Post by The Sandmen on Mar 4, 2015 1:00:08 GMT -5
ManMMA Women's Championship
Ferocious staredown by Carano while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Liz Carmouche glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
And here we go with the title fight!
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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Gina Carano and Liz Carmouche touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Carmouche wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Carano doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Gina Carano is opening up on Carmouche and raining down combinations!
Carmouche doesn't look worried as she defends.
Poorly executed technique. Liz Carmouche looks to counter!
Several good body shots
land on Carano.
Pulverizing punch to Carmouche's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
Carmouche decides to launch some tentative punches
Gina Carano takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Carano is connecting with a few punches
Gina Carano fakes a punch and launches herself over Liz Carmouche
Great move by Carano who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Liz Carmouche postures up and launches another series of punches!
Carano pushes her opponent forward and blocks most of Liz Carmouche's offensive.
Carano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Liz Carmouche embrace and tries to move away...
Liz Carmouche pushes Carano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Liz Carmouche postures up and launches another series of punches!
Carano pushes her opponent forward and blocks most of Liz Carmouche's offensive.
Poorly executed technique. Gina Carano looks to counter!
Carano feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Carmouche's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Gina Carano launches a rapid series of punches
taking Carmouche from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Liz Carmouche fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Carano blocks that. She made it look easy!
Carano goes to the body...
She punishes Carmouche's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Carmouche follows Gina Carano
only to get counter punched in a big way! Carmouche needs to stop playing Gina Carano's game or she'll get knocked out!
Carano decides to launch some tentative punches
Gina Carano takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Carmouche follows Gina Carano
only to get counter punched in a big way! Carmouche needs to stop playing Gina Carano's game or she'll get knocked out!
Carmouche's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Carmouche stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Gina Carano is coming in again!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough! The fight is over! Carmouche was not intelligently defending herself!
Carmouche's Chin is beginning to swell
Carmouche has a small cut in her Chin
Winner is Gina Carano by TKO (Punch) at 3:05 Round 1
Statistics: Gina Carano
Punches 26/33 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 7/14 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/10 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Gina Carano defends the Women’s title!
Carmoche needed to get it to the ground, and ASAP. Standing and trading for 14 punches was a weak idea in this case. She did some damage – she is a strong one. But stand-up is Carano’s game.