Post by The Sandmen on Mar 10, 2016 9:22:17 GMT -5
Joanne Calderwood looks very relaxed.
Carla Esparza looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Joanne Calderwood and Carla Esparza touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Joanne Calderwood moves forward and launches a high kick!
Esparza ducks under.
Esparza moves to shoot
but Joanne Calderwood delivers a knee that wrecks her!
Carla Esparza throws a combo
Joanne Calderwood ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Esparza swings again, only to get countered once more! Esparza is looking bad here!
A bad move from Carla Esparza
allows Calderwood to land a solid head kick.
The two exchange wildly
Calderwood is connecting with a few punches
Esparza has a small cut in her Chin
Calderwood feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The two exchange wildly
Calderwood is connecting with a few punches
Brutal-looking high kick from Joanne Calderwood!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Carla Esparza attempts a sweep single...
Carla Esparza catches Joanne Calderwood's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Esparza.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Calderwood
Carla Esparza storms over Calderwood with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Esparza doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Calderwood's face with her elbows!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Calderwood
Deep breaths from Joanne Calderwood who tries a hammer punch to Esparza's ribs.
That hit Esparza who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Calderwood
Esparza is in closed guard... Calderwood tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Carla Esparza!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Calderwood's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Calderwood
Carla Esparza tries to free her leg
Joanne Calderwood moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Superb haymaker by Calderwood
that lands on Esparza's face like a cannon ball!
Esparza's Mouth is beginning to swell
Joanne Calderwood moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Calderwood dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Esparza from the ground!
Esparza has a small cut in her Forehead
That punishment by Joanne Calderwood has left Esparza staggered! Joanne Calderwood should try push forward now and finish this!
Esparza fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Calderwood sprawls and remains on her feet.
Carla Esparza gets sloppy and Joanne Calderwood tries to take advantage...
Calderwood throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Esparza ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
That punishment by Joanne Calderwood has left Esparza staggered! Joanne Calderwood should try push forward now and finish this!
Calderwood launches a furious hook!
That hits Esparza's chin like a wrecking ball! Esparza loses balance and goes to the mat.
That punishment by Joanne Calderwood has left Esparza staggered! Joanne Calderwood should try push forward now and finish this!
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Joanne Calderwood positions herself and tries to finish this!
Joanne Calderwood storms Carla Esparza's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Josh Rosenthal is asking Carla Esparza to defend herself!
That punishment by Joanne Calderwood has left Esparza staggered! Joanne Calderwood should try push forward now and finish this!
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Esparza tries to hit Joanne Calderwood with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Calderwood dodges that
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Calderwood launches a kick to Esparza's thigh
Loud pop!
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Calderwood launches a kick to Esparza's thigh
Loud pop!
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Calderwood launches a kick to Esparza's thigh
Loud pop!
Esparza hyper-extended her left leg
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Joanne Calderwood steps back and allows Esparza to get back to her feet.
Carla Esparza is on her feet again.
Calderwood feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Joanne Calderwood turns out the lights for Esparza! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Esparza's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Joanne Calderwood by KO (Uppercut) at 4:26 Round 1
Statistics: Joanne Calderwood
Punches 15/17 (88%)
Kicks 7/8 (88%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/4 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 53 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 121 s
Calderwoody vs. Carl Esparza. Just sayin'.
Carla was just heavily upgraded and Jojo cut through her like a knife through warm butter. Jojo next champ? Time will tell. But if she keeps getting the work she’s been getting, she’ll at least be in the mix.
Carla Esparza looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Joanne Calderwood and Carla Esparza touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Joanne Calderwood moves forward and launches a high kick!
Esparza ducks under.
Esparza moves to shoot
but Joanne Calderwood delivers a knee that wrecks her!
Carla Esparza throws a combo
Joanne Calderwood ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Esparza swings again, only to get countered once more! Esparza is looking bad here!
A bad move from Carla Esparza
allows Calderwood to land a solid head kick.
The two exchange wildly
Calderwood is connecting with a few punches
Esparza has a small cut in her Chin
Calderwood feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
The two exchange wildly
Calderwood is connecting with a few punches
Brutal-looking high kick from Joanne Calderwood!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Carla Esparza attempts a sweep single...
Carla Esparza catches Joanne Calderwood's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Esparza.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Calderwood
Carla Esparza storms over Calderwood with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Esparza doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Calderwood's face with her elbows!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Calderwood
Deep breaths from Joanne Calderwood who tries a hammer punch to Esparza's ribs.
That hit Esparza who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Calderwood
Esparza is in closed guard... Calderwood tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Carla Esparza!
Joanne Calderwood is in full mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Calderwood's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Calderwood
Carla Esparza tries to free her leg
Joanne Calderwood moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Superb haymaker by Calderwood
that lands on Esparza's face like a cannon ball!
Esparza's Mouth is beginning to swell
Joanne Calderwood moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Calderwood dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Esparza from the ground!
Esparza has a small cut in her Forehead
That punishment by Joanne Calderwood has left Esparza staggered! Joanne Calderwood should try push forward now and finish this!
Esparza fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Calderwood sprawls and remains on her feet.
Carla Esparza gets sloppy and Joanne Calderwood tries to take advantage...
Calderwood throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Esparza ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
That punishment by Joanne Calderwood has left Esparza staggered! Joanne Calderwood should try push forward now and finish this!
Calderwood launches a furious hook!
That hits Esparza's chin like a wrecking ball! Esparza loses balance and goes to the mat.
That punishment by Joanne Calderwood has left Esparza staggered! Joanne Calderwood should try push forward now and finish this!
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Joanne Calderwood positions herself and tries to finish this!
Joanne Calderwood storms Carla Esparza's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Josh Rosenthal is asking Carla Esparza to defend herself!
That punishment by Joanne Calderwood has left Esparza staggered! Joanne Calderwood should try push forward now and finish this!
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Esparza tries to hit Joanne Calderwood with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Calderwood dodges that
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Calderwood launches a kick to Esparza's thigh
Loud pop!
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Calderwood launches a kick to Esparza's thigh
Loud pop!
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Calderwood launches a kick to Esparza's thigh
Loud pop!
Esparza hyper-extended her left leg
Calderwood is standing while Esparza is on the ground on her back
Joanne Calderwood steps back and allows Esparza to get back to her feet.
Carla Esparza is on her feet again.
Calderwood feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Joanne Calderwood turns out the lights for Esparza! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Esparza's Chin is beginning to swell
Winner is Joanne Calderwood by KO (Uppercut) at 4:26 Round 1
Statistics: Joanne Calderwood
Punches 15/17 (88%)
Kicks 7/8 (88%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/4 (75%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 53 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 121 s
Calderwoody vs. Carl Esparza. Just sayin'.
Carla was just heavily upgraded and Jojo cut through her like a knife through warm butter. Jojo next champ? Time will tell. But if she keeps getting the work she’s been getting, she’ll at least be in the mix.