So, Rashad Evans convincingly knocks out Tito Ortiz at UFC 133. I admit that I had Ortiz down to win before the fight, but at the same time, it was really quite hard to predict. Their last fight in 2007 was a draw, and coming into the fight, both fighters were in different situations. Evans had not fought in ages, so you could argue that he was fresher but at the same time lacking in actual fights. Ortiz on the other hand fought at the last UFC event, so he had plenty of UFC fights, but on the other hand, that could have possibly meant that he would have been more tired.
Before Evans finished the fight in the second round, I would say it was fairly evenly balanced, with Evans possibly having a slight edge. Whereas Ortiz tried to take the fight to ground and win by submission, Evans for the most part wanted to stay standing and get into a slugfest. Ortiz had to chances to submit Evans but the latter escaped on both occasions, whereas eventually what won the fight for Evans was ground and pound, starting off with a powerful knee to the chest of Ortiz.
For me, the best moment was unarguably the massive powerslam on Ortiz by Evans (pictured). He made it look so easy, and although it didn't result in much, it just showed that Evans was the better fighter and was a hint of what was to come later on in the fight.
In other fights, Belfort knocked out Akiyama and Hallman lost to Brian Ebersole via TKO. Ebersole looked pretty impressive, and Hallman couldn't really handle him. Hallman attempted a submission, which failed, leaving Ebersole to ground and pound and get the victory. It was rather like Ortiz vs Evans, in that sense.
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