Post by The Sandmen on Feb 2, 2015 19:11:34 GMT -5
Hiroko Yamanaka raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Liz Carmouche glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Yamanaka and Carmouche move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Brutal combination from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Carmouche is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Hiroko Yamanaka chases Carmouche and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Carmouche steps backwards when those punches connect with her face
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
An overhand right from Liz Carmouche that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Yamanaka moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
A high kick from Liz Carmouche
misses badly. Carmouche slips and falls!
Yamanaka is standing while Carmouche is on the ground on her back
Carmouche tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Carmouche climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Liz Carmouche fires an unorthodox punch to Yamanaka's torso
that goes wide.
Crisp uppercut by Carmouche followed by a hard jab
Hiroko Yamanaka stumbles back.
Yamanaka has a small cut in her Left eye
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Carmouche jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Yamanaka sees what was coming and ducks under her opponent and moves aside
Liz Carmouche launches a rapid series of punches
that glance off Yamanaka's arms.
Liz Carmouche gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Superb haymaker by Yamanaka
Carmouche manages to move aside
Liz Carmouche attempts to cut off Yamanaka with punches
Yamanaka avoids getting cornered.
Carmouche pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Yamanaka moves backwards and Liz Carmouche is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Liz Carmouche and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Yamanaka dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Carmouche from the ground!
Carmouche's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Brilliant combination from Liz Carmouche
Yamanaka is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Liz Carmouche gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to cut off Carmouche with punches
Carmouche reels from the strikes.
Liz Carmouche launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Yamanaka blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Hiroko Yamanaka's cheek! Yamanaka stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Yamanaka's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Carmouche is standing while Yamanaka is on the ground on her back
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Back to the beginning! Hiroko Yamanaka is standing now.
Hiroko Yamanaka paws at Carmouche.
Carmouche answers with solid punches!
Liz Carmouche tries a hook to the body
and hits Yamanaka ribs hard
Carmouche showing excellent timing, blasts Hiroko Yamanaka with a right hand.
Great hook by Liz Carmouche! Hiroko Yamanaka is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Carmouche is standing while Yamanaka is on the ground on her back
Carmouche cartwheels towards Yamanaka!
She lands in side mount over a surprised Hiroko Yamanaka.
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to show some ground skills
Carmouche uses her strength to keep Carmouche at a disadvantage
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Deep breaths from Hiroko Yamanaka who tries a hammer punch to Carmouche's ribs.
That hit Carmouche who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Liz Carmouche in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Carmouche is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Liz Carmouche uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Carmouche is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Liz Carmouche uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Carmouche is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Liz Carmouche uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Liz Carmouche looks to counter!
Liz Carmouche hovers above Yamanaka
Good punches to Yamanaka's body.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Carmouche is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Liz Carmouche uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Josh Rosenthal has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Yamanaka pushes Liz Carmouche and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Yamanaka moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Carmouche's thigh!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Carmouche.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Carmouche leads with a punch
Hiroko Yamanaka evades but whiffs with a counter.
Poorly executed technique. Liz Carmouche looks to counter!
Liz Carmouche moves forward looking for some grappling action
Carmouche has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Carmouche pushes Hiroko Yamanaka against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Yamanaka's chin! Her legs are wobbling!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Carmouche takes a break to breathe while holding Hiroko Yamanaka.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Liz Carmouche goes with a looping right hand while Hiroko Yamanaka jumps back and jabs
Carmouche only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Liz Carmouche can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Tremendous strikes from Carmouche!
Some big punches are landing!
Down Yamanaka goes! She's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Liz Carmouche's divison on notice!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Chin
Winner is Liz Carmouche by KO (Punches) at 1:20 Round 2
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 18/24 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/1 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 93 s
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 12/41 (29%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 81 s
With the exception of some GnP, I’m not really sure what did what here, damage-wise. Both did lots of damage, but it didn’t seem like Liz’s stand up punches were as effective as the health-o-meter’s implied. Hiroko’s damage output also seemed to come from somewhere other than punches...so I donno...something happened here and it was a decent fight, so...yeah. We’ll take it.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!