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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rashad Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Oswald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Evans might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Time For Some Aksion. Oswald has chosen Biohazard's Five Blocks To The Subway as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
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200 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rashad Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roger Oswald!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Evans is trying to break the clinch but Oswald is controlling him.
Evans's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oswald scores with a shot to the side of Evans's head.
It looks like Rashad Evans has been cut.
Oswald tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Evans avoids it.
Evans is working for takedown but Oswald is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Oswald.
Evans wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oswald misses with some punches.
Evans tries to score a body lock takedown but Oswald shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Evans changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oswald fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rashad Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oswald throws a nice outside leg kick.
Oswald instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Oswald.
Evans goes for a takedown attempt but Oswald pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Evans is breathing heavily.
Oswald cracks the inside of Evans's front leg.
Oswald uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Evans.
Oswald feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.
Oswald thows a body kick. Evans tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Evans avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evans on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oswald throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oswald drives through and clinches with Evans against the cage.
Nice elbow from Oswald.
Good body shot from Oswald.
Oswald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oswald lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Evans backwards.
A short body shot lands from Oswald as the two fighters clinch.
Oswald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oswald with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oswald lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oswald scores with a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Oswald.
Oswald scores with a knee to the head.
Oswald connects with a knee to the head.
Evans is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Oswald.
Oswald presses Evans against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Oswald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oh Evans is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Oswald lands an elbow that stopped Evans in his tracks for a moment.
Oswald lands a body shot.
Evans takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oswald lands a knee to the head.
Oswald lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oswald connects with a nasty looking knee right to Evans's face.
Oswald gets through Evans's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oswald jumps guard and drags Evans to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Oswald is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Evans seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans stopping the sweep attempt from Oswald.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oswald had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Evans defends it easily.
Evans is pushing down on Oswald's leg trying to pass to half guard. Oswald is fighting to maintain full guard but Evans has managed to sneak the leg through.
Oswald tries to get to full guard but Evans has control of the leg.
Oswald on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Ground and pound from Evans.
Evans has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Oswald is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Evans pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oswald has hold of Evans's hands but Evans slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Oswald taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Evans is trying to control the action in half guard but Oswald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Evans is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Evans.
Evans wants to stand up but Oswald has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Oswald manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oswald is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Evans slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Evans working the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Evans stalls from top position.
Oswald is looking for a sweep.
Evans advances to full mount.
Evans lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oswald keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Evans scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Evans with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oswald regains half guard.
Evans working Oswald over with strikes.
Evans wants to pass the guard but Oswald is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Oswald dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Evans's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Oswald doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oswald throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab, jab by Evans - just one landing.
Oswald fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oswald tries to clinch but Evans is having none of it.
Evans blocks a jab.
Evans on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oswald keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Evans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Oswald throws out the jab.
Oswald wants to clinch.
Evans throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Oswald.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oswald looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rashad Evans is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Evans shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Oswald but Oswald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oswald lands a nice looking body kick.
Oswald lands with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oswald lands a nice looking body kick.
Evans takes a kick to the side of the head.
Oswald moves into the clinch.
Oswald unloads a knee to the mid-section. Evans lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oswald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Oswald pushes Evans back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oswald lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Oswald.
Oswald jumps guard and drags Evans to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Evans preventing the sweep.
Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oswald has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Oswald's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans got a little sloppy there for a moment and Oswald has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Evans has managed to get both his arms back between Oswald's legs - danger averted.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Oswald looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Evans is defending well. Oswald quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Evans has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Oswald celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Oswald!
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