Post by The Sandmen on Jun 6, 2012 13:23:40 GMT -5
Gurgel enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! He may be sure the fans are with him today.
Zoila Gurgel is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Marloes Coenen doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Gurgel and Coenen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Zoila Gurgel moves forward and launches a low kick.
Coenen blocks that.
Gurgel and Coenen circle around the center of the cage.
Marloes Coenen is measuring Gurgel with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Marloes Coenen shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Zoila Gurgel is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Coenen into his guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Marloes Coenen looks to posture up and open Zoila Gurgel's guard...
Zoila Gurgel has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Coenen use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) is cheering him!
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel launches a few punches to Coenen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Coenen tries to cover his face,
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Zoila Gurgel attempts to trap Marloes Coenen in his guard.
Marloes Coenen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel attempts to trap Marloes Coenen in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel manages to switch to half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel attempts to move to full guard
Zoila Gurgel manages to switch to full guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Marloes Coenen any adventage in the ground.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Gurgel launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Coenen's ribs.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Zoila Gurgel holds Marloes Coenen and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Gurgel leans and gets Marloes Coenen's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen tries to escape from closed guard...
Gurgel waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Marloes Coenen! He is reversed and nor Zoila Gurgel is on half guard!
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Gurgel works on the ground with his fingers over Coenen's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Zoila Gurgel pushes Coenen's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Gurgel who is in full mount! Coenen is in trouble now!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard...
Marloes Coenen gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Marloes Coenen!
Gurgel ducks under...
Gurgel is trying to counter now!
Gurgel fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Marloes Coenen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Gurgel tries to move to full mount
Gurgel succeeds
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard...
Marloes Coenen gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls Marloes Coenen to his stomach and takes his back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Gurgel works on the ground with his fingers over Coenen's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Zoila Gurgel for eye poke.
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.
Zoila Gurgel is measuring Coenen with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Nice low kick from Gurgel
but Marloes Coenen stops it.
Nice low kick from Gurgel
but Marloes Coenen stops it.
Zoila Gurgel is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
A punch from Zoila Gurgel
grazes Coenen's right cheek.
Coenen steps backwards away from Zoila Gurgel. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen tries a hook to the body
but Gurgel manages to dodge it
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Coenen is holding Zoila Gurgel's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Zoila Gurgel shows great balance while pushing away Marloes Coenen
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Zoila Gurgel fires an unorthodox punch to Coenen's torso
that goes wide.
Coenen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Gurgel
Marloes Coenen tries to finish with a leg lock!
Gurgel is able to break the lock.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Gurgel
Gurgel tries to close his guard around Coenen
He succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Marloes Coenen any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen is in closed guard... Gurgel tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Zoila Gurgel holds Marloes Coenen and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen is in closed guard... Gurgel tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Zoila Gurgel pushes Marloes Coenen down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls him over and takes his back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Gurgel tries to get a hook in!
Coenen rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Zoila Gurgel tries to free his leg...
Zoila Gurgel uses some of his skill by jumping out of Coenen's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Zoila Gurgel slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
Gurgel knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Zoila Gurgel paws at Coenen.
Coenen answers with solid punches!
Gurgel is holding Marloes Coenen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Marloes Coenen loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel launches a few punches to Coenen
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Marloes Coenen manages to switch to full guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Coenen is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Gurgel is getting frustrated here.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gurgel pulls his arm out of danger.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Coenen attempts a triangle from bottom! Zoila Gurgel slips out. Coenen quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Zoila Gurgel slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Gurgel cartwheels towards Coenen!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Marloes Coenen.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Coenen is holding Zoila Gurgel's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Zoila Gurgel shows great balance while pushing away Marloes Coenen
Coenen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gurgel sprawls and remains on his feet.
Zoila Gurgel is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Some counter punches against Marloes Coenen
land while he's on his bicycle.
Inside leg kick from Gurgel
that lands on Marloes Coenen's leg.
Gurgel tries to grapple
He puts Coenen in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Zoila Gurgel tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gurgel circles out and slips free of Marloes Coenen's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
A high kick from Zoila Gurgel
glances off Coenen.
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Coenen is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Zoila Gurgel launches a few punches to Coenen
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Gurgel tries to move to full mount
Gurgel succeeds
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Zoila Gurgel controls the situation despite Marloes Coenen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel tries to better his position on the ground...
Gurgel is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Zoila Gurgel controls the situation despite Marloes Coenen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls Marloes Coenen to his stomach and takes his back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Stand up! This is what Gurgel's cornermen are shouting. Marloes Coenen is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Coenen has Gurgel controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Gurgel is unable to move under Coenen control.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Coenen has Gurgel controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Gurgel is unable to move under Coenen control.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Gurgel tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Coenen! Gurgel has one hook in and keeps working!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with one hook in
Gurgel has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Coenen.
Nicely done! Gurgel now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Gurgel tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Coenen!
Gurgel has one of his arm over Marloes Coenen's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Gurgel doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Gurgel tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Coenen!
Gurgel has one of his arm over Marloes Coenen's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Deep breaths from Marloes Coenen who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Coenen has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Coenen is unable to find a way to escape from this.
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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Marloes Coenen shoots for a double leg takedown!
Zoila Gurgel sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Marloes Coenen gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Gurgel wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Marloes Coenen launches a few punches towards Gurgel's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Gurgel seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Zoila Gurgel pushes away Coenen trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coenen stumbles backwards and Zoila Gurgel circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel leans forwards and tries to grapple with Coenen
Gurgel shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Coenen takes a break to breathe while holding Zoila Gurgel.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Marloes Coenen tries a hook to the body
but Gurgel manages to dodge it
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Coenen is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Gurgel is holding Marloes Coenen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Marloes Coenen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Coenen's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Zoila Gurgel slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel tries to better his position on the ground...
Gurgel is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Zoila Gurgel controls the situation despite Marloes Coenen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel tries to better his position on the ground...
Gurgel is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Gurgel looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Marloes Coenen's punches
Coenen is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gurgel.
Solid jabs from Zoila Gurgel.
Nice punches.
Good movement from Gurgel
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Coenen is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:05 in the 4 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen sits up and gets an arm around Gurgel's neck!
Gurgel pushes Marloes Coenen back to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Coenen launches a few weak punches
Gurgel blocks them effectively.
Coenen misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gurgel moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Coenen switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Gurgel struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Coenen sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Coenen switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Gurgel struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Marloes Coenen attempts a sweep single...
Zoila Gurgel was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Gurgel is trying to counter now!
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and launches himself over Marloes Coenen
Great move by Gurgel who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marloes Coenen looks rather shattered.
Marloes Coenen tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gurgel is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Marloes Coenen fakes a punch to Zoila Gurgel ribs and the tries to trip him
Gurgel loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Gurgel doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Marloes Coenen embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Gurgel who put distance between them
Coenen decides to launch some tentative punches
Zoila Gurgel takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Coenen is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Coenen tries to close his guard around Gurgel
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Coenen measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel tries to pass to half guard...
Marloes Coenen can't prevent his opponent from passing. Gurgel looks to work from half guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Zoila Gurgel tries to free his leg...
Zoila Gurgel uses some of his skill by jumping out of Coenen's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel tries to launch a few punches to Marloes Coenen
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Coenen's defense
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Zoila Gurgel slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Zoila Gurgel doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Zoila Gurgel has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Gurgel fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Marloes Coenen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Gurgel is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Coenen is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Tremendous strikes from Coenen!
Gurgel blocks with confidence
Marloes Coenen goes with a looping right hand while Zoila Gurgel jumps back and jabs
Coenen seems staggered and Zoila Gurgel runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gurgel launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Zoila Gurgel attempts a sweep single...
Zoila Gurgel catches Marloes Coenen's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Gurgel.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Coenen
Coenen steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Coenen throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Zoila Gurgel realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Gurgel decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Coenen's guard.
Coenen did not see that coming! Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen now.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gurgel pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Gurgel tries to launch a few punches to Marloes Coenen
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Coenen's defense
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Gurgel tries to jump to side mount.
Marloes Coenen closed his guard around Zoila Gurgel.
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Zoila Gurgel slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel is taking this opportunity to rest.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Marloes Coenen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Zoila Gurgel jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 2:30 in the 5 round
Coenen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Gurgel struggles... Marloes Coenen is unable to take him down
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel fires an unorthodox punch to Coenen's torso
that hits its mark.
Gurgel is holding Marloes Coenen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Marloes Coenen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Zoila Gurgel slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard...
Zoila Gurgel keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard...
Zoila Gurgel keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls Marloes Coenen to his stomach and takes his back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Terrible one sided match... Coenen was not ready to fight a fighter of Zoila Gurgel caliber.
Coenen has given his back to Zoila Gurgel who is trying to get one hook in!
Zoila Gurgel has one hook in!
The clock says 4:05 in the 5 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with one hook in
Coenen has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Coenen is unable to find a way to scape from this.
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.
Marloes Coenen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Zoila Gurgel jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Marloes Coenen gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and launches himself over Coenen!
Nice move by Gurgel who clinches and pushes Coenen against the cage
Zoila Gurgel pushes away Coenen trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coenen stumbles backwards and Zoila Gurgel circles to get the center of the cage
Zoila Gurgel is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Gurgel studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Coenen steps backwards away from Zoila Gurgel. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Gurgel.
Winner is Zoila Gurgel by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 21/28 (75%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 9/9 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/20 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 910 s
Statistics: Marloes Coenen
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 2/11 (18%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 910 s
Another one of those fights where stamina became a factor. Damage-wise, pretty even until the last 2 rounds. Then Zoila took over from there, with stamina barely touched. Great fight, heart, and spirit by both ladies.
Zoila Gurgel is calm in his corner. He looks convinced of his abilities.
Marloes Coenen doesn't look concerned about anything his opponent brings to the table.
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 his fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Gurgel and Coenen move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Zoila Gurgel moves forward and launches a low kick.
Coenen blocks that.
Gurgel and Coenen circle around the center of the cage.
Marloes Coenen is measuring Gurgel with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Marloes Coenen shoots for a double leg takedown!
He hits it! Zoila Gurgel is taken off his feet, but he manages to pull Coenen into his guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Marloes Coenen looks to posture up and open Zoila Gurgel's guard...
Zoila Gurgel has a solid guard and keeps his ankles locked.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen shows no signs of slowing down. He's in great shape.
Coenen use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, he jumps to side mount! The crowd in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) is cheering him!
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel launches a few punches to Coenen's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Coenen tries to cover his face,
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel seems fresh. He may still have a lot of gas in his tank.
Zoila Gurgel attempts to trap Marloes Coenen in his guard.
Marloes Coenen keeps control and remains in side mount.
Marloes Coenen is in side mount over Zoila Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel attempts to trap Marloes Coenen in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel manages to switch to half guard.
Marloes Coenen is in half guard over Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel attempts to move to full guard
Zoila Gurgel manages to switch to full guard.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Marloes Coenen any adventage in the ground.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Gurgel launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Coenen's ribs.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Zoila Gurgel holds Marloes Coenen and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen tries to improve his position on the ground as he sits on his knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Gurgel leans and gets Marloes Coenen's arms as he brings him to the ground again.
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen tries to escape from closed guard...
Gurgel waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Marloes Coenen! He is reversed and nor Zoila Gurgel is on half guard!
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Gurgel works on the ground with his fingers over Coenen's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Zoila Gurgel pushes Coenen's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Gurgel who is in full mount! Coenen is in trouble now!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard...
Marloes Coenen gets his hips out and gets to full guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Marloes Coenen!
Gurgel ducks under...
Gurgel is trying to counter now!
Gurgel fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Marloes Coenen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Gurgel tries to move to full mount
Gurgel succeeds
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard...
Marloes Coenen gets his hip out and moves to full guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls Marloes Coenen to his stomach and takes his back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Gurgel works on the ground with his fingers over Coenen's face
He seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Zoila Gurgel for eye poke.
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.
Zoila Gurgel is measuring Coenen with his jab.
Good accuracy on his part.
Nice low kick from Gurgel
but Marloes Coenen stops it.
Nice low kick from Gurgel
but Marloes Coenen stops it.
Zoila Gurgel is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around his opponent.
A punch from Zoila Gurgel
grazes Coenen's right cheek.
Coenen steps backwards away from Zoila Gurgel. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Marloes Coenen tries a hook to the body
but Gurgel manages to dodge it
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Coenen is holding Zoila Gurgel's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Zoila Gurgel shows great balance while pushing away Marloes Coenen
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Zoila Gurgel fires an unorthodox punch to Coenen's torso
that goes wide.
Coenen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Gurgel
Marloes Coenen tries to finish with a leg lock!
Gurgel is able to break the lock.
Marloes Coenen is in open guard over Gurgel
Gurgel tries to close his guard around Coenen
He succeeds!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen tries to escape from the closed guard
Marloes Coenen any adventage in the ground.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen is in closed guard... Gurgel tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen is a submission wizard. He has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
He makes a reversal!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen use some of his wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Zoila Gurgel holds Marloes Coenen and prevents him from moving to a better position!
Marloes Coenen is in closed guard over Gurgel
Coenen is in closed guard... Gurgel tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! He is now in full mount over Marloes Coenen!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen is using some of his ground skills to escape from this...
Zoila Gurgel pushes Marloes Coenen down and prevents his attempts to escape
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls him over and takes his back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Gurgel tries to get a hook in!
Coenen rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Zoila Gurgel tries to free his leg...
Zoila Gurgel uses some of his skill by jumping out of Coenen's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Zoila Gurgel slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll on the ground...
Gurgel knows how to keep his advantage on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Zoila Gurgel paws at Coenen.
Coenen answers with solid punches!
Gurgel is holding Marloes Coenen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Marloes Coenen loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel launches a few punches to Coenen
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Marloes Coenen manages to switch to full guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Coenen is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Gurgel is getting frustrated here.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gurgel pulls his arm out of danger.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen is taking out his mouthpiece to breathe...
Coenen attempts a triangle from bottom! Zoila Gurgel slips out. Coenen quickly turns his hips over and switches to the armbar! He's throwing everything at him.
Zoila Gurgel slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Gurgel cartwheels towards Coenen!
He lands in side mount over a surprised Marloes Coenen.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Coenen is holding Zoila Gurgel's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Zoila Gurgel shows great balance while pushing away Marloes Coenen
Coenen fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Gurgel sprawls and remains on his feet.
Zoila Gurgel is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Some counter punches against Marloes Coenen
land while he's on his bicycle.
Inside leg kick from Gurgel
that lands on Marloes Coenen's leg.
Gurgel tries to grapple
He puts Coenen in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Zoila Gurgel tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gurgel circles out and slips free of Marloes Coenen's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
A high kick from Zoila Gurgel
glances off Coenen.
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Coenen is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Zoila Gurgel launches a few punches to Coenen
Weak punches. He needs to improve his position!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Gurgel tries to move to full mount
Gurgel succeeds
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Zoila Gurgel controls the situation despite Marloes Coenen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel tries to better his position on the ground...
Gurgel is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:10 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Zoila Gurgel controls the situation despite Marloes Coenen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls Marloes Coenen to his stomach and takes his back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Stand up! This is what Gurgel's cornermen are shouting. Marloes Coenen is a submission master and he can finish the fight if you mess with him on the ground.
Coenen has Gurgel controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Gurgel is unable to move under Coenen control.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Coenen has Gurgel controlling his back while on the ground. He tries to roll and find an escape...
Gurgel is unable to move under Coenen control.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Gurgel tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Coenen! Gurgel has one hook in and keeps working!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with one hook in
Gurgel has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If he succeed things are goint to get very bad for Coenen.
Nicely done! Gurgel now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Gurgel tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Coenen!
Gurgel has one of his arm over Marloes Coenen's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Gurgel doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Gurgel tenatively looks for a way to finish his opponent! This is a nightmare for Coenen!
Gurgel has one of his arm over Marloes Coenen's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Deep breaths from Marloes Coenen who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with two hooks in
Coenen has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Coenen is unable to find a way to escape from this.
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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Marloes Coenen shoots for a double leg takedown!
Zoila Gurgel sprawls and manages to stay on his feet.
Marloes Coenen gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Gurgel wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. He shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Marloes Coenen launches a few punches towards Gurgel's ribs while holds him in a double overhooks!
Gurgel seems unaffected... those punches doesn't carry any power!
Zoila Gurgel pushes away Coenen trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coenen stumbles backwards and Zoila Gurgel circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
Zoila Gurgel leans forwards and tries to grapple with Coenen
Gurgel shows his clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Coenen takes a break to breathe while holding Zoila Gurgel.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Marloes Coenen tries a hook to the body
but Gurgel manages to dodge it
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Coenen is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Gurgel is holding Marloes Coenen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Marloes Coenen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Coenen's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
The clock says 0:30 in the 4 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 1:00 in the 4 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Zoila Gurgel slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel tries to better his position on the ground...
Gurgel is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Zoila Gurgel controls the situation despite Marloes Coenen efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel tries to better his position on the ground...
Gurgel is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Gurgel looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Marloes Coenen's punches
Coenen is on the receiving end of a great combo by Gurgel.
Solid jabs from Zoila Gurgel.
Nice punches.
Good movement from Gurgel
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Coenen is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:05 in the 4 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen sits up and gets an arm around Gurgel's neck!
Gurgel pushes Marloes Coenen back to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Coenen launches a few weak punches
Gurgel blocks them effectively.
Coenen misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter him!
Gurgel moves on the ground..
He gets half guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Coenen switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Gurgel struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Coenen sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. He can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Coenen switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Gurgel struggles and his head turns red from the choke, but he manages to slip his head of the lock!
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Marloes Coenen attempts a sweep single...
Zoila Gurgel was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Gurgel is trying to counter now!
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and launches himself over Marloes Coenen
Great move by Gurgel who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marloes Coenen looks rather shattered.
Marloes Coenen tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Gurgel is determined to work from the clinch. He pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
The fighters are clinching.
Marloes Coenen fakes a punch to Zoila Gurgel ribs and the tries to trip him
Gurgel loses balance for a moment but he remains on his feet after a small struggle.
Gurgel doesn't want to clinch as he ducks under Marloes Coenen embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Gurgel who put distance between them
Coenen decides to launch some tentative punches
Zoila Gurgel takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Zoila Gurgel tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Coenen is unable to remain on his feet and falls to the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Coenen tries to close his guard around Gurgel
He is not able to do it
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Coenen measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as he works on the ground.
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel tries to pass to half guard...
Marloes Coenen can't prevent his opponent from passing. Gurgel looks to work from half guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Coenen
Zoila Gurgel tries to free his leg...
Zoila Gurgel uses some of his skill by jumping out of Coenen's guard. He moves quickly to full mount!
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel tries to launch a few punches to Marloes Coenen
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Coenen's defense
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Zoila Gurgel slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Coenen tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Zoila Gurgel doesn't want to lose his adventageous position and he struggles to mantain the full mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Zoila Gurgel has to be confident that he won that round.
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Round 5
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The clock says 0:10 in the 5 round
Gurgel fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Marloes Coenen didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Gurgel is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
Coenen is hurt... He should be looking to avoid more damage or he will lose this fight.
Tremendous strikes from Coenen!
Gurgel blocks with confidence
Marloes Coenen goes with a looping right hand while Zoila Gurgel jumps back and jabs
Coenen seems staggered and Zoila Gurgel runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Gurgel launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Zoila Gurgel attempts a sweep single...
Zoila Gurgel catches Marloes Coenen's far ankle and trips him to the mat! Slick takedown by Gurgel.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Coenen
Coenen steps backwards and lowers his arms while breathing heavily... He seems tired.
Coenen throws his legs up in a triangle attempt!
Zoila Gurgel realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Gurgel decides to go after his opponent and jumps inside Coenen's guard.
Coenen did not see that coming! Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen now.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Marloes Coenen overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Gurgel pulls his arm out of danger.
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Gurgel tries to launch a few punches to Marloes Coenen
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Coenen's defense
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Coenen
Gurgel tries to jump to side mount.
Marloes Coenen closed his guard around Zoila Gurgel.
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Zoila Gurgel slides his knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel is taking this opportunity to rest.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Marloes Coenen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Zoila Gurgel jumps backwards and frees his leg.
The clock says 2:30 in the 5 round
Coenen grabs his opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Gurgel struggles... Marloes Coenen is unable to take him down
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after his opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel fires an unorthodox punch to Coenen's torso
that hits its mark.
Gurgel is holding Marloes Coenen's right leg... He's trying to take him down.
Marloes Coenen loses balance and goes to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Marloes Coenen...
Zoila Gurgel slides his knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:10 in the 5 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard...
Zoila Gurgel keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and trap Zoila Gurgel in his guard...
Zoila Gurgel keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Marloes Coenen
Marloes Coenen tries to roll to his side and get to half guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls Marloes Coenen to his stomach and takes his back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen
Terrible one sided match... Coenen was not ready to fight a fighter of Zoila Gurgel caliber.
Coenen has given his back to Zoila Gurgel who is trying to get one hook in!
Zoila Gurgel has one hook in!
The clock says 4:05 in the 5 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over Coenen with one hook in
Coenen has to use some of his skills to escape safely from this position...
Coenen is unable to find a way to scape from this.
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.
Marloes Coenen tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Zoila Gurgel jumps backwards and frees his leg.
Marloes Coenen gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and launches himself over Coenen!
Nice move by Gurgel who clinches and pushes Coenen against the cage
Zoila Gurgel pushes away Coenen trying to keep the fight at striking range
Coenen stumbles backwards and Zoila Gurgel circles to get the center of the cage
Zoila Gurgel is doing his best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Gurgel studies his opponent looking for a hole in his defense.
Coenen steps backwards away from Zoila Gurgel. He seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Gurgel.
Winner is Zoila Gurgel by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 21/28 (75%)
Kicks 2/5 (40%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 9/9 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/20 (55%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 910 s
Statistics: Marloes Coenen
Punches 6/16 (38%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 2/11 (18%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 910 s
Another one of those fights where stamina became a factor. Damage-wise, pretty even until the last 2 rounds. Then Zoila took over from there, with stamina barely touched. Great fight, heart, and spirit by both ladies.