Post by The Sandmen on Jan 30, 2018 6:04:23 GMT -5
ManMMA Bantamweight Championship
Cat Zingano glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Ferocious staredown by Carmouche while Herb Dean recites the rules.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Zingano and Carmouche move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Some counter punches against Liz Carmouche
land while she's on her bicycle.
Carmouche's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Cat Zingano fakes a punch and launches herself over Liz Carmouche
Great move by Zingano who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano gets herself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Zingano gets hold of a leg and trips Carmouche to the mat!
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Carmouche
Zingano tries to escape from closed guard...
Carmouche waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Cat Zingano! She is reversed and nor Liz Carmouche is on half guard!
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Nice moves from Liz Carmouche who positions herself for using her knees on Zingano!
One, two! Look at Cat Zingano's grimace of pain!
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to close the guard.
Zingano put Liz Carmouche in closed guard.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Zingano
1:25 Round 1 and Carmouche is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Carmouche tries to escape from closed guard...
Zingano waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Liz Carmouche! She is reversed and nor Cat Zingano is on half guard!
Cat Zingano is in half guard over Carmouche
Zingano is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Carmouche's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Cat Zingano is in half guard over Carmouche
Cat Zingano pushes Carmouche's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Zingano who is in full mount! Carmouche is in trouble now!
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cat Zingano controls the situation despite Liz Carmouche efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano goes for an armbar!
Zingano is locking that Armbar...
Liz Carmouche breaks the lock and pushes away Cat Zingano, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Cat Zingano. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Arena (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Zingano tries to grapple
She puts Carmouche in a double underhook!
Liz Carmouche tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano's prefered weapon is her fearsome clinch strikes. Carmouche's need to think if she has the right gameplan if she thought to exchange there.
Zingano pushes Liz Carmouche against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Carmouche's chin! Her legs are wobbling!
Down Carmouche goes! She's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Cat Zingano's divison on notice!
Carmouche's Chin is beginning to swell
Carmouche has a small cut in her Chin
Winner is Cat Zingano by KO (Uppercuts) at 2:38 Round 1
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 95 s
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 95 s
Cat Zingano defends the Women's Bantamweight title!
Liz got some work done, but then Cat got things done as well, thus finishing.