Post by The Sandmen on Sept 23, 2018 23:23:16 GMT -5
Gina Carano doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Sarah Kaufman looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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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Carano and Kaufman move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Sarah Kaufman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carano won't budge, forcing Kaufman to pull guard.
Gina Carano is in closed guard over Kaufman
Carano tries to escape from the closed guard
Carano succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Gina Carano is in open guard over Kaufman
Carano tries to jump to side mount.
Sarah Kaufman closed her guard around Gina Carano.
Gina Carano is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Kaufman tries to move on the ground and shows Gina Carano a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Kaufman's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Gina Carano is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman attempts to trap Gina Carano in her guard.
Sarah Kaufman manages to switch to half guard.
Gina Carano is in half guard over Kaufman
Kaufman measures the resilience of Carano's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Carano's side.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Gina Carano is in half guard over Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman attempts to move to full guard
Sarah Kaufman manages to switch to full guard.
Gina Carano is in closed guard over Kaufman
Carano delivers a few accurate elbows!
Sarah Kaufman blocks them all showing some great skills here.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Gina Carano is in closed guard over Kaufman
Carano is in closed guard... Kaufman tries to roll on the ground!
Gina Carano uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Carano is trying to counter now!
Gina Carano throws down elbows...
Kaufman is not making herself an easy target.
Gina Carano is in closed guard over Kaufman
Carano tries to escape from closed guard...
Carano struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Gina Carano is in half guard over Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman attempts to move to full guard
Gina Carano keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Gina Carano is in half guard over Kaufman
Gina Carano tries to pass Sarah Kaufman's guard...
Gina Carano manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Gina Carano is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Gina Carano looks to pass to mount...
Carano slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Sarah Kaufman.
Gina Carano is in full mount over Sarah Kaufman
Carano fires a barrage of punches at Kaufman's head!
This is bad! Carano is just pounding on Sarah Kaufman's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Gina Carano is in full mount over Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Gina Carano rolls Sarah Kaufman to her stomach and takes her back!
Carano is in rear mount over Kaufman
Carano launches a barrage of elbows over Kaufman's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if Kaufman doesn't fight back!
Kaufman's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Carano is in rear mount over Kaufman
Kaufman measures the resilience of Carano's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Carano blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Kaufman clumsily fails here and it's time for Gina Carano to fight back!
Gina Carano wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Carano drills Sarah Kaufman's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Carano is in rear mount over Kaufman
Terrible one sided match... Kaufman was not ready to fight a fighter of Gina Carano caliber.
Sarah Kaufman launches a few punches to Carano's cheek from the guard.
Gina Carano uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Carano is in rear mount over Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman 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 Carano's moves.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Carano is in rear mount over Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman is cooling the fight on the ground
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Gina Carano fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Sarah Kaufman! I'm sure that her liver will be sore tomorrow.
Kaufman ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Kaufman grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Carano struggles... Sarah Kaufman is unable to take him down
Poorly executed technique. Gina Carano looks to counter!
Kaufman leads with a punch
Gina Carano avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Gina Carano launches a body shot
Kaufman dodges and catches him with a hard cross.
Kaufman decides to launch some tentative punches
Carano launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Kaufman with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Kaufman launches a furious hook!
That hits Carano's chin like a wrecking ball! Carano loses balance and goes to the mat.
Kaufman is standing while Carano is on the ground on her back
Carano tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Carano climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Gina Carano launches a rapid series of punches
taking Kaufman from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Sarah Kaufman takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Gina Carano.
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Round 2
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Gina Carano tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Kaufman's face
Carano has a high cardio that helps him make great performances.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Kaufman stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Gina Carano is coming in again!
Kaufman fell like she got shot! This is over!
Kaufman's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Winner is Gina Carano by KO (Punch) at 0:32 Round 2
Statistics: Gina Carano
Punches 14/15 (93%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 9/23 (39%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 220 s
Statistics: Sarah Kaufman
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/7 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 208 s
Holm is scared.