Post by The Sandmen on Jul 12, 2017 22:37:57 GMT -5
Alexandra Albu doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
DeAnna Bennett looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Bennett moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Alexandra Albu checks the kick.
Bennett cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Albu can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Albu decides to launch some tentative punches
DeAnna Bennett takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Albu studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Alexandra Albu!
Bennett ducks under...
Bennett is trying to counter now!
DeAnna Bennett tries a middle kick
Alexandra Albu blocks and steps away.
DeAnna Bennett and Albu engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Quick hook by Alexandra Albu
Good shot! Bennett has reasons to be worried.
Bennett launches a stiff jab!
Albu ducks that one.
Poorly executed technique. Alexandra Albu looks to counter!
Alexandra Albu tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
Bennett moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Albu's thigh!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bennett is holding Alexandra Albu's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Alexandra Albu shows great balance while pushing away DeAnna Bennett
Albu looks to be in very good shape.
Shovel hook by Alexandra Albu
goes nowhere.
Inside leg kick from Albu
that lands on DeAnna Bennett's leg.
Bennett hyper-extended her leg
Alexandra Albu goes with a looping right hand while DeAnna Bennett jumps back and jabs
Albu only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Bennett pushes Alexandra Albu and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Tremendous strikes from Albu!
Bennett blocks with confidence
Albu decides to launch some tentative punches
Alexandra Albu takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Tremendous strikes from Albu!
Some big punches are landing!
Bennett fires low kicks
that fail to land.
DeAnna Bennett takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Albu pushes DeAnna Bennett and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Alexandra Albu!
Bennett is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Alexandra Albu throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Albu launches a hook to the body
Bang! Bennett stops that one with her ribs!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Alexandra Albu takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Bone shattering straight right hand from Alexandra Albu!
Bennett is going to have a big headache after that blow!
A right hand from Alexandra Albu
surprises Bennett!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Albu is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Alexandra Albu tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Bennett is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Alexandra Albu is in open guard over Bennett
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Body shots by Alexandra Albu
Solid blows to Bennett's abdomen.
Alexandra Albu is in open guard over Bennett
Albu tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Alexandra Albu is in half guard over Bennett
Alexandra Albu fakes some punches
Bennett ties her up.
Alexandra Albu gets sloppy and DeAnna Bennett tries to take advantage...
Bennett measures the resilience of Albu's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Albu blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Alexandra Albu is in half guard over Bennett
DeAnna Bennett is cooling the fight on the ground
Alexandra Albu is in half guard over Bennett
Alexandra Albu is cooling the fight on the ground
Josh Rosenthal 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 1:20 in the 2 round
DeAnna Bennett moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Shovel hook by Alexandra Albu
tags Bennett.
DeAnna Bennett fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Albu blocks and pushes her opponent.
Bennett misses a step and Alexandra Albu sees an opportunity to counter her!
Alexandra Albu just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Bennett may be in trouble!
A left hook from Albu
grazes the chin of Bennett.
Bennett's Chin is beginning to swell
Alexandra Albu tries to bring the fight to the ground
Bennett goes down.
Alexandra Albu is in open guard over Bennett
Albu moves on the ground
Alexandra Albu moves to side mount
Alexandra Albu is in side mount over DeAnna Bennett
Bennett tries to show some ground skills
Albu uses her strength to keep Albu at a disadvantage
Alexandra Albu is in side mount over DeAnna Bennett
Alexandra Albu is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Alexandra Albu looks to mount DeAnna Bennett...
Alexandra Albu slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Alexandra Albu is in full mount over DeAnna Bennett
Bennett is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Albu's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
DeAnna Bennett is in half guard over Albu
Alexandra Albu attempts to move to full guard
Alexandra Albu manages to switch to full guard.
DeAnna Bennett is in open guard over Albu
Alexandra Albu launches a few punches to Bennett's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Bennett tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
DeAnna Bennett is in open guard over Albu
Albu tries to close her guard around Bennett
She succeeds!
DeAnna Bennett is in closed guard over Albu
Bennett tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Albu leans and gets DeAnna Bennett's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Bennett clumsily fails here and it's time for Alexandra Albu to fight back!
Alexandra Albu slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Bennett struggles to free herself
Albu is locking that Triangle...
Bennett struggles to free herself
DeAnna Bennett didn't realize how much danger she was in and is caught! She knows now and quickly taps!
Winner is Alexandra Albu by Submission (Triangle) at 3:52 Round 2
Statistics: Alexandra Albu
Punches 21/32 (66%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 154 s
Statistics: DeAnna Bennett
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 1/7 (14%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 154 s
Austin thinks Bennett won. Via 6th round KO. Umm….
You've actually got even more screws loose than I do around here if you think that dude.... And that's actually saying something. ...LITERALLY!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!