Post by The Sandmen on Mar 20, 2017 8:57:33 GMT -5
Liz Carmouche is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
Cat Zingano is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Cat Zingano!
Carmouche ducks under...
Cat Zingano gets sloppy and Liz Carmouche tries to take advantage...
Liz Carmouche shoots for a double leg takedown!
Cat Zingano sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Carmouche with a double overhooks!
Cat Zingano and Carmouche engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Liz Carmouche is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Zingano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Carmouche doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Carmouche forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Carmouche's face while in the clinch!
Carmouche can't take many more shots like those!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Zingano pushes Liz Carmouche againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Carmouche cannot escape Cat Zingano's clinch! Cat Zingano is just brutalizing Carmouche with punches time and time again!
Carmouche's Nose is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Liz Carmouche's Nose
Carmouche doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Carmouche forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Zingano pushes Liz Carmouche againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Carmouche cannot escape Cat Zingano's clinch! Cat Zingano is just brutalizing Carmouche with punches time and time again!
Carmouche has a small cut in her Nose
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano takes a break to breathe while holding Liz Carmouche.
Dan Miragliotta sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Cat Zingano moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Zingano is holding Liz Carmouche's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Liz Carmouche loses balance and goes to the ground.
Carmouche Hyper-extended her left arm
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Carmouche pushes Cat Zingano forward against her back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Zingano
Carmouche is in closed guard... Zingano tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Liz Carmouche!
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Liz Carmouche tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano is cooling the fight on the ground
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Zingano
Liz Carmouche looks to posture up and open Cat Zingano's guard...
Cat Zingano has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano launches a few punches to Carmouche's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Carmouche tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Zingano
Carmouche is in closed guard... Zingano tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Liz Carmouche!
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to roll to her side and trap Cat Zingano in her guard...
Liz Carmouche gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche launches a few punches to Zingano's cheek from the guard.
Cat Zingano uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche measures the resilience of Zingano's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Zingano's side.
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
3:16 Round 1 and Zingano is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Zingano positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Carmouche's being punished here!
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Zingano moves on the ground
Cat Zingano moves to side mount
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Cat Zingano in her guard.
Liz Carmouche manages to switch to full guard.
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Zingano positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Carmouche's being punished here!
Carmouche's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche launches a few punches to Zingano's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Zingano tries to cover her face,
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Cat Zingano pushes Liz Carmouche against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Liz Carmouche struggles not allowing Cat Zingano improve her position.
Carmouche is trying to counter now!
Carmouche measures the resilience of Zingano's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Zingano's side.
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Cat Zingano tries to pass to half guard...
Liz Carmouche's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Cat Zingano storms over Carmouche with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Zingano doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Carmouche's face with her elbows!
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Zingano
She succeeds!
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to stand up!
Zingano doesn't allow her!
Dan Miragliotta tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Carmouche moves backwards and Cat Zingano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Liz Carmouche attempts to cut off Zingano with punches
Zingano reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Cat Zingano's Nose
Cat Zingano fakes a punch and launches herself over Carmouche!
Nice move by Zingano who clinches and pushes Carmouche against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Liz Carmouche postures up and launches another series of punches!
Zingano pushes her opponent forward and blocks most of Liz Carmouche's offensive.
Carmouche clumsily fails here and it's time for Cat Zingano to fight back!
Cat Zingano grapple with Liz Carmouche and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Cat Zingano is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano launches a barrage of elbows over Carmouche's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Carmouche doesn't fight back!
Carmouche's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano launches a vicious knee to Liz Carmouche's head!
Bang! You can hear Liz Carmouche's coner yelling to their fighter to escape now!
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to stand up!
Zingano doesn't allow her!
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to stand up!
Zingano doesn't allow her!
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Cat Zingano looks to mount Liz Carmouche...
Cat Zingano slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Zingano tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carmouche struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carmouche struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Zingano clumsily fails here and it's time for Liz Carmouche to fight back!
Carmouche measures the resilience of Zingano's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Zingano's side.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Zingano tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cat Zingano controls the situation despite Liz Carmouche efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Good looking punches from Cat Zingano on the ground
They could take their toll on Carmouche.
Carmouche's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cat Zingano controls the situation despite Liz Carmouche efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cat Zingano controls the situation despite Liz Carmouche efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche 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 Zingano's moves.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to stand up!
Zingano doesn't allow her!
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Cat Zingano rolls Liz Carmouche to her stomach and takes her back!
Zingano is in rear mount over Carmouche
Carmouche has Zingano controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Carmouche manages to escape from that position and climb to her feet along Zingano
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Zingano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Carmouche doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Carmouche forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
One, two, three! Zingano doesn't stop launching those knees in the clinch!
Devastating knee that lands on Carmouche's chin! That pop was heard throughout the arena! The crowd erupts!
Carmouche's Chin is beginning to swell
Liz Carmouche pushes away Zingano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Zingano doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Liz Carmouche
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to Carmouche's face while in the clinch!
Carmouche can't take many more shots like those!
Carmouche is out! Carmouche is out! Cat Zingano has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
Carmouche has a small cut in her Left cheek
Winner is Cat Zingano by KO (Punches) at 4:04 Round 2
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 7/9 (78%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 368 s
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 17/21 (81%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/24 (79%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 368 s
Decent fight, but Cat Got Game. And she brought said game.