Post by The Sandmen on Mar 9, 2012 14:52:41 GMT -5
Gurgel enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! She may be sure the fans are with her today.
Zoila Gurgel raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Tara LaRosa 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.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
LaRosa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Zoila Gurgel didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Gurgel
LaRosa moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Gurgel
LaRosa launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Gurgel is covering herself! LaRosa tries to force the situation and Gurgel clumsily gives her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel
Gurgel has given her back to Tara LaRosa who is trying to get one hook in!
Tara LaRosa has one hook in!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with one hook in
LaRosa has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gurgel.
Gurgel uses her leg as leverage and manages to keep herself safe for now.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with one hook in
Deep breaths from Zoila Gurgel who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with one hook in
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with one hook in
Gurgel doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
LaRosa clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Gurgel is trying to escape from the rear mount.
LaRosa tries to use some of her tricky moves but LaRosa's is smart enough to counter her.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with one hook in
LaRosa has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gurgel.
Nicely done! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with two hooks in
Gurgel has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Zoila Gurgel uses her ground skills to free one of her legs while working on the ground.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Zoila Gurgel. 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 shoots for a double leg takedown!
Zoila Gurgel sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
LaRosa is holding Zoila Gurgel's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Zoila Gurgel shows great balance while pushing away Tara LaRosa
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Zoila Gurgel goes with a looping right hand while Tara LaRosa jumps back and jabs
Gurgel only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Tara LaRosa attempts a sweep single...
Zoila Gurgel was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
LaRosa clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and launches herself over Tara LaRosa
Great move by Gurgel who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Zoila Gurgel tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
LaRosa is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Tara LaRosa tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Gurgel is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Gurgel doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Tara LaRosa embrace and tries to move away...
Tara LaRosa pushes Gurgel forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
LaRosa gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Gurgel pummels back into position.
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
LaRosa is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
LaRosa ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
Zoila Gurgel pushes Tara LaRosa against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Gurgel jumps and tries to free her leg! LaRosa doesn't allow this but Zoila Gurgel is able to get half guard here.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Gurgel tries to free her leg...
LaRosa doesn't allow any movement here! She's cooling the fight on the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Deep breaths from Tara LaRosa who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Gurgel steps forward
LaRosa feints.
LaRosa misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on LaRosa's chin
LaRosa has a small cut in her Chin
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa attempts a sweep single...
Tara LaRosa catches Zoila Gurgel's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by LaRosa.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Gurgel
Tara LaRosa looks to posture up and open Zoila Gurgel's guard...
Tara LaRosa forces Zoila Gurgel to open her guard.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Gurgel
LaRosa moves on the ground...
She remains in open guard.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Gurgel
LaRosa tries to jump to side mount.
Zoila Gurgel jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over LaRosa
Gurgel is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over LaRosa
Gurgel is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa was tooling Zoila Gurgel for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Zoila Gurgel lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Gurgel is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over LaRosa
Gurgel is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
LaRosa misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel tries to better her position on the ground...
Gurgel breaks the closed guard of Tara LaRosa and moves to half guard
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Zoila Gurgel leans forwards and tries to grapple with LaRosa
Gurgel shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Gurgel was not ready to fight a fighter of Tara LaRosa caliber.
Gurgel tries to breaks Tara LaRosa's resistence with a few punches while tries to push her against oner corner.
Gurgel doesn't find the right way... She have to improve her position for causing any real damage
LaRosa doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Zoila Gurgel embrace and tries to move away...
Zoila Gurgel pushes LaRosa forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zoila Gurgel tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
LaRosa is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
LaRosa doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Zoila Gurgel embrace and tries to move away...
Zoila Gurgel pushes LaRosa forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gurgel doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Tara LaRosa embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Gurgel who put distance between them
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Gurgel tries to grapple
She puts LaRosa in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
LaRosa takes a break to breathe while holding Zoila Gurgel.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Gurgel launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Gurgel shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Gurgel studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Gurgel has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Zoila Gurgel jabs at LaRosa
to no visible effect.
LaRosa avoids a dangerous strike from Gurgel
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
LaRosa misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Some counter punches against Tara LaRosa
land while she's on her bicycle.
Tara LaRosa jabs at Gurgel
to no visible effect.
Tara LaRosa tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gurgel won't budge, forcing LaRosa to pull guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over LaRosa
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
Zoila Gurgel tries to pass to half guard...
Tara LaRosa can't prevent her opponent from passing. Gurgel looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Gurgel tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling LaRosa from the side mount!
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to show some ground skills
Gurgel uses her strength to keep Gurgel at a disadvantage
LaRosa misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Tara LaRosa...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to escape from the full mount...
Zoila Gurgel is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Tara LaRosa...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to escape from the full mount...
Zoila Gurgel is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to show some ground skills
Gurgel uses her strength to keep Gurgel at a disadvantage
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to show some ground skills
Tara LaRosa put Gurgel in half guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Gurgel tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling LaRosa from the side mount!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Zoila Gurgel is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
LaRosa is holding Zoila Gurgel's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Zoila Gurgel shows great balance while pushing away Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Solid shot from Zoila Gurgel to the body.
LaRosa didn't like that.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Tara LaRosa.
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Round 3
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A punch from Zoila Gurgel
grazes LaRosa's right cheek.
Gurgel is holding Tara LaRosa's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tara LaRosa loses balance and goes to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Gurgel doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Tara LaRosa...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls Tara LaRosa to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa
Gurgel tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for LaRosa! Gurgel has one hook in and keeps working!
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa with one hook in
Gurgel has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for LaRosa.
Nicely done! Gurgel now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa with two hooks in
LaRosa has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
LaRosa is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa with two hooks in
LaRosa is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Gurgel tries to use some of her tricky moves but Gurgel's is smart enough to counter her.
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa with two hooks in
LaRosa is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Gurgel tries to use some of her tricky moves but Gurgel's is smart enough to counter her.
LaRosa misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Gurgel tries to end this with a RNC!
You can see the pain reflected in LaRosa's eyes...
Gurgel is locking that RNC...
Punishing hold!
That RNC from Zoila Gurgel appears to be unbreakable
That RNC looks tight...
That RNC from Zoila Gurgel appears to be unbreakable
LaRosa manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
LaRosa pushes Zoila Gurgel and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
LaRosa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gurgel sprawls and remains on her feet.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
LaRosa is holding Zoila Gurgel's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Zoila Gurgel shows great balance while pushing away Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Gurgel launches a hook to the body
Bang! LaRosa stops that one with her ribs!
Tara LaRosa takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Gurgel jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Zoila Gurgel pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Tara LaRosa tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Gurgel is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zoila Gurgel tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Gurgel circles out and slips free of Tara LaRosa's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
LaRosa decides to launch some tentative punches
Zoila Gurgel takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
LaRosa's Chin is beginning to swell
That punishment by Zoila Gurgel has left LaRosa staggered! Zoila Gurgel should try push forward now and finish this!
Zoila Gurgel tries a hook to the body
and hits LaRosa ribs hard
Hard blow to LaRosa's mid-section, she seems hurt
That punishment by Zoila Gurgel has left LaRosa staggered! Zoila Gurgel should try push forward now and finish this!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Crisp uppercut by Gurgel followed by a hard jab
Tara LaRosa stumbles back.
LaRosa's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Gurgel grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Zoila Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
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.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Gurgel, who walks calmly to her corner.
Winner is Zoila Gurgel by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 496 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/10 (20%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 496 s
A decent performance by Zoila Gurgel today. She read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
Nice effort tonight from Tara LaRosa who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
Great display of talent and heart by Tara LaRosa and Zoila Gurgel! We want to see more like this one!
Zoila Gurgel raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Tara LaRosa 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.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
LaRosa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Zoila Gurgel didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Gurgel
LaRosa moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Gurgel
LaRosa launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Gurgel is covering herself! LaRosa tries to force the situation and Gurgel clumsily gives her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel
Gurgel has given her back to Tara LaRosa who is trying to get one hook in!
Tara LaRosa has one hook in!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with one hook in
LaRosa has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gurgel.
Gurgel uses her leg as leverage and manages to keep herself safe for now.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with one hook in
Deep breaths from Zoila Gurgel who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with one hook in
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with one hook in
Gurgel doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
LaRosa clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Gurgel is trying to escape from the rear mount.
LaRosa tries to use some of her tricky moves but LaRosa's is smart enough to counter her.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with one hook in
LaRosa has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Gurgel.
Nicely done! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Gurgel with two hooks in
Gurgel has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Zoila Gurgel uses her ground skills to free one of her legs while working on the ground.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Zoila Gurgel. 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 shoots for a double leg takedown!
Zoila Gurgel sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
LaRosa is holding Zoila Gurgel's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Zoila Gurgel shows great balance while pushing away Tara LaRosa
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Zoila Gurgel goes with a looping right hand while Tara LaRosa jumps back and jabs
Gurgel only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Tara LaRosa attempts a sweep single...
Zoila Gurgel was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
LaRosa clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and launches herself over Tara LaRosa
Great move by Gurgel who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Zoila Gurgel tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
LaRosa is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Tara LaRosa tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Gurgel is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Gurgel doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Tara LaRosa embrace and tries to move away...
Tara LaRosa pushes Gurgel forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
LaRosa gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Gurgel pummels back into position.
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
LaRosa is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
LaRosa ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
Zoila Gurgel pushes Tara LaRosa against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Gurgel jumps and tries to free her leg! LaRosa doesn't allow this but Zoila Gurgel is able to get half guard here.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Gurgel tries to free her leg...
LaRosa doesn't allow any movement here! She's cooling the fight on the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Deep breaths from Tara LaRosa who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Gurgel steps forward
LaRosa feints.
LaRosa misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on LaRosa's chin
LaRosa has a small cut in her Chin
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa attempts a sweep single...
Tara LaRosa catches Zoila Gurgel's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by LaRosa.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Gurgel
Tara LaRosa looks to posture up and open Zoila Gurgel's guard...
Tara LaRosa forces Zoila Gurgel to open her guard.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Gurgel
LaRosa moves on the ground...
She remains in open guard.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Gurgel
LaRosa tries to jump to side mount.
Zoila Gurgel jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over LaRosa
Gurgel is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over LaRosa
Gurgel is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa was tooling Zoila Gurgel for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Zoila Gurgel lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Gurgel is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over LaRosa
Gurgel is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
LaRosa misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel tries to better her position on the ground...
Gurgel breaks the closed guard of Tara LaRosa and moves to half guard
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Zoila Gurgel leans forwards and tries to grapple with LaRosa
Gurgel shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Terrible one sided match... Gurgel was not ready to fight a fighter of Tara LaRosa caliber.
Gurgel tries to breaks Tara LaRosa's resistence with a few punches while tries to push her against oner corner.
Gurgel doesn't find the right way... She have to improve her position for causing any real damage
LaRosa doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Zoila Gurgel embrace and tries to move away...
Zoila Gurgel pushes LaRosa forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zoila Gurgel tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
LaRosa is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
LaRosa doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Zoila Gurgel embrace and tries to move away...
Zoila Gurgel pushes LaRosa forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gurgel doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Tara LaRosa embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Gurgel who put distance between them
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Gurgel tries to grapple
She puts LaRosa in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
LaRosa takes a break to breathe while holding Zoila Gurgel.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Gurgel launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Gurgel shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Gurgel studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Gurgel has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Zoila Gurgel jabs at LaRosa
to no visible effect.
LaRosa avoids a dangerous strike from Gurgel
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
LaRosa misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Some counter punches against Tara LaRosa
land while she's on her bicycle.
Tara LaRosa jabs at Gurgel
to no visible effect.
Tara LaRosa tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gurgel won't budge, forcing LaRosa to pull guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over LaRosa
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
Zoila Gurgel tries to pass to half guard...
Tara LaRosa can't prevent her opponent from passing. Gurgel looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Gurgel tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling LaRosa from the side mount!
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to show some ground skills
Gurgel uses her strength to keep Gurgel at a disadvantage
LaRosa misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Tara LaRosa...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to escape from the full mount...
Zoila Gurgel is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Tara LaRosa...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to escape from the full mount...
Zoila Gurgel is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to show some ground skills
Gurgel uses her strength to keep Gurgel at a disadvantage
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to show some ground skills
Tara LaRosa put Gurgel in half guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over LaRosa
Gurgel tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling LaRosa from the side mount!
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Zoila Gurgel is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
LaRosa is holding Zoila Gurgel's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Zoila Gurgel shows great balance while pushing away Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Solid shot from Zoila Gurgel to the body.
LaRosa didn't like that.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Tara LaRosa.
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Round 3
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A punch from Zoila Gurgel
grazes LaRosa's right cheek.
Gurgel is holding Tara LaRosa's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tara LaRosa loses balance and goes to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Gurgel doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Tara LaRosa...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls Tara LaRosa to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa
Gurgel tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for LaRosa! Gurgel has one hook in and keeps working!
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa with one hook in
Gurgel has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for LaRosa.
Nicely done! Gurgel now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa with two hooks in
LaRosa has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
LaRosa is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa with two hooks in
LaRosa is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Gurgel tries to use some of her tricky moves but Gurgel's is smart enough to counter her.
Gurgel is in rear mount over LaRosa with two hooks in
LaRosa is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Gurgel tries to use some of her tricky moves but Gurgel's is smart enough to counter her.
LaRosa misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Gurgel tries to end this with a RNC!
You can see the pain reflected in LaRosa's eyes...
Gurgel is locking that RNC...
Punishing hold!
That RNC from Zoila Gurgel appears to be unbreakable
That RNC looks tight...
That RNC from Zoila Gurgel appears to be unbreakable
LaRosa manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in John Labatt Centre (London, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
LaRosa pushes Zoila Gurgel and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
LaRosa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gurgel sprawls and remains on her feet.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
LaRosa is holding Zoila Gurgel's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Zoila Gurgel shows great balance while pushing away Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Gurgel launches a hook to the body
Bang! LaRosa stops that one with her ribs!
Tara LaRosa takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Gurgel jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Zoila Gurgel pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Tara LaRosa tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Gurgel is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zoila Gurgel tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Gurgel circles out and slips free of Tara LaRosa's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
LaRosa decides to launch some tentative punches
Zoila Gurgel takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
LaRosa's Chin is beginning to swell
That punishment by Zoila Gurgel has left LaRosa staggered! Zoila Gurgel should try push forward now and finish this!
Zoila Gurgel tries a hook to the body
and hits LaRosa ribs hard
Hard blow to LaRosa's mid-section, she seems hurt
That punishment by Zoila Gurgel has left LaRosa staggered! Zoila Gurgel should try push forward now and finish this!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Crisp uppercut by Gurgel followed by a hard jab
Tara LaRosa stumbles back.
LaRosa's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Gurgel grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Zoila Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over LaRosa
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
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.
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Gurgel, who walks calmly to her corner.
Winner is Zoila Gurgel by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 13/19 (68%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 496 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/10 (20%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 496 s
A decent performance by Zoila Gurgel today. She read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
Nice effort tonight from Tara LaRosa who was thinking of the fans besides the fight itself.
Great display of talent and heart by Tara LaRosa and Zoila Gurgel! We want to see more like this one!