Post by The Sandmen on Nov 20, 2016 22:47:07 GMT -5
Ashlee Evans-Smith looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Kaitlin Young looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Evans-Smith and Young move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ashlee Evans-Smith fakes a move and moves laterally.
Evans-Smith is holding Kaitlin Young's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Kaitlin Young shows great balance while pushing away Ashlee Evans-Smith
Evans-Smith wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Young tries to take Ashlee Evans-Smith down... Evans-Smith stumbles backwards and Kaitlin Young launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Evans-Smith's jaw!
Evans-Smith has a small cut in her Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Evans-Smith shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Evans-Smith pushes off of Kaitlin Young and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Young holds her opponent tight while she tries to cool down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
A bunch of leg kicks from Ashlee Evans-Smith
are blocked by Young.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ashlee Evans-Smith tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Kaitlin Young jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Nice punches from Ashlee Evans-Smith.
Young staggers backwards. Evans-Smith wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Low kick by Ashlee Evans-Smith to maintain her distance.
That hits Kaitlin Young's ankle
Young launches a hook to the body
Ashlee Evans-Smith moves aside looking for a counter...
As the fight continues it seems that Ashlee Evans-Smith is taking the best of the fight.
Ashlee Evans-Smith and Young engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Evans-Smith and Young circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Evans-Smith has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Low kick by Ashlee Evans-Smith to maintain her distance.
That hits Kaitlin Young's ankle
Evans-Smith fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kaitlin Young didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in open guard over Young
Evans-Smith moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
Kaitlin Young attempts to move to full guard
Ashlee Evans-Smith keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
Kaitlin Young attempts to move to full guard
Kaitlin Young manages to switch to full guard.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in open guard over Young
Young measures the resilience of Evans-Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Evans-Smith's side.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in open guard over Young
Young tries to close her guard around Evans-Smith
She is not able to do it
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in open guard over Young
Evans-Smith moves on the ground
Ashlee Evans-Smith moves to side mount
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in side mount over Kaitlin Young
Evans-Smith positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Young's being punished here!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in side mount over Kaitlin Young
Ashlee Evans-Smith looks to pass to mount...
Young creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Several good body shots
are evaded by Young.
Evans-Smith steps backwards away from Kaitlin Young. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Young.
Ashlee Evans-Smith's reflexes save her!
Poorly executed technique. Ashlee Evans-Smith looks to counter!
Tremendous strikes from Evans-Smith!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Kaitlin Young's Chin
Young tries to grapple
Evans-Smith moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Terrible one sided match... Young was not ready to fight a fighter of Ashlee Evans-Smith caliber.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Ashlee Evans-Smith!
Young is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Kaitlin Young's Right cheek
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Young launches a furious low kick!
Evans-Smith receives a hard blow on her right leg!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Ashlee Evans-Smith has to be confident that she won that round.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Kaitlin Young.
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Round 2
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The two exchange wildly
Young is connecting with a few punches
Ashlee Evans-Smith shoots for a double leg takedown!
Kaitlin Young sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Kaitlin Young tries a middle kick
Ashlee Evans-Smith blocks and steps away.
Kaitlin Young gets sloppy and Ashlee Evans-Smith tries to take advantage...
Evans-Smith is holding Kaitlin Young's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Kaitlin Young shows great balance while pushing away Ashlee Evans-Smith
Evans-Smith fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kaitlin Young didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in open guard over Young
Young tries to close her guard around Evans-Smith
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in closed guard over Young
Evans-Smith is in closed guard... Young tries to roll on the ground!
Ashlee Evans-Smith uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Evans-Smith tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Ashlee Evans-Smith hovers above Young
Good punches to Young's body.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in closed guard over Young
Evans-Smith is in closed guard... Young tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ashlee Evans-Smith!
Kaitlin Young is in full mount over Ashlee Evans-Smith
Evans-Smith is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Young's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
Young is moving on the ground...
Evans-Smith tries to counter Young's moves on the ground.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
Evans-Smith launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Kaitlin Young is not able to stop Young ground skills and Ashlee Evans-Smith moves to side mount!
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in side mount over Kaitlin Young
Young tries to show some ground skills
Evans-Smith uses her strength to keep Evans-Smith at a disadvantage
Young misses a step and Ashlee Evans-Smith sees an opportunity to counter her!
Ashlee Evans-Smith hovers above Young
Good punches to Young's body.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in side mount over Kaitlin Young
Ashlee Evans-Smith looks to mount Kaitlin Young...
Ashlee Evans-Smith slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
Evans-Smith tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ashlee Evans-Smith controls the situation despite Kaitlin Young efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
Good looking punches from Ashlee Evans-Smith on the ground
They could take their toll on Young.
There is a small laceration on Kaitlin Young's Right eye
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
Young is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Ashlee Evans-Smith pushes Kaitlin Young down and prevents her attempts to escape
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
Ashlee Evans-Smith takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Kaitlin Young shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Kaitlin Young breaks that americana attempt!
Poorly executed technique. Kaitlin Young looks to counter!
Young measures the resilience of Evans-Smith's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Evans-Smith blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
Evans-Smith fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Kaitlin Young's arm and tries an armbar!
Young holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Young's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Ashlee Evans-Smith.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Cox Pavilion (Las Vegas, Nevada) are cheering for the fighters.
The two exchange wildly
Evans-Smith is connecting with a few punches
Kaitlin Young and Evans-Smith engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Ashlee Evans-Smith is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Kaitlin Young tries to bring the fight to the ground
Evans-Smith won't budge, forcing Young to pull guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in closed guard over Young
Kaitlin Young continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Evans-Smith positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Young's being punished here!
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in closed guard over Young
Evans-Smith works on the ground with her fingers over Young's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in closed guard over Young
Good looking punches from Ashlee Evans-Smith on the ground
They could take their toll on Young.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in closed guard over Young
Ashlee Evans-Smith looks to posture up and open Kaitlin Young's guard...
Ashlee Evans-Smith forces Kaitlin Young to open her guard.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in open guard over Young
Young tries to close her guard around Evans-Smith
She is not able to do it
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in open guard over Young
Ashlee Evans-Smith tries to pass to half guard...
Kaitlin Young can't prevent her opponent from passing. Evans-Smith looks to work from half guard.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
Kaitlin Young tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Poorly executed technique. Ashlee Evans-Smith looks to counter!
Evans-Smith gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Kaitlin Young! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Kaitlin Young doesn't defend herself!
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
Evans-Smith has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Young doesn't stop bleeding.
Evans-Smith positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Young's being punished here!
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-Smith.
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Round 3
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Kaitlin Young continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Ashlee Evans-Smith fakes a punch and launches herself over Young!
Nice move by Evans-Smith who clinches and pushes Young against the cage
Kaitlin Young pushes away Evans-Smith trying to keep the fight at striking range
Evans-Smith doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Kaitlin Young
The fighters are clinching.
Ashlee Evans-Smith postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Young hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kaitlin Young tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Evans-Smith is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Young clumsily fails here and it's time for Ashlee Evans-Smith to fight back!
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Evans-Smith catches an ankle and Young is tripped to the mat!
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in closed guard over Young
Ashlee Evans-Smith tries to pass Kaitlin Young's guard...
Ashlee Evans-Smith manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
Kaitlin Young's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Kaitlin Young doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Evans-Smith's moves.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
You can see Young's blood making stains in the mat.
Young tries to move on the ground and shows Ashlee Evans-Smith a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Young's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! John McCarthy knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
Evans-Smith is taking this opportunity to rest.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
Kaitlin Young's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Ashlee Evans-Smith hovers above Young
Good punches to Young's body.
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in half guard over Young
Ashlee Evans-Smith pushes Young's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Evans-Smith who is in full mount! Young is in trouble now!
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
Kaitlin Young is a bloody mess!
Ashlee Evans-Smith tries to better her position on the ground...
Evans-Smith is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Ashlee Evans-Smith is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
Young tries to move on the ground and shows Ashlee Evans-Smith a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Young's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! John McCarthy knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
The ref pulls off Ashlee Evans-Smith! Young seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Ashlee Evans-Smith by TKO (Elbow) at 1:53 Round 3
Statistics: Ashlee Evans-Smith
Punches 18/29 (62%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 4/12 (33%)
Takedowns 3/7 (43%)
GnP strikes 31/31 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 388 s
Statistics: Kaitlin Young
Punches 6/14 (43%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 1/4 (25%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 388 s
Young just did not bring it. At all.