Post by The Sandmen on Dec 11, 2014 19:53:46 GMT -5
Mirko Cro Cop glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
Rashad Evans 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cro Cop is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Rashad Evans leans forwards and tries to grapple with Cro Cop
Evans shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Evans pushes off of Mirko Cro Cop and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Cro Cop holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans grapple with Mirko Cro Cop and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Cro Cop manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The fighters are clinching.
Evans shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Mirko Cro Cop's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Evans is throwing a flurry of punches!
Mirko Cro Cop just can't get away!
Mirko Cro Cop tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Evans is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cro Cop launches a knee!
Mirko Cro Cop hits Evans's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Evans is launching some bone breaking punches to Cro Cop's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Mirko Cro Cop's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
As the fight continues it seems that Rashad Evans is taking the best of the fight.
Evans grapple with Mirko Cro Cop and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Mirko Cro Cop falls hard on the mat with Rashad Evans on top of him
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop 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.
Cro Cop misses a step and Rashad Evans sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evans struggles on the ground and tries to break Mirko Cro Cop's guard...
Cro Cop doesn't want to free his opponent and Evans continues in closed guard
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Rashad Evans tries to better his position on the ground...
Evans breaks the closed guard of Mirko Cro Cop and moves to half guard
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Rashad Evans looks to mount Mirko Cro Cop...
Rashad Evans slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Cro Cop 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 full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Rashad Evans tries to open Cro Cop's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rashad Evans. Cro Cop is unable to cover himself now!
Cro Cop has a small cut in his Forehead
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Mirko Cro Cop creates enough space to control Rashad Evans's leg.
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Cro Cop
Rashad Evans pushes Cro Cop's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Evans who is in full mount! Cro Cop is in trouble now!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Rashad Evans tries to open Cro Cop's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rashad Evans. Cro Cop is unable to cover himself now!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop tries to roll to his side and trap Rashad Evans in his guard...
Mirko Cro Cop gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop 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.
Cro Cop clumsily fails here and it's time for Rashad Evans to fight back!
Evans tries to escape from the closed guard
Rashad Evans any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Evans is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Cro Cop's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop tries to close the guard.
Cro Cop put Rashad Evans in closed guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Evans cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cro Cop can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Evans is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to move to full guard
Rashad Evans manages to switch to full guard.
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Evans
Evans measures the resilience of Cro Cop's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cro Cop blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Evans
Cro Cop 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.
Rashad Evans launches a few punches to Cro Cop's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cro Cop tries to cover his face,
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Evans
Mirko Cro Cop fakes some punches
Evans ties him up.
Evans tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Evans measures the resilience of Cro Cop's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cro Cop's side.
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Evans
Mirko Cro Cop looks to posture up and open Rashad Evans's guard...
Rashad Evans has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Evans
Cro Cop tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Mirko Cro Cop. 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 Verizon Center (Washington, DC) are cheering for the fighters.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Superb haymaker by Cro Cop
that lands on Evans's face like a cannon ball!
Cro Cop tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cro Cop is clinching with Evans.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans grapple with Mirko Cro Cop and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Cro Cop manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Cro Cop fires low kicks
punishing Evans's legs repeatedly.
Evans hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Cro Cop throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Evans's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Evans has a small cut in his Right cheek
Mirko Cro Cop wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Evans!
Evans's Left eye is beginning to swell
Rashad Evans seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Mirko Cro Cop!
1:07 Round 2 and Cro Cop is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Evans stumbles backwards staggered and Mirko Cro Cop launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Evans is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
The ref pulls off Mirko Cro Cop! Evans seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Evans's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Mirko Cro Cop by TKO (Punches) at 1:14 Round 2
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/14 (43%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/19 (63%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Round 1 Cro Cop didn't want to kick. Or punch. So he kinda got dominated, cause what else is there for him to effectively do? NOTHING - the guy's a bum. We told him that between rounds. So then he finally came out, punched once, then started kicking, and by then Evans was out on his feet and the punches finished him off.
Rashad Evans 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cro Cop is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
Mirko Cro Cop comes with a 5 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Rashad Evans leans forwards and tries to grapple with Cro Cop
Evans shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Evans pushes off of Mirko Cro Cop and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Cro Cop holds his opponent tight while he tries to cool down the action.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans grapple with Mirko Cro Cop and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Cro Cop manage to maintain his balances and avoid going down
The fighters are clinching.
Evans shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Mirko Cro Cop's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Evans is throwing a flurry of punches!
Mirko Cro Cop just can't get away!
Mirko Cro Cop tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Evans is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cro Cop launches a knee!
Mirko Cro Cop hits Evans's hard just below the ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Evans is launching some bone breaking punches to Cro Cop's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Mirko Cro Cop's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
As the fight continues it seems that Rashad Evans is taking the best of the fight.
Evans grapple with Mirko Cro Cop and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Mirko Cro Cop falls hard on the mat with Rashad Evans on top of him
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop 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.
Cro Cop misses a step and Rashad Evans sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evans struggles on the ground and tries to break Mirko Cro Cop's guard...
Cro Cop doesn't want to free his opponent and Evans continues in closed guard
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Rashad Evans tries to better his position on the ground...
Evans breaks the closed guard of Mirko Cro Cop and moves to half guard
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Rashad Evans looks to mount Mirko Cro Cop...
Rashad Evans slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Cro Cop 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 full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Rashad Evans tries to open Cro Cop's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rashad Evans. Cro Cop is unable to cover himself now!
Cro Cop has a small cut in his Forehead
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Mirko Cro Cop creates enough space to control Rashad Evans's leg.
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Cro Cop
Rashad Evans pushes Cro Cop's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Evans who is in full mount! Cro Cop is in trouble now!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Rashad Evans tries to open Cro Cop's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rashad Evans. Cro Cop is unable to cover himself now!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Mirko Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop tries to roll to his side and trap Rashad Evans in his guard...
Mirko Cro Cop gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop 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.
Cro Cop clumsily fails here and it's time for Rashad Evans to fight back!
Evans tries to escape from the closed guard
Rashad Evans any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Evans is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
He pushes Cro Cop's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Rashad Evans is in half guard over Cro Cop
Mirko Cro Cop tries to close the guard.
Cro Cop put Rashad Evans in closed guard.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Cro Cop
Evans cornermen are yelling for his man to escape from the ground as Cro Cop can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give him the chance.
Evans is in closed guard... Cro Cop tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Rashad Evans!
Mirko Cro Cop is in full mount over Rashad Evans
Evans tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
He successfully moves to half guard!
Mirko Cro Cop is in half guard over Evans
Rashad Evans attempts to move to full guard
Rashad Evans manages to switch to full guard.
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Evans
Evans measures the resilience of Cro Cop's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Cro Cop blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Evans
Cro Cop 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.
Rashad Evans launches a few punches to Cro Cop's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Cro Cop tries to cover his face,
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Evans
Mirko Cro Cop fakes some punches
Evans ties him up.
Evans tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Evans measures the resilience of Cro Cop's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Cro Cop's side.
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Evans
Mirko Cro Cop looks to posture up and open Rashad Evans's guard...
Rashad Evans has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Mirko Cro Cop is in closed guard over Evans
Cro Cop tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Mirko Cro Cop. 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 Verizon Center (Washington, DC) are cheering for the fighters.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Superb haymaker by Cro Cop
that lands on Evans's face like a cannon ball!
Cro Cop tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Cro Cop is clinching with Evans.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rashad Evans grapple with Mirko Cro Cop and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
Cro Cop manage to maintain his balances and avoid the takedown
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Cro Cop fires low kicks
punishing Evans's legs repeatedly.
Evans hyper-extended his left leg
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Cro Cop throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Evans's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Evans has a small cut in his Right cheek
Mirko Cro Cop wants this win. He unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Evans!
Evans's Left eye is beginning to swell
Rashad Evans seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Mirko Cro Cop!
1:07 Round 2 and Cro Cop is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Evans stumbles backwards staggered and Mirko Cro Cop launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
Evans is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
The ref pulls off Mirko Cro Cop! Evans seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Evans's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Mirko Cro Cop by TKO (Punches) at 1:14 Round 2
Statistics: Mirko Cro Cop
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/9 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 6/14 (43%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 12/19 (63%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 227 s
Round 1 Cro Cop didn't want to kick. Or punch. So he kinda got dominated, cause what else is there for him to effectively do? NOTHING - the guy's a bum. We told him that between rounds. So then he finally came out, punched once, then started kicking, and by then Evans was out on his feet and the punches finished him off.