Post by The Sandmen on Jun 22, 2018 8:35:18 GMT -5
Nicco Montaño looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Carla Esparza is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Nicco Montaño is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Esparza grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Montaño
Carla Esparza tries to pass to half guard...
Nicco Montaño can't prevent her opponent from passing. Esparza looks to work from half guard.
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Montaño
Carla Esparza pushes Montaño's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Esparza who is in full mount! Montaño is in trouble now!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Carla Esparza sits high on Nicco Montaño's chest and pulls her leg underneath Montaño's head. There's the triangle attempt!
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Montaño struggles to free herself
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Montaño tries to roll out. She's too quick for Carla Esparza and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Esparza and it cost her top position.
Nicco Montaño is in closed guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Montaño's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Montaño tries to cover her face,
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Nicco Montaño is in closed guard over Esparza
Montaño is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Nicco Montaño!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Montaño has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Montaño tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Carla Esparza doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Esparza tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Carla Esparza isolates Nicco Montaño's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Crippling lock!
Esparza is locking that Arm Triangle...
Nicco Montaño is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Esparza catch Nicco Montaño's left arm and tries a kimura
Montaño struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Montaño's eyes...
Montaño's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
Nicco Montaño holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Esparza fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Nicco Montaño's arm and tries an armbar!
Esparza launches a couple of strikes with her hooks over Nicco Montaño's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! Montaño taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Carla Esparza by Submission (Armbar) at 1:43 Round 1
Statistics: Nicco Montaño
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Trial by fire. Nicco has a lot of work left to do, and a lot of room to do it in. I don’t feel like we have seen the last of her.
Carla Esparza is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Nicco Montaño is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Esparza grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Montaño
Carla Esparza tries to pass to half guard...
Nicco Montaño can't prevent her opponent from passing. Esparza looks to work from half guard.
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Montaño
Carla Esparza pushes Montaño's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Esparza who is in full mount! Montaño is in trouble now!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Carla Esparza sits high on Nicco Montaño's chest and pulls her leg underneath Montaño's head. There's the triangle attempt!
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Montaño struggles to free herself
That Triangle from Mount looks tight...
Montaño tries to roll out. She's too quick for Carla Esparza and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Esparza and it cost her top position.
Nicco Montaño is in closed guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Montaño's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Montaño tries to cover her face,
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Nicco Montaño is in closed guard over Esparza
Montaño is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Nicco Montaño!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Montaño has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Montaño tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Carla Esparza doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Esparza tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Carla Esparza isolates Nicco Montaño's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Crippling lock!
Esparza is locking that Arm Triangle...
Nicco Montaño is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Esparza catch Nicco Montaño's left arm and tries a kimura
Montaño struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Montaño's eyes...
Montaño's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
Nicco Montaño holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Esparza fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Nicco Montaño's arm and tries an armbar!
Esparza launches a couple of strikes with her hooks over Nicco Montaño's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! Montaño taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Carla Esparza by Submission (Armbar) at 1:43 Round 1
Statistics: Nicco Montaño
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 83 s
Trial by fire. Nicco has a lot of work left to do, and a lot of room to do it in. I don’t feel like we have seen the last of her.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!