Post by The Sandmen on Dec 15, 2015 18:18:16 GMT -5
Gina Carano looks very relaxed.
Holly Holm shifts back and forth nervously.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Carano and Holm move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Gina Carano has found an opening in the defense of Holm, launching a big uppercut
Holly Holm is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Gina Carano has found an opening in the defense of Holm, launching a big uppercut
Holly Holm is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Carano clumsily fails here and it's time for Holly Holm to fight back!
Nice punch by Holly Holm
that nearly tags Carano.
Carano throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Holm's defense muffles the blows.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Holm.
Gina Carano's reflexes save her!
Carano is trying to counter now!
Gina Carano launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Holm blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Holly Holm's cheek! Holm stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
0:58 Round 1 and Carano is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Gina Carano decides to jump inside Holm's guard.
Holm fights back with her feet, forcing Carano to try something else.
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holm tries to stand up!
Carano doesn't allow her!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm 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
Holm climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gina Carano launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Holm blocks and tries to circle around her opponent looking for angles.
Holm tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Inside leg kick from Holm
that lands on Gina Carano's leg.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Carano launches a furious hook!
That hits Holm's chin like a wrecking ball! Holm loses balance and goes to the mat.
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm 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 Carano's moves.
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holm tries to stand up!
Carano doesn't allow her!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm 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
Holm climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Gina Carano tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Gina Carano who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Carano takes a break to breathe while holding Holly Holm.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
A furious flurry of punches from Holly Holm
puts Carano in a world of hurt!
Gina Carano moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
A right hand from Gina Carano
makes Holm stumble back!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Carano's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Gina Carano's Chin
Carano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holm launches a few hard punches to Gina Carano's ribs!
Gina Carano's ribs shows the damage! Holly Holm is working her opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Carano's face while in the clinch!
Carano can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Carano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Carano who put distance between them
Gina Carano circles around Holm
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Holly Holm tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carano won't budge, forcing Holm to pull guard.
Gina Carano is in closed guard over Holm
Carano tries to escape from closed guard...
Carano struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Gina Carano is in half guard over Holm
Carano is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Carano tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Gina Carano is in side mount over Holly Holm
Gina Carano moves to better her position on the ground...
Gina Carano viciously slams hammer blows to Holm's face!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Gina Carano is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm attempts to trap Gina Carano in her guard.
Gina Carano keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gina Carano is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holm tries to move on the ground and shows Gina Carano a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Holm's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Herb Dean knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Gina Carano seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Crisp uppercut by Carano followed by a hard jab
Holly Holm stumbles back.
Carano launches a furious hook!
That hits Holm's chin like a wrecking ball! Holm loses balance and goes to the mat.
Holm's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm 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 Carano's moves.
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Carano moves backwards and gestures for Holly Holm to stand up.
Holly Holm is on her feet again.
Holm is holding Gina Carano's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Gina Carano shows great balance while pushing away Holly Holm
Holly Holm gets sloppy and Gina Carano tries to take advantage...
A furious flurry of punches from Gina Carano
puts Holm in a world of hurt!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Holly Holm has found an opening in the defense of Carano, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Carano is wobbling!
Carano's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Gina Carano's Chin
Carano begins to launch a barrage of punches over Holm
Holly Holm is smart enough to duck backwards
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gina Carano can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Holly Holm throws a combo
Gina Carano ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Holm swings again, only to get countered once more! Holm is looking bad here!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Holm moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Carano's thigh!
Holly Holm and Carano engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Holly Holm is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Brutal combination from Holly Holm!
Carano is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Herb Dean is asking Carano to defend herself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Carano.
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Punches) at 2:00 Round 2
Statistics: Gina Carano
Punches 22/42 (52%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 54 s
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 20/25 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Every time Carano got into the fight, Holm kicked her. She took a TON of damage from those and never really recovered or got back on track either time. Decent fight, and further proof previous winner not fluke. GC will be back tho. One day. ONE. DAAY. If I had known I'd be fighting Cannon/Holm in the first round, I might have submitted Tate for this fight instead, just in case her ground game could hit Holm at a weak point. Holm is too good for Carano right now.
Holly Holm shifts back and forth nervously.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
=========================================
Carano and Holm move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Gina Carano has found an opening in the defense of Holm, launching a big uppercut
Holly Holm is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Gina Carano has found an opening in the defense of Holm, launching a big uppercut
Holly Holm is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Carano clumsily fails here and it's time for Holly Holm to fight back!
Nice punch by Holly Holm
that nearly tags Carano.
Carano throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Holm's defense muffles the blows.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Holm.
Gina Carano's reflexes save her!
Carano is trying to counter now!
Gina Carano launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Holm blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Holly Holm's cheek! Holm stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
0:58 Round 1 and Carano is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Gina Carano decides to jump inside Holm's guard.
Holm fights back with her feet, forcing Carano to try something else.
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holm tries to stand up!
Carano doesn't allow her!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm 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
Holm climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Gina Carano launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Holm blocks and tries to circle around her opponent looking for angles.
Holm tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Inside leg kick from Holm
that lands on Gina Carano's leg.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Carano launches a furious hook!
That hits Holm's chin like a wrecking ball! Holm loses balance and goes to the mat.
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm 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 Carano's moves.
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holm tries to stand up!
Carano doesn't allow her!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm 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
Holm climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Gina Carano tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Gina Carano who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Carano takes a break to breathe while holding Holly Holm.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
A furious flurry of punches from Holly Holm
puts Carano in a world of hurt!
Gina Carano moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
A right hand from Gina Carano
makes Holm stumble back!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Carano's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Gina Carano's Chin
Carano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holm launches a few hard punches to Gina Carano's ribs!
Gina Carano's ribs shows the damage! Holly Holm is working her opponent ribs!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Carano's face while in the clinch!
Carano can't take many more shots like those!
The fighters are clinching.
Carano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Carano who put distance between them
Gina Carano circles around Holm
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Holly Holm tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carano won't budge, forcing Holm to pull guard.
Gina Carano is in closed guard over Holm
Carano tries to escape from closed guard...
Carano struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Gina Carano is in half guard over Holm
Carano is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Carano tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Gina Carano is in side mount over Holly Holm
Gina Carano moves to better her position on the ground...
Gina Carano viciously slams hammer blows to Holm's face!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Gina Carano is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm attempts to trap Gina Carano in her guard.
Gina Carano keeps control and remains in side mount.
Gina Carano is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holm tries to move on the ground and shows Gina Carano a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Holm's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Herb Dean knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Gina Carano seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Crisp uppercut by Carano followed by a hard jab
Holly Holm stumbles back.
Carano launches a furious hook!
That hits Holm's chin like a wrecking ball! Holm loses balance and goes to the mat.
Holm's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm 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 Carano's moves.
Carano is standing while Holm is on the ground on her back
Carano moves backwards and gestures for Holly Holm to stand up.
Holly Holm is on her feet again.
Holm is holding Gina Carano's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Gina Carano shows great balance while pushing away Holly Holm
Holly Holm gets sloppy and Gina Carano tries to take advantage...
A furious flurry of punches from Gina Carano
puts Holm in a world of hurt!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Holly Holm has found an opening in the defense of Carano, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Carano is wobbling!
Carano's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Gina Carano's Chin
Carano begins to launch a barrage of punches over Holm
Holly Holm is smart enough to duck backwards
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Gina Carano can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Holly Holm throws a combo
Gina Carano ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Holm swings again, only to get countered once more! Holm is looking bad here!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Holm moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Carano's thigh!
Holly Holm and Carano engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Holly Holm is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Brutal combination from Holly Holm!
Carano is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Herb Dean is asking Carano to defend herself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Carano.
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Punches) at 2:00 Round 2
Statistics: Gina Carano
Punches 22/42 (52%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 54 s
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 20/25 (80%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 7/9 (78%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 146 s
Every time Carano got into the fight, Holm kicked her. She took a TON of damage from those and never really recovered or got back on track either time. Decent fight, and further proof previous winner not fluke. GC will be back tho. One day. ONE. DAAY. If I had known I'd be fighting Cannon/Holm in the first round, I might have submitted Tate for this fight instead, just in case her ground game could hit Holm at a weak point. Holm is too good for Carano right now.
x8 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!