Post by The Sandmen on Nov 25, 2016 8:41:44 GMT -5
Liz Carmouche shifts back and forth nervously.
Tonya Evinger is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Liz Carmouche today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Liz Carmouche and Tonya Evinger touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Carmouche throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Evinger's Left eye is beginning to swell
Tonya Evinger tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Carmouche is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Tonya Evinger is in open guard over Carmouche
Tonya Evinger aggressively and repeatedly punches Carmouche.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Tonya Evinger is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Evinger
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Tonya Evinger is in closed guard over Carmouche
Tonya Evinger is looking to pass Liz Carmouche's guard...
Liz Carmouche has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Tonya Evinger is in closed guard over Carmouche
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Liz Carmouche work her BJJ game.
Evinger is in closed guard... Carmouche tries to roll on the ground!
Tonya Evinger uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Evinger tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Evinger throws a few hammer fists to the face of Liz Carmouche
Solid shots!
Tonya Evinger is in closed guard over Carmouche
Good looking punches from Tonya Evinger on the ground
deflected by Carmouche.
Tonya Evinger is in closed guard over Carmouche
Evinger is in closed guard... Carmouche tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Tonya Evinger!
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Tonya Evinger
Stand up! This is what Carmouche's cornermen are shouting. Tonya Evinger is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Deep breaths from Tonya Evinger who tries a hammer punch to Carmouche's ribs.
Carmouche blocks those punches
Evinger clumsily fails here and it's time for Liz Carmouche to fight back!
Carmouche tries to open up Tonya Evinger's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Evinger in the side of the head
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Tonya Evinger
Liz Carmouche sits high on Tonya Evinger's chest and pulls her leg underneath Evinger's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Evinger tries to roll out. She's too quick for Liz Carmouche and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Carmouche and it cost her top position.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Tonya Evinger is in closed guard over Carmouche
Tonya Evinger 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
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Tonya Evinger. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in EnergySolutions Arena (Salt Lake City, Utah) are cheering for the fighters.
Tonya Evinger throws a combo
Liz Carmouche ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Evinger swings again, only to get countered once more! Evinger is looking bad here!
Evinger's Nose is beginning to swell
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Evinger launches a furious low kick!
Liz Carmouche blocks
Carmouche tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Liz Carmouche launches a rapid series of punches
taking Evinger from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
There is a small laceration on Tonya Evinger's Left eye
Evinger seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Tonya Evinger!
Carmouche ducks under...
Tonya Evinger throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Evinger clumsily fails here and it's time for Liz Carmouche to fight back!
Carmouche feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Oh! Down goes Evinger! Liz Carmouche knocked her stupid! The medics pour in! Liz Carmouche really wanted to win this fight and has done it in an impressive manner.
Evinger's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Winner is Liz Carmouche by KO (Uppercut) at 3:07 Round 1
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 15/16 (94%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 98 s
Statistics: Tonya Evinger
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/13 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 98 s
Liz made very, very short work of Tonya here. Tonya is sad. Possibly even embarrassed.