Post by The Sandmen on Mar 28, 2015 17:00:22 GMT -5
Julia Budd doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Carla Esparza looks very relaxed.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Budd is holding Carla Esparza's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Carla Esparza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza works on the ground with her fingers over Budd's face
Budd shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Budd tries to launch a few punches to Carla Esparza
Esparza is able to achieve closed guard and counter Julia Budd's punches.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Julia Budd uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd struggles on the ground and tries to break Carla Esparza's guard...
Julia Budd is in Esparza open guard now
Julia Budd is in open guard over Esparza
Julia Budd tries to pass to half guard...
Carla Esparza's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Esparza
Esparza tries to close her guard around Budd
She succeeds!
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd looks to be in very good shape.
Julia Budd tries to better her position on the ground...
Budd breaks the closed guard of Carla Esparza and moves to half guard
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Julia Budd looks to mount Carla Esparza...
Carla Esparza takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Julia Budd aggressively and repeatedly punches Esparza.
Good job by Esparza blocking and slipping the blows.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd tries to escape from the closed guard
Budd succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Julia Budd is in open guard over Esparza
Esparza tries to close her guard around Budd
She succeeds!
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Budd's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Budd tries to cover her face,
Budd's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd tries to launch a few punches to Carla Esparza
Esparza is able to achieve closed guard and counter Julia Budd's punches.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Budd's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Budd tries to cover her face,
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Esparza cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Budd can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Julia Budd tries to better her position on the ground...
Budd breaks the closed guard of Carla Esparza and moves to half guard
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Julia Budd aggressively and repeatedly punches Esparza.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Carla Esparza's Chin
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Julia Budd looks to mount Carla Esparza...
Carla Esparza takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Esparza
Esparza tries to close her guard around Budd
She succeeds!
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Esparza tries to move on the ground and shows Julia Budd a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Esparza uses her forearms to block the impact!
Esparza tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Budd is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Julia Budd!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carla Esparza controls the situation despite Julia Budd efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Budd's being punished here!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Julia Budd! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Julia Budd doesn't defend herself!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Julia Budd tries to roll to her side and trap Carla Esparza in her guard...
Carla Esparza keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza goes for an armbar!
Julia Budd breaks the lock and pushes away Carla Esparza, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Carla Esparza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Esparza grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Esparza moves on the ground
Carla Esparza moves to side mount
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Julia Budd attempts to trap Carla Esparza in her guard.
Julia Budd manages to switch to half guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Esparza fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Julia Budd didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Esparza positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Budd's being punished here!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Carla Esparza aggressively and repeatedly punches Budd.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Esparza moves on the ground
Carla Esparza moves to side mount
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Julia Budd 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 1:00 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Julia Budd 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
Carla Esparza 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Budd moves forward looking for some action
Julia Budd shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Carla Esparza grapple with Julia Budd and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza looks to mount Julia Budd...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Julia Budd is cooling the fight on the ground
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Budd is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Carla Esparza pushes Julia Budd down and prevents her attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Carla Esparza looks to counter!
Esparza goes for an armbar!
Budd struggles to free herself
Julia Budd breaks the lock and pushes away Carla Esparza, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Julia Budd. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Julia Budd is measuring Esparza with her jab.
Esparza isn't fazed.
Budd is trying to lift Esparza!
Esparza maneuvers out of the potential slam.
Carla Esparza is measuring Budd with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
Esparza decides to launch some tentative punches
Julia Budd takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Esparza grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Budd 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.
Budd clumsily fails here and it's time for Carla Esparza to fight back!
Esparza throws a few hammer fists to the face of Julia Budd
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Julia Budd's Nose
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Esparza tries to move to full mount
Esparza succeeds
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Julia Budd's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Budd struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Budd's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar looks tight...
Budd hold her own hand and breaks Esparza's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Carla Esparza.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Budd tries to move to full mount!
Esparza won't allow her to take this position easily.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza tries to show some ground skills
Carla Esparza put Budd in half guard.
Julia Budd is in half guard over Esparza
Budd tries to stand up!
Esparza doesn't allow her!
Julia Budd is in half guard over Esparza
Esparza works on the ground with her fingers over Budd's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Julia Budd is in half guard over Esparza
Julia Budd fakes some punches
Esparza ties her up.
Poorly executed technique. Carla Esparza looks to counter!
Esparza measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in half guard over Esparza
Esparza is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Budd's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Budd tries to cover her face,
Julia Budd is in half guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza tries to close the guard.
Esparza put Julia Budd in closed guard.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd tries to stand up!
Esparza doesn't allow her!
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Carla Esparza holds Julia Budd and prevents her from moving to a better position!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Carla Esparza tries to bring the fight to the ground
Budd goes down.
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Budd 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.
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 Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) are cheering for the fighters.
Carla Esparza goes with a looping right hand while Julia Budd jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Budd seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Esparza is holding Julia Budd's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Julia Budd loses balance and goes to the ground.
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza looks to pass to mount...
Esparza slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Julia Budd.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Budd measures the resilience of Esparza's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Esparza's side.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carla Esparza controls the situation despite Julia Budd efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Not a desiderable position that Budd is in now. Carla Esparza is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Carla Esparza tries to better her position on the ground...
Esparza is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carla Esparza controls the situation despite Julia Budd efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carla Esparza controls the situation despite Julia Budd efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Budd is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Esparza misses a step and Julia Budd sees an opportunity to counter her!
Julia Budd tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd tries to escape from closed guard...
Esparza waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Julia Budd! She is reversed and nor Carla Esparza is on half guard!
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Budd
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Carla Esparza can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Carla Esparza tries to pass Julia Budd's guard...
Carla Esparza passes momentarily but Julia Budd regains half guard.
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Budd
Carla Esparza tries to pass Julia Budd's guard...
Carla Esparza manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Budd 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.
Budd misses a step and Carla Esparza sees an opportunity to counter her!
Carla Esparza fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Budd's face!
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza looks to mount Julia Budd...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Budd is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Julia Budd shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Budd struggles to free herself
That Americana looks tight...
That Americana from Carla Esparza appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Budd's eyes...
Julia Budd breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Julia Budd shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
That Americana from Carla Esparza appears to be unbreakable
That Americana from Carla Esparza appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Budd Hyper-extended her arm
You can see the pain reflected in Budd's eyes...
Budd Hyper-extended her arm
Esparza is locking that Americana...
Esparza is locking that Americana...
Esparza shows a pained grimace and she repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Carla Esparza by Submission (Americana) at 3:21 Round 3
Statistics: Julia Budd
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/26 (23%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 654 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/34 (88%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 654 s
Julia was dominating this fight early, but once Carla got the takedown, she took over. She then got the takedown many times thereafter, and Julia was a sitting duck. Despite Carla being the one who actually looks like a duck.
Carla Esparza looks very relaxed.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Budd is holding Carla Esparza's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Carla Esparza loses balance and goes to the ground.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza works on the ground with her fingers over Budd's face
Budd shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Budd tries to launch a few punches to Carla Esparza
Esparza is able to achieve closed guard and counter Julia Budd's punches.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Julia Budd uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd struggles on the ground and tries to break Carla Esparza's guard...
Julia Budd is in Esparza open guard now
Julia Budd is in open guard over Esparza
Julia Budd tries to pass to half guard...
Carla Esparza's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Esparza
Esparza tries to close her guard around Budd
She succeeds!
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd looks to be in very good shape.
Julia Budd tries to better her position on the ground...
Budd breaks the closed guard of Carla Esparza and moves to half guard
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Julia Budd looks to mount Carla Esparza...
Carla Esparza takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Julia Budd aggressively and repeatedly punches Esparza.
Good job by Esparza blocking and slipping the blows.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd tries to escape from the closed guard
Budd succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Julia Budd is in open guard over Esparza
Esparza tries to close her guard around Budd
She succeeds!
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Budd's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Budd tries to cover her face,
Budd's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd tries to launch a few punches to Carla Esparza
Esparza is able to achieve closed guard and counter Julia Budd's punches.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Budd's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Budd tries to cover her face,
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Esparza cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Budd can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Julia Budd tries to better her position on the ground...
Budd breaks the closed guard of Carla Esparza and moves to half guard
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Julia Budd aggressively and repeatedly punches Esparza.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Carla Esparza's Chin
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Julia Budd looks to mount Carla Esparza...
Carla Esparza takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Esparza
Esparza tries to close her guard around Budd
She succeeds!
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Esparza tries to move on the ground and shows Julia Budd a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Esparza uses her forearms to block the impact!
Esparza tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Budd is in closed guard... Esparza tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Julia Budd!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carla Esparza controls the situation despite Julia Budd efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Budd's being punished here!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Julia Budd! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Julia Budd doesn't defend herself!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Julia Budd tries to roll to her side and trap Carla Esparza in her guard...
Carla Esparza keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza goes for an armbar!
Julia Budd breaks the lock and pushes away Carla Esparza, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Carla Esparza. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Esparza grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Esparza moves on the ground
Carla Esparza moves to side mount
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Julia Budd attempts to trap Carla Esparza in her guard.
Julia Budd manages to switch to half guard.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Esparza fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Julia Budd didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Esparza positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Budd's being punished here!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Carla Esparza aggressively and repeatedly punches Budd.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Esparza moves on the ground
Carla Esparza moves to side mount
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Julia Budd 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 1:00 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Julia Budd 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
Carla Esparza 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
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Budd moves forward looking for some action
Julia Budd shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Carla Esparza grapple with Julia Budd and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza looks to mount Julia Budd...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Julia Budd is cooling the fight on the ground
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Budd is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Carla Esparza pushes Julia Budd down and prevents her attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Carla Esparza looks to counter!
Esparza goes for an armbar!
Budd struggles to free herself
Julia Budd breaks the lock and pushes away Carla Esparza, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Julia Budd. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Julia Budd is measuring Esparza with her jab.
Esparza isn't fazed.
Budd is trying to lift Esparza!
Esparza maneuvers out of the potential slam.
Carla Esparza is measuring Budd with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
Esparza decides to launch some tentative punches
Julia Budd takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Esparza grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Carla Esparza
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Budd 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.
Budd clumsily fails here and it's time for Carla Esparza to fight back!
Esparza throws a few hammer fists to the face of Julia Budd
Solid shots!
There is a small laceration on Julia Budd's Nose
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Esparza tries to move to full mount
Esparza succeeds
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Julia Budd's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Budd struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Budd's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar looks tight...
Budd hold her own hand and breaks Esparza's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Carla Esparza.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Budd tries to move to full mount!
Esparza won't allow her to take this position easily.
Julia Budd is in side mount over Carla Esparza
Esparza tries to show some ground skills
Carla Esparza put Budd in half guard.
Julia Budd is in half guard over Esparza
Budd tries to stand up!
Esparza doesn't allow her!
Julia Budd is in half guard over Esparza
Esparza works on the ground with her fingers over Budd's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Julia Budd is in half guard over Esparza
Julia Budd fakes some punches
Esparza ties her up.
Poorly executed technique. Carla Esparza looks to counter!
Esparza measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in half guard over Esparza
Esparza is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Carla Esparza launches a few punches to Budd's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Budd tries to cover her face,
Julia Budd is in half guard over Esparza
Carla Esparza tries to close the guard.
Esparza put Julia Budd in closed guard.
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd tries to stand up!
Esparza doesn't allow her!
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Carla Esparza holds Julia Budd and prevents her from moving to a better position!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Carla Esparza tries to bring the fight to the ground
Budd goes down.
Carla Esparza is in open guard over Budd
Budd 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.
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 Thialf (Heerenveen, Netherlands) are cheering for the fighters.
Carla Esparza goes with a looping right hand while Julia Budd jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Budd seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Esparza is holding Julia Budd's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Julia Budd loses balance and goes to the ground.
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza looks to pass to mount...
Esparza slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Julia Budd.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Budd measures the resilience of Esparza's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Esparza's side.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carla Esparza controls the situation despite Julia Budd efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Not a desiderable position that Budd is in now. Carla Esparza is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Carla Esparza tries to better her position on the ground...
Esparza is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carla Esparza controls the situation despite Julia Budd efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Esparza tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carla Esparza controls the situation despite Julia Budd efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Budd is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Esparza misses a step and Julia Budd sees an opportunity to counter her!
Julia Budd tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Julia Budd is in closed guard over Esparza
Budd tries to escape from closed guard...
Esparza waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Julia Budd! She is reversed and nor Carla Esparza is on half guard!
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Budd
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Carla Esparza can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Carla Esparza tries to pass Julia Budd's guard...
Carla Esparza passes momentarily but Julia Budd regains half guard.
Carla Esparza is in half guard over Budd
Carla Esparza tries to pass Julia Budd's guard...
Carla Esparza manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Budd 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.
Budd misses a step and Carla Esparza sees an opportunity to counter her!
Carla Esparza fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Budd's face!
Carla Esparza is in side mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza looks to mount Julia Budd...
Carla Esparza slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Budd is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Julia Budd shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Budd struggles to free herself
That Americana looks tight...
That Americana from Carla Esparza appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Budd's eyes...
Julia Budd breaks that americana attempt!
The clock says 3:15 in the 3 round
Carla Esparza is in full mount over Julia Budd
Carla Esparza takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Julia Budd shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
That Americana from Carla Esparza appears to be unbreakable
That Americana from Carla Esparza appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Budd Hyper-extended her arm
You can see the pain reflected in Budd's eyes...
Budd Hyper-extended her arm
Esparza is locking that Americana...
Esparza is locking that Americana...
Esparza shows a pained grimace and she repeatedly taps out after a perfect americana!
Winner is Carla Esparza by Submission (Americana) at 3:21 Round 3
Statistics: Julia Budd
Punches 4/9 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/26 (23%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 654 s
Statistics: Carla Esparza
Punches 4/6 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/2 (50%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 30/34 (88%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 654 s
Julia was dominating this fight early, but once Carla got the takedown, she took over. She then got the takedown many times thereafter, and Julia was a sitting duck. Despite Carla being the one who actually looks like a duck.
x8 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!