Post by The Sandmen on Jan 22, 2014 22:05:52 GMT -5
Rashad Evans glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Maurice Smith looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Evans is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Evans and Smith move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Smith looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rashad Evans's punches
Smith is on the receiving end of a great combo by Evans.
Evans moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Smith with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Evans is connecting with a few punches
Smith launches a furious low kick!
Rashad Evans blocks
Poorly executed technique. Rashad Evans looks to counter!
Smith steps forward
Evans feints.
Smith is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Evans is smart enough to block that one.
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Rashad Evans to fight back!
Nice punch by Rashad Evans
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Smith has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Solid kick to the leg from Maurice Smith
Evans checks it.
Evans fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Maurice Smith didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Smith
Rashad Evans fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Smith's face!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Smith
Evans tries to open up Maurice Smith's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Smith in the side of the head
Smith's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Evans
He is not able to do it
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Evans
He is not able to do it
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Smith
Evans tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Smith
Maurice Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Rashad Evans in closed guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Smith
Smith tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Rashad Evans doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Smith throws a low kick
Rashad Evans blocks.
Evans is trying to counter now!
Evans avoids a dangerous strike from Smith
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Evans is holding Maurice Smith's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Maurice Smith loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Rashad Evans hovers above Smith
Good punches to Smith's body.
Smith ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Evans leans back...
He clobbers Maurice Smith's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Smith's Forehead is beginning to swell
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Rashad Evans wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Evans drills Maurice Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Nose
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Evans tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Rashad Evans was tooling Maurice Smith for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Maurice Smith lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Maurice Smith 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 Smith
Evans tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Smith! Evans has one hook in and keeps working!
Evans is in rear mount over Smith with one hook in
Evans throws a few hammer fists to the face of Maurice Smith
Solid shots!
Evans is in rear mount over Smith with one hook in
Smith has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Smith is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Evans is in rear mount over Smith with one hook in
Evans is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Evans is in rear mount over Smith with one hook in
Rashad Evans slides his arm under Maurice Smith's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Maurice Smith can't defend any longer and has to tap!
Winner is Rashad Evans by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:45 Round 1
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/14 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
And that's that. Kinda hoped smith would take this, but Rashad is secretly very good. He only shows it once in a while.
Maurice Smith looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Evans is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Evans and Smith move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Smith looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Rashad Evans's punches
Smith is on the receiving end of a great combo by Evans.
Evans moves forward looking for some action
He surprises Smith with a double overhooks!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Evans is connecting with a few punches
Smith launches a furious low kick!
Rashad Evans blocks
Poorly executed technique. Rashad Evans looks to counter!
Smith steps forward
Evans feints.
Smith is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Evans is smart enough to block that one.
Smith clumsily fails here and it's time for Rashad Evans to fight back!
Nice punch by Rashad Evans
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
Smith has a small cut in his Nose
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Solid kick to the leg from Maurice Smith
Evans checks it.
Evans fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Maurice Smith didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Smith
Rashad Evans fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Smith's face!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Smith
Evans tries to open up Maurice Smith's defense faking a few punches.
He is aggressively and repeatedly punching Smith in the side of the head
Smith's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Evans
He is not able to do it
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Smith
Smith tries to close his guard around Evans
He is not able to do it
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Smith
Evans tries to improve position.
He frees a leg.
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Smith
Maurice Smith tries to close the guard.
Smith put Rashad Evans in closed guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Smith
Smith tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Rashad Evans doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Smith throws a low kick
Rashad Evans blocks.
Evans is trying to counter now!
Evans avoids a dangerous strike from Smith
and fends him off with feel-out punches.
Evans is holding Maurice Smith's left leg... He's trying to take him down.
Maurice Smith loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Rashad Evans hovers above Smith
Good punches to Smith's body.
Smith ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Evans leans back...
He clobbers Maurice Smith's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Smith's Forehead is beginning to swell
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Rashad Evans wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Evans drills Maurice Smith's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
There is a small laceration on Maurice Smith's Nose
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Maurice Smith
Evans tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. He is in full mount now.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Maurice Smith
Rashad Evans was tooling Maurice Smith for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Maurice Smith lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Maurice Smith 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 Smith
Evans tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Smith! Evans has one hook in and keeps working!
Evans is in rear mount over Smith with one hook in
Evans throws a few hammer fists to the face of Maurice Smith
Solid shots!
Evans is in rear mount over Smith with one hook in
Smith has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Smith is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Evans is in rear mount over Smith with one hook in
Evans is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did he do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Evans is in rear mount over Smith with one hook in
Rashad Evans slides his arm under Maurice Smith's chin and locks in a rear naked choke!
Maurice Smith can't defend any longer and has to tap!
Winner is Rashad Evans by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 4:45 Round 1
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/14 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
Statistics: Maurice Smith
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 173 s
And that's that. Kinda hoped smith would take this, but Rashad is secretly very good. He only shows it once in a while.