Fox vs. Esparza

[The Sandmen]

Fallon Fox raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Carla Esparza raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Esparza stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Fallon Fox is coming in again!
Fallon Fox throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Esparza's chin! That stops Esparza in her tracks!
There is a small laceration on Carla Esparza's Right eye
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Esparza steps forward
Fallon Fox catches her with an uppercut to the face!
Fallon Fox tries to bring the fight to the ground
Esparza goes down.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Fallon Fox is in open guard over Esparza
Esparza is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Fallon Fox is in open guard over Esparza
Esparza tries to close her guard around Fox
She succeeds!
Fallon Fox is in closed guard over Esparza
Fox positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Esparza's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
Fallon Fox is in closed guard over Esparza
Fallon Fox is looking to pass Carla Esparza's guard...
Carla Esparza has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Fallon Fox is in closed guard over Esparza
Fox use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Carla Esparza holds Fallon Fox and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Fallon Fox gets sloppy and Carla Esparza tries to take advantage...
Carla Esparza isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Fox blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Esparza's guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Fallon Fox is in half guard over Esparza
Fox works on the ground with her fingers over Esparza's face
Esparza shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Fallon Fox is in half guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza tries to close the guard.
Esparza put Fallon Fox in closed guard.
Fallon Fox is in closed guard over Esparza
Fallon Fox struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Fallon Fox is in closed guard over Esparza
Fox tries to escape from closed guard...
Esparza waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Fallon Fox! She is reversed and nor Carla Esparza is on half guard!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Fox
Terrible one sided match... Esparza was not ready to fight a fighter of Fallon Fox caliber.
Fox tries to move on the ground and shows Carla Esparza a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Fox's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
There is a small laceration on Fallon Fox's Forehead
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Fox
Fallon Fox attempts to move to full guard
Carla Esparza keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Fox
Esparza positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Fox's being punished here!
Fox's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Fox
Carla Esparza tries to open Fox's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Carla Esparza. Fox is unable to cover herself now!
There is a small laceration on Fallon Fox's Forehead
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Fox
Fox tries to stand up!
Esparza doesn't allow her!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Carla Esparza tries to bring the fight to the ground
Fox goes down.
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Fox
Fox steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Deep breaths from Fallon Fox who tries a hammer punch to Esparza's ribs.
Esparza blocks those punches
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Fox
Esparza moves on the ground
Carla Esparza moves to side mount
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Fallon Fox
Deep breaths from Fallon Fox who tries a hammer punch to Esparza's ribs.
Esparza blocks those punches
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Fallon Fox
Fox launches a few weak punches
Esparza blocks them effectively.
Fox clumsily fails here and it's time for Carla Esparza to fight back!
Carla Esparza fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Fox's face!
Fox has a small cut in her Chin
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Fallon Fox
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Fox's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Esparza
Esparza positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Fox's being punished here!
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Fallon Fox
You can see Fox's blood making stains in the mat.
Carla Esparza tries to open Fox's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Carla Esparza. Fox is unable to cover herself now!
Fox's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Fallon Fox
Esparza tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Fallon Fox
Fallon Fox struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.


The cutman is working on Fox's face.

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Round 2
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Fallon Fox is a bloody mess!
Carla Esparza attempts a sweep single...
Carla Esparza catches Fallon Fox's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Esparza.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fox
Esparza struggles on the ground and tries to break Fallon Fox's guard...
Carla Esparza is in Fox open guard now
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Fox
You can see Fox's blood making stains in the mat.
Fallon Fox 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 Esparza's moves.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Fox
Carla Esparza aggressively and repeatedly punches Fox.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Fox
Fox doesn't stop bleeding.
Fox tries to close her guard around Esparza
She succeeds!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fox
You can see Fox's blood making stains in the mat.
Fallon Fox 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 Esparza's moves.
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fox
Fallon Fox continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Fox tries to stand up!
Esparza doesn't allow her!
Carla Esparza is in closed guard over Fox
Esparza struggles on the ground and tries to break Fallon Fox's guard...
Carla Esparza is in Fox open guard now
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Fox
Fox measures the resilience of Esparza's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Esparza blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Esparza is trying to counter now!
Carla Esparza aggressively and repeatedly punches Fox.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Fox
Carla Esparza tries to pass to half guard...
Fallon Fox can't prevent her opponent from passing. Esparza looks to work from half guard.
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Fox
Esparza positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Fox's being punished here!
Fox's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Fox
Fox tries to move on the ground and shows Carla Esparza a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Fox's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Fox
Fallon Fox's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Carla Esparza tries to free her leg
Carla Esparza uses some of her skill by jumping out of Fox's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Fallon Fox
Esparza tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Fallon Fox
You can see Fox's blood making stains in the mat.
Esparza suddenly holds Fallon Fox's arm and tries an armbar!
Fox almost dind't see what was happening before tap!

Winner is Carla Esparza by Submission (Armbar) at 2:38 Round 2

Statistics: Fallon Fox
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/10 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 362 s

Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 28/34 (82%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 362 s

So this looks like Fox did nothing, but those 3 landed punches were CLEAN and did HUGE damage to Carla. Like, she was on the verge of being finished when she fought back from the brink of doom to get back into this one, then finally get the finish. An impressive show of heart from her.

[xx - Camp Cannon]

good debut 4 carla's return

[The Sandmen]

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