Post by The Sandmen on Sept 30, 2019 6:03:13 GMT -5
Joanne Calderwood raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
Tara LaRosa glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Joanne Calderwood and Tara LaRosa touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Joanne Calderwood has found an opening in the defense of LaRosa, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! LaRosa is wobbling!
LaRosa has a small cut in his Chin
Joanne Calderwood and LaRosa engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joanne Calderwood is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tara LaRosa tries to bring the fight to the ground
Calderwood goes down.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Calderwood
Body shots by Tara LaRosa
Solid blows to Calderwood's abdomen.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Calderwood
Tara LaRosa pushes Joanne Calderwood against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
LaRosa jumps and tries to free his leg! Calderwood doesn't allow this but Tara LaRosa is able to get half guard here.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Calderwood
LaRosa tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Calderwood from the side mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Joanne Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Tara LaRosa uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Joanne Calderwood...
Tara LaRosa slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
LaRosa fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Joanne Calderwood's arm and tries an armbar!
Calderwood holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Calderwood's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Tara LaRosa.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Calderwood throws a few hammer fists to the face of Tara LaRosa
Solid shots!
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood is holding Tara LaRosa's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Joanne Calderwood! That one hits Joanne Calderwood left cheek like a hammer!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood hooks LaRosa's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Tara LaRosa manages to kick Calderwood away and scrambles on top!
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
LaRosa launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Calderwood's ribs.
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood is holding Tara LaRosa's head and looking for angles...
Tara LaRosa covers himself and blocks a powerful knee by his opponent!
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Calderwood positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! LaRosa's being punished here!
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Calderwood's moves.
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood looks to pass to mount...
Calderwood slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tara LaRosa.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
LaRosa is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Joanne Calderwood gets sloppy and Tara LaRosa tries to take advantage...
Tara LaRosa launches a few punches to Calderwood's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Calderwood tries to cover his face,
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to his side and trap Joanne Calderwood in his guard...
Tara LaRosa moves to half guard.
Joanne Calderwood is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
LaRosa put Joanne Calderwood in closed guard.
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to move on the ground and shows Joanne Calderwood a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! LaRosa's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to move on the ground and shows Joanne Calderwood a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! LaRosa's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Calderwood tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
LaRosa avoids a dangerous strike from Calderwood
and counters with a solid straight!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Tara LaRosa can end the fight with his ground and pound.
LaRosa is holding Joanne Calderwood's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joanne Calderwood shows great balance while pushing away Tara LaRosa
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
LaRosa tries to grapple
He puts Calderwood in a double underhook!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
LaRosa struggles and launches a few punches to Calderwood's head
Those punches are hitting! Calderwood covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
LaRosa launches a few hard punches to Joanne Calderwood's ribs!
Calderwood struggles and protects himself.
Calderwood tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Calderwood launches a few hard punches to Tara LaRosa's ribs!
Tara LaRosa's ribs shows the damage! Joanne Calderwood is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Calderwood doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on LaRosa's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Calderwood.
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Round 2
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LaRosa grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
Crushing shot to Calderwood's body! He's holding his side
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover his face,
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
LaRosa pulls his arm out of danger.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Calderwood
Tara LaRosa tries to pass to half guard...
Joanne Calderwood's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Calderwood
LaRosa is in closed guard... Calderwood tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tara LaRosa!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood aggressively and repeatedly punches LaRosa.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
LaRosa has a small cut in his Left cheek
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to his side and trap Joanne Calderwood in his guard...
Joanne Calderwood keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood tries to better his position on the ground...
Calderwood is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa launches a few punches to Calderwood's cheek from the guard.
Joanne Calderwood uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Calderwood tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Calderwood tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
LaRosa tries to stand up!
Calderwood doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Tara LaRosa. 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 Yokohama Arena (Yokohama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
LaRosa moves backwards and Joanne Calderwood is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
LaRosa attempts a shoot
Joanne Calderwood hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
LaRosa's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Joanne Calderwood was tooling Tara LaRosa for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tara LaRosa lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Joanne Calderwood has found an opening in the defense of LaRosa, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! LaRosa is wobbling!
LaRosa has a small cut in his Chin
LaRosa seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Here comes Joanne Calderwood with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on LaRosa's ribs!
That punishment by Joanne Calderwood has left LaRosa staggered! Joanne Calderwood should try push forward now and finish this!
Tara LaRosa continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
LaRosa stumbles backwards staggered and Joanne Calderwood launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
LaRosa is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Joanne Calderwood turns out the lights for LaRosa! What an astonishing KO by Calderwood!
Winner is Joanne Calderwood by KO (Punches) at 2:44 Round 2
Statistics: Joanne Calderwood
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/22 (73%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 271 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 271 s
This fight has some secret errors. See if you can find them all! Bonus point if you can tell me why, too! (But maybe tell me privately, so we don’t spoil it for the rest of them)
Tara LaRosa glares at his opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Joanne Calderwood and Tara LaRosa touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Joanne Calderwood has found an opening in the defense of LaRosa, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! LaRosa is wobbling!
LaRosa has a small cut in his Chin
Joanne Calderwood and LaRosa engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Joanne Calderwood is getting the best of the exchange as he lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tara LaRosa tries to bring the fight to the ground
Calderwood goes down.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Calderwood
Body shots by Tara LaRosa
Solid blows to Calderwood's abdomen.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Calderwood
Tara LaRosa pushes Joanne Calderwood against the fence and then tries to improve his position.
LaRosa jumps and tries to free his leg! Calderwood doesn't allow this but Tara LaRosa is able to get half guard here.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Calderwood
LaRosa tries to get a side mount...
He frees his leg and is now controlling Calderwood from the side mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Joanne Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Tara LaRosa uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Joanne Calderwood...
Tara LaRosa slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Joanne Calderwood
LaRosa fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle he catches Joanne Calderwood's arm and tries an armbar!
Calderwood holds his own hand and with pure strength he breaks Calderwood's lock. He rolls over himself and launches over Tara LaRosa.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Calderwood throws a few hammer fists to the face of Tara LaRosa
Solid shots!
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood is holding Tara LaRosa's head and looking for angles...
Ouch! What a powerful knee by Joanne Calderwood! That one hits Joanne Calderwood left cheek like a hammer!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood hooks LaRosa's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Tara LaRosa manages to kick Calderwood away and scrambles on top!
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
LaRosa launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Calderwood's ribs.
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood is holding Tara LaRosa's head and looking for angles...
Tara LaRosa covers himself and blocks a powerful knee by his opponent!
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Calderwood positions himself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! LaRosa's being punished here!
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He can't do it because of Calderwood's moves.
Joanne Calderwood is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood looks to pass to mount...
Calderwood slides his knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tara LaRosa.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
LaRosa is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Joanne Calderwood gets sloppy and Tara LaRosa tries to take advantage...
Tara LaRosa launches a few punches to Calderwood's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Calderwood tries to cover his face,
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to his side and trap Joanne Calderwood in his guard...
Tara LaRosa moves to half guard.
Joanne Calderwood is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
LaRosa put Joanne Calderwood in closed guard.
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to move on the ground and shows Joanne Calderwood a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! LaRosa's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to move on the ground and shows Joanne Calderwood a crack in his guard which he uses for a big elbow!
Bang! LaRosa's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks his head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows he may be calling off the fight soon!
Joanne Calderwood is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on his feet
He moves fast and now he is standing
Calderwood tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
LaRosa avoids a dangerous strike from Calderwood
and counters with a solid straight!
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Tara LaRosa can end the fight with his ground and pound.
LaRosa is holding Joanne Calderwood's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Joanne Calderwood shows great balance while pushing away Tara LaRosa
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
LaRosa tries to grapple
He puts Calderwood in a double underhook!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
LaRosa struggles and launches a few punches to Calderwood's head
Those punches are hitting! Calderwood covers his head!
The fighters are clinching.
LaRosa launches a few hard punches to Joanne Calderwood's ribs!
Calderwood struggles and protects himself.
Calderwood tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Calderwood launches a few hard punches to Tara LaRosa's ribs!
Tara LaRosa's ribs shows the damage! Joanne Calderwood is working his opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
One, two, three! Calderwood doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on LaRosa's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Calderwood.
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Round 2
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LaRosa grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
Crushing shot to Calderwood's body! He's holding his side
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover his face,
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Calderwood
Joanne Calderwood overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
LaRosa pulls his arm out of danger.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Calderwood
Tara LaRosa tries to pass to half guard...
Joanne Calderwood's closes his guard to prevent the pass.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Calderwood
LaRosa is in closed guard... Calderwood tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Tara LaRosa!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood aggressively and repeatedly punches LaRosa.
He needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
LaRosa has a small cut in his Left cheek
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to his side and trap Joanne Calderwood in his guard...
Joanne Calderwood keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Joanne Calderwood tries to better his position on the ground...
Calderwood is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa launches a few punches to Calderwood's cheek from the guard.
Joanne Calderwood uses his head to cover the punches and presses his skull forward.
Calderwood tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Calderwood tries to stand up!
he is now on his feet
LaRosa tries to stand up!
Calderwood doesn't allow him!
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Tara LaRosa. 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 Yokohama Arena (Yokohama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
LaRosa moves backwards and Joanne Calderwood is asking him if he came today for fighting or running.
LaRosa attempts a shoot
Joanne Calderwood hops back and delivers a powerful kick to his head!
LaRosa's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement he's received!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Joanne Calderwood was tooling Tara LaRosa for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Tara LaRosa lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Joanne Calderwood has found an opening in the defense of LaRosa, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! LaRosa is wobbling!
LaRosa has a small cut in his Chin
LaRosa seems a bit groggy... his movements are not very coordinated now.
Here comes Joanne Calderwood with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on LaRosa's ribs!
That punishment by Joanne Calderwood has left LaRosa staggered! Joanne Calderwood should try push forward now and finish this!
Tara LaRosa continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting his vision.
LaRosa stumbles backwards staggered and Joanne Calderwood launches aggressively over his opponent throwing some wild punches!
LaRosa is knocked down after a couple of punches, hitting the mat hard! Is he out?
Joanne Calderwood turns out the lights for LaRosa! What an astonishing KO by Calderwood!
Winner is Joanne Calderwood by KO (Punches) at 2:44 Round 2
Statistics: Joanne Calderwood
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/7 (57%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/22 (73%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 271 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 1/3 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 6/11 (55%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 271 s
This fight has some secret errors. See if you can find them all! Bonus point if you can tell me why, too! (But maybe tell me privately, so we don’t spoil it for the rest of them)