Moroz vs. Bennett

[The Sandmen]

Maryna Moroz looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
DeAnna Bennett glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Maryna Moroz today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
DeAnna Bennett moves forward and launches a low kick.
Moroz blocks that.
Bennett shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
DeAnna Bennett fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Maryna Moroz is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Maryna Moroz is opening up on Bennett and raining down combinations!
Bennett's corner looks worried!
DeAnna Bennett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Moroz won't budge, forcing Bennett to pull guard.
Maryna Moroz is in closed guard over Bennett
Maryna Moroz tries to better her position on the ground...
Moroz breaks the closed guard of DeAnna Bennett and moves to half guard
Maryna Moroz is in side mount over DeAnna Bennett
Maryna Moroz hooks Bennett's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
DeAnna Bennett manages to kick Moroz away and scrambles on top!
DeAnna Bennett is in open guard over Moroz
Moroz tries to close her guard around Bennett
She succeeds!
DeAnna Bennett is in closed guard over Moroz
Bennett is in closed guard... Moroz tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over DeAnna Bennett!
Maryna Moroz is in full mount over DeAnna Bennett
Moroz fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches DeAnna Bennett's arm and tries an armbar!
Bennett hold her own hand and breaks Moroz's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Maryna Moroz.
DeAnna Bennett is in side mount over Maryna Moroz
Moroz tries to show some ground skills
Maryna Moroz put Bennett in half guard.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
DeAnna Bennett is in half guard over Moroz
Bennett sits over her knees and pushes away Moroz's leg!
Moroz closes her legs around DeAnna Bennett's leg. Bennett is not able to move away now!
DeAnna Bennett is in half guard over Moroz
Bennett tries to free her leg...
Moroz doesn't allow any movement here! She's cooling the fight on the ground.
DeAnna Bennett is in half guard over Moroz
Maryna Moroz gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Bennett spins out, but Maryna Moroz was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Bennett is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Bennett is trying to counter now!
Bennett launches a kick to Moroz's thigh
Moroz checks that kick!
Dan Miragliotta 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 2:15 in the 1 round
Maryna Moroz throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Bennett's chin! That stops Bennett in her tracks!
Bennett's Right eye is beginning to swell
Moroz jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Maryna Moroz pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Bennett doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Maryna Moroz embrace and tries to move away...
Maryna Moroz pushes Bennett forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Moroz struggles and launches a few punches to Bennett's head
Those punches are hitting! Bennett covers her head!
Bennett's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Moroz launches a few hard punches to DeAnna Bennett's ribs!
DeAnna Bennett's ribs shows the damage! Maryna Moroz is working her opponent ribs!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Moroz grab one of DeAnna Bennett's arm and tries a Hip Throw
with a twist of her hip Maryna Moroz throw Bennett to the mat like a ragdoll
Moroz is standing while Bennett is on the ground on her back
Maryna Moroz creates space and allows DeAnna Bennett to stand up.
DeAnna Bennett is on her feet again.
Bennett launches a flurry of punches
Moroz slips out of danger.
Bone shattering straight left hand from DeAnna Bennett!
Moroz ducks under...
Moroz and Bennett circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Moroz studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
DeAnna Bennett tries to bring the fight to the ground
Moroz won't budge, forcing Bennett to pull guard.
Maryna Moroz is in closed guard over Bennett
Moroz struggles on the ground and tries to break DeAnna Bennett's guard...
Maryna Moroz is in Bennett open guard now
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Maryna Moroz is in open guard over Bennett
Moroz tries to jump to side mount.
DeAnna Bennett closed her guard around Maryna Moroz.
Maryna Moroz is in side mount over DeAnna Bennett
Maryna Moroz isolates DeAnna Bennett's right arm looking for an armbar...
DeAnna Bennett tries to hold onto her own arm but Maryna Moroz breaks her grip and extends her arm for the tap!

Winner is Maryna Moroz by Submission (armbar) at 4:26 Round 1

Statistics: Maryna Moroz
Punches 4/4 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s

Statistics: DeAnna Bennett
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 123 s

A Semi-embarrassing performance from Deanna here.