carwin is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Evans's abdomen
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans tries to roll to his side and trap Shane Carwin in his guard...
Shane Carwin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Shane Carwin launches a few punches to Evans
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Evans is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Carwin's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Carwin
Carwin measures the resilience of Evans's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Evans's side.
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Carwin
Shane Carwin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Carwin
Carwin is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Shane Carwin for headbutt.
John McCarthy allows Evans time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Evans fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shane Carwin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Carwin
Rashad Evans tries to pass to half guard...
Shane Carwin's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Evans use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Shane Carwin holds Rashad Evans and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Shane Carwin looks to counter!
Carwin switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Evans struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Evans is in closed guard... Carwin tries to roll on the ground!
Rashad Evans uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Carwin misses a step and Rashad Evans sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rashad Evans hovers above Carwin
Shane Carwin stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Evans tries to open up Shane Carwin's defense faking a few punches.
Shane Carwin wraps his arms around Evans's arms and counters the punches.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Rashad Evans attempts a sweep single...
Shane Carwin was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Evans decides to launch some tentative punches
Carwin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Evans with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Evans looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shane Carwin's punches
Evans measures the resilience of Carwin's chin with an uppercut while Carwin lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Evans is holding Shane Carwin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shane Carwin shows great balance while pushing away Rashad Evans
Shane Carwin throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Carwin!
Some big punches are landing!
Shane Carwin launches a body shot
Evans dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Rashad Evans goes with a looping right hand while Shane Carwin jumps back and jabs
Carwin seems staggered and Rashad Evans runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Shane Carwin goes with a looping right hand while Rashad Evans jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Evans seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Rashad Evans!
Carwin ducks under...
Evans misses a step and Shane Carwin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shane Carwin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Evans won't budge, forcing Carwin to pull guard.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Rashad Evans fakes some punches
Carwin ties him up.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Rashad Evans tries to better his position on the ground...
Carwin holds Rashad Evans's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Evans clumsily fails here and it's time for Shane Carwin to fight back!
Evans is in closed guard... Carwin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Nice beating Shane Carwin has received.
Shane Carwin throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Evans's face with those brutal elbows! Evans needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Evans's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Evans, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Carwin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Shane Carwin attempts a sweep single...
Shane Carwin catches Rashad Evans's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Carwin.
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Rashad Evans launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
Carwin's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Evans tries to stand up!
Carwin doesn't allow him!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Evans tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Carwin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Tremendous strikes from Evans!
Carwin blocks with confidence
Rashad Evans shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shane Carwin sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Rashad Evans gets sloppy and Shane Carwin tries to take advantage...
Carwin moves forward looking for some action
Shane Carwin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Shane Carwin's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Evans is throwing a flurry of punches!
Shane Carwin just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shane Carwin slightly pushes Evans into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Rashad Evans!
Carwin ducks under...
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Carwin is holding Rashad Evans's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rashad Evans loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Carwin tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans tries to roll to his side and trap Shane Carwin in his guard...
Shane Carwin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Shane Carwin tries to better his position on the ground...
Carwin is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to escape from the full mount...
Shane Carwin is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Shane Carwin looks to mount Rashad Evans...
Shane Carwin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Shane Carwin rolls Rashad Evans to his stomach and takes his back!
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans
Evans has given his back to Shane Carwin who is trying to get one hook in!
Shane Carwin has one hook in!
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans with one hook in
Carwin has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Evans.
Evans uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans with one hook in
Carwin tries to open up Rashad Evans's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Evans in the side of the head
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans with one hook in
Carwin gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rashad Evans! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rashad Evans doesn't defend himself!
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans with one hook in
Carwin tries to open up Rashad Evans's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Evans in the side of the head
Evans's Forehead is beginning to swell
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans with one hook in
Shane Carwin isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Evans locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Shane Carwin unil he can pull his arm free! Carwin lost his dominant position.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Rashad Evans hovers above Carwin
Good punches to Carwin's body.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Evans is in closed guard... Carwin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans measures the resilience of Carwin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Carwin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shane Carwin can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shane Carwin moves to better his position on the ground...
Shane Carwin viciously slams hammer blows to Evans's face!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans 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 Carwin's moves.
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to escape from the full mount...
Shane Carwin is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to show some ground skills
Rashad Evans put Carwin in half guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Rashad Evans.
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Round 3
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Carwin studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Shane Carwin swings...
...no good.
Evans tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rashad Evans attempts a sweep single...
Shane Carwin was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Carwin is holding Rashad Evans's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rashad Evans loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evans's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to trap Shane Carwin in his guard.
Rashad Evans manages to switch to half guard.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to move to full guard
Shane Carwin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Evans
Shane Carwin tries to free his leg
Rashad Evans moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Carwin tries to grapple
He puts Evans in a double underhook!
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!
Rashad Evans tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Evans circles out and slips free of Shane Carwin's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Tremendous strikes from Evans!
Some big punches are landing!
Evans is holding Shane Carwin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shane Carwin shows great balance while pushing away Rashad Evans
Carwin decides to launch some tentative punches
Shane Carwin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Rashad Evans tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Rashad Evans who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
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!
Hard blow to Evans's mid-section, he seems hurt
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Evans circles out and slips free of Shane Carwin's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The fighters briefly tie up...
Carwin slips out of Evans's hooks.
Evans is holding Shane Carwin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shane Carwin shows great balance while pushing away Rashad Evans
Evans clumsily fails here and it's time for Shane Carwin to fight back!
Carwin jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shane Carwin pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans tries to holds Shane Carwin in a clinch against the fence
Evans pushes back Carwin's head with his forehand and tries some puches to his ribs, Carwin was unable to deferece himself and those puches landed hard
The fighters are clinching.
Rashad Evans's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Carwin's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Evans gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Carwin pummels back into position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans fakes a few punches and advance towards Carwin trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Carwin pushes Rashad Evans and circle away keeping himself within striking range
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Evans decides to launch some tentative punches
Carwin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Evans with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Evans tries to grapple
He puts Carwin in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nice beating Shane Carwin has received.
Carwin and Rashad Evans are cliched up against the cage. Carwin steps for a throw
Evans stays on his feet
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Carwin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Carwin moves forward and holds Evans
The fighters are clinching.
Shane Carwin was tooling Rashad Evans for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rashad Evans lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Carwin tries to take Rashad Evans to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Evans is with is back on the ground now.
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Evans
Shane Carwin pushes Rashad Evans against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Rashad Evans struggles not allowing Shane Carwin improve his position.
Poorly executed technique. Rashad Evans looks to counter!
Evans measures the resilience of Carwin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Carwin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Evans
Evans tries to close his guard around Carwin
He succeeds!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Carwin tries to open up Rashad Evans's defense faking a few punches.
Rashad Evans wraps his arms around Carwin's arms and counters the punches.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Carwin tries to escape from the closed guard
Carwin succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Evans
Evans tries to close his guard around Carwin
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Evans.
Judge: Shane Carwin 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Rashad Evans 9 9 9: 27
Judge: Shane Carwin 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Rashad Evans 9 9 9: 27
Judge: Shane Carwin 9 10 9: 28
Judge: Rashad Evans 9 9 10: 28
Winner is Shane Carwin by Majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)
Statistics: Shane Carwin
Punches 11/17 (65%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 27/35 (77%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 454 s
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 15/26 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 5/18 (28%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 454 s
People at Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) will not regret paying for this ticket. Carwin's awesome performance was worth the money.
A decent performance by Rashad Evans today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
MMA internet sites are about to explode! What an awesome fight!
Shane Carwin looks very relaxed.
Rashad Evans is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Shane Carwin comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
Rashad Evans comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Shane Carwin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Evans goes down.
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Evans
Shane Carwin positions himself and launches a barrage of punches.
Shane Carwin is in full mount and his punches are hitting hard Evans's abdomen
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans tries to roll to his side and trap Shane Carwin in his guard...
Shane Carwin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Shane Carwin launches a few punches to Evans
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Evans is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Carwin's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Carwin
Carwin measures the resilience of Evans's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Evans's side.
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Carwin
Shane Carwin tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Carwin
Carwin is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Shane Carwin for headbutt.
John McCarthy allows Evans time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Evans fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shane Carwin didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Carwin
Rashad Evans tries to pass to half guard...
Shane Carwin's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Evans use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Shane Carwin holds Rashad Evans and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Shane Carwin looks to counter!
Carwin switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Evans struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Evans is in closed guard... Carwin tries to roll on the ground!
Rashad Evans uses his leg to keep his position on the ground
Carwin misses a step and Rashad Evans sees an opportunity to counter him!
Rashad Evans hovers above Carwin
Shane Carwin stops him from throwing strikes.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Evans tries to open up Shane Carwin's defense faking a few punches.
Shane Carwin wraps his arms around Evans's arms and counters the punches.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Rashad Evans attempts a sweep single...
Shane Carwin was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Evans decides to launch some tentative punches
Carwin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Evans with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Evans looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Shane Carwin's punches
Evans measures the resilience of Carwin's chin with an uppercut while Carwin lands some great crosses.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Evans is holding Shane Carwin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shane Carwin shows great balance while pushing away Rashad Evans
Shane Carwin throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Carwin!
Some big punches are landing!
Shane Carwin launches a body shot
Evans dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Rashad Evans goes with a looping right hand while Shane Carwin jumps back and jabs
Carwin seems staggered and Rashad Evans runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Shane Carwin goes with a looping right hand while Rashad Evans jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Evans seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Rashad Evans!
Carwin ducks under...
Evans misses a step and Shane Carwin sees an opportunity to counter him!
Shane Carwin tries to bring the fight to the ground
Evans won't budge, forcing Carwin to pull guard.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Rashad Evans fakes some punches
Carwin ties him up.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Rashad Evans tries to better his position on the ground...
Carwin holds Rashad Evans's head against his chin in the closed guard.
Evans clumsily fails here and it's time for Shane Carwin to fight back!
Evans is in closed guard... Carwin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Nice beating Shane Carwin has received.
Shane Carwin throws down elbows...
He's tearing up Evans's face with those brutal elbows! Evans needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Evans's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Evans, who walks calmly to his corner.
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Round 2
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Carwin shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Shane Carwin attempts a sweep single...
Shane Carwin catches Rashad Evans's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Carwin.
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Rashad Evans launches a few punches to Carwin's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carwin tries to cover his face,
Carwin's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Evans tries to stand up!
Carwin doesn't allow him!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Evans tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Carwin tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Tremendous strikes from Evans!
Carwin blocks with confidence
Rashad Evans shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shane Carwin sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Rashad Evans gets sloppy and Shane Carwin tries to take advantage...
Carwin moves forward looking for some action
Shane Carwin shows some wrestling skills as he put his opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Shane Carwin's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Evans is throwing a flurry of punches!
Shane Carwin just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shane Carwin slightly pushes Evans into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Rashad Evans!
Carwin ducks under...
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Carwin is holding Rashad Evans's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rashad Evans loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Carwin tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans tries to roll to his side and trap Shane Carwin in his guard...
Shane Carwin keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Shane Carwin tries to better his position on the ground...
Carwin is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to escape from the full mount...
Shane Carwin is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Shane Carwin looks to mount Rashad Evans...
Shane Carwin slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Shane Carwin rolls Rashad Evans to his stomach and takes his back!
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans
Evans has given his back to Shane Carwin who is trying to get one hook in!
Shane Carwin has one hook in!
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans with one hook in
Carwin has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Evans.
Evans uses his leg as leverage and manages to keep himself safe for now.
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans with one hook in
Carwin tries to open up Rashad Evans's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Evans in the side of the head
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans with one hook in
Carwin gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! He's just wailing away at Rashad Evans! The referee is saying he's going to stop it if Rashad Evans doesn't defend himself!
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans with one hook in
Carwin tries to open up Rashad Evans's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Evans in the side of the head
Evans's Forehead is beginning to swell
Carwin is in rear mount over Evans with one hook in
Shane Carwin isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Evans locks his hands and forces his weight on top of Shane Carwin unil he can pull his arm free! Carwin lost his dominant position.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Rashad Evans hovers above Carwin
Good punches to Carwin's body.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Carwin
Evans is in closed guard... Carwin tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans measures the resilience of Carwin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Carwin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Shane Carwin can end the fight with his ground and pound.
Shane Carwin moves to better his position on the ground...
Shane Carwin viciously slams hammer blows to Evans's face!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans 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 Carwin's moves.
Shane Carwin is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to escape from the full mount...
Shane Carwin is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep his superior position.
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to show some ground skills
Rashad Evans put Carwin in half guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Rashad Evans.
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Round 3
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Carwin studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Shane Carwin swings...
...no good.
Evans tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Rashad Evans attempts a sweep single...
Shane Carwin was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Carwin is holding Rashad Evans's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Rashad Evans loses balance and goes to the ground.
Evans's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Shane Carwin is in side mount over Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to trap Shane Carwin in his guard.
Rashad Evans manages to switch to half guard.
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to move to full guard
Shane Carwin keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Shane Carwin is in half guard over Evans
Shane Carwin tries to free his leg
Rashad Evans moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) are cheering for the fighters.
Carwin tries to grapple
He puts Evans in a double underhook!
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!
Rashad Evans tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Evans circles out and slips free of Shane Carwin's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Tremendous strikes from Evans!
Some big punches are landing!
Evans is holding Shane Carwin's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shane Carwin shows great balance while pushing away Rashad Evans
Carwin decides to launch some tentative punches
Shane Carwin takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Rashad Evans tries to take the action to his favourite field as he tries to grapple
Great move by Rashad Evans who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
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!
Hard blow to Evans's mid-section, he seems hurt
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.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Evans circles out and slips free of Shane Carwin's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The fighters briefly tie up...
Carwin slips out of Evans's hooks.
Evans is holding Shane Carwin's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Shane Carwin shows great balance while pushing away Rashad Evans
Evans clumsily fails here and it's time for Shane Carwin to fight back!
Carwin jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Shane Carwin pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans tries to holds Shane Carwin in a clinch against the fence
Evans pushes back Carwin's head with his forehand and tries some puches to his ribs, Carwin was unable to deferece himself and those puches landed hard
The fighters are clinching.
Rashad Evans's prefered weapon is his fearsome clinch strikes. Carwin's need to think if he has the right gameplan if he thought to exchange there.
Evans gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Carwin pummels back into position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans fakes a few punches and advance towards Carwin trying to take him down with a Advancing Leg Sweep
Carwin pushes Rashad Evans and circle away keeping himself within striking range
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Evans decides to launch some tentative punches
Carwin launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Evans with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Evans tries to grapple
He puts Carwin in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Nice beating Shane Carwin has received.
Carwin and Rashad Evans are cliched up against the cage. Carwin steps for a throw
Evans stays on his feet
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Carwin wants to take the fight to his advantage and tries to clinch.
Carwin moves forward and holds Evans
The fighters are clinching.
Shane Carwin was tooling Rashad Evans for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rashad Evans lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Carwin tries to take Rashad Evans to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Evans is with is back on the ground now.
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Evans
Shane Carwin pushes Rashad Evans against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Rashad Evans struggles not allowing Shane Carwin improve his position.
Poorly executed technique. Rashad Evans looks to counter!
Evans measures the resilience of Carwin's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Carwin blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Evans
Evans tries to close his guard around Carwin
He succeeds!
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Carwin tries to open up Rashad Evans's defense faking a few punches.
Rashad Evans wraps his arms around Carwin's arms and counters the punches.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Shane Carwin is in closed guard over Evans
Carwin tries to escape from the closed guard
Carwin succeeds and he's now in open guard... he takes a second to breathe
Shane Carwin is in open guard over Evans
Evans tries to close his guard around Carwin
He is not able to do it
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Evans.
Judge: Shane Carwin 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Rashad Evans 9 9 9: 27
Judge: Shane Carwin 9 10 10: 29
Judge: Rashad Evans 9 9 9: 27
Judge: Shane Carwin 9 10 9: 28
Judge: Rashad Evans 9 9 10: 28
Winner is Shane Carwin by Majority decision (29-27, 29-27, 28-28)
Statistics: Shane Carwin
Punches 11/17 (65%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 27/35 (77%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 454 s
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 15/26 (58%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/8 (75%)
Takedowns 1/3 (33%)
GnP strikes 5/18 (28%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 454 s
People at Lanxess Arena (Colonia, Germany) will not regret paying for this ticket. Carwin's awesome performance was worth the money.
A decent performance by Rashad Evans today. He read the fight well and wasn't afraid of engaging.
MMA internet sites are about to explode! What an awesome fight!