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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renzo Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rashad Evans!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans clinches with his opponent.
Gracie has Evans pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Evans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Still in the clinch, Evans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Evans misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gracie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Evans gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Evans lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Evans lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Evans working the head and body with strikes.
Evans thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gracie to regain full guard.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Evans must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Evans accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Evans throws and elbow that misses. Gracie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Evans's guard. Nice move by Gracie!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Evans can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie preventing the sweep.
Evans is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Evans wants to sweep but no luck.
Gracie won't allow Evans to get back to his feet.
Evans keeping full guard, as Gracie tries to pass.
Gracie postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Evans looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Evans cracks Gracie with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Evans scoring with strikes but Gracie is staying in there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Evans.
Evans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Evans misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Evans punching from mount but Gracie doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gracie is in a horrible position here. Evans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Renzo Gracie has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Evans landing strikes from the mount.
Evans landing strikes, looking to finish!
Evans working the ground and pound effectively.
Evans lands a big elbow.
Evans is landing with some decent strikes but Gracie is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie regains half guard.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Evans connects with a nice short shot to Gracie's temple.
Evans thows a huge punch but Gracie dodges it nicely.
Gracie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Evans.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gracie's head.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans trying to pass the guard but Gracie defending well.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Evans missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Evans with the ground and pound but Gracie uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Evans shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Evans is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Evans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Evans scores with a couple of nice shots.
Evans missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renzo Gracie's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Evans shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Gracie napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Evans throwing strikes but Gracie manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Evans is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Evans's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Evans is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Evans is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Gracie has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Evans really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gracie. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gracie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Evans sneaks back into half guard.
Evans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Evans doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Evans trying to control but Gracie postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Evans regains full guard. Nicely done.
Evans had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gracie defends it easily.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Evans tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gracie jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Evans is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gracie is controlling him.
Evans working a defensive guard here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Evans scores a takedown into full mount!
Evans lands a big elbow.
Gracie taking shots to the head.
Evans is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Evans looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Evans lands with some strikes.
Evans punishing his opponent with strikes.
Evans fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Evans with the ground and pound from mount.
Evans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Evans with good strikes from the mount here!
Evans working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Evans.
Evans in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Evans avoids the attempt from Gracie to control.
Evans dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Evans showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Renzo Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Evans shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Evans is looking to pass Gracie's guard but actually Gracie recovers to full guard.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans throws a sloppy strike and Gracie has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Evans is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Renzo Gracie!
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