Post by The Sandman on Mar 11, 2021 0:41:55 GMT -5
Jessica Andrade doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Liz Carmouche tries to bring the fight to the ground
Andrade goes down.
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Andrade
Andrade throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Liz Carmouche realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Jessica Andrade. 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.
A punch from Jessica Andrade
grazes Carmouche's left cheek.
Carmouche's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Liz Carmouche tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Andrade is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Andrade
Carmouche is taking this opportunity to rest.
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Andrade
Andrade tries to close her guard around Carmouche
She is not able to do it
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Andrade
Andrade tries to close her guard around Carmouche
She succeeds!
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Andrade
Carmouche tries to escape from closed guard...
Andrade waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Liz Carmouche! She is reversed and nor Jessica Andrade is on half guard!
Jessica Andrade is in half guard over Carmouche
Andrade tries to free her leg...
Carmouche doesn't allow any movement here! She's cooling the fight on the ground.
Jessica Andrade is in half guard over Carmouche
Andrade sits over her knees and pushes away Carmouche's leg!
Jessica Andrade is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Jessica Andrade is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Andrade tries to launch a few punches to Liz Carmouche
Carmouche is able to achieve closed guard and counter Jessica Andrade's punches.
Poorly executed technique. Liz Carmouche looks to counter!
Carmouche measures the resilience of Andrade's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Andrade's side.
Jessica Andrade is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Jessica Andrade looks to mount Liz Carmouche...
Jessica Andrade slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Andrade tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Carmouche struggles and frees her leg!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Jessica Andrade is in half guard over Carmouche
Pitty-pat punches from Andrade
Liz Carmouche doesn't flinch.
Carmouche tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Liz Carmouche throws up a triangle attempt!
Jessica Andrade postures up and breaks the triangle.
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 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Carmouche steps backwards away from Jessica Andrade. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Carmouche studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Jessica Andrade fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Body kick by Jessica Andrade...
is blocked.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Andrade studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Carmouche and Andrade circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche attempts a sweep single...
Liz Carmouche catches Jessica Andrade's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Carmouche.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Andrade
Carmouche is in closed guard... Andrade 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 Andrade
Carmouche is moving on the ground...
Andrade tries to counter Carmouche's moves on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Jessica Andrade moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Carmouche's left thigh
Jessica Andrade tries a hook to the body
and hits Carmouche ribs hard
Jessica Andrade is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Nice punches from Jessica Andrade.
Even nicer blocks from Carmouche.
Jessica Andrade just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Carmouche may be in trouble!
Andrade launches a stiff jab!
Carmouche ducks that one.
Jessica Andrade tries a hook to the body
and hits Carmouche ribs hard
Andrade steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Andrade wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Andrade moves forward and holds Carmouche
Carmouche doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Jessica Andrade embrace and tries to move away...
Jessica Andrade pushes Carmouche forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jessica Andrade tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Carmouche is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Jessica Andrade launches a few punches towards Carmouche's ribs while holds her in a double overhooks!
Liz Carmouche receives a couple of blows in the ribs.
Liz Carmouche pushes away Andrade trying to keep the fight at striking range
Andrade doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Liz Carmouche
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Andrade tries to breaks Liz Carmouche's resistence with a few punches while tries to push her against oner corner.
Andrade launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Carmouche's ribs.
Liz Carmouche tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Andrade is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jessica Andrade pushes away Carmouche trying to keep the fight at striking range
Carmouche doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Jessica Andrade
Carmouche is trying to counter now!
Liz Carmouche pushes away Andrade trying to keep the fight at striking range
Andrade doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Liz Carmouche
The fighters are clinching.
Liz Carmouche pushes away Andrade trying to keep the fight at striking range
Andrade doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Liz Carmouche
Andrade doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Liz Carmouche embrace and tries to move away...
Liz Carmouche pushes Andrade forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Jessica Andrade is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Jessica Andrade tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Andrade circles out and slips free of Liz Carmouche's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Carmouche is holding Jessica Andrade's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Andrade shows great balance while pushing away Liz Carmouche
Andrade moves backwards and Liz Carmouche is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Jessica Andrade tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Carmouche is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Jessica Andrade is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche breaths deeply while on the ground
Jessica Andrade is in open guard over Carmouche
Andrade moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Jessica Andrade is in half guard over Carmouche
Jessica Andrade positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Jessica Andrade is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Carmouche's ribs
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Jessica Andrade tries to better her position on the ground...
Andrade is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Andrade works on the ground with her fingers over Carmouche's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Jessica Andrade for eye poke.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Carmouche time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Liz Carmouche and Andrade engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Carmouche studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Jessica Andrade tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Carmouche is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Jessica Andrade is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Andrade
She is not able to do it
Jessica Andrade is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Andrade
She is not able to do it
Jessica Andrade is in open guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche launches a few punches to Andrade's cheek from the guard.
Jessica Andrade uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Jessica Andrade is in open guard over Carmouche
Jessica Andrade is cooling the fight on the ground
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Jessica Andrade.
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Round 3
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Liz Carmouche tries to bring the fight to the ground
Andrade goes down.
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Andrade
Andrade tries to close her guard around Carmouche
She is not able to do it
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Carmouche decides to launch some tentative punches
Liz Carmouche takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Carmouche throws a body kick.
Blocked by Andrade.
Liz Carmouche goes with a looping right hand while Jessica Andrade jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Andrade seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Liz Carmouche is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Carmouche and Andrade circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Jessica Andrade is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Carmouche fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jessica Andrade didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over Andrade
Andrade tries to close her guard around Carmouche
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Andrade
Andrade is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Carmouche is in closed guard... Andrade tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Liz Carmouche!
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to roll to her side and trap Jessica Andrade in her guard...
Jessica Andrade keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Andrade tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Jessica Andrade controls the situation despite Liz Carmouche efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Carmouche tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Jessica Andrade doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Andrade's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over Andrade
Jessica Andrade tries to close the guard.
Andrade put Liz Carmouche in closed guard.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Andrade
Andrade is taking this opportunity to rest.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Andrade
Carmouche is in closed guard... Andrade tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Liz Carmouche!
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche measures the resilience of Andrade's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Andrade blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche launches a few punches to Andrade's cheek from the guard.
Jessica Andrade uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Carmouche misses a step and Jessica Andrade sees an opportunity to counter her!
Andrade tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Liz Carmouche. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punch by Jessica Andrade
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Andrade pushes Liz Carmouche and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Andrade is holding Liz Carmouche's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Liz Carmouche loses balance and goes to the ground.
Jessica Andrade is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Andrade works on the ground with her fingers over Carmouche's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Jessica Andrade is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Jessica Andrade looks to pass to mount...
Andrade slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Liz Carmouche.
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche launches a few punches to Andrade's cheek from the guard.
Jessica Andrade uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Jessica Andrade is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche launches a few punches to Andrade's cheek from the guard.
Jessica Andrade uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Liz Carmouche gets sloppy and Jessica Andrade tries to take advantage...
Andrade tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Liz Carmouche. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Melbourne Rectangular Stadium (Melbourne, Australia) are cheering for the fighters.
Andrade decides to launch some tentative punches
Jessica Andrade takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 4
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Jessica Andrade fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Carmouche's chin
Liz Carmouche attempts a sweep single...
Jessica Andrade was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Liz Carmouche!
Andrade ducks under...
Liz Carmouche attempts a sweep single...
Jessica Andrade was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Carmouche grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Andrade struggles... Liz Carmouche is unable to take her down
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:15 in the 4 round
A right hand from Jessica Andrade
surprises Carmouche!
Carmouche and Andrade circle around the center of the cage.
Carmouche and Andrade circle around the center of the cage.
Andrade steps backwards away from Liz Carmouche. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:05 in the 4 round
Jessica Andrade has seen better days.
A left hook from Andrade
grazes the chin of Carmouche.
Carmouche's Chin is beginning to swell
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
The two exchange wildly
Andrade is connecting with a few punches
Carmouche studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Nice punches from Jessica Andrade.
Carmouche staggers backwards. Andrade wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Carmouche's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Carmouche pushes Jessica Andrade and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Liz Carmouche tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jessica Andrade jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Carmouche steps backwards away from Jessica Andrade. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:20 in the 4 round
Carmouche and Andrade circle around the center of the cage.
Liz Carmouche is visibly gassed. You have to wonder how hard she trained for this fight.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Liz Carmouche is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Carmouche fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Andrade sprawls and remains on her feet.
Carmouche misses a step and Jessica Andrade sees an opportunity to counter her!
Every time Liz Carmouche attempts to get inside
Andrade fires a low kick.
Jessica Andrade fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:05 in the 4 round
Liz Carmouche has punished Andrade very much. She has lost her confidence in winning this fight.
Jessica Andrade fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Jessica Andrade and Carmouche engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Jessica Andrade is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Body kick by Liz Carmouche...
is blocked.
The clock says 4:55 in the 4 round
Jessica Andrade is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for Carmouche, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 5
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The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Carmouche moves backwards and Jessica Andrade is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:30 in the 5 round
Andrade and Carmouche circle around the center of the cage.
Liz Carmouche is fading quickly.
Liz Carmouche tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Jessica Andrade swings and Carmouche has to retreat
Liz Carmouche is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Andrade moves backwards and Liz Carmouche is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Body kick by Liz Carmouche...
is blocked.
The clock says 1:30 in the 5 round
Andrade is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Carmouche's jaw!
Carmouche's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Andrade and Carmouche circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Carmouche moves backwards and Jessica Andrade is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Carmouche studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:20 in the 5 round
Andrade looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Liz Carmouche's punches
Carmouche is on the receiving end of a great combo by Andrade.
Carmouche fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Andrade sprawls and remains on her feet.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Jessica Andrade!
Carmouche is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Liz Carmouche's Left cheek
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Liz Carmouche takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
A right hand from Jessica Andrade
makes Carmouche stumble back!
Carmouche and Andrade circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:45 in the 5 round
Carmouche is holding Jessica Andrade's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Andrade shows great balance while pushing away Liz Carmouche
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Carmouche pushes Jessica Andrade and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Jessica Andrade tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carmouche goes down.
Jessica Andrade is in open guard over Carmouche
Andrade moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 4:25 in the 5 round
Jessica Andrade is in half guard over Carmouche
Jessica Andrade is cooling the fight on the ground
Jessica Andrade is in half guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Liz Carmouche gets sloppy and Jessica Andrade tries to take advantage...
Andrade throws a few hammer fists to the face of Liz Carmouche
Solid shots!
Carmouche has a small cut in her Left cheek
Jessica Andrade is in half guard over Carmouche
Jessica Andrade tries to free her leg
Jessica Andrade uses some of her skill by jumping out of Carmouche's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Jessica Andrade is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Jessica Andrade throws a flurry of punches at Carmouche...
A lot of them are hitting Carmouche's face
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Jessica Andrade has to be confident that she won that round.
Winner is Jessica Andrade by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Jessica Andrade
Punches 34/49 (69%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 6/9 (67%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/19 (53%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 450 s
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 7/18 (39%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 5/13 (38%)
GnP strikes 2/16 (12%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 450 s
This should have been a battle of power vs. power in a strength-fest. But since both are rookies, they look stronger in their display pictures than they seem to perform. Damned useless glamour muscles.
