Post by The Sandmen on Sept 14, 2012 17:02:02 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Carmouche while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Ferocious staredown by Zingano while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Zingano and Carmouche circle around the center of the cage.
Liz Carmouche is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Zingano has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Cat Zingano swings...
hard impact to Carmouche's face!
Zingano launches a hook to the body
Bang! Carmouche stops that one with her ribs!
Zingano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Liz Carmouche tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Carmouche takes a break to breathe while holding Cat Zingano.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Every time Liz Carmouche attempts to get inside
Zingano misses with a low kick.
Carmouche throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
Liz Carmouche doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Zingano tries to grapple
She puts Carmouche in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Zingano is launching some bone breaking punches to Carmouche's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Liz Carmouche's eyes.
Liz Carmouche tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Carmouche circles out and slips free of Cat Zingano's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Several good body shots
land on Zingano.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
Liz Carmouche struggles a bit before breaking Zingano's attemp of grappling
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Carmouche throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Zingano has a small cut in her Right eye
Carmouche moves forward looking for some action
Liz Carmouche shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Zingano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Liz Carmouche embrace and tries to move away...
Liz Carmouche pushes Zingano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Liz Carmouche's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Zingano is throwing a flurry of punches!
Carmouche ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Carmouche tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Cat Zingano paws at Carmouche.
Carmouche answers with solid punches!
Liz Carmouche leans forwards and tries to grapple with Zingano
Zingano wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Cat Zingano swings and Carmouche has to retreat
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
Liz Carmouche doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Liz Carmouche leans forwards and tries to grapple with Zingano
Carmouche shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Zingano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Liz Carmouche embrace and tries to move away...
Liz Carmouche pushes Zingano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Liz Carmouche's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Zingano is throwing a flurry of punches!
Liz Carmouche just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano pushes away Carmouche trying to keep the fight at striking range
Carmouche stumbles backwards and Cat Zingano circles to get the center of the cage
Zingano steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Zingano decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Zingano moves back and takes a deep breath.
Cat Zingano attempts to cut off Carmouche with punches
Carmouche reels from the strikes.
Carmouche's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Cat Zingano!
Carmouche is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Carmouche's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Liz Carmouche swings...
...no good.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Zingano is holding Liz Carmouche's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Liz Carmouche loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
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.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano works on the ground with her fingers over Carmouche's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki saw it!
Mario Yamasaki allows Carmouche time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Not a desiderable position that Zingano is in now. Liz Carmouche is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Carmouche launches a hook to the body
Bang! Zingano stops that one with her ribs!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Liz Carmouche!
Zingano ducks under...
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Carmouche and Zingano circle around the center of the cage.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Carmouche steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Carmouche is holding Cat Zingano's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cat Zingano loses balance and goes to the ground.
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Liz Carmouche looks to mount Cat Zingano...
Liz Carmouche slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Liz Carmouche isolates Cat Zingano's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Cat Zingano is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to roll to her side and trap Liz Carmouche in her guard...
Cat Zingano moves to half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano attempts to move to full guard
Cat Zingano manages to switch to full guard.
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Zingano
Liz Carmouche pushes Cat Zingano against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Carmouche jumps and tries to free her leg! Zingano doesn't allow this but Liz Carmouche is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Liz Carmouche fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Zingano's face!
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Zingano reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Carmouche blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Carmouche sits over her knees and pushes away Zingano's leg!
Zingano closes her legs around Liz Carmouche's leg. Carmouche is not able to move away now!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to close the guard.
Zingano put Liz Carmouche in closed guard.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Zingano
Carmouche tries to escape from the closed guard
Carmouche succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Zingano
Zingano tries to close her guard around Carmouche
She succeeds!
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
Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Carmouche rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Zingano misses a step and Liz Carmouche sees an opportunity to counter her!
Liz Carmouche throws up a triangle attempt!
Cat Zingano postures up and breaks the triangle.
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Cat Zingano is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Liz Carmouche fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Zingano's chin
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Carmouche and Zingano circle around the center of the cage.
Cat Zingano goes with a looping right hand while Liz Carmouche jumps back and jabs
Zingano only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Good front kick from Zingano!
Carmouche stumbles backwards after that one!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Brilliant combination from Cat Zingano
that forces Carmouche to try and defend better.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Liz Carmouche is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Liz Carmouche throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Down Zingano goes! She's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Liz Carmouche's divison on notice!
Winner is Liz Carmouche by KO (Uppercut) at 1:33 Round 3
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 21/25 (84%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 182 s
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 13/20 (65%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 7/14 (50%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 182 s
Very even fight, flash KO finish. Exciting stuff. KO resistance for Cat would help prevent flash KO.
Ferocious staredown by Zingano while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Zingano and Carmouche circle around the center of the cage.
Liz Carmouche is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Zingano has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Cat Zingano swings...
hard impact to Carmouche's face!
Zingano launches a hook to the body
Bang! Carmouche stops that one with her ribs!
Zingano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Liz Carmouche tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Carmouche takes a break to breathe while holding Cat Zingano.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Every time Liz Carmouche attempts to get inside
Zingano misses with a low kick.
Carmouche throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
Liz Carmouche doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Zingano tries to grapple
She puts Carmouche in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Zingano is launching some bone breaking punches to Carmouche's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Liz Carmouche's eyes.
Liz Carmouche tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Carmouche circles out and slips free of Cat Zingano's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Several good body shots
land on Zingano.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
Liz Carmouche struggles a bit before breaking Zingano's attemp of grappling
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Carmouche throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Zingano has a small cut in her Right eye
Carmouche moves forward looking for some action
Liz Carmouche shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Zingano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Liz Carmouche embrace and tries to move away...
Liz Carmouche pushes Zingano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Liz Carmouche's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Zingano is throwing a flurry of punches!
Carmouche ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Carmouche tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Cat Zingano paws at Carmouche.
Carmouche answers with solid punches!
Liz Carmouche leans forwards and tries to grapple with Zingano
Zingano wants to mantain the distance and ducks that one.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Cat Zingano swings and Carmouche has to retreat
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
Liz Carmouche doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Liz Carmouche leans forwards and tries to grapple with Zingano
Carmouche shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Zingano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Liz Carmouche embrace and tries to move away...
Liz Carmouche pushes Zingano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Liz Carmouche's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Zingano is throwing a flurry of punches!
Liz Carmouche just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano pushes away Carmouche trying to keep the fight at striking range
Carmouche stumbles backwards and Cat Zingano circles to get the center of the cage
Zingano steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Zingano decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Zingano moves back and takes a deep breath.
Cat Zingano attempts to cut off Carmouche with punches
Carmouche reels from the strikes.
Carmouche's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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Bone shattering straight left hand from Cat Zingano!
Carmouche is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Carmouche's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Liz Carmouche swings...
...no good.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Zingano is holding Liz Carmouche's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Liz Carmouche loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
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.
Cat Zingano is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Zingano works on the ground with her fingers over Carmouche's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki saw it!
Mario Yamasaki allows Carmouche time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Not a desiderable position that Zingano is in now. Liz Carmouche is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Carmouche launches a hook to the body
Bang! Zingano stops that one with her ribs!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Liz Carmouche!
Zingano ducks under...
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Carmouche and Zingano circle around the center of the cage.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Carmouche steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Carmouche is holding Cat Zingano's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cat Zingano loses balance and goes to the ground.
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Liz Carmouche looks to mount Cat Zingano...
Liz Carmouche slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Liz Carmouche isolates Cat Zingano's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Cat Zingano is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to roll to her side and trap Liz Carmouche in her guard...
Cat Zingano moves to half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano attempts to move to full guard
Cat Zingano manages to switch to full guard.
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Zingano
Liz Carmouche pushes Cat Zingano against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Carmouche jumps and tries to free her leg! Zingano doesn't allow this but Liz Carmouche is able to get half guard here.
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Liz Carmouche fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Zingano's face!
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Zingano reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Carmouche blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Carmouche sits over her knees and pushes away Zingano's leg!
Zingano closes her legs around Liz Carmouche's leg. Carmouche is not able to move away now!
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to close the guard.
Zingano put Liz Carmouche in closed guard.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Zingano
Carmouche tries to escape from the closed guard
Carmouche succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Zingano
Zingano tries to close her guard around Carmouche
She succeeds!
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
Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Carmouche rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Zingano misses a step and Liz Carmouche sees an opportunity to counter her!
Liz Carmouche throws up a triangle attempt!
Cat Zingano postures up and breaks the triangle.
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Carmouche
Cat Zingano is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Liz Carmouche fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Zingano's chin
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Carmouche and Zingano circle around the center of the cage.
Cat Zingano goes with a looping right hand while Liz Carmouche jumps back and jabs
Zingano only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Good front kick from Zingano!
Carmouche stumbles backwards after that one!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Brilliant combination from Cat Zingano
that forces Carmouche to try and defend better.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Liz Carmouche is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Liz Carmouche throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Down Zingano goes! She's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Liz Carmouche's divison on notice!
Winner is Liz Carmouche by KO (Uppercut) at 1:33 Round 3
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 21/25 (84%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 182 s
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 13/20 (65%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 7/14 (50%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 182 s
Very even fight, flash KO finish. Exciting stuff. KO resistance for Cat would help prevent flash KO.
lol
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!