Pena vs. Carano

[The Sandmen]

Julianna Peña glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Gina Carano doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
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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Peña and Carano move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A punch from Gina Carano
grazes Peña's left cheek.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Gina Carano
that stun Peña.
Gina Carano seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
A solid combination from Gina Carano
connects with Peña.
A right hand from Gina Carano
misses its target.
Peña tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Peña launches a furious low kick!
Carano receives a hard blow on her right leg!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Peña and Carano circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Carano shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
The two exchange wildly
Carano is connecting with a few punches
Gina Carano moves forward looking for some grappling action
Peña pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Solid jabs from Gina Carano.
Nice punches.
Peña's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Carano is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Peña's jaw!
Julianna Peña tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carano won't budge, forcing Peña to pull guard.
Gina Carano is in closed guard over Peña
Carano struggles on the ground and tries to break Julianna Peña's guard...
Gina Carano is in Peña open guard now
Gina Carano is in open guard over Peña
Peña tries to close her guard around Carano
She is not able to do it
Gina Carano is in open guard over Peña
Peña tries to close her guard around Carano
She is not able to do it
Gina Carano is in open guard over Peña
Peña tries to close her guard around Carano
She is not able to do it
Gina Carano is in open guard over Peña
Gina Carano wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Gina Carano can't find an opening in her opponent's guard!
Peña tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Peña tries to close her guard around Carano
She is not able to do it
Gina Carano is in open guard over Peña
Peña tries to close her guard around Carano
She is not able to do it
John McCarthy 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.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Gina Carano tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Peña tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Peña tries to grapple
She puts Carano in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Gina Carano slightly pushes Peña into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Gina Carano takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
A punch from Gina Carano
grazes Peña's left cheek.
Gina Carano takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Gina Carano.
Peña staggers backwards. Carano wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Gina Carano has found an opening in the defense of Peña, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Peña is wobbling!
Not a desiderable position that Peña is in now. Gina Carano is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Carano begins to launch a barrage of punches over Peña
this is getting worse and worse for Peña
Incredible haymaker from Gina Carano!
You can see Julianna Peña's head being snapped backwards!
Peña throws a lazy kick
Carano dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Gina Carano moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
A left hook from Carano
grazes the chin of Peña.
Peña's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Julianna Peña's Chin
Carano pushes Julianna Peña and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.



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Round 2
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
A solid combination from Gina Carano
connects with Peña.
Shovel hook by Gina Carano
tags Peña.
Gina Carano closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Carano launches a furious low kick!
Peña blocks.
Gina Carano tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Julianna Peña jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Carano clumsily fails here and it's time for Julianna Peña to fight back!
Peña is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Carano is smart enough to block that one.
Superb haymaker by Carano
Peña manages to move aside
Gina Carano gets sloppy and Julianna Peña tries to take advantage...
Peña tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Carano moves backwards and circles around Julianna Peña.
Peña is holding Gina Carano's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Gina Carano loses balance and goes to the ground.
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Gina Carano
Peña is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Carano's ribs.
Carano blocks Julianna Peña's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Gina Carano
Carano measures the resilience of Peña's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Peña blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Peña tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Julianna Peña looks to mount Gina Carano...
Gina Carano sees an opening and locks her opponent in half guard.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Carano
Julianna Peña pushes Carano's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Carano rolls and she's now on half guard over Julianna Peña. Nice reversal.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Gina Carano is in half guard over Peña
Gina Carano seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Gina Carano tries to pass Julianna Peña's guard...
Gina Carano manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Gina Carano is in side mount over Julianna Peña
Julianna Peña attempts to trap Gina Carano in her guard.
Gina Carano keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gina Carano is in side mount over Julianna Peña
Gina Carano storms over Peña with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Carano doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Peña's face with her elbows!
This is over! That impact from Gina Carano has left Peña laying flat on the mat!

Winner is Gina Carano by KO (Elbows) at 2:24 Round 2

Statistics: Julianna Peña
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 127 s

Statistics: Gina Carano
Punches 29/37 (78%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/9 (44%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 127 s

Pena beatdown. Where was this useless version of Pena vs. Kaufman? Carano can’t be THAT much better/different than Kaufman, can she?

[The Texas Rattlesnakes]

My GP luck is only a bit better than GAPs