Post by The Sandmen on Jan 14, 2016 17:05:08 GMT -5
Rashad Evans raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Marco Ruas looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Ruas is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Evans and Ruas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Evans launches a furious low kick!
Ruas receives a hard blow on his right leg!
A solid combination from Marco Ruas
mostly hits air.
Ruas misses a step and Rashad Evans sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evans launches a hook to the body
Bang! Ruas stops that one with his ribs!
Evans decides to launch some tentative punches
Ruas launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Evans with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
A left hook from Evans
grazes the chin of Ruas.
Rashad Evans shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Marco Ruas is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Evans into his guard.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Ruas
Rashad Evans tries to better his position on the ground...
Evans breaks the closed guard of Marco Ruas and moves to half guard
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas attempts to trap Rashad Evans in his guard.
Marco Ruas manages to switch to full guard.
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Rashad Evans moves to better his position on the ground...
Rashad Evans viciously slams hammer blows to Ruas's face!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Ruas sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Ruas tries to close his guard around Evans
He is not able to do it
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Ruas tries to stand up!
Evans doesn't allow him!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Ruas tries to move on the ground and shows Rashad Evans a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Ruas's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Ruas tries to close his guard around Evans
He is not able to do it
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Evans looks to be in very good shape.
Evans works on the ground with his fingers over Ruas's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Rashad Evans fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Ruas's face!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Rashad Evans hovers above Ruas
Good punches to Ruas's body.
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Evans moves on the ground
Rashad Evans moves to side mount
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Marco Ruas
Rashad Evans looks to mount Marco Ruas...
Rashad Evans slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Ruas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rashad Evans doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Rashad Evans looks to counter!
Rashad Evans aggressively and repeatedly punches Ruas.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas 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 Evans's moves.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas 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 Evans's moves.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Marco Ruas
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Rashad Evans moves to better his position on the ground...
Rashad Evans viciously slams hammer blows to Ruas's face!
Ruas's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ruas has a small cut in his Forehead
Marco Ruas seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Rashad Evans!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Evans fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Marco Ruas's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Ruas's eyes...
Evans launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Marco Ruas's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Ruas taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Rashad Evans by Submission (Armbar) at 4:07 Round 1
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/16 (94%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: Marco Ruas
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (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 186 s
Evans kinda dominated this.
Marco Ruas looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Ruas is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. He will have to do his best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Evans and Ruas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Evans launches a furious low kick!
Ruas receives a hard blow on his right leg!
A solid combination from Marco Ruas
mostly hits air.
Ruas misses a step and Rashad Evans sees an opportunity to counter him!
Evans launches a hook to the body
Bang! Ruas stops that one with his ribs!
Evans decides to launch some tentative punches
Ruas launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Evans with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
A left hook from Evans
grazes the chin of Ruas.
Rashad Evans shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Marco Ruas is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Evans into his guard.
Rashad Evans is in closed guard over Ruas
Rashad Evans tries to better his position on the ground...
Evans breaks the closed guard of Marco Ruas and moves to half guard
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas attempts to trap Rashad Evans in his guard.
Marco Ruas manages to switch to full guard.
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Rashad Evans moves to better his position on the ground...
Rashad Evans viciously slams hammer blows to Ruas's face!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Ruas sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Ruas tries to close his guard around Evans
He is not able to do it
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Ruas tries to stand up!
Evans doesn't allow him!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Ruas tries to move on the ground and shows Rashad Evans a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Ruas's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Ruas tries to close his guard around Evans
He is not able to do it
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Evans looks to be in very good shape.
Evans works on the ground with his fingers over Ruas's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal didn't see the foul!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Rashad Evans fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Ruas's face!
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Rashad Evans hovers above Ruas
Good punches to Ruas's body.
Rashad Evans is in open guard over Ruas
Evans moves on the ground
Rashad Evans moves to side mount
Rashad Evans is in side mount over Marco Ruas
Rashad Evans looks to mount Marco Ruas...
Rashad Evans slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Ruas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Rashad Evans doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
Poorly executed technique. Rashad Evans looks to counter!
Rashad Evans aggressively and repeatedly punches Ruas.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas 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 Evans's moves.
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Marco Ruas 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 Evans's moves.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Marco Ruas
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Rashad Evans moves to better his position on the ground...
Rashad Evans viciously slams hammer blows to Ruas's face!
Ruas's Forehead is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Ruas has a small cut in his Forehead
Marco Ruas seems hurt! He stumbles backwards and he's an easy target for Rashad Evans!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Rashad Evans is in full mount over Marco Ruas
Evans fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Marco Ruas's arm and tries an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Ruas's eyes...
Evans launches a couple of strikes with his hooks over Marco Ruas's face and then launches himself backwards with all his might! Ruas taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Rashad Evans by Submission (Armbar) at 4:07 Round 1
Statistics: Rashad Evans
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/16 (94%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: Marco Ruas
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (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 186 s
Evans kinda dominated this.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!