Post by The Sandmen on Nov 19, 2013 18:04:24 GMT -5
Barb Honchak glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Liz Carmouche is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Barb Honchak launches a body shot
Carmouche evades.
Liz Carmouche gets sloppy and Barb Honchak tries to take advantage...
Honchak goes to the body...
She punishes Carmouche's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Liz Carmouche is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Barb Honchak throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Carmouche.
Quick hook by Liz Carmouche
Good shot! Honchak has reasons to be worried.
Barb Honchak tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carmouche goes down.
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Carmouche
Carmouche launches a few weak punches
Honchak blocks them effectively.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Carmouche
Barb Honchak tries to better her position on the ground...
Honchak breaks the closed guard of Liz Carmouche and moves to half guard
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to show some ground skills
Liz Carmouche put Honchak in half guard.
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to close the guard.
Carmouche put Barb Honchak in closed guard.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche is cooling the fight on the ground
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Carmouche
Honchak is in closed guard... Carmouche tries to roll on the ground!
Barb Honchak uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Honchak tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Barb Honchak tries to better her position on the ground...
Honchak breaks the closed guard of Liz Carmouche and moves to half guard
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to show some ground skills
Honchak uses her strength to keep Honchak at a disadvantage
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche measures the resilience of Honchak's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Honchak blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Barb Honchak goes with a looping right hand while Liz Carmouche jumps back and jabs
Carmouche seems staggered and Barb Honchak runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Carmouche dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Honchak from the ground!
Honchak's Mouth is beginning to swell
Liz Carmouche is opening up on Honchak and raining down combinations!
Honchak's corner looks worried!
Honchak looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Liz Carmouche's punches
Honchak measures the resilience of Carmouche's chin with an uppercut while Carmouche lands some great crosses.
Honchak showing excellent timing, blasts Liz Carmouche with a right hand.
Carmouche steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Honchak misses a step and Liz Carmouche sees an opportunity to counter her!
A furious flurry of punches from Liz Carmouche
puts Honchak in a world of hurt!
Crisp uppercut by Carmouche followed by a hard jab
Barb Honchak stumbles back.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Barb Honchak.
Even nicer blocks from Carmouche.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Carmouche grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Honchak
Carmouche launches a barrage of elbows over Honchak's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Honchak doesn't fight back!
Honchak's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Honchak
Barb Honchak 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
Honchak climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Honchak is standing while Carmouche is on the ground on her back
Liz Carmouche 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
Carmouche climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Shovel hook by Liz Carmouche
tags Honchak.
Carmouche decides to launch some tentative punches
Liz Carmouche takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Carmouche studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Incredible haymaker from Liz Carmouche!
You can see Barb Honchak's head being snapped backwards!
Honchak hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Liz Carmouche has left Honchak unconscious on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Barb Honchak's Mouth
Winner is Liz Carmouche by KO (Haymaker) at 0:33 Round 2
Statistics: Barb Honchak
Punches 8/19 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 19/24 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/10 (30%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 126 s
Big win for Carmouche. Nice to see it coming together.
Liz Carmouche is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Barb Honchak launches a body shot
Carmouche evades.
Liz Carmouche gets sloppy and Barb Honchak tries to take advantage...
Honchak goes to the body...
She punishes Carmouche's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Liz Carmouche is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Barb Honchak throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Carmouche.
Quick hook by Liz Carmouche
Good shot! Honchak has reasons to be worried.
Barb Honchak tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carmouche goes down.
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Honchak
She succeeds!
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Carmouche
Carmouche launches a few weak punches
Honchak blocks them effectively.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Carmouche
Barb Honchak tries to better her position on the ground...
Honchak breaks the closed guard of Liz Carmouche and moves to half guard
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to show some ground skills
Liz Carmouche put Honchak in half guard.
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to close the guard.
Carmouche put Barb Honchak in closed guard.
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche is cooling the fight on the ground
Barb Honchak is in closed guard over Carmouche
Honchak is in closed guard... Carmouche tries to roll on the ground!
Barb Honchak uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Honchak tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Barb Honchak tries to better her position on the ground...
Honchak breaks the closed guard of Liz Carmouche and moves to half guard
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to show some ground skills
Honchak uses her strength to keep Honchak at a disadvantage
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche measures the resilience of Honchak's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Honchak blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Barb Honchak goes with a looping right hand while Liz Carmouche jumps back and jabs
Carmouche seems staggered and Barb Honchak runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Carmouche dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Honchak from the ground!
Honchak's Mouth is beginning to swell
Liz Carmouche is opening up on Honchak and raining down combinations!
Honchak's corner looks worried!
Honchak looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Liz Carmouche's punches
Honchak measures the resilience of Carmouche's chin with an uppercut while Carmouche lands some great crosses.
Honchak showing excellent timing, blasts Liz Carmouche with a right hand.
Carmouche steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Honchak misses a step and Liz Carmouche sees an opportunity to counter her!
A furious flurry of punches from Liz Carmouche
puts Honchak in a world of hurt!
Crisp uppercut by Carmouche followed by a hard jab
Barb Honchak stumbles back.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Barb Honchak.
Even nicer blocks from Carmouche.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Carmouche grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Honchak
Carmouche launches a barrage of elbows over Honchak's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Honchak doesn't fight back!
Honchak's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Honchak
Barb Honchak 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
Honchak climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Honchak is standing while Carmouche is on the ground on her back
Liz Carmouche 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
Carmouche climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Shovel hook by Liz Carmouche
tags Honchak.
Carmouche decides to launch some tentative punches
Liz Carmouche takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Carmouche studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Incredible haymaker from Liz Carmouche!
You can see Barb Honchak's head being snapped backwards!
Honchak hits the ground like a rag doll! That surgical strike by Liz Carmouche has left Honchak unconscious on the mat!
There is a small laceration on Barb Honchak's Mouth
Winner is Liz Carmouche by KO (Haymaker) at 0:33 Round 2
Statistics: Barb Honchak
Punches 8/19 (42%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 113 s
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 19/24 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/10 (30%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 126 s
Big win for Carmouche. Nice to see it coming together.