Post by The Sandmen on Aug 21, 2019 0:22:36 GMT -5
Joanne Calderwood is beating himself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking himself in the face, body and legs to get ready for his scrap.
Rose Namajunas raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Rose Namajunas tries to bring the fight to the ground
Calderwood goes down.
Rose Namajunas is in open guard over Calderwood
Namajunas is in open guard over Calderwood... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Calderwood rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Rose Namajunas. 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Joanne Calderwood and Namajunas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
As the fight continues it seems that Rose Namajunas is taking the best of the fight.
Rose Namajunas goes with a looping right hand while Joanne Calderwood jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Calderwood seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Shovel hook by Joanne Calderwood
goes nowhere.
Poorly executed technique. Rose Namajunas looks to counter!
Namajunas goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Calderwood's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Namajunas throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Calderwood has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
A bad move from Joanne Calderwood
allows Namajunas to land a solid head kick.
Calderwood's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Joanne Calderwood's Nose
1:31 Round 1 and Namajunas is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Namajunas looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joanne Calderwood's punches
Namajunas measures the resilience of Calderwood's chin with an uppercut while Calderwood lands some great crosses.
Nice punch by Rose Namajunas
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
That brutal impact left Calderwood laid out on the mat! Rose Namajunas's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Calderwood's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Rose Namajunas by KO (Punch) at 1:54 Round 1
Statistics: Joanne Calderwood
Punches 7/12 (58%)
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 14 s
Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 10/11 (91%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 14 s
Boosh. Boosh? Has anyone seen the Mighty Boosh? I ask like, twice a season, and no one ever replies. Or cares. Or both. There is a mosquito hawk in my room.
Rose Namajunas raises his fists in his corner. He seems confident.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Rose Namajunas tries to bring the fight to the ground
Calderwood goes down.
Rose Namajunas is in open guard over Calderwood
Namajunas is in open guard over Calderwood... he fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Calderwood rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of his own he escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Rose Namajunas. 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Joanne Calderwood and Namajunas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
As the fight continues it seems that Rose Namajunas is taking the best of the fight.
Rose Namajunas goes with a looping right hand while Joanne Calderwood jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Calderwood seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of his own. Great exchange here.
Shovel hook by Joanne Calderwood
goes nowhere.
Poorly executed technique. Rose Namajunas looks to counter!
Namajunas goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, he follows up with a high kick!
Calderwood's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Namajunas throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Calderwood has a small cut in his Chin
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
A bad move from Joanne Calderwood
allows Namajunas to land a solid head kick.
Calderwood's Nose is bruised after the punishement he's received!
There is a small laceration on Joanne Calderwood's Nose
1:31 Round 1 and Namajunas is still in good shape. He sure has trained hard for this fight.
Namajunas looks for angles as he throws a few jabs that are countered by Joanne Calderwood's punches
Namajunas measures the resilience of Calderwood's chin with an uppercut while Calderwood lands some great crosses.
Nice punch by Rose Namajunas
who outboxes his opponent in this exchange.
That brutal impact left Calderwood laid out on the mat! Rose Namajunas's corner pours in to congratulate him!
Calderwood's Right eye is bruised after the punishement he's received!
Winner is Rose Namajunas by KO (Punch) at 1:54 Round 1
Statistics: Joanne Calderwood
Punches 7/12 (58%)
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 14 s
Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 10/11 (91%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 14 s
Boosh. Boosh? Has anyone seen the Mighty Boosh? I ask like, twice a season, and no one ever replies. Or cares. Or both. There is a mosquito hawk in my room.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!