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Round 1
Referee Kevin Mulhall is in the cage to get the first fight of the
night underway. Bradley takes the center of the cage and “Sapo”
feints and swings as he dances around the perimeter. A wild
overhand right from Bradley grazes the Brazilian, but then Natal
comes forward, flicking inside leg kicks and pumping his jab. Natal
goes to the outside thigh with his kick and Bradley’s legs are
already showing damage, his nose bloodied. Bradley is checking the
kicks now and eating more jabs from Natal, who’s really taken over
midway through the opening frame. Single-leg from Bradley is easily
slipped by Natal, who moves from orthodox to southpaw stance and
back again before stuffing another takedown attempt. Bradley
catches a kick and tries for another takedown, but still can’t get
it. The leg kicks from Natal are just vicious, causing Bradley to
hop each time one is thrown. Bradley puts a one-two on Natal just
before the bell and doesn’t follow up.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Natal
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Natal
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Natal
Round 2
Bradley charges Natal into the fence and throws a bunch of punches
which stagger the Brazilian. The wrestler gives chase as Sapo
stumbles out of the corner, and Bradley finally gets his takedown.
He pins Natal on the base of the fence and lays on him from
half-guard, nearly passing to side control. After a minute, Natal
grabs for a leglock and Bradley is forced to bail, giving up the
position. Back on the feet, Natal resumes his steady diet of leg
kicks to Bradley’s badly damaged stems. Bradley doesn’t even appear
to be considering another takedown as Natal bangs him with kicks
and right-left straight punch combos. With just under a minute
remaining, Bradley catches a finger in the eye and referee Mulhall
halts the action. Bradley doesn’t take more than 20 seconds to
recover and they get back to work. Bradley scores another takedown
with 15 ticks left, but doesn’t do anything with it.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Natal
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Natal
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Bradley
Round 3
Bradley catches an early leg kick from Natal and tries to spin him
down, but only winds up eating a pair of knees from the Brazilian
for his troubles. More chopping inside leg kicks from Natal force
Bradley to dive for another shot, which comes nowhere close.
Spinning backfist misses for Natal and Bradley whiffs on another
single-leg try. Again, Bradley tries for the takedown, and again
Sapo punishes him with knees and punches. Bradley’s got nothing
left in his legs, making it really difficult for him to execute
single-legs. After eating a particularly hard one-two, Bradley opts
to clinch Natal into the fence and the Philly boo-birds let
themselves be heard. Bradley catches another finger to the eye, but
this one goes unnoticed. He gets a takedown, but can only keep
Natal on the floor for about 10 seconds before the Brazilian is
vertical and striking again. Bradley initiates the clinch again,
drawing another knee to the gut by Natal and more jeers from the
crowd.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Natal (30-27 Natal)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Natal (30-27 Natal)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Natal (29-28 Natal)
Official result: Judges Wilfredo Cintron and Cardo Urso score it 29-28, while judge Kao has it 30-27, all in favor of the winner by unanimous decision, Rafael “Sapo” Natal.
Round 1
Brown immediately looks to come over the top with right hands, and
ducks in behind his strikes with a stuffed takedown attempt. Phan’s
mixing up his punches, but the first meaningful punch comes from
Brown, who socks the “Ultimate Fighter” vet with a left hook. Now,
Brown gets inside and scores the takedown, and Phan gives up his
back. One hook is in for Brown, who has his right arm looped around
the kneeling Phan’s waist while his left hand repeatedly socks Phan
in the side of the head. The punches aren’t hard, but a few dozen
shots go unanswered by Phan, who’s just waiting for his chance to
escape at the base of the fence. With two minutes to go, Phan turns
to his side, his left arm still pinned beneath him. Brown’s
bloodied him with the short punches and they aren’t stopping. Phan
doesn’t seem in danger of being finished, but he also doesn’t look
to be going anywhere. From full mount, Brown drills Phan with nasty
horizontal elbows. Phan gets to his feet in the waning seconds of
the round, only to be dragged back down before the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Brown
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Brown
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-8 Brown
Round 2
Phan sprawls wide on a single-leg in the center of the cage and
Brown pushes him to the fence. Phan goes down to a knee, but only
briefly, as he slips out to the center. The Californian is putting
together some solid punches now, cracking Brown with hooks to the
face and body. Brown dives at another takedown and is stuffed
again. Halfway through the round, the American Top Team fighter
picks Phan’s ankle, but again they’re back on their toes almost
instantly. Brown just misses an overhand right and Phan puts a
thudding left hook on the former WEC champ’s body, then one to the
head. An uppercut lands for Phan, then another left hook to the
guts. Brown shoots with 40 seconds to go, charging Phan into the
fence, where he widens him base and steps away from Brown.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Phan
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Phan
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Phan
Round 3
Phan opens the round with a sharp right hand over the top and then
lays another three-piece on Brown, who’s headhunting with big
rights of his own. It’s 40 seconds before Brown tries for a
takedown and gets Phan’s back standing. Phan turns around and gets
put on his posterior, but uses the cage to pop back up. Standing
kimura attempt from Phan on the right arm of Brown causes the pair
to split. Three minutes to go and Phan’s corner is urging him to
finish, as they did between rounds. Brown shoots again and Phan
tries for another kimura. There’s even less there for Phan this
time and he breaks out, eating a left hook from Brown in the
process. Phan misses on a head kick and a tired-looking Brown
charges forward. Phan sprawls all over a single-leg and socks Brown
with a few hammerfists. Right hook, then a left hook from Phan
seems to bother Brown, who shoots once more with 90 seconds left.
Phan stays up, muscled into the fence by Brown, whose inactivity is
drawing the ire of the crowd. Brown takes Phan’s back standing,
then shoots low when Phan turns around, absorbing a couple elbows
from his knees.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Brown (29-27 Brown)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Phan (28-28 Draw)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Brown (29-27 Brown)
Official result: It’s one scorecard of 29-27 and two 29-28s, all in favor of Mike Thomas Brown, who picks up his first UFC win by way of unanimous decision.
Round 1
After exchanging shots early, Hendricks is first to clinch and the
wrestler stall out on the fence. They split and Pierce scores with
a leg kick while Hendricks grazes with an uppercut. Hendricks lands
some knees in the clinch in center cage, then chases Pierce down
with a single-leg. Pierce uses the fence to stand right back up,
and Hendricks takes his man’s back standing to drive some knees to
Pierce’s thigh. They disengage and Hendricks comes forward with
wild knees and punches, but it’s Pierce who finds success with
uppercuts in the clinch. Now Hendricks gets his knees through, and
follows up with a crisp left hook before putting Pierce’s back on
the cage. Pierce lands a level elbow upon exit and has a head kick
blocked. Another to the body by Hendricks gets through before the
horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hendricks
Round 2
Hendricks gets back to business, whipping Pierce with leg kicks and
quick right hands. Pierce tries to slow the action with a clinch on
the fence, but it doesn’t last long. Hendricks shoots a far-out
double and gets sprawled on, then put against a cage post by
Pierce. There’s not much going on aside from a few short punches by
Pierce to the body of Hendricks, so referee Mario Yamasaki splits
them up. Hendricks shoots and Pierce grabs a front headlock;
Hendricks puts his hand on the mat to prevent any knees to his
head. Pierce lets the headlock go and they’re back to trading.
Hendricks leaps in with a knee, but Pierce answers with a one-two.
Another knee from Hendricks causes Pierce to clinch, and Hendricks
follows up with a three-piece combo that has Pierce covering.
Pierce sprawls on a shot, but Hendricks uses the position to knee
Pierce’s thigh to the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Pierce
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Pierce
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Pierce
Round 3
Pierce immediately looks for a takedown and the welterweights wind
up clinched in the middle of the Octagon, trading elbows and
punches inside. Now it’s Hendricks who shoots, allowing Pierce to
grab another headlock. Again, Hendricks puts his hand on the
canvas, and again, Pierce lets the hold go. Hendricks pumps his jab
and Pierce wades inside for another takedown, but it doesn’t come.
A few solid punches from Hendricks land before Pierce lifts him up
and plants him on the floor. Pierce works from Hendricks’ open
guard, trying to blast with elbows, but they’re not down long
before ref Yamasaki warns of a standup. Pierce lands a vertical
elbow that’s not called foul, but Yamasaki halts the action when
Hendricks lands a glancing upkick to the face of Pierce, who
appeared to be standing. No point is deducted and they get back to
work. Hendricks has a shot stuffed and lands a few knees to
Pierce’s thigh before the final horn in what will be a very close
decision.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Pierce (29-28 Pierce)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Pierce (29-28 Pierce)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hendricks (29-28 Hendricks)
Official result: One judge at cageside has it 29-28 for Mike Pierce. However, the remaining officials see it 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Johny Hendricks.
Round 1
The bantamweights clinch up instantly, but nothing much happens
through the opening minute. When they split, it’s Menjivar taking
action with outside leg kicks and right crosses. Pace tries to take
the “Pride of El Salvador” down, can’t, but does follow up with a
crisp left hook. An errant inside leg kick from Menjivar catches
Pace low; it’s not long before Pace is back in action. Pace ducks
under a big right hand from Menjivar and trips him to the ground.
Menjivar uses butterfly guard and drills elbows to the head of
Pace, who passes to side control. Menjivar gives up his back and
stands up with Pace attached, one hook in. Menjivar grabs the ankle
and tries to shake Pace loose, but the American is stuck on there.
Pace tries a rear-naked choke and it looks bad for a moment, but he
can’t get the hold under the chin. Menjivar shucks Pace off his
back with 25 seconds to go and comes forward with punches, most of
which miss their mark.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Pace
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Pace
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Pace
Round 2
Menjivar catches a kick from Pace and cracks his younger opponent
with a hard right hand. The Tristar Gym fighter fires off a bunch
of leg kicks and then walks the retreating Pace down. Snapping
front kick from Menjivar now, followed with a hard knee-punch
combination. He backs Pace up some more and whacks him with a right
hook on the cheek. An overhand right scores for Menjivar, then
another teep and a turning side kick. Pace is covering up, back to
the fence as Menjivar unloads with punches and knees to the body.
Still two minutes to go and Menjivar is taking over this fight,
whipping leg kicks inside and out. Pace is getting worked, but he
scores a takedown with 60 seconds left. He’s in half-guard, but
he’s pinning Menjivar’s right arm down. Menjivar extracts the limb
and rides the round out with Pace in his guard.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Menjivar
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Menjivar
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Menjivar
Round 3
Pace is looking for a takedown early, but Menjivar is having none
of it, sprawling on the shots and cracking Pace with hard right
hands and one-twos. Now it’s Menjivar looking for a trip that
doesn’t come, so he goes back to leg-kicking and standing just out
of range of Pace’s punches. Menjivar goes high with a right hand,
to the body with a left, then catches Pace low with another inside
kick. Pace takes 30 seconds to get well and they’re back at it with
half a round to go. Menjivar keeps the leg kicks coming, dancing
outside of Pace’s range. A feint to the body and a one-two up top
from Menjivar. With a minute left, Pace drills his man with a hard
knee in the clinch and Menjivar is backpedaling. Menjivar’s
squinting, clearly injured in the left eye, where he caught the
knee. Pace gives chase, hitting a step-in knee and winging more
punches, but only a few get through as Menjivar does a good job
keeping alive as the round winds down.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Menjivar (29-28 Menjivar)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Menjivar (29-28 Menjivar)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Pace (29-28 Pace)
Official result: All three judges score it 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Ivan Menjivar.
Round 1
The featherweights open up with much feinting and some clashing leg
kicks. Yahya shoots low for a double-leg, but doesn’t get near the
body of Mendes before he’s pushed away. Mendes clips Yahya low with
a kick and the Brazilian takes a minute to regain his composure.
When they restart, Mendes is whipping leg kicks inside while Yahya
seems to be just looking for his chance to shoot or tie up. At the
halfway mark, he does, and Mendes simply walks backward to avoid
the shot. They tie up and Mendes shows his strength by tossing
Yahya aside, then spins him around with a leg kick. Yahya ducks
inside and Mendes throws him down again, just toying with the BJJ
black belt now. Mendes connects with a punch to the body, more leg
kicks, and a flying knee just before the round expires.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mendes
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mendes
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Mendes
Round 2
Yahya tries to get inside with punches and Mendes takes him for a
ride. Open guard for Yahya, who shrimps and looks for an angle only
momentarily before Mendes stands back up. Mendes has his hands by
his side, standing out-of-range of all Yahya’s strikes and easily
shucking shots with the Brazilian chooses to try. An overhand right
lands for Mendes, then a left hand to the body is followed by a
takedown. Yahya digs his heel into Mendes’ body a few times and
Mendes gets back up. Back standing, Yahya sneaks a left hook
through, but fails on a diving single-leg try. A straight right
from Mendes snaps back Yahya’s head, then another has Yahya
wobbling. Yahya’s efforts to wade inside with clinches are not
working. Mendes grabs underhooks and eats a short hook from Yahya,
then lets him go.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mendes
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mendes
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Mendes
Round 3
Mendes drives Yahya down, straight into open guard. Yahya’s working
on the right arm of Mendes while “Money” uses his left to sock
Yahya in the ribs. Mendes puts his hand over Yahya’s mouth, forcing
Yahya to squirm out. A pair of fast, short elbows from Mendes has
Yahya breathing with his mouth open. Yahya is twisting and
shrimping, looking for a submission, but both men are covered in
sweat and Mendes is keeping it tight on the floor. Mendes stands
back up with half a round to go, but brings Yahya down again
straight away. Yahya creeps his right leg up and tries for an
omoplata; it doesn’t come close, as Mendes stands up drops back
down into full guard. Mendes lets the grappler back to his feet
with a minute remaining. Yahya catches Mendes coming in with a left
hand and Mendes stumbles a bit before regaining himself. Another
takedown for Mendes with 20 seconds to go; he flips over the guard
of Yahya and finishes the fight with back control.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mendes (30-27 Mendes)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mendes (30-27 Mendes)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Mendes (30-27 Mendes)
Official result: It’s a clean sweep for Chad Mendes, who stays unbeaten with scores of 30-27 on all three judges’ scorecards.
Round 1
The much taller Gustafsson circles outside while Hamill takes the
center, missing on a pair of single-leg attempts. The second one
comes with a right hand from Gustafsson; Hamill answers with a nice
left jab to the mush. Gustafsson lands an outside leg kick, socks
Hamill with a pair of right hands and stuffs a shot. Hamill
connects with a left straight, then a right uppercut-left straight
combo. A left hook from Hamill bloodies the corner of Gustafsson’s
right eye. Hamill catches Gustafsson coming in, zapping him with a
right over the top, but Gustafsson lands one of his own underneath.
Neither man scoring big in the last half-minute, as they trade
punch-for-punch to finish a close first round.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Gustafsson
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Gustafsson
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Hamill
Round 2
Gustafsson shucks a shot from Hamill early in the second, zapping
the American with punches when he dips inside to clinch. Hamill’s
right eye is showing wear now as Gustafsson gets busy with high
kicks, then jogs the perimeter of the cage. Gustafsson switches his
stance repeatedly while Hamill stands almost still in the middle.
Not a lot of clean offense getting through for either man, but
Gustafsson has been more active through the first half of the
stanza. Gustafsson stuffs a single-leg and split’s Hamill’s guard
with a left hand. Hamill falls to his side and Gustafsson pounces,
slamming with elbows and hopping into full mount. Right hands rain
down on the bloodied Hamill, then more elbows, then alternating
lefts and rights which bounce Hamill’s head off the canvas. Referee
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough and steps in for the save at 3:41
of round two.
Round 1
Pyle swipes with left hooks and tries to get inside for a takedown,
but wades back out. A right straight from MacDonald puts Pyle on
his rear, but the punch only seemed to graze as Pyle slipped. Pyle
dives into a takedown attempt and gets his head stuck in a
guillotine, quickly extracts it and holds onto MacDonald as he
stands back up. MacDonald gets driven back down, stands again, and
uncorks a right-left combo that stuns Pyle. MacDonald grabs another
guillotine, lets it go and chases Pyle down to the floor into
guard. MacDonald back out and kicks at the legs of Pyle, which are
already bearing marks from the strikes. Back down to the guard of
Pyle goes MacDonald. He catches Pyle with a left hand. Pyle begins
turning over and a right hand connects. Pyle is in deep trouble as
he turtles on his knees, MacDonald’s right hand repeatedly crashing
into Pyle’s temple. Kevin Mulhall waves it off at 3:54; Pyle still
appears wobbly as he tries to stand while the official decision is
read.
Round 1
The first offense of the bout comes from Rivera, who slaps
Philippou with inside thigh kicks until the New Yorker clinches up.
He brings “El Conquistador” to the floor and works from Rivera’s
open guard as Rivera scoots his back to the cage. Philippou moves
to half-guard, Rivera still controlling his right arm. Rivera works
back to his feet, absorbing punches on his way up, but can’t get
off the cage once he’s vertical. Philippou’s not doing much with
the position, so ref Mario Yamasaki splits them up with about two
minutes left. Ten seconds later, they’re back in the same position
and the crowd lets them hear it. Rivera reverses and puts
Philippou’s back on the cage, scoring with a knee to the gut.
Philippou breaks off and jogs to the other side of the cage, but
Rivera stays patient, closes the gap and zaps him with a nice right
hand. Rivera clinches again, but Philippou is able to quickly
disengage, landing an uppercut on his way out. Philippou wades in
with punches and clinches again before the horn. The Philly fans do
not like this one so far.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Philippou
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Philippou
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Philippou
Round 2
Philippou drops Rivera with a right hand early and it’s looking bad
for the Bostonian. Philippou pounds and pounds, referee Yamasaki
standing above and warning Rivera that he’ll stop the fight if he
doesn’t see something. Just when Yamasaki seems on the verge of
doing just that, Rivera comes alive and reverses Philippou into the
base of the cage. Now it’s Rivera unloading with punches, but
Philippou seems unfazed. Both men are looking spent less than
halfway into the second round as they get back to their feet.
Clinchwork on the cage with both guys looking to dirty-box,
Philippou scoring with intermittent uppercuts. Yamasaki splits them
up with two minutes left, to the approval of the crowd. And then
they clinch again. Rivera trips Philippou down, but goes straight
into an omoplata attempt. Rivera’s right arm is in a bad spot, but
Philippou is having trouble finishing. He can’t, despite holding
Rivera in the position for a good 30 seconds, and Rivera escapes
before the end of the round.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Philippou
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Philippou
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Philippou
Round 3
Rivera lands the better strikes in the opening minute of the final
round, stinging Philippou with punches and short strikes in the
clinch. Before long, Philippou brings him down. Rivera throws up a
triangle choke, but can’t close it and Philippou shucks him off.
Tired punches from Philippou on the floor as Rivera scrambles up.
They clinch on the fence, Philippou using foot stomps until
Yamasaki splits them up. Straight back to the clinch they go,
Philippou trying for a single-leg which Rivera stymies. Guillotine
attempt from Rivera doesn’t get far, but does bring Philippou down
to a knee. The veteran scores with right hands and a knee to the
body, but he’s running out of time. Philippou is giving nothing in
return from his knees. He stands up with 30 seconds left and
Yamasaki issues one last restart order. Philippou lands a left
hook, Rivera rattles off a one-two, and the middleweights tumble to
the ground at the horn.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Rivera (29-28 Philippou)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Rivera (29-28 Philippou)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Rivera (29-28 Philippou)
Official result: It’s a split verdict, with one judge submitting a 29-28 scorecard for Jorge Rivera and the remaining two officials rendering the same score for the first-time UFC winner, Constantinos Philippou.
Round 1
Hallman, wearing perhaps the smallest pair of trunks to grace the
Octagon since Joe Son, leaps onto Ebersole’s back within seconds
and locks up a body triangle. Ebersole rolls to escape and can’t
find his way out. Rear-naked choke attempt from Hallman is getting
close, but Ebersole’s staying alive by controlling the wrists. The
body triangle is released now, Hallman on his back with hooks in,
Ebersole atop him. Ebersole punches over his shoulder and twists
loose, but finds himself in a guillotine. Hallman sits at the base
of the fence, cranking the choke. Ebersole postures up and escapes,
then wails away with hammerfists and elbows which stun “Superman.”
Short staples are doing further damage to Hallman, who’s just
trying to stay alive with Ebersole in his full guard. Ebersole
stacks his man up and dives in with one more elbow, and this one
makes Hallman go limp. Referee Kevin Mulhall rescues the dazed
Hallman at 4:28 of the first round.
Round 1
Mario Yamasaki is the third man in the cage for this evening’s
middleweight co-main event. Akiyama is moving backward early,
flicking out leg kicks as he does. Belfort tries for head kicks as
both men remain tentative in the first minute. Akiyama tries a
front kick, perhaps hoping to duplicate Anderson Silva’s feat. A
left hand from Belfort bounces off Akiyama’s temple and the judoka
goes down. Belfort goes wild, unleashing a brutal series of left
hands. Akiyama gets to his feet, only to be met by another volley.
He collapses again, face-first onto the canvas, and this time he’s
not getting up. The official time of the devastating knockout is
1:52 of the first round.
Round 1
Dan Miragliotta has officiating duties for the 205-pound main
event. Evans crouches in his corner at the start of the first,
while Ortiz bounces up and down in his. Ortiz comes forward,
slapping with a leg kick and putting a left hook on Evans’ cheek.
Evans answers with a low kick of his own, then matadors Ortiz when
the “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” rushes with punches. Right hand
connects for Evans and the men clinch briefly, neither gaining the
advantage. Ortiz dives for a double-leg against the fence and
brings Evans down with two minutes down. Evans stays on his knees,
his back on the cage, sending short punches to Ortiz’s head as Tito
tries to pick the ankle. They stand, Ortiz still holding a single,
but he lets it go. They get into a firefight on the fence and it’s
Evans landing the better shots. Right hooks, uppercuts, body blows
all landing from Evans. Ortiz is covering up, but not out of the
fight. He clinches and drills a knee to Evans’ body; Rashad answers
with a level elbow. Rashad throws Ortiz over his shoulder and plows
him to the ground, pounding away while Tito covers up. Ortiz’s
right side is to the fence with Evans in side control on his left.
Short right hands land for Evans and Ortiz rolls to guard. Evans
finishes out the round stacking Ortiz up and punching to the
head.
Tony Loiseleur scores the round 10-9 Evans
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Evans
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Evans
Round 2
They meet in the middle, Evans trying to get inside with left
hands, then backing out when Ortiz pushes in. Rashad misses with a
combo but gets inside on Ortiz, who grabs at a guillotine and falls
to guard. It looks tight and Ortiz is wrenching it with all his
might, but Evans has the angle to escape. The former Spartan does
just that and moves to side control, knee on Ortiz’s belly, where
Evans does damage with right hands. Rashad moves into the mounted
crucifix, Ortiz’s right arm trapped between his legs, but can’t
mount much offense before Ortiz gets the limb loose. Ortiz is
bucking, pushing off the cage with his feet to try and escape, but
he’s bloodied and Evans stays heavy on top. Ortiz rolls out and
grabs at an armbar which gives the crowd a rise, but it’s not
there. Evans stays on top and stands, Ortiz still kneeling at the
base of the fence. A vicious knee to the solar plexus causes Ortiz
to wilt, and that’s all she wrote. Evans lands another six or eight
right hands to his fetal foe before referee Miragliotta realizes
Ortiz isn’t going anywhere and steps in to wave it off. The
official time is 4:48 of round two.