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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ariel Levin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gina Carano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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145 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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141 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ariel Levin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gina Carano!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carano moves out of range as Levin throws a body kick.
Ariel Levin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levin misses with a wild body shot.
Carano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Levin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Levin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Levin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Levin.
A head kick misses from Carano.
A big right from Carano misses.
Levin scores with a kick to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Carano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carano tries to clinch there but Levin circles away.
Levin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carano throws a head kick that misses.
Levin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carano takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Levin throws a head kick that misses
and Carano counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick from Carano lands but Levin takes it in his stride.
Levin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carano. That did some damage!
Levin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Carano.
Levin moves out of range of the body kick from Carano.
Levin misses with a wild body shot.
Carano throws a sloppy head kick and Levin moves out of range easily.
Carano lands with a nice body punch.
Carano misses with a head kick.
Levin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carano.
Levin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Levin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Levin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carano.
Levin blocks a jab.
Carano misses with a body punch
and Levin counters with a good low kick that Carano was not able to check.
Carano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Levin.
Carano misses with a wild body shot.
Carano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Levin throws a combination that misses
and Carano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Carano.
Good leg kick by Carano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gina Carano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carano counters with a good, hard body kick but Levin shrugs it off.
Carano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carano misses with a low kick.
Carano explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Levin lands a head kick. Carano smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carano is looking to chop away at Levin's legs.
Carano throws a lazy head kick
and Levin counters with a nice body kick.
Levin throws a sloppy head kick and Carano moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carano, as that shot connected.
A head kick by Levin misses
and Carano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Levin's knee momentarily.
Levin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Levin misses with a kick to the body.
Levin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carano counters with a big head kick but Levin shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carano misses with a leg kick
and Levin counters with a thumping low kick.
Levin is looking to wear down Carano with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Levin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levin misses with a head kick.
Carano pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Levin throws a sloppy head kick and Carano moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gina Carano dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Levin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Good leg kick by Carano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice body kick from Levin.
Levin shoots for a double leg takedown but Carano sprawls well. He's pushed Levin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Levin throws a sloppy head kick and Carano moves out of range easily.
Carano misses with a looping right.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Levin.
Levin ducks under a wild hook from Carano.
Carano looks to land a body kick but Levin moved away.
Levin fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ariel Levin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levin throws a lazy head kick
and Carano counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levin throws a lazy head kick
letting Carano counter with a right hand.
A big right from Carano misses.
Carano throws a leg kick
and Levin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Levin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Levin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Levin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carano throws a wild body kick that Levin sees coming a mile off.
Carano takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carano lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Levin missing with a left hand there. Carano was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levin throws a lazy head kick
and Carano counters with a low kick, right behind Levin 's knee.
Levin misses with a head kick.
Levin scores with a kick to the body.
Carano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Levin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carano will feel that in the morning.
Levin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Levin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carano throws a head kick that misses
and Levin counters with a right hand to the body.
Levin misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Carano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Levin - the referee stops the clock and Carano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Levin. Carano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Levin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carano's head.
Levin tries to land a body kick
and Carano makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Levin really felt that one!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A low kick from Carano misses
and Levin counters with a nice leg kick.
Carano throws a head kick that Levin semi-blocks.
Levin misses with a jab to the body
and Carano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Levin slips a straight right by Carano.
Levin throws a low kick but Carano avoids it.
Carano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Levin's head backwards.
Levin is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carano lands a front kick.
Oh Levin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carano digs a good hook to Levin's body.
Carano moves into the clinch successfully.
Levin seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Levin is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Carano.
Levin avoiding damage as Carano throws knees to the body.
Carano lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Levin wants to get back to striking at distance but Carano won't allow it.
Carano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Levin up against the cage.
Levin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Levin tries to pull guard but Carano holds him up against the cage and eventually Levin drops back down to his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Carano.
Carano working Levin over with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carano.
Carano tries to land a knee to the head but Levin blocks with his arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carano.
The referee calls for Carano to work.
Carano scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gina Carano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Levin tries to land a body kick
and Carano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Levin throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Levin misses
and Carano counters with a straight right hand.
Carano throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carano tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Levin was well out of range. Poor timing from Carano.
Levin keeps Carano at a distance using the push kick.
Levin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Levin tries to land a front kick but Carano steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick by Carano misses
and Levin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Carano is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Levin looks to throw a body kick
enabling Carano to counter with a crisp jab.
Levin lands a nice looking body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Levin.
Levin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carano has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Levin.
Carano takes a swing at Levin's ribcage but misses.
Levin lands a nice looking body shot.
Levin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Levin throws out a leg kick but Carano moves out of range and Levin only half commits.
Carano just misses with a punch to the body.
Carano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carano throws a leg kick
and Levin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carano shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Levin.
Levin throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Carano to counter with a crisp jab.
Levin throws a big shot that misses.
Carano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Levin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Levin throws the kick towards the body but Carano avoids it.
Carano fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Carano as Levin shoots in.
A head kick by Carano misses
and Levin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carano!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carano can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carano wants to control but Levin is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Carano is on top in guard.
Levin has a closed guard, preventing Carano from standing up.
Levin working for a triangle but Carano defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Levin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carano gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Levin is working an open guard so Carano takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Levin blocks the body kick.
Levin checks a leg kick.
Levin slips under a jab from Carano.
Levin throws a head kick but Carano moves out of range.
Carano loads up on a big right hand but Levin slips the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Ariel Levin did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A low kick from Carano is predictable there
and Levin counters with a nice uppercut.
Carano misses the jab.
Carano blocks a head kick by Levin.
Levin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carano throws a sloppy head kick
and Levin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Levin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Levin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carano is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Levin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Levin drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carano looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carano looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carano!
Carano has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Levin misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Levin misses with a takedown
and Carano counters with a body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Levin checks a leg kick.
Levin lands an overhand right.
Levin thows a body kick. Carano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Levin throws a right hand that Carano ducks under and follows up with a left that Carano also avoids with ease.
Levin fails with the takedown
and Carano counters with a stiff right hand.
Levin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carano with a jab.
Levin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Levin misses the body punch
and Carano counters with a head kick.
Carano avoids the body shot from Levin.
Carano throws a sloppy head kick and Levin moves out of range easily.
Carano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carano tries to score with a low kick but Levin moves his leg out of the way.
Levin avoids the body shot from Carano.
Levin checks a low kick from Carano.
Levin throws a lazy head kick
and Carano counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Carano looks at the referee who does nothing so Carano lands a crushing right that sends Levin to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gina Carano!
Gina Carano is the new bantamweight champion!
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