Gurgel vs. Couture

[The Sandmen]

Zoila Gurgel looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
Kim Couture is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Zoila Gurgel is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if she loses today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Kim Couture moves forward and launches a low kick.
Gurgel blocks that.
Gurgel throws a hook
that hits its mark.
Couture is swinging for the fences!
Gurgel backpedals and creates space. Kim Couture is asking her if she is going to fight!
Gurgel is holding Kim Couture's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Kim Couture loses balance and goes to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Kim Couture
Couture tries to show some ground skills
Gurgel uses her strength to keep Gurgel at a disadvantage
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Kim Couture...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Kim Couture
Kim Couture tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Zoila Gurgel rolls Kim Couture to her stomach and takes her back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Couture
Deep breaths from Kim Couture who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gurgel is in rear mount over Couture
Couture has Gurgel controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills she transitions to a side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Kim Couture
Kim Couture attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard.
Kim Couture manages to switch to half guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Couture
Kim Couture attempts to move to full guard
Zoila Gurgel keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Couture
Kim Couture tries to close the guard.
Couture put Zoila Gurgel in closed guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Couture
Gurgel is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Couture's ribs.
Couture blocks Zoila Gurgel's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Gurgel clumsily fails here and it's time for Kim Couture to fight back!
Gurgel is in closed guard... Couture tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Couture
Gurgel is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Couture
Kim Couture 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 Gurgel's moves.
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 SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Kim Couture fires an unorthodox punch to Gurgel's torso
that goes wide.
3:22 Round 1 and Gurgel is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Brilliant combination from Zoila Gurgel
that forces Couture to try and defend better.
Gurgel and Couture circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Gurgel and Couture circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A high kick from Zoila Gurgel
glances off Couture.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Kim Couture is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gurgel into her guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Couture
Gurgel is in closed guard... Couture tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Couture
Zoila Gurgel pushes Kim Couture against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Gurgel jumps and tries to free her leg! Couture doesn't allow this but Zoila Gurgel is able to get half guard here.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Couture
Gurgel tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Couture from the side mount!
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Kim Couture
Zoila Gurgel looks to pass to mount...
Gurgel slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Kim Couture.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Zoila Gurgel.



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Round 2
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Zoila Gurgel shoots for a double leg takedown!
Kim Couture sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Zoila Gurgel!
Couture is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Couture moves backwards and Zoila Gurgel is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Good leg kicks from Kim Couture.
Zoila Gurgel defends with ease.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Gurgel goes to the body...
She punishes Couture's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Gurgel throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
Kim Couture attempts to cut off Gurgel with punches
Gurgel avoids getting cornered.
1:13 Round 2 and Gurgel is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Couture studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Gurgel studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Solid shot from Kim Couture to the body.
Gurgel blocks in time.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Zoila Gurgel!
Couture is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Zoila Gurgel is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Couture studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Gurgel launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Couture's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
A left hook from Gurgel
grazes the chin of Couture.
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Gurgel studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Zoila Gurgel leans forwards and tries to grapple with Couture
Gurgel shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Gurgel tries to take Kim Couture to the ground from the clinch...
Nicely done! Couture is with her back on the ground now.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Couture
Zoila Gurgel throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Couture
Couture tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Couture
Couture tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Couture
Couture tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Couture
Deep breaths from Kim Couture who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Couture
Gurgel moves on the ground
Zoila Gurgel moves to side mount
The clock says 4:10 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Kim Couture
Kim Couture is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Kim Couture attempts to trap Zoila Gurgel in her guard.
Zoila Gurgel keeps control and remains in side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Kim Couture
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Kim Couture...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Kim Couture
Gurgel fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Kim Couture's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Gurgel launches a couple of strikes with her heels over Kim Couture's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! Couture taps with a pained grin.

Winner is Zoila Gurgel by Submission (Armbar) at 4:42 Round 2

Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 9/10 (90%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 1/5 (20%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 228 s

Statistics: Kim Couture
Punches 0/8 (0%)
Kicks 0/4 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 228 s

Zoila did her thing, Couture did no thing, and that was this.

[xx - Team GAP]

couture really helped Zoila to look good in this one by doing nothing... Nothing makes Zoila look good. (see what i did there)

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

2 do nothing fighters with a nothing result... Yay! :

[The Sandmen]

2nd round submissions are nothing? Hm. Curious though, if that makes Zoila a nothing fighter, submitting someone in the 2nd round, what does getting KO'ed in the first make someone?

[The Rocketmen]

I saw Zoila go in there and do exactly what she always does - finish a fight by submission. I would even bet that she has the most subs of any woman fighter on the site, with maybe Coenen in second.

[The Sandmen]

Ya know what...I have absolutely no stats on that stat to statify you with.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

ronda not impressed by zoila so called armbar

[The Sandmen]

It is called that because it is that. There is no other label under which it would apply. Calling it a head kick would be down right wrong, don't you agree? I sure do, and I believe the rest of the MMA galaxy would concur that an armbar win is precisely that - an armbar. And it is called that for the very reason you mention - they are so-called, because they are called so. Congratulations for that rudimentary lesson in submission identification.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

she's still not impressed which she trying to do replicate ronda! BOOO!

[The Sandmen]

So to clarify, you believe she is trying to create clones of an individual because she conducted a common MMA submission manoeuvre? The sense that that certainly does in fact make blows my mind.

[The Rocketmen]

I'm waiting for someone to replicate the Silva squirm. It's a leg kick that wraps the tibia around the opponent, in an attempt to strangle them without fingers.

[The Sandmen]

No one tries to strangle legs though.

[xx - Team GAP]

I do

[The Sandmen]

Who controls the British Crown,
Who keeps the metric system down,
WE DOOOOOO
WE DOOOOOO

[xx - Team GAP]

we do?