Post by The Sandmen on Jul 24, 2017 14:20:05 GMT -5
Carla Esparza doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Tara LaRosa looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Carla Esparza and Tara LaRosa touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Tara LaRosa goes with a looping right hand while Carla Esparza jumps back and jabs
LaRosa seems staggered and Carla Esparza runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A punch from Carla Esparza
gets blocked by LaRosa.
Carla Esparza launches a body shot
LaRosa dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
A solid combination from Tara LaRosa
mostly hits air.
Esparza is holding Tara LaRosa's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tara LaRosa loses balance and goes to the ground.
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Carla Esparza looks to mount Tara LaRosa...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Carla Esparza doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Carla Esparza tries to take advantage...
Esparza suddenly holds Tara LaRosa's arm and tries an armbar!
LaRosa can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Carla Esparza!
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Carla Esparza's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tara LaRosa fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Esparza's face!
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza tries to close the guard.
Esparza put Tara LaRosa in closed guard.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
LaRosa is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Tara LaRosa uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
Esparza is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki saw it!
Mario Yamasaki takes away one point from Carla Esparza for headbutt.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to give LaRosa time to recover. Tara LaRosa seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Tara LaRosa attempts a sweep single...
Tara LaRosa catches Carla Esparza's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by LaRosa.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
LaRosa is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Tara LaRosa!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll on the ground...
Esparza knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Carla Esparza doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
LaRosa clumsily fails here and it's time for Carla Esparza to fight back!
Esparza is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Tara LaRosa, who is barely covering up!
LaRosa's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
LaRosa has a small cut in her Left eye
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Esparza's moves.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll on the ground...
Esparza knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Esparza fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Tara LaRosa's arm and tries an armbar!
Esparza is locking that Armbar...
LaRosa hold her own hand and breaks Esparza's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Carla Esparza.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Carla Esparza manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover her face,
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Carla Esparza can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover her face,
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Esparza's moves.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
Esparza measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
LaRosa is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Tara LaRosa!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Esparza launches a barrage of elbows over LaRosa's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if LaRosa doesn't fight back!
LaRosa's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Tara LaRosa's Right cheek
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Carla Esparza.
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Round 2
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Carla Esparza tries to bring the fight to the ground
LaRosa goes down.
Carla Esparza is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Esparza
She is not able to do it
Carla Esparza is in open guard over LaRosa
Carla Esparza storms over LaRosa with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Esparza doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again LaRosa's face with her elbows!
Carla Esparza is in open guard over LaRosa
Esparza works on the ground with her fingers over LaRosa's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Carla Esparza is in open guard over LaRosa
Esparza tries to move to full mount
Esparza succeeds
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Carla Esparza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza attempts a sweep single...
Carla Esparza catches Tara LaRosa's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Esparza.
Crushing shot to LaRosa's body! She's holding her side
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over LaRosa
Carla Esparza throws down elbows...
She's tearing up LaRosa's face with those brutal elbows! LaRosa needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
That punishment by Carla Esparza has left LaRosa staggered! Carla Esparza should try push forward now and finish this!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over LaRosa
Esparza struggles on the ground and tries to break Tara LaRosa's guard...
Carla Esparza is in LaRosa open guard now
LaRosa seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Carla Esparza is in open guard over LaRosa
Esparza knows her opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Tara LaRosa is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment she has to end this!
That brutal impact left LaRosa laid out on the mat! Carla Esparza's corner come in to congratulate her!
LaRosa's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tara LaRosa's Chin
Winner is Carla Esparza by KO (GnP) at 2:03 Round 2
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/35 (74%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 295 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 295 s
Carla dominated.
Tara LaRosa looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Carla Esparza and Tara LaRosa touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Tara LaRosa goes with a looping right hand while Carla Esparza jumps back and jabs
LaRosa seems staggered and Carla Esparza runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A punch from Carla Esparza
gets blocked by LaRosa.
Carla Esparza launches a body shot
LaRosa dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
A solid combination from Tara LaRosa
mostly hits air.
Esparza is holding Tara LaRosa's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tara LaRosa loses balance and goes to the ground.
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Carla Esparza looks to mount Tara LaRosa...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Carla Esparza doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Carla Esparza tries to take advantage...
Esparza suddenly holds Tara LaRosa's arm and tries an armbar!
LaRosa can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Carla Esparza!
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Carla Esparza's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tara LaRosa fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Esparza's face!
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza tries to close the guard.
Esparza put Tara LaRosa in closed guard.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
LaRosa is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Tara LaRosa uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
Esparza is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki saw it!
Mario Yamasaki takes away one point from Carla Esparza for headbutt.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to give LaRosa time to recover. Tara LaRosa seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Tara LaRosa attempts a sweep single...
Tara LaRosa catches Carla Esparza's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by LaRosa.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
LaRosa is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Tara LaRosa!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll on the ground...
Esparza knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Carla Esparza doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
LaRosa clumsily fails here and it's time for Carla Esparza to fight back!
Esparza is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Tara LaRosa, who is barely covering up!
LaRosa's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
LaRosa has a small cut in her Left eye
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Esparza's moves.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll on the ground...
Esparza knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Esparza fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Tara LaRosa's arm and tries an armbar!
Esparza is locking that Armbar...
LaRosa hold her own hand and breaks Esparza's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Carla Esparza.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Carla Esparza manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover her face,
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Carla Esparza can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover her face,
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Esparza's moves.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
Esparza measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Esparza
LaRosa is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Tara LaRosa!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Esparza launches a barrage of elbows over LaRosa's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if LaRosa doesn't fight back!
LaRosa's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Tara LaRosa's Right cheek
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Carla Esparza.
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Round 2
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Carla Esparza tries to bring the fight to the ground
LaRosa goes down.
Carla Esparza is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Esparza
She is not able to do it
Carla Esparza is in open guard over LaRosa
Carla Esparza storms over LaRosa with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Esparza doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again LaRosa's face with her elbows!
Carla Esparza is in open guard over LaRosa
Esparza works on the ground with her fingers over LaRosa's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Carla Esparza is in open guard over LaRosa
Esparza tries to move to full mount
Esparza succeeds
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Carla Esparza doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza attempts a sweep single...
Carla Esparza catches Tara LaRosa's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Esparza.
Crushing shot to LaRosa's body! She's holding her side
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over LaRosa
Carla Esparza throws down elbows...
She's tearing up LaRosa's face with those brutal elbows! LaRosa needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
That punishment by Carla Esparza has left LaRosa staggered! Carla Esparza should try push forward now and finish this!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over LaRosa
Esparza struggles on the ground and tries to break Tara LaRosa's guard...
Carla Esparza is in LaRosa open guard now
LaRosa seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Carla Esparza is in open guard over LaRosa
Esparza knows her opponent is groggy and begins a relentless rain of punches!
Tara LaRosa is having a nightmare! Mario Yamasaki watches for the moment she has to end this!
That brutal impact left LaRosa laid out on the mat! Carla Esparza's corner come in to congratulate her!
LaRosa's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Tara LaRosa's Chin
Winner is Carla Esparza by KO (GnP) at 2:03 Round 2
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 26/35 (74%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 295 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 1/4 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 295 s
Carla dominated.