Post by The Sandmen on Apr 29, 2014 17:05:36 GMT -5
Rashad Evans looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
Randy Couture looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Couture is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Randy Couture 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 fight gets underway.
Couture wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Evans's face while in the clinch!
Evans can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Randy Couture is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Evans with uppercuts!
Evans is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Evans is unable to escape!
Evans's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Couture grab one of Rashad Evans's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Randy Couture throw Evans to the mat like a ragdoll
Couture is standing while Evans is on the ground on his back
Randy Couture creates space and allows Rashad Evans to stand up.
Rashad Evans is on his feet again.
Couture jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Randy Couture pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Randy Couture pushes away Evans and breaks the clinch.
Couture grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Randy Couture
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Evans is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Evans tries to close his guard around Couture
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Evans tries to close his guard around Couture
He is not able to do it
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Couture leans back...
He clobbers Rashad Evans's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Randy Couture tries to pass to half guard...
Rashad Evans can't prevent his opponent from passing. Couture looks to work from half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over 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 Couture's moves.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Evans
Couture positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Evans's being punished here!
Randy Couture is in half guard over Evans
Evans launches a few weak punches
Couture blocks them effectively.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Evans
Evans works on the ground with his fingers over Couture's face
Couture shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Evans
Randy Couture pushes Evans's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Couture who is in full mount! Evans is in trouble now!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to move on the ground and shows Randy Couture a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Evans's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Evans has a small cut in his Forehead
Randy Couture is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Couture is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Evans tries to escape from the full mount...
Evans struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Randy Couture is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Rashad Evans. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Couture fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rashad Evans didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Couture 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
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Deep breaths from Rashad Evans who tries a hammer punch to Couture's ribs.
That hit Couture who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Couture tries to move to full mount
Couture's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Couture misses a step and Rashad Evans sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evans measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Couture blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Terrible one sided match... Evans was not ready to fight a fighter of Randy Couture caliber.
Randy Couture pushes Rashad Evans against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Couture jumps and tries to free his leg! Evans doesn't allow this but Randy Couture is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Evans
Randy Couture pushes Evans's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Couture who is in full mount! Evans is in trouble now!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Randy Couture wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Couture drills Rashad Evans's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Couture leans back...
He clobbers Rashad Evans's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Evans was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Randy Couture by TKO (GnP) at 4:27 Round 1
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/6 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 193 s
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/8 (88%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/11 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Couture would have none of Rashad, and took him down immediately. He worked the ground hard, fast, efficiently. Rashad had no answer, and Randy was strong and effective. Done deal. Couture vs. Champion. Book it.
Randy Couture looks like he has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Couture is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Randy Couture comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Couture wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Evans's face while in the clinch!
Evans can't take many more shots like those!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Randy Couture is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Evans with uppercuts!
Evans is taking more than he can endure. This could end soon if Evans is unable to escape!
Evans's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Couture grab one of Rashad Evans's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of his hip Randy Couture throw Evans to the mat like a ragdoll
Couture is standing while Evans is on the ground on his back
Randy Couture creates space and allows Rashad Evans to stand up.
Rashad Evans is on his feet again.
Couture jumps over his opponent and tries to grapple
Randy Couture pushes his opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Randy Couture pushes away Evans and breaks the clinch.
Couture grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Randy Couture
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Evans is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Evans tries to close his guard around Couture
He is not able to do it
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Evans tries to close his guard around Couture
He is not able to do it
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Couture leans back...
He clobbers Rashad Evans's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Randy Couture tries to pass to half guard...
Rashad Evans can't prevent his opponent from passing. Couture looks to work from half guard.
Randy Couture is in half guard over 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 Couture's moves.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Evans
Couture positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Evans's being punished here!
Randy Couture is in half guard over Evans
Evans launches a few weak punches
Couture blocks them effectively.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Evans
Evans works on the ground with his fingers over Couture's face
Couture shakes his head and continues fighting on the ground.
Randy Couture is in half guard over Evans
Randy Couture pushes Evans's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Couture who is in full mount! Evans is in trouble now!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to move on the ground and shows Randy Couture a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Evans's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! John McCarthy knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Evans has a small cut in his Forehead
Randy Couture is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Couture is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Evans tries to escape from the full mount...
Evans struggles and pushes his opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Randy Couture is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Rashad Evans. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Couture fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rashad Evans didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Couture 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
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Deep breaths from Rashad Evans who tries a hammer punch to Couture's ribs.
That hit Couture who moves on the ground in order to protect himself
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Couture tries to move to full mount
Couture's ground game is not enough to provide him any advantage
Couture misses a step and Rashad Evans sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evans measures the resilience of Couture's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Couture blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Randy Couture is in open guard over Evans
Terrible one sided match... Evans was not ready to fight a fighter of Randy Couture caliber.
Randy Couture pushes Rashad Evans against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
Couture jumps and tries to free his leg! Evans doesn't allow this but Randy Couture is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Randy Couture is in half guard over Evans
Randy Couture pushes Evans's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Couture who is in full mount! Evans is in trouble now!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Randy Couture wants to finish his opponent on the ground
Couture drills Rashad Evans's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Randy Couture is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Couture leans back...
He clobbers Rashad Evans's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Evans was not intelligently defending himself!
Winner is Randy Couture by TKO (GnP) at 4:27 Round 1
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/6 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 193 s
Statistics: Randy Couture
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/8 (88%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/11 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 187 s
Couture would have none of Rashad, and took him down immediately. He worked the ground hard, fast, efficiently. Rashad had no answer, and Randy was strong and effective. Done deal. Couture vs. Champion. Book it.