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UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans

© Marc Wickert
www.knucklepit.com
May 29, 2010

All photos copyright 2004 Zuffa LLC
Photography by Joshua Hedges

In Earlier Matches

Dong Hyun Kim def. Amir Sodollah by unanimous decision.

Efrain Escudero def. Dan Lauzon by unanimous decision.

Cyrille Diabate def. Luiz Cane by TKO – 2.13, Round One.

Aaron Riley def. Joe Brammer by unanimous decision.

Ryan Jensen def. Jesse Forbes by guillotine – 1.06, Round One.

The Battles

John Hathaway (6’1” 171) vs. Diego Sanchez (5’10” 171)
Welterweight
Referee: Herb Dean

Round One
4.53: John (orthodox) leg-kicked Diego (southpaw).
4.46: Diego moved in with a flurry before attempting a takedown, but John sprawled free.
3.48: Hathaway caught Sanchez with an elbow and Sanchez got the takedown before they climbed back up in a clinch.
3.38: They separated.
3.20: Hathaway leg-kicked.
3.08: He landed a right cross.
2.40: Diego shot in and copped a big knee to the face before John swarmed him with g’n’p, dropping down savage elbows and fists for the second half of the round.

Round Two
Hathaway came out dispatching low and high kicks and long-range punches.
4.34: He tagged Sanchez with a big left.
4.16: Sanchez landed a right hook.
4.10: Sanchez landed a straight left.
3.37: And again.
3.15: John kneed and Diego swept it up before taking John down.
2.35: John clawed his way back up.
2.02: They broke the clinch.
1.57: John fired off a right cross.
0.55: Diego resisted a takedown.
The toe-to-toe continued up to the hooter.

Round Three
4.47: Hathaway harpooned Sanchez with a jab and the tit-for-tat resumed.
2.58: Hathaway shrugged off Sanchez’s takedown.  There seemed no urgency or desperation in Sanchez’s game despite his being behind on points.
2.38: Diego delivered a packed right.
2.14: John warded off another takedown and the pair clinched before separating at 1.58.

Result: John Hathaway by unanimous decision.

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (6’2” 205) vs. Jason Brilz (5’11” 205)
Light Heavyweight
Referee: Yves Lavigne

Round One
“Little Nog” was in southpaw and Jason in orthodox as the pair squared off.
4.38: Antonio dodged a leg kick.
4.20: Antonio leg-kicked.
3.57: Jason wore a knee to the midsection.
3.52: Nogueira leg-kicked, then avoided Brilz’s tackle attempt.
3.38: Nogueira unloaded another knee to the body.
3.36: Brilz caught Nogueira’s leg kick and used it to take Nog down before fighting from Nog’s guard.
2.36: Jason took Antonio’s back after a scramble for ground dominance.
2.32: Jason g’n’ped from half guard.
1.51: They stood as Antonio grabbed Jason’s back and tugged him to the canvas.
1.37: They were vertical.
0.54: Brilz attempted a single-leg takedown that evolved into a clinch.
0.37: They released and exchanged.

Round Two
4.35: Jason kicked Antonio’s lead leg before snapping up the leg and taking him down.
4.29: Antonio wrapped on a guillotine.
4.19: Jason’s head popped out, then they rolled and tumbled whilst playing dueling guillotines, with Jason getting the better of the deal.
2.02: The pair stood.  Jason closed the round by out-banging Antonio.

Round Three
4.17: Brilz tackled Nogueira and shrugged off a guillotine before moving into half guard.
3.55: Nogueira rolled Brilz and Brilz climbed to his feet at 3.34.
2.43: Nogueira kneed to the body.
2.39: Jason shot in and Antonio sprawled over his back.
1.44: They were standing.
1.20: Jason notched up another takedown and Antonio took his back, then fitted him with a crucifix; however Jason slipped out of the hold and grabbed half guard.
0.28: Antonio rolled Jason and got side control, then half guard.
This match could have gone either way.

Result: Antonio Rogerio Nogueira by split decision.

Mike Russow (6’1” 253) vs. Todd Duffee (6’3” 253)
Heavyweight
Referee: Josh Rosenthal

Round One
Todd charged out of the barriers like The Terminator on nitro, while Mike looked more like a misplaced pie man as he dropped to his knees under Todd’s barrage of leather at 4.23.  But Mike climbed back up and weathered the storm.
2.50: Todd bounced more fists off Mike’s noggin and tried to put him away.
2.01: The crowd gasped as Duffee landed more heavy knuckles.  He was hurling lefts, rights and uppercuts, but amazingly the tough Chicago cop was still there.
0.12: Duffee detonated a high kick.

Round Two
Todd recommenced throwing bombs as Mike successfully blocked most of them with his jaw.  This was one tough dude.
2.48: Mike caught Todd with a left hook.
By the end of the round, Todd appeared to be suffering a fuel crisis and Mike wasn’t going away.

Round Three
Russow was unable to take Duffee down thus far; however Duffee appeared to have punched himself out.
3.54: He was obviously ahead on points and discarded Russow’s takedown attempt.
3.00: Russow seemed to be using his mitts as focus pads for Duffee’s strikes, having worn the brunt of his punches.
2.29: Out of nowhere, Mike let a jack out of the box and ironed Todd out with a HUGE right.

For more on Mike Russow: http://www.knucklepit.com/mixed-martial-arts-mike_russow.htm

Result: Mike Russow by KO – 2.35, Round Three.

Melvin Guillard (5’9” 155) vs. Waylon Lowe (5’7” 155)
Lightweight
Referee: Yves Lavigne

4.30: Waylon (southpaw) charged in with a left fist, Melvin (orthodox) sidestepped and shoved the incoming Waylon to the floor.  Waylon bounced back up and the toe-to-toe continued.
4.00: Lowe shot in and latched onto Guillard’s right leg as Guillard pogoed  on his left foot.
3.48: Lowe swept Guillard’s left leg before they scrambled and stood clinched.  Both men fought for ownership of Melvin’s legs.
2.41: Melvin kneed Waylon in the face and Waylon seized Melvin’s left leg.
2.32: Melvin adopted the role of Octagon blacksmith and used Waylon’s head for an anvil, pounding it with hammerfists.
2.18: They separated.
1.37: Lowe shot for Guillard’s legs, then Guillard fired a savage left knee into Lowe’s midsection that doubled him over.  Yves Lavigne pulled it up.
Can’t recall seeing a UFC bout end this way before.

Result: Melvin Guillard by TKO – 3.28, Round One.

Michael Bisping (6’2” 186) vs. Dan Miller (6’1” 185)
Middleweight
Referee: Steve Mazzagatti

Round One
4.40: Dan backed Michael up with a jab and followed with a kick to the trophy shop.  Steve Mazzagatti called for a brief smoko before play resumed.
3.50: Michael threw a right cross at Dan’s jaw.  Dan challenged Michael’s standup and seemed happy to trade with him rather than attempting an early takedown.
2.30: Dan leg-kicked.
1.52: And again.  He mixed up his attack with kicks, body punches and head shots, whilst Michael continued to headhunt.  Michael closed the round well.

Round Two
Bisping worked his jab to build a barrier for Miller’s anticipated takedown attempt.  Miller punctuated his punches with more leg kicks.
2.37: Bisping high-kicked and Miller replied with a fist combo and a leg kick.
2.20: Bisping foiled Miller’s first takedown.
2.18: Michael high-kicked and turned his game up a notch.  Dan’s leg kicks were distracting rather than powerful enough to demobilize Michael’s attack.

Round Three
4.37: Miller tagged Bisping with a right and they banged it out.
2.46: Miller shot in and took Bisping down before g’n’p-ing from Bisping’s guard.  Michael elbow-walked his back to the cage, then stood up, clinched.
2.16: They broke free.
1.10: Dan shot in and Michael sprawled.
They traded up to the bell.

Result: Michael Bisping by unanimous decision.

Rashad Evans (5’11” 206) vs. Rampage Jackson (6’1” 205)
Light Heavyweight
Referee: Herb Dean

Mike Goldberg introduces this bout as “the most highly anticipated match-up in UFC history”.  Joe Rogan doesn’t buy it.  Don’t know anybody who does.

Round One
4.45: Rashad sneaks in a big right hand and has Rampage dazed.  Rashad charges in like he’s running the bases and they clinch with Rampage’s back to the fence.
3.22: Evans fails with a takedown.
2.52: Herb Dean restarts the action.
2.18: Evans shoots under the radar, puts Jackson down and works from side control.
1.56: Jackson pulls Evans into half guard.
1.40: Rampage manages to stand in the clinch, but cops some big fists for his trouble.
0.27: Herb restarts play.

Round Two
4.27: They broadside and clinch.
3.35: They part and Rashad resumes his medicine-man dance, trying to mesmerize Rampage.
3.06: Rashad shoots, Rampage sprawls, and they lock up with Rampage’s back to the wires.
2.19: Herb breaks them up.
0.53: Rashad hits and clinches.

Round Three
Jackson’s flat footed and Evans is like a can of lightning bolts, but suddenly Jackson corners Evans and downs him with a combo.  He blasts Evans with g’n’p.
3.02: Evans stands in Jackson’s guillotine.
2.51: They part.  Jackson doesn’t appear to have the steam to capitalize – the one that got away!
1.50: Evans shoots Jackson down.
0.43: They stand and Evans takes Jackson back down.

Result:  Rashad Evans by unanimous decision.

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