Post by The Sandmen on Apr 15, 2015 19:23:43 GMT -5
ManMMA Women's Championship
Holly Holm is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Marloes Coenen 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
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Holm and Coenen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Coenen looks to be in very good shape.
A wicked punch by Marloes Coenen
rocks Holm!
Holm's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Coenen launches a furious hook!
That hits Holm's chin like a wrecking ball! Holm loses balance and goes to the mat.
Coenen is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Coenen opts to jump inside Holm's guard.
Holm didn't see that coming. Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm now.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Coenen looks to be in very good shape.
Coenen positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Holm's being punished here!
Holm's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Holm has a small cut in her Right cheek
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to stand up!
Coenen doesn't allow her!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Marloes Coenen pushes Holly Holm against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Coenen jumps and tries to free her leg! Holm doesn't allow this but Marloes Coenen is able to get half guard here.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Holm
Marloes Coenen tries to free her leg
Holly Holm moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Belgrade Arena (Belgrade, Serbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Marloes Coenen shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Holly Holm is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Coenen into her guard.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Holm
Coenen is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Marloes Coenen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Holm is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti allows Coenen time to recover... 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.
Some nice shots from Holly Holm
miss their mark.
Holm misses a step and Marloes Coenen sees an opportunity to counter her!
Marloes Coenen launches a rapid series of punches
taking Holm from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
There is a small laceration on Holly Holm's Left eye
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Superb haymaker by Coenen
Holm manages to move aside
Holly Holm wants this win. She unleashes a kick.
Brutal high kick to Coenen!
There is a small laceration on Marloes Coenen's Left cheek
Marloes Coenen paws at Holm.
Holm answers with solid punches!
Holly Holm tries a high kick!
Coenen was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
Marloes Coenen attempts a sweep single...
Marloes Coenen catches Holly Holm's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Coenen.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Holm
Coenen is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Holly Holm tries to better her position on the ground...
Holm is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Holm
Marloes Coenen tries to pass Holly Holm's guard...
Marloes Coenen manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Holm
Stand up! This is what Holm's cornermen are shouting. Marloes Coenen is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Marloes Coenen goes for an americana!
Holm breaks free.
Poorly executed technique. Holly Holm looks to counter!
Holly Holm attempts to move to full guard
Holly Holm manages to switch to full guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Holm
Marloes Coenen looks to posture up and open Holly Holm's guard...
Marloes Coenen forces Holly Holm to open her guard.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Marloes Coenen tries to finish with a leg lock!
Crippling lock!
Coenen is locking that leglock...
You can see the pain reflected in Holm's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Holm is able to break the lock.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Coenen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Marloes Coenen tries to finish with a leg lock!
Holm is able to break the lock.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Marloes Coenen tries to pass to half guard...
Holly Holm can't prevent her opponent from passing. Coenen looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Holm
Not a desiderable position that Holm is in now. Marloes Coenen is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Coenen positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Holm's being punished here!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Holm
Holly Holm attempts to move to full guard
Marloes Coenen keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Marloes Coenen, but it's close.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Coenen shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Marloes Coenen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Holm is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around Coenen
She is not able to do it
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around Coenen
She is not able to do it
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around Coenen
She succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Holm
Holm tries to stand up!
Coenen doesn't allow her!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Holm
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Coenen succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Coenen moves on the ground
Marloes Coenen moves to side mount
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Coenen's moves.
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Holly Holm
Coenen is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Marloes Coenen for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Holm time to recover... 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.
Coenen moves forward looking for some action
Marloes Coenen shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Coenen struggles and launches a few punches to Holm's head
Those punches are hitting! Holm covers her head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holly Holm slightly pushes Coenen into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Holly Holm tries a high kick!
Coenen was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
Coenen looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Holly Holm's punches
Coenen measures the resilience of Holm's chin with an uppercut while Holm lands some great crosses.
Lightning fast low kick from Holm!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Holly Holm tries a high kick!
Coenen blocks. Wow, that could have finished this match.
Holm misses a step and Marloes Coenen sees an opportunity to counter her!
Coenen begins to launch a barrage of punches over Holm
this is getting worse and worse for Holm
Marloes Coenen tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm goes down.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Marloes Coenen aggressively and repeatedly punches Holm.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Holm has a small cut in her Left eye
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Marloes Coenen tries to finish with a leg lock!
Holm is able to break the lock.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Holm
Holly Holm continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Marloes Coenen tries to pass to half guard...
Holly Holm can't prevent her opponent from passing. Coenen looks to work from half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Holm
Coenen tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holm tries to show some ground skills
Coenen uses her strength to keep Coenen at a disadvantage
Holly Holm gets sloppy and Marloes Coenen tries to take advantage...
Coenen gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Holly Holm! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Holly Holm doesn't defend herself!
Holm has a small cut in her Nose
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Holly Holm tries to turn away and scramble out. Marloes Coenen takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Punishing hold!
Holly Holm is trying to find an escape but it's too deep! She's forced to tap out before going to sleep!
Winner is Marloes Coenen by Submission (rear naked choke) at 4:16 Round 2
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 6/11 (55%)
Kicks 4/5 (80%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 353 s
Statistics: Marloes Coenen
Punches 16/20 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/16 (94%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 341 s
Marloes Coenen wins the Women’s title!
GOOD fight. This was a mini-classic here. Both ladies fought their game hard and well. Standing, Holm was dominating and doing damage. When Coenen got it to the ground, she was getting it done. Both were at about half-health 1 minute into the fight. It was a battle of “who can survive”, and they kept doing back and forth until the round ended. They both got some recovery, both are warriors, and then they came out and kept at it. Coenen was able to get a bit of an advantage heading into the break, and she kept at it (despite back and forth adversity) into the second and finished near the end of the 2nd to claim her first ManMMA title.