PHILADELPHIA — Rashad Evans and Vitor Belfort had practically the same two-word message for the mixed martial arts world after their UFC 133 victories — "I'm back."
Rashad Evans vs. Tito Ortiz
Second Round Ortiz is breathing hard, while Evans is dancing around and looking fresh. Ortiz isn't getting much done on the feet, as Evans seems able to avoid his strikes when he wants. Evans comes in and Ortiz catches him in guillotine not unlike the one that put an end to Bader at UFC 132. Evans pops out after a tense 20 seconds or so and has top position. Evans is in side control and the crowd is still loving this war. Ortiz is in trouble again with Evans raining down strikes. Ortiz's strength can't get Evans off of him. Evans works on a kimura, but doesn't get very far during either attempt. Both men are working hard on the ground, but it's all Evans so far. Ortiz momentarily gets him in a leg lock as Evans tries to slither around, but he's out of it. Evans is up with Ortiz still on his knees. Punches come down on Ortiz, Evans knocks the wind out of his opponent with a knee to the chest and the referee jumps in. Evans wins via TKO at 4:48 of the second round.
First Round "Tito" chants have started, but that's about the only thing through the first minute. Evans and Ortiz are feeling each other out without much contact. Ortiz is pushing the pace more, but Evans is quicker and skipping away. They exchange around the 3:30 mark, but both only land small shots. Ortiz shoots in and gets Rashad to the ground two minutes in, but Evans has his back to the wall and is trying to use it to get up. Ortiz has a leg, though, and isn't letting go despite punches to his face. Evans is up and they break. Evans gets Ortiz up against the fence and tees off. Ortiz is defending himself, but Evans is picking up points. An elbow from Evans is answered by a knee from Ortiz. Evans throws a looping hook, picks up Ortiz and slams him to the ground. Evans is feeling it now with ground-and-pound strikes. Ortiz can't feel good, but he's not seriously hurt either. A 10-9 first round goes to Evans.
First Round "Tito" chants have started, but that's about the only thing through the first minute. Evans and Ortiz are feeling each other out without much contact. Ortiz is pushing the pace more, but Evans is quicker and skipping away. They exchange around the 3:30 mark, but both only land small shots. Ortiz shoots in and gets Rashad to the ground two minutes in, but Evans has his back to the wall and is trying to use it to get up. Ortiz has a leg, though, and isn't letting go despite punches to his face. Evans is up and they break. Evans gets Ortiz up against the fence and tees off. Ortiz is defending himself, but Evans is picking up points. An elbow from Evans is answered by a knee from Ortiz. Evans throws a looping hook, picks up Ortiz and slams him to the ground. Evans is feeling it now with ground-and-pound strikes. Ortiz can't feel good, but he's not seriously hurt either. A 10-9 first round goes to Evans.
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