Post by The Sandmen on May 23, 2017 8:25:42 GMT -5
ManMMA Bantamweight Championship
Gina Carano raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Valentina Shevchenko is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Gina Carano and Valentina Shevchenko touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Valentina Shevchenko is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Carano.
It looks like Shevchenko was hit by a bus!
There is a small laceration on Valentina Shevchenko's Nose
As the fight continues it seems that Valentina Shevchenko is taking the best of the fight.
Shevchenko moves backwards and Gina Carano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Gina Carano charges at Shevchenko throwing flurries left and right.
Valentina Shevchenko gets out of the way.
Carano misses a step and Valentina Shevchenko sees an opportunity to counter her!
Inside leg kick from Shevchenko
that goes awry.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Pulverizing punch to Shevchenko's head!
Shevchenko slips the punch.
A wicked punch by Gina Carano
goes awry.
Shevchenko is trying to counter now!
Valentina Shevchenko fires an unorthodox punch to Carano's torso
that goes wide.
Gina Carano tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shevchenko won't budge, forcing Carano to pull guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Carano
Gina Carano launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shevchenko tries to cover her face,
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Carano
Shevchenko tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Carano leans and gets Valentina Shevchenko's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Carano
Carano measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shevchenko's side.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Carano
Carano measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shevchenko's side.
Hard blow to Shevchenko's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Carano
Not a desiderable position that Carano is in now. Valentina Shevchenko is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Valentina Shevchenko launches a few punches to Carano
Carano covers herself well and then rolls on the ground. Great reversal!
Shevchenko clumsily fails here and it's time for Gina Carano to fight back!
Carano measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shevchenko's side.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Carano
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Carano tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko!
Gina Carano is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Carano tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shevchenko struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Gina Carano is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Shevchenko is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Carano's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Carano
Shevchenko tries to get a side mount...
Carano wraps her leg around Valentina Shevchenko leg and prevents her from moving.
Poorly executed technique. Gina Carano looks to counter!
Gina Carano launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Shevchenko tries to cover her face,
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Carano
Carano breaths deeply while on the ground
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Carano
Shevchenko tries to get a side mount...
Carano wraps her leg around Valentina Shevchenko leg and prevents her from moving.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gina Carano launches a rapid series of punches
taking Shevchenko from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Shevchenko's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Valentina Shevchenko's Left eye
Valentina Shevchenko seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Gina Carano!
Carano steps backwards away from Valentina Shevchenko. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Gina Carano seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Gina Carano charges at Shevchenko throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Shevchenko is rocked!
Shevchenko seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Gina Carano runs to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Valentina Shevchenko who almost cannot stand!
One after another Gina Carano is punishing Shevchenko! Wow! John McCarthy should be doing something soon!
The frightening power of Gina Carano has left Shevchenko sleeping peacefully on the canvas!
Shevchenko's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Valentina Shevchenko's Nose
Winner is Gina Carano by KO (Punches) at 4:03 Round 1
Statistics: Gina Carano
Punches 16/26 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/12 (83%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 107 s
Statistics: Valentina Shevchenko
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 107 s
Gina Carano defends the Women's Bantamweight title!
Valentina was totally on a roll headed into this one. She had all the momentum that brings about crazy upsets. But Carano gave no damns and shredded her instead.