411's UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva Report 01.02.10
Posted by Jeremy Lambert on 01.03.2010
Rashad Evans rebounded from his first career loss by winning a Unanimous Decision victory over Thiago Silva in the main event of the evening. Elsewhere, Paul Daley show his power once again by knocking out Dustin Hazelett quickly in the first round and Junior dos Santos continued his winning ways by defeating Gilbert Yvel in the first round with strikes. Click for the full report.
UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva
From the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada
Live on SpikeTV and PPV
-Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan our the hosts. They rundown the SpikeTV portion of the prelims.
-Video preview for Miller vs. Lauzon.
Lightweight Fight: Dan Lauzon (12-2) vs. Cole Miller (15-4)
-Lauzon hasn't fought for UFC since UFC 64, a loss to Spencer Fisher. He's coming off a victory over Bobby Green at Affliction in January. Cole Miller is coming off a KO loss to Efrain Escudero at UFC 103
-Steve Mazzagatti is the referee.
Round One: Lauzon comes out southpaw. Quick clinch. Miller doubles up a left hook but Lauzon covered well. Another clinch and Miller tries to pull guard but decides not to. BIG LEFT HOOK DROPS MILLER! Lauzon tries to finish him on the ground but Miller survives and gets to his feet. Knee by Lauzon as Miller gets up. Right hook by Lauzon. They clinch. Miller with knees to the body. They break. Lauzon catches a kick and tags Miller with three lefts. He lets go of Miller's leg. Miller pressing forward and scoring with punches. Lauzon ducks under and gets the back of Miller. He drags Miller to the ground and still has his back. Lauzon tries to get the hooks in but Miller sweeps and looks for an inverted triangle. He looks to have it locked in and might be switching to a kimura. LAUZON TAPS!
Official Decision: Cole Miller by Submission (Reverse Triangle/Kimura) at 3:05 in Round One
-Miller doesn't promise to win every fight but he promises to always be exciting.
Welterweight Fight: Mike Pyle (18-6-1) vs. Jake Ellenberger (21-5)
Round One: Ellenberger gets a quick takedown. Half butterfly guard by Pyle. Pyle gets full guard and traps the right arm. Short punches by Pyle. Pyle switches and traps the left arm. Elbow by Ellenberger. Pyle look for a triangle but doesn't fully commit to it. Ellenberger postures out of it but Pyle traps his right arm again. Elbow by Ellenberger. Hammerfists from the bottom by Pyle. Short elbows by Ellenberger. Pyle goes for an armbar but Ellenberger postures up and to his feet. Ellenberger lets Pyle to his feet. They clinch. Knee to the body by Pyle but Ellenberger takes him down off of it. Ellenberger in half guard. Pyle looking for a kimura. He pulls the arm free from the bottom but can't finish it. Ellenberger defends well and Pyle releases it. Ellenberger still in half guard. Ellenberger postures up and lands good hammerfists as the round ends.
10-9 Ellenberger based on the ground and pound at the end of the round.
-Pyle was holding his ribs as he tried to get up.
Round Two: Pyle shoots in and Ellenberger stuffs it. Knee to body by Ellenberger followed by a big right hand that drops Pyle. Ellenberger standing over Pyle and raining down punches. THE REF STOPS IT!
Official Decision: Jake Ellenberger by TKO (Strikes) at 0:22 in Round Two
-Ellenberger says it feels good to pick up his first UFC victory.
-Video preview for Kampmann vs. Volkmann.
Welterweight Fight: Jacob Volkmann (9-1) vs. Martin Kampmann (15-3)
-Volkmann is coming off a decision loss to Paulo Thiago at UFC 106. Kampmann is coming off a TKO loss to Paul Daley at UFC 103.
-Yves Lavinge is the referee.
Round One: Volkmann standing southpaw. Left hand by Volkmann just misses and Kampmann lands a leg kick. Counter right by Kampmann followed by another. Quick exchange won by Kampmann. Quick clinch and a break. Left hand followed by a good right that tags Kampmann. Kampmann fires back with a right that drops Volkmann. Volkmann right back to his feet. Kampmann scoring with the counter right over and over. One two combo by Kampmann. They clinch and Volkmann lands a right on the break. Straight right by Kampmann. Kampmann bleeding a bit out of his left eye. Volkmann presses forward and lands a good combo. Straight right by Kampmann drops Volkmann. Kampmann pounces on Volkmann but Volkmann is already recovered and ties up Kampmann in his guard. Kampmann backs out and postures to his feet. Kampmann slings down with a right hand. Kampmann passes to half guard. Kampmann is postures up. Big right hand by Kampmann followed by a series of hammerfists. Volkmann tries to scramble but Kampmann catches him with a guillotine. IT'S TIGHT! Volkmann taps out.
Official Decision: Martin Kampmann by Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 4:03 in Round One
-Kampmann is disappointed that Volkmann hit him with so many punches.
Middleweight Fight: Ryan Jensen (15-4) vs. Mark Munoz (6-1)
-Munoz is coming off a decision victory over Nick Catone at UFC 102. Jensen is coming off submission victory over Steve Steinbeiss at Fight Night: Diaz vs. Guillard.
-Mario Yamasaki is the referee.
Round One: Munoz presses forward and misses. High kick by Jensen misses. Leg kick by Jensen followed by another. Jumping knee by Jensen but Munoz catches it and gets the takedown. Munoz in side control. Jensen trying for a guillotine but has to give it up. Jensen turns into Munoz. Munoz spins and has the back of Jensen in side control. Jensen gets up his feet and spins away from Munoz. Jensen presses forward and connects with some good punches. Jensen clinches with Munoz and tries to take him down. Munoz blocks it and puts Jensen on his back. Munoz postures up and lands some good hammerfists. Munoz passes to half guard. More big punches by Munoz. Jensen tries to turn away but Munoz is relentless with his ground and pound. Jensen tries to tap but Munoz keeps hitting him. Finally Jensen taps out as the ref stops it.
Official Decision: Mark Munoz by Submission (Strikes) 2:30 in Round One
-Munoz says he's been working hard on his striking as he knows that's his weakness.
-Joe Rogan is backstage with Dana White. Dana says he put Yvel vs. dos Santos on first to kick off the night with fireworks. Dana and Joe hype Hazelett vs. Daley and Evans vs. Silva. Rogan says that Evans received his black belt in jiu-jitsu from Rolles Gracie today.
-Joe Rogan is backstage with Rashad Evans. Evans says that he's focused on Thiago Silva and getting back to Lyoto Machida.
-ORDER THE PPV!
-Gladiator Intro.
-Mike Goldberg and Joe Rogan welcome us to the PPV. They rundown the card.
-Video preview for Yvel vs. dos Santos.
Heavyweight Fight: Gilbert Yvel (36-13-1, 1NC) vs. Junior dos Santos (9-1)
-This is Yvel's UFC debut. He is coming off a KO victory over Pedro Rizzo at Ultimate Chaos in June 09. Dos Santos is coming off a TKO victory over Mirko "Cro Cop" at UFC 103.
-Herb Dean is the referee.
Round One: Quick left by Yvel. Santos ducks under and comes back with a left of his own. Spinning back kick by Yvel but Santos hits a leg kick as he spins. Quick exchange that neither fighter connects. Santos presses forward and lands a couple of good right hands. Yvel with a counter. Yvel switches to southpaw and switches back. Leg kick by Santos followed by a right as Yvel was coming in. Head kick by Yvel is blocked. LEFT HOOK DROPS YVEL! Santos stands over him and drops some hammerfists. Yvel tries to roll but keeps getting punched. The ref stops it.
-Yvel is upset with the stoppage but his lights were out on the left hook and the other shots just woke him up.
Official Decision: Junior dos Santos by TKO (Strikes) at 2:07 in Round One
-Dos Santos says this win puts him on the top of the division.
-Video promo for UFC 109 featuring Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman, Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen, Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago, Dan Miller vs. Demian Maia, and Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg.
-Video preview for Miller vs. Ludwig.
Lightweight Fight: Jim Miller (15-2) vs. Duane Ludwig (27-9)
-Miller is coming off a TKO victory over Steve Lopez at UFC 103. This is Ludwig's first UFC fight since January 2006 where he KO'd Jonathan Goulet. He's coming off a submission by strikes victory over Ryan Roberts at ROF 36 in December 09.
-Mario Yamasaki is the referee.
Round One: Miller standing southpaw. Straight by Ludwig lands. Good combo by Miller ending with a leg kick. Good right hand by Miller followed by another leg kick. Ludwig with a combo but Miller blocks most of it. Body shot by Miller. Ludwig with a right but it's blocked. An exchange of strikes misses by both. Short left hook by Ludwig. MILLER DROPS LUDWIG WITH A RIGHT! Miller on Ludwig right away and has side control. Miller passes to mount. Ludwig tries to buck him off but Miller goes for an armbar. Miller rolls to his back and tries to finish the armbar. Ludwig has his hands locked. Miller breaks the grip and finishes the armbar. LUDWIG TAPS!
Official Decision: Jim Miller by Submission (Armbar) at 2:31 in Round One
-Miller thanks Duane Ludwig for stepping up and everyone else for stepping up due to injuries and thanks the fans for showing up and buying the PPV.
-They replay the Cole Miller vs. Dan Lauzon fight from the SpikeTV Preliminary card.
-Takanori Gomi is in the crowd. Mike Goldberg confirms that Gomi has signed with UFC.
-Video preview for Lauzon vs. Stout.
Lightweight Fight: Sam Stout (15-5-1) vs. Joe Lauzon (17-4)
-Stout is coming off a decision victory over Matt Wiman at UFC 97. Lauzon is coming off a submission victory over Jeremy Stephens at Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens. Lauzon hasn't fought since February 09 due to major knee surgery.
-Steve Mazzagatti is the referee.
Round One: Lauzon with a quick clinch and body lock. Lauzon gets the trip takedown and moves right to half guard. Lauzon with good short elbows. Stout tries to scramble up but can't. Stout is cut over the left eye. Lauzon goes for a kimura but Stout rolls through, escapes, and gets to his feet. He allows Lauzon up. Counter right hand by Stout. Lauzon shoots and has a single. Stout with some hammerfists as Lauzon still has the leg. Lauzon drags Stout to the ground. Stout seated on the cage. Stout wall walks up the cage and to his feet. Knee by Stout as they break. Lauzon shoots but Stout sprawls. Lauzon pulls guard. Stout in the guard of Lauzon. Elbow by Stout. Lauzon traps the arm of Stout. Stout works it free and lands some hammerfists before getting to his feet and allowing Lauzon up. Counter left by Stout. Sprawl by Stout and then he lands an uppercut. Body shot by Stout. Body kick by Stout. Big uppercut by Stout at Lauzon moves forward. Right hand by Lauzon. Leg kick by Stout. Body shot by Stout. Good combo by Stout finished with a leg kick. Lauzon lands a leg kick. Quick flurry by Stout but Lauzon covered well. Spinning backfist by Stout but Lauzon blocked most of it. The round ends.
10-9 Stout as he landed the better shots on the feet and controlled more of the round.
Round Two: Sprawl by Stout and he shoves Lauzon away. Body shot by Stout. Stout pressing forward but Lauzon moving away and covering well. Stout just misses with a head kick as Lauzon ducked under. Stout presses forward but Lauzon uses the aggression to get the takedown. Stout tries to wall walk up and does so. They break from the clinch. Good combo by Stout. Lauzon catches a kick and gets the back of Stout as he tries to turn away. Stout turns into him and then break the clinch. Right hand by Lauzon. Stout returns fire with a right of his own. Lauzon with another right. Good combo by Stout ending with a body shot. Stout really putting his combos together. Right hand by Stout. Head kick by Stout but Lauzon blocked it. Huge body shots by Stout. Lauzon shoots but Stout sprawls. Lauzon pulls half guard. Stout backs away and gets to his feet. Lauzon is up. Combo by Stout. Lauzon covering well on the strikes but Stout is the more aggressive. Body kick by Stout. Lauzon shoots and pulls guard. Elbow by Stout followed by another. The round ends.
10-9 Stout as he dominated on the feet and sprawled on most of the takedowns.
Round Three: Lauzon comes out quickly trying to clinch. Stout with a big right hand. Stout sprawls and connects with a shot on the way up. One two by Stout. Head kick by Lauzon but Stout takes it on the chin and doesn't flinch. Good combo by Stout. Knee to the body by Stout. Stout picking apart Lauzon with kicks and shots to the body. Lauzon shoots but Stout just moves away. Body shot by Stout. Big left hook rocks Lauzon. Stout putting on a striking clinic. Another blocked takedown by Lauzon. Stout continues to pick apart Lauzon. Lauzon doing nothing but covering up. Lauzon gets a takedown and is in guard. Elbow by Lauzon. More elbows. Lauzon moves to half guard and then right to mount. Lauzon tries to lock up a guillotine from the top. Stout defends, pulls out, and scrambles to his feet. Lauzon up and goes for a flying heel hook but Stout easily moves away. Stout back to picking apart Lauzon on the feet. Big uppercut by Stout. Flying knee by Stout but Lauzon blocked it. Stout with a big flurry as the round ends.
10-9 Stout as he just put on a striking clinic for most of the round and the damage he did on the feet was more than what Lauzon did on the ground.
Official Decision: Sam Stout by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
-Stout thanks his team for helping him with this fight. He's pumped about the win.
-They replay the Martin Kampmann vs. Jacob Volkmann fight from the SpikeTV Preliminary card.
-Video preview for Hazelett vs. Daley.
Welterweight Fight: Paul Daley (22-8-2) vs. Dustin Hazelett (14-4)
-Paul Daley weighed in at 172 pounds and was fined 10% of his purse.
-Daley is coming off a TKO victory over Martin Kampmann at UFC 103. Hazelett is coming off a submission victory over Tamdan McCrory at UFC 91. Hazelett has not fought since November 08 due to major knee surgery. He was scheduled to fight at UFC 106 but didn't because his opponent Karo Parisyan pulled out two days before the fight.
-Herb Dean is the referee.
Round One: Hazelett starts off with a rolling kick that misses. Head kick thrown by Hazelett but blocked. Leg kick by Daley. Body kick by Daley followed by a head kick that misses. Leg kick by Daley. Right hand by Daley just misses. Another leg kick by Daley. Front kick by Hazelett. Crowd starting to boo due to lack of action. Another front kick by Hazelett. BIG LEFT HOOK DROPS HAZELETT! Daley pounces on him and pounds him out in the guard. The ref stops it.
Official Decision: Paul Daley by KO (Left Hook/Strikes) at 2:24 in Round One
-Daley plugs the after-party and apologizes for his post fight antics where he got a little too excited after the victory.
-They replay Ryan Jensen vs. Mark Munoz from the Preliminary card.
-55% of the fans think Evans will defeat Silva in the main event.
-Inside The Numbers: Evans lands 58% of takedowns, 4 of last 5 wins by TKO, holds UFC record for most takedowns without being swept. Silva has 12 of 13 wins by strikes, average UFC fight for him is 3:48, has a 77% takedown defense.
-Silva is coming off a KO victory over Rashad Evans teammate and best friend Keith Jardine at UFC 102. Evans is coming off a KO loss to Lyoto Machida at UFC 98. In that fight he lost the UFC Light Heavyweight title.
-Yves Lavigne is the referee.
Round One: Evans presses forward and pushes Silva against the cage. Clinch by Evans. Evans has one underhook. Silva grabs the plum and Evans drops for a double. Takedown by Evans. Silva right back up. Big takedown by Evans lands him in side control. Evans moves to mount. Silva spins out and gets to his feet. They're still clinched. Knee to the body by Silva. Evans puts him against the cage. They break. Counter punches by Silva. Knee to the body by Silva but Evans uses that to get the takedown. Evans in side control. Evans moves to north south. Silva rolls and gets to his feet. They break from the clinch. Leg kick by Silva. A lot of head movement by Evans. Good right by Evans. Another right by Evans and he clinches. Evans has Silva against the cage. Good uppercut by Evans on the break. Body shot by Evans and he gets another takedown. Silva back to his feet. Evans still has a hold of him. They break. The round ends.
10-9 Evans based on the takedowns and control on the ground and in the clinch.
Round Two: Evans presses forward and gets Silva covering. Clinch by Evans. Evans has Silva against the cage. Short punches by Silva. They break and Silva just misses with an uppercut. Body kick by Silva but Evans gets the takedown off it. Evans in half guard. Evans lets him up as Silva rolls for an armbar. Evans presses forward and gets a BIG TAKEDOWN. Evans has Silva seated against the cage. Evans tries to mount but Silva rolls away and gets to his feet. Evans drives Silva into the cage and gets the clinch. Silva lands a right hand on the break. Right hand by Silva. Head kick by Silva but Evans eats it. Evans with another takedown and has Silva seated against the cage. Silva uses the cage to get to his feet. Evans still has the clinch and Silva pressed against the cage. The round ends.
10-9 Evans based on the takedowns and control in the clinch.
Round Three: Evans shoots but Silva stuffs it. Evans still has the clinch and pushes Silva against the cage. Left hand by Evans on the break. Evans ducks under and gets the takedown. Silva right back to his feet. They break from the clinch. Silva tells Evans to bring it. Silva clapping his hands and trying to get the crowd into it. Evans stays patient. Right hand by Evans. Silva sticks his chin out and drops his hands. Silva trying to bait Evans. Evans doesn't go for it. Big right hand by Silva stumbles Evans. Evans shoots but Silva stuffs it. Uppercut by Silva. Knee by Silva followed by another right. Evans trying to survive. Evans survives and Silva goes back to taunting him. Jab by Silva. Evans shoots but Silva blocks it. Evans has the clinch and puts Silva against the cage. Evans drops for the double but Silva defends. The round ends.
10-9 Silva as he has Evans rocked and that was the most significant damage of the round.
Official Decision: Rashad Evans by Unanimous Decision (29-28 across)
-Evans says he got lazy in the third and it almost cost him. Evans calls out "Rampage" Jackson.
-They replay the Mike Pyle vs. Jake Ellenberger fight for the Preliminary card.
-Submission of the night goes to Cole Miller for his inverted triangle/kimura.
-Turning point of the night goes to Paul Daley for his left hook on Dustin Hazelett.
Damn Thiago... U disappointed me with that showboating in the 3rd round.. u wasted so much time with that crap.
Posted By: Jorge (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 01:28 AM
It is a shame Thiago has such poor takedown defense because he was easily outstriking Evans. But another good gameplan by Mr Jackson....
Speaking of Evans, can we finally agree his stand up is some of the most overrated in MMA? He was rocked by a gassed Silva for crying out loud.
Posted By: Steve Perry (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 01:32 AM
I thought it was a good show top to bottom. I'm a huge Cole Miller fan, and hopefully more people are after tonight.
I'm disappointed that Hazelett lost. Something seemed off about him tonight though. He looked out of it, possibly sick or something. Either way, Daley caught him good. I still don't think Daley stands a chance in a division dominated by wrestlers, but he is making a name for himself. So, at least the money will be there for him.
As for the main event, Evans came in with a perfect gameplan. He finally went back to his wrestling roots. He exposed a weakness in Silva's game, and also showed that Silva isn't too comfortable on the bottom, despite being a black belt in BJJ.
On the other hand though, this fight did Evans no favors in terms of popularity. Even with the loss, I think Silva came away with more fans than Evans. Oh well though.
Good show overall.
Posted By: Rock Robster (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 01:34 AM
While Im glad I didnt get this card, this would have been worth $20. Evans-v-Jackson cant come soon enough.
Posted By: Gty (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 02:16 AM
Rashad's fight can be looked at in two ways....
- He is now emulating GSP, by minimizing risk and fighting towards his strengths. Perfectly acceptable strategy that will give you more W's than L's.
OR
- That was the definition of lay and pray, Rashad did not try to finish and was almost scared to engage in striking.
Posted By: Brad (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 02:30 AM
my goodness this sam stout.
Posted By: dale (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 03:26 AM
Lol at Fans booing Rashad Evans for using wrestling as opposed to Striking. Honestly if you don't like takedowns and stuff... theres an alternative sport you can watch... Boxing :)
Posted By: Glyn Speight (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 08:07 AM
rashad kicked thiagos ass, thiagos third round antics were really gay. rashad better not get lazy on jackson because if he gets caught by jackson like he did silva then its lights out.....fight of the night was stout vs lauzon
Posted By: 411 manias enemy (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 09:04 AM
I'm glad I bougt this show. Pure awesome.
Posted By: King Durin (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 09:07 AM
Steve Perry,you clown!Silva was only outstriking Rashad in the last round.Rashad was both out striking and beating Silva easily with wrestling fot the first two rounds.Get the facts right.
Posted By: Guest#0083 (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 09:36 AM
Everytime I watch Stout fight he gets better, he could be something with a few more years experience.
Posted By: cbg (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 01:36 PM
People are only hating on Rashad's wrestling because he did nothing...and I repeat, nothing with it. Never did he get any significant GnP; he could not hold Silva down. Silva got up every time.
That said, I find it hard to score the fight for Silva since he was unable to mount any real offense until the third round. I don't think he went back to showboating, I think he simply gassed. Silva is not so dumb that he'd back off and not KO the guy if he was in any condition to do so.
Posted By: Guest#7164 (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 01:43 PM
Evans fought a great fight and Silva acted liked an idiot in the 3rd round.
The Stout fight was absolutely incredible.
Posted By: SeatsPro (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 02:20 PM
Evans was trying to win on the cards. Simple as that. Silva was not hurt at all. He was winded. Main events need to go five rounds regardless of whether it is a title fight or not. That main event was not satisfying at all.
Posted By: birds_of_a_feather (Registered) on January 03, 2010 at 04:30 PM
Rashad fought a smart fight. Silva is good too though. So yeah Rashad couldn't capitolize on his takedowns. And Silva's "antics" were great strategy and almost got him a win. He tricked Rashad into a bad spot and almost got the KO.
Posted By: Rockula (Guest) on January 03, 2010 at 08:21 PM
-Paul Daley weighed in at 172 pounds and was fined 10% of his purse.
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...and once again, there really needs to be another option for the fighter who makes weight.
Hazelett could choose to either take the fight anyway and fight a much bigger stronger opponent or walk away and make nothing.
Sorry, but stiffer penalties and better options are needed.
Make if 50% of his purse if they fight... and have not fighting actually be a realistic option. If a fighter comes in at weight and his opponent comes in over, he should be able to walk away from it- with the overweight fighter paying him 50% of what his purse would have been.
When threatened with having to pay some big money out of pocket, I can guarantee that fighters wouldn't be missing weight nearly as much as they are now.
...and there should be no chance in hell of an overweight fighter winning any bonuses. It was complete bs that they gave KOotN to Daley.
Posted By: cyks (Guest) on January 04, 2010 at 04:04 AM
i think silva did more damage this is so obvious
Posted By: boo (Guest) on January 04, 2010 at 07:30 AM
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