Post by The Sandman on Jun 26, 2023 23:29:10 GMT -5
Yuka Tsuji doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Liz Carmouche looks like she's feeling the pressure.
Yuka Tsuji has fight Liz Carmouche 2 times. She has won 2 of them.
Yuka Tsuji is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Yuka Tsuji and Liz Carmouche touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Yuka Tsuji is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Carmouche into her guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Carmouche tries to escape from the closed guard
Liz Carmouche any adventage in the ground.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche throws a flurry of punches at The Vale Tudo Queen...
The Vale Tudo Queen is defending herself well. None of them connect.
Carmouche clumsily fails here and it's time for Yuka Tsuji to fight back!
The Vale Tudo Queen tries an armbar from the bottom!
Liz Carmouche breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Liz Carmouche is in side mount over Yuka Tsuji
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to show some ground skills
Yuka Tsuji put Carmouche in half guard.
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche tries to pass Yuka Tsuji's guard...
Liz Carmouche passes momentarily but Yuka Tsuji regains 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.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
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
Carmouche tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling The Vale Tudo Queen from the side mount!
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.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche is in half guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
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!
The Vale Tudo Queen uses her forearms to block the impact!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
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
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 is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Yuka Tsuji pushes Liz Carmouche down and prevents her attempts to escape
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
The Vale Tudo Queen steps backwards away from Liz Carmouche. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Vale Tudo Queen is holding Liz Carmouche's left 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
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Yuka Tsuji in her guard.
Liz Carmouche manages to switch to half guard.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to move to full guard
Yuka Tsuji keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Yuka Tsuji is in half guard over Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji goes for an americana!
Carmouche breaks free.
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
Liz Carmouche tries to turn in and scramble out. Yuka Tsuji timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
You can see the pain reflected in Carmouche's eyes...
Carmouche struggles to free herself
That guillotine looks tight...
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that guillotine...
Carmouche's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
That guillotine from Yuka Tsuji appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that guillotine...
You can see the pain reflected in Carmouche's eyes...
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that guillotine...
Liz Carmouche slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
Liz Carmouche is in open guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to close her guard around Carmouche
She succeeds!
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Yuka Tsuji isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Carmouche blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass The Vale Tudo Queen's guard.
Carmouche tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Pitty-pat punches from Carmouche
Yuka Tsuji doesn't flinch.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
Liz Carmouche 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 The Vale Tudo Queen's moves.
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over The Vale Tudo Queen
The Vale Tudo Queen breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy 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 Pacific Coliseum (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Brilliant combination from Yuka Tsuji
that forces Carmouche to try and defend better.
There is a small laceration on Liz Carmouche's Mouth
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.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for The Vale Tudo Queen, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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Good movement from The Vale Tudo Queen
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
The Vale Tudo Queen is holding Liz Carmouche's left 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
Yuka Tsuji positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Yuka Tsuji is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Carmouche's ribs
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
The Vale Tudo Queen works on the ground with her fingers over Carmouche's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche
Carmouche has The Vale Tudo Queen controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
The Vale Tudo Queen is unable to move under Carmouche control.
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Carmouche! The Vale Tudo Queen has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche with one hook in
The Vale Tudo Queen is taking this opportunity to rest.
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche with one hook in
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 Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche with one hook in
Carmouche is trying to escape from the rear mount.
The Vale Tudo Queen tries to use some of her tricky moves but The Vale Tudo Queen's is smart enough to counter her.
The Vale Tudo Queen is in rear mount over Carmouche with one hook in
Yuka Tsuji tries to get her arm under Liz Carmouche's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Liz Carmouche's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
The Vale Tudo Queen is locking that Neck Crank...
Carmouche struggles to free herself
Carmouche's Chin is beginning to swell
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Carmouche struggles to free herself
John McCarthy breaks Yuka Tsuji's lock! This is over! Carmouche didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Yuka Tsuji by Submission (Neck Crank) at 2:02 Round 2
Statistics: Yuka Tsuji
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/4 (50%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 327 s
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/12 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 327 s
Big win for Tsuji.
