EVANS-SMITH vs RENEAU
Back in the Octagon for the first time since December of 2014, Ashlee Evans-Smith made the wait worth it Sunday evening, as she scored a three-round split decision win over top 15-ranked Marion Reneau in UFC Fight Night prelim action at Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh.
Scores were 30-27 29-27 and 28-29 for Evans-Smith, now 4-1. Reneau falls to 6-3.
Evans-Smith was the busier of the two as the fight began, her striking game working effectively. But a little over two minutes in, Reneau began a flurrying sequence reminiscent of Vitor Belfort’s win over Wanderlei Silva, with a final right hand landing and sending Evans-Smith into the fence.