Post by The Sandman on Feb 24, 2023 3:29:34 GMT -5
Yuka Tsuji looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Liz Carmouche is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
Yuka Tsuji has fight Liz Carmouche 1 times. She has won 1 of them.
Liz Carmouche is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Yuka Tsuji comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Liz Carmouche comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Keith Peterson.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Liz Carmouche closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and launches herself over The Vale Tudo Queen!
Nice move by Carmouche who clinches and pushes The Vale Tudo Queen against the cage
Yuka Tsuji pushes away Carmouche trying to keep the fight at striking range
Carmouche stumbles backwards and Yuka Tsuji circles to get the center of the cage
Yuka Tsuji goes with a looping right hand while Liz Carmouche jumps back and jabs
Carmouche seems staggered and Yuka Tsuji runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A punch from Yuka Tsuji
grazes Carmouche's right cheek.
Liz Carmouche attempts a sweep single...
Yuka Tsuji was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Carmouche is holding Yuka Tsuji's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Yuka Tsuji loses balance and goes to the ground.
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Yuka Tsuji
Yuka Tsuji attempts to trap Liz Carmouche in her guard.
Yuka Tsuji manages to switch to half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Yuka Tsuji tries to close the guard.
The Vale Tudo Queen put Liz Carmouche in closed guard.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche tries to pass Yuka Tsuji's guard...
Liz Carmouche manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche tries to pass Yuka Tsuji's guard...
Liz Carmouche manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Yuka Tsuji
Liz Carmouche hovers above The Vale Tudo Queen
Yuka Tsuji stops her from throwing strikes.
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Yuka Tsuji
Liz Carmouche looks to pass to mount...
Carmouche slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yuka Tsuji.
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Yuka Tsuji
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to move on the ground and shows Liz Carmouche a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Vale Tudo Queen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Keith Peterson knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Yuka Tsuji
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Yuka Tsuji attempts to move to full guard
Yuka Tsuji manages to switch to full guard.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Carmouche is in closed guard... The Vale Tudo Queen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Liz Carmouche!
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Yuka Tsuji doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche breaths deeply while on the ground
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Armbar...
Carmouche Hyper-extended her left arm
That Armbar from Yuka Tsuji appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Yuka Tsuji appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Yuka Tsuji appears to be unbreakable
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Armbar...
Carmouche breaks the lock showing some skills...
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Yuka Tsuji rolls Liz Carmouche to her stomach and takes her back!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to stand up!
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't allow her!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche
Carmouche has given her back to Yuka Tsuji who is trying to get one hook in!
Yuka Tsuji has one hook in!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche with one hook in
The Vale Tudo Queen has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Carmouche.
Carmouche uses her leg as leverage and manages to keep herself safe for now.
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche with one hook in
The Vale Tudo Queen has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Carmouche.
Nicely done! The Vale Tudo Queen now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche with two hooks in
Carmouche tries to stand up!
The Vale Tudo Queen 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.
Liz Carmouche attempts a sweep single...
Liz Carmouche catches Yuka Tsuji's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Carmouche.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche is looking to pass Yuka Tsuji's guard...
Yuka Tsuji has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Carmouche struggles on the ground and tries to break Yuka Tsuji's guard...
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't want to free her opponent and Carmouche continues in closed guard
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche fakes some punches
The Vale Tudo Queen ties her up.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche launches a few punches to The Vale Tudo Queen
The Vale Tudo Queen holds Liz Carmouche's arms and blocks the punches!
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
The Vale Tudo Queen reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Carmouche blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Carmouche launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Yuka Tsuji rolls over herself and stands up while Liz Carmouche rolls on her back.
Keith Peterson halts the fight to stand up Liz Carmouche. 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.
Keith Peterson tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Carmouche tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Carmouche is clinching with The Vale Tudo Queen.
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Liz Carmouche embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Vale Tudo Queen who put distance between them
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji 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
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around The Vale Tudo Queen
She succeeds!
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
Carmouche is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries to pass Liz Carmouche's guard...
Yuka Tsuji manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to move to full guard
Liz Carmouche manages to switch to full guard.
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
Carmouche launches a few weak punches
The Vale Tudo Queen blocks them effectively.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen breaths deeply while on the ground
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries to better her position on the ground...
The Vale Tudo Queen breaks the closed guard of Liz Carmouche and moves to half guard
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries a kimura
Carmouche breaks the lock.
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 Osaka Castle Hall (Osaka, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Yuka Tsuji closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
The two exchange wildly
The Vale Tudo Queen is connecting with a few punches
The Vale Tudo Queen is holding Liz Carmouche's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Liz Carmouche loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Yuka Tsuji in her guard.
Yuka Tsuji keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen breaths deeply while on the ground
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Yuka Tsuji in her guard.
Yuka Tsuji keeps control and remains in side mount.
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.
Yuka Tsuji is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Yuka Tsuji tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carmouche goes down.
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries to pass to half guard...
Liz Carmouche can't prevent her opponent from passing. The Vale Tudo Queen looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Carmouche works on the ground with her fingers over The Vale Tudo Queen's face
The Vale Tudo Queen shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen breaths deeply while on the ground
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries to pass Liz Carmouche's guard...
Yuka Tsuji manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji looks to mount Liz Carmouche...
Yuka Tsuji slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche launches a few punches to The Vale Tudo Queen's cheek from the guard.
Yuka Tsuji uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to escape from the full mount...
Yuka Tsuji is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Yuka Tsuji rolls Liz Carmouche to her stomach and takes her back!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Liz Carmouche has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 3
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Yuka Tsuji shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Liz Carmouche is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull The Vale Tudo Queen into her guard.
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to escape from the closed guard
The Vale Tudo Queen succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around The Vale Tudo Queen
She is not able to do it
Keith Peterson stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Carmouche moves backwards and Yuka Tsuji is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Carmouche looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Yuka Tsuji's punches
Carmouche is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Vale Tudo Queen.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
The Vale Tudo Queen has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Yuka Tsuji goes with a looping right hand while Liz Carmouche jumps back and jabs
Carmouche seems staggered and Yuka Tsuji runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Yuka Tsuji leans forwards and tries to grapple with Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Liz Carmouche slightly pushes The Vale Tudo Queen into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Keith Peterson sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Carmouche and The Vale Tudo Queen circle around the center of the cage.
Yuka Tsuji takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Brilliant combination from Liz Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Carmouche tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Carmouche is clinching with The Vale Tudo Queen.
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Liz Carmouche embrace and tries to move away...
Liz Carmouche pushes The Vale Tudo Queen forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Vale Tudo Queen takes a break to breathe while holding Liz Carmouche.
Keith Peterson sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Carmouche fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The Vale Tudo Queen sprawls and remains on her feet.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Carmouche wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Carmouche is holding Yuka Tsuji's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Yuka Tsuji shows great balance while pushing away Liz Carmouche
Brilliant combination from Liz Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Carmouche steps backwards away from Yuka Tsuji. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Yuka Tsuji closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Yuka Tsuji tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carmouche goes down.
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Keith Peterson didn't see the foul!
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche measures the resilience of The Vale Tudo Queen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Vale Tudo Queen blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries to finish with a leg lock!
Carmouche is able to break the lock.
The Vale Tudo Queen misses a step and Liz Carmouche sees an opportunity to counter her!
Liz Carmouche gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. The Vale Tudo Queen spins out, but Liz Carmouche was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
The Vale Tudo Queen is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Keith Peterson halts the fight to stand up Yuka Tsuji. 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 Osaka Castle Hall (Osaka, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
The Vale Tudo Queen moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Carmouche with a double overhooks!
Yuka Tsuji throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Carmouche.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Liz Carmouche attempts a sweep single...
Yuka Tsuji was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Carmouche clumsily fails here and it's time for Yuka Tsuji to fight back!
Yuka Tsuji fakes a punch and launches herself over Carmouche!
Nice move by The Vale Tudo Queen who clinches and pushes Carmouche against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Liz Carmouche tries to holds Yuka Tsuji in a clinch against the fence
The Vale Tudo Queen escapes from the clinch before Liz Carmouche could keep her in place
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for The Vale Tudo Queen, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yuka Tsuji tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carmouche goes down.
Hard blow to Carmouche's mid-section, she seems hurt
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Carmouche works on the ground with her fingers over The Vale Tudo Queen's face
The Vale Tudo Queen shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen sits over her knees and pushes away Carmouche's leg!
Yuka Tsuji is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji isolates Liz Carmouche's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Liz Carmouche is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji goes for an americana!
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Americana...
Carmouche's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
That Americana looks tight...
That Americana looks tight...
Carmouche's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Americana...
Punishing hold!
That Americana looks tight...
That Americana looks tight...
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Americana...
Carmouche Hyper-extended her arm
The Vale Tudo Queen secures the lock while Liz Carmouche refuses to tap... Keith Peterson jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Yuka Tsuji by Submission (Americana) at 1:36 Round 4
Statistics: Yuka Tsuji
Punches 16/24 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 568 s
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 0/14 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 2/6 (33%)
GnP strikes 1/17 (6%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 568 s
Good perf.
Liz Carmouche is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
Yuka Tsuji has fight Liz Carmouche 1 times. She has won 1 of them.
Liz Carmouche is going to have a hard fight according to the bets.
Yuka Tsuji comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Liz Carmouche comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Keith Peterson.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Liz Carmouche closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and launches herself over The Vale Tudo Queen!
Nice move by Carmouche who clinches and pushes The Vale Tudo Queen against the cage
Yuka Tsuji pushes away Carmouche trying to keep the fight at striking range
Carmouche stumbles backwards and Yuka Tsuji circles to get the center of the cage
Yuka Tsuji goes with a looping right hand while Liz Carmouche jumps back and jabs
Carmouche seems staggered and Yuka Tsuji runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
A punch from Yuka Tsuji
grazes Carmouche's right cheek.
Liz Carmouche attempts a sweep single...
Yuka Tsuji was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Carmouche is holding Yuka Tsuji's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Yuka Tsuji loses balance and goes to the ground.
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Yuka Tsuji
Yuka Tsuji attempts to trap Liz Carmouche in her guard.
Yuka Tsuji manages to switch to half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Yuka Tsuji tries to close the guard.
The Vale Tudo Queen put Liz Carmouche in closed guard.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche tries to pass Yuka Tsuji's guard...
Liz Carmouche manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche tries to pass Yuka Tsuji's guard...
Liz Carmouche manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Yuka Tsuji
Liz Carmouche hovers above The Vale Tudo Queen
Yuka Tsuji stops her from throwing strikes.
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Yuka Tsuji
Liz Carmouche looks to pass to mount...
Carmouche slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Yuka Tsuji.
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Yuka Tsuji
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to move on the ground and shows Liz Carmouche a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! The Vale Tudo Queen's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Keith Peterson knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Yuka Tsuji
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Yuka Tsuji attempts to move to full guard
Yuka Tsuji manages to switch to full guard.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Carmouche is in closed guard... The Vale Tudo Queen tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Liz Carmouche!
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Yuka Tsuji doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche breaths deeply while on the ground
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Armbar...
Carmouche Hyper-extended her left arm
That Armbar from Yuka Tsuji appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Yuka Tsuji appears to be unbreakable
That Armbar from Yuka Tsuji appears to be unbreakable
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Armbar...
Carmouche breaks the lock showing some skills...
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Yuka Tsuji rolls Liz Carmouche to her stomach and takes her back!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to stand up!
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't allow her!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche
Carmouche has given her back to Yuka Tsuji who is trying to get one hook in!
Yuka Tsuji has one hook in!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche with one hook in
The Vale Tudo Queen has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Carmouche.
Carmouche uses her leg as leverage and manages to keep herself safe for now.
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche with one hook in
The Vale Tudo Queen has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Carmouche.
Nicely done! The Vale Tudo Queen now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche with two hooks in
Carmouche tries to stand up!
The Vale Tudo Queen 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.
Liz Carmouche attempts a sweep single...
Liz Carmouche catches Yuka Tsuji's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Carmouche.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche is looking to pass Yuka Tsuji's guard...
Yuka Tsuji has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Carmouche struggles on the ground and tries to break Yuka Tsuji's guard...
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't want to free her opponent and Carmouche continues in closed guard
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche fakes some punches
The Vale Tudo Queen ties her up.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche launches a few punches to The Vale Tudo Queen
The Vale Tudo Queen holds Liz Carmouche's arms and blocks the punches!
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
The Vale Tudo Queen reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Carmouche blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Carmouche launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Yuka Tsuji rolls over herself and stands up while Liz Carmouche rolls on her back.
Keith Peterson halts the fight to stand up Liz Carmouche. 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.
Keith Peterson tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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Carmouche tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Carmouche is clinching with The Vale Tudo Queen.
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Liz Carmouche embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from The Vale Tudo Queen who put distance between them
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji 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
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around The Vale Tudo Queen
She succeeds!
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
Carmouche is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries to pass Liz Carmouche's guard...
Yuka Tsuji manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to move to full guard
Liz Carmouche manages to switch to full guard.
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
Carmouche launches a few weak punches
The Vale Tudo Queen blocks them effectively.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen breaths deeply while on the ground
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries to better her position on the ground...
The Vale Tudo Queen breaks the closed guard of Liz Carmouche and moves to half guard
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries a kimura
Carmouche breaks the lock.
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 Osaka Castle Hall (Osaka, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Yuka Tsuji closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
The two exchange wildly
The Vale Tudo Queen is connecting with a few punches
The Vale Tudo Queen is holding Liz Carmouche's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Liz Carmouche loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Yuka Tsuji in her guard.
Yuka Tsuji keeps control and remains in side mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen breaths deeply while on the ground
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Yuka Tsuji in her guard.
Yuka Tsuji keeps control and remains in side mount.
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.
Yuka Tsuji is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Yuka Tsuji tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carmouche goes down.
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries to pass to half guard...
Liz Carmouche can't prevent her opponent from passing. The Vale Tudo Queen looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen is taking this opportunity to rest.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Carmouche works on the ground with her fingers over The Vale Tudo Queen's face
The Vale Tudo Queen shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen breaths deeply while on the ground
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries to pass Liz Carmouche's guard...
Yuka Tsuji manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji looks to mount Liz Carmouche...
Yuka Tsuji slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche launches a few punches to The Vale Tudo Queen's cheek from the guard.
Yuka Tsuji uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Carmouche tries to escape from the full mount...
Yuka Tsuji is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Yuka Tsuji rolls Liz Carmouche to her stomach and takes her back!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Liz Carmouche has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 3
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Yuka Tsuji shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Liz Carmouche is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull The Vale Tudo Queen into her guard.
Yuka Tsuji is in closed guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to escape from the closed guard
The Vale Tudo Queen succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around The Vale Tudo Queen
She is not able to do it
Keith Peterson stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Carmouche moves backwards and Yuka Tsuji is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Carmouche looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Yuka Tsuji's punches
Carmouche is on the receiving end of a great combo by The Vale Tudo Queen.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
The Vale Tudo Queen has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Yuka Tsuji goes with a looping right hand while Liz Carmouche jumps back and jabs
Carmouche seems staggered and Yuka Tsuji runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Yuka Tsuji leans forwards and tries to grapple with Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Liz Carmouche slightly pushes The Vale Tudo Queen into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Keith Peterson sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Carmouche and The Vale Tudo Queen circle around the center of the cage.
Yuka Tsuji takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Brilliant combination from Liz Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Carmouche tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Carmouche is clinching with The Vale Tudo Queen.
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Liz Carmouche embrace and tries to move away...
Liz Carmouche pushes The Vale Tudo Queen forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
The Vale Tudo Queen takes a break to breathe while holding Liz Carmouche.
Keith Peterson sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Carmouche fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
The Vale Tudo Queen sprawls and remains on her feet.
Liz Carmouche fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Carmouche wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
The Vale Tudo Queen doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
The clock says 3:05 in the 3 round
Carmouche is holding Yuka Tsuji's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Yuka Tsuji shows great balance while pushing away Liz Carmouche
Brilliant combination from Liz Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Carmouche steps backwards away from Yuka Tsuji. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Yuka Tsuji closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Yuka Tsuji tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carmouche goes down.
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Keith Peterson didn't see the foul!
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche measures the resilience of The Vale Tudo Queen's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Vale Tudo Queen blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji tries to finish with a leg lock!
Carmouche is able to break the lock.
The Vale Tudo Queen misses a step and Liz Carmouche sees an opportunity to counter her!
Liz Carmouche gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. The Vale Tudo Queen spins out, but Liz Carmouche was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
The Vale Tudo Queen is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Keith Peterson halts the fight to stand up Yuka Tsuji. 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 Osaka Castle Hall (Osaka, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:20 in the 3 round
The Vale Tudo Queen moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Carmouche with a double overhooks!
Yuka Tsuji throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Carmouche.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Liz Carmouche attempts a sweep single...
Yuka Tsuji was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Carmouche clumsily fails here and it's time for Yuka Tsuji to fight back!
Yuka Tsuji fakes a punch and launches herself over Carmouche!
Nice move by The Vale Tudo Queen who clinches and pushes Carmouche against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Liz Carmouche tries to holds Yuka Tsuji in a clinch against the fence
The Vale Tudo Queen escapes from the clinch before Liz Carmouche could keep her in place
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
The round is for The Vale Tudo Queen, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 4
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yuka Tsuji tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carmouche goes down.
Hard blow to Carmouche's mid-section, she seems hurt
Yuka Tsuji is in open guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Carmouche works on the ground with her fingers over The Vale Tudo Queen's face
The Vale Tudo Queen shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen sits over her knees and pushes away Carmouche's leg!
Yuka Tsuji is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji isolates Liz Carmouche's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Liz Carmouche is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Yuka Tsuji is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji goes for an americana!
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Americana...
Carmouche's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
That Americana looks tight...
That Americana looks tight...
Carmouche's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Americana...
Punishing hold!
That Americana looks tight...
That Americana looks tight...
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Americana...
Carmouche Hyper-extended her arm
The Vale Tudo Queen secures the lock while Liz Carmouche refuses to tap... Keith Peterson jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Yuka Tsuji by Submission (Americana) at 1:36 Round 4
Statistics: Yuka Tsuji
Punches 16/24 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 568 s
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 0/14 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 2/6 (33%)
GnP strikes 1/17 (6%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 3/3 (100%)
Time on the ground 568 s
Good perf.
