Monday, January 7, 2013

Invicta 4 Report





Saturday June 5th was the fourth card put on by Invicta FC. The show was capped off by Carla Esparza becoming the company's first ever strawweight champion winning a decision over tough late replacement Bec Hyatt. But before the main event there were some incredible fights by some top pros and some young talented fighters in one of their first, if not their first pro fights. Here is my play by play and how I scored the fights. Also scoring will be amateur fighters Ashley "Smashley" Hawkins and Jessica Dinch.

1. Pro Atomweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Cassie Robb (0-0) vs Laura Marcusse-Sanko (0-0)

RD 1: They come out trading punches. Robb shoots but eats a knee to the head. Sanko looks for a guillotine. Knee to the body by Sanko and another. They separate. Body kick by Robb. They clinch and move to the cage. Robb looks for a takedown and gets it into guard. Elbow to the head from the bottom by Sanko. Elbow to the head by Robb. Sanko is able to stand and they are still clinched on the cage. They trade knees to the leg. Knee to the body by Sanko. Takedown by Robb into guard. Elbows to the head from the bottom by Sanko. Robb moves to half guard. Sanko almost sweeps but Robb gets mount and lands punches. Robb gets her back and then mount again. Elbows to the head by Robb. Punches to the head by Robb. Sanko pulls guard. Robb stands and they are both up still clinched on the cage. Head shots by Sanko. Takedown by Robb into half guard. Sanko gets full guard. Head shots from the bottom by Sanko.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Robb
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 Robb
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 Robb

RD 2: They trade punches. They clinch and move to the cage. Takedown by Sanko into side control. Head shots by Sanko. Sanko gets her back and gets a rear naked for the tap.

Result: Laura Marcusse-Sanko by Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 1:07 of Round 2

2. Pro Featherweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Veronica Rothenhausler (0-0) vs Katalina Malungahu (2-1)

RD 1: They come out trading punches. Now they begin to trade hard shots. Hook by Malungahu. Leg kick by Rothenhausler. Rothenhausler drops her with a cross and the ref stops it.

Result: Veronica Rothenhausler by KO at 1:12 of Round 1

3. Pro Strawweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Paige Van Zant (2-0) vs Tecia Torres (1-0)

RD 1: Leg kick by Torres. Push kick by Torres. They trade leg kicks. Body kick by Torres. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the head by Torres. Knee to the body by Torres. Punch to the head by Van Zant. They separate and trade leg kicks. Torres lands hard punches. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the leg by Torres. Head shots by Torres. Knee to the body by Torres. They separate. Leg kick by Torres. Torres lands hard punches. Leg kick by Torres. Torres lands more hard punches. Leg kick by Torres. Body kick by Van Zant. Torres lands hard punches and then they clinch against the cage. Knee to the body by Van Zant and another. Knee to the leg by Torres.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Torres
Jessica Scored RD 1: 10-9 Torres
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 Torres

RD 2: Leg kick by Torres and another. Torres lands hard punches. They clinch on the cage. Takedown by Van Zant but Torres gets her back. Head shots by Torres. Torres looks for a rear naked and Van Zant lands head shots trying to break the choke. Van Zant is doing a really nice job hanging in there. Van Zant escapes the choke and Torres goes for an arm. Head shots by Van Zant and she escapes and stands and drops down punches. Van Zant has her up against the cage landing head shots. Body shots by Van Zant. They stand and Torres lands hard punches.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Torres
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-9 Torres
Ashley scored RD 2: 10-9 Torres

RD 3: They trade leg kicks. Cross by Torres. They clinch and move to the cage. Knee to the body by Torres. Punch to the body by Van Zant. Punch to the head by Torres. Nice throw by Van Zant into half guard. Torres tries to kick her off and does. They stand and clinch on the cage and quickly separate. Van Zant shoots in but Torres backs away. Hard punches by Torres. Body kick by Torres. Hard cross by Torres. Leg kick by Van Zant. Torres comes in landing punches and they clinch and move to the cage. They drop down with Torres in half guard. Torres lets her up. leg kick by Torres. Body kick by Torres. Cross and hook by Torres. Body kick by Van Zant. Leg kick by Torres. Torres lands punches as the round ends.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Torres
Jessica scored RD 3: 10-9 Torres
Ashley scored RD 3: 10-9 Torres

My score card: 30-27 Torres
Jessica's score card: 30-27 Torres
Ashley's score card: 30-27 Torres

Result: Tecia Torres by Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-27)

4. Pro Strawweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Rose Namajunas (0-0) vs Emily Kagan (2-0)

RD 1: They come out trading punches. They clinch against the cage. Knee to the body by Namajunas. Takedown by Namajunas and Kagan rolls and gets on top in guard. Namajunas goes for a triangle and then an armbar. Now she goes back to the triangle. Elbows to the head by Namajunas. More elbows from Namajunas. Body shots by Namajunas. Kagan escapes and gets side control. Kagan tries to get her back and they stand clinched on the cage. They drop down and Namajunas gets her back. Kagan stands and throws her down and gets in guard. Namajunas escapes and gets on top in guard.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Namajunas
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 Namajunas
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 10-9 Namajunas

RD 2: They trade crosses. Head kick by Namajunas. They clinch and move to the cage. Takedown by Kagan but they are right back up still clinched. Takedown by Kagan into guard. Namajunas tries for an armbar. They stand still clinched. Takedown by Kagan but Namajunas gets on top in side control. Namajunas gets her back and then they stand still clinched. Head shots by Namajunas. Takedown by Kagan into guard.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Kagan
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-9 Namajunas
Ashley scored RD 2: 10-9 Kagan

RD 3: They trade body kicks. Jab by Namajunas. Cross by Namajunas. Leg kick by Kagan. Body kick by Namajunas. Head kick by Namajunas. They clinch on the cage. Knees to the leg by Kagan. Namajunas gets her back standing and lands knees to the leg. Knees to the head by Namajunas. Punch to the head by Namajunas. They separate. Kagan lands punches and they clinch against the cage. Head shots by Kagan. Namajunas gets her back standing and drops down with a rear naked and gets the tap.

Result: Rose Namajunas by Tapout (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:41 of Round 3

5. Pro Atomweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Liz McCarthy (1-0) vs Jodie Esquibel (3-0)

RD 1: They trade punches. Cross and jab by McCarthy. Jab by McCarthy. They trade punches. Esquibel lands a nice combo. Push kick by Esquibel.Cross by Esquibel. Takedown by McCarthy into side control Body shots by McCarthy. Head shots by McCarthy. McCarthy traps an arm but Esquibel pulls it out. They stand and trade punches. Body kick by Esquibel. They trade punches.
I scored RD 10-9 Esquibel
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 Esquibel
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 Esquibel

RD 2: They trade punches. Two body kicks by Esquibel. Spinning back fist by McCarthy. Jab to the body by Esquibel. They trade punches. Jab by Esquibel. Cross by Esquibel. Leg kick by McCarthy. Hook by McCarthy. Cross to the body by Esquibel. Cross by McCarthy. Uppercut by Esquibel. They trade punches. They trade leg kicks. Knee to the body by Esquibel.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Esquibel
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-9 Esquibel
Ashley scored RD 2: 10-9 Esquibel

RD 3: They clinch on the cage and quickly separate. Esquibel drops her with a front kick and lets her up. They trade punches. Hook by Esquibel. Leg kick by Esquibel. They trade punches. Clinch on the cage and McCarthy gets her back standing and looks for a rear naked. Head shots by McCarthy. They drop down and McCarthy still has her back looking for the rear naked as the round ends.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 McCarthy
Jessica scored RD 3: 10-9 McCarthy
Ashely scored RD 3: 10-9 McCarthy

My score card: 29-28 Esquibel
Jessica's score card: 29-28 Esquibel
Ashley's score card: 29-28 Esquibel

Result: Jodie Esquibel by Split Decision (29-28/28-29/30-27)

6. Pro Featherweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Amanda Bell (0-0) vs Tamikka Brents (1-0)

RD 1: They come out trading punches. Takedown by Brents into guard. Elbow to the head by Brents. Punches to the head by Brents. Bells goes for a heel hook but so does Brents. Bell gets her back but Brents rolls into her and is in guard. They trade punches on the ground. Elbow to the head from the bottom by Bell. Brents tries to trap an arm and does. Elbows to the head by Brents. Punches to the head by Brents. Brents is in half guard. Elbow to the head by Brents. Brents goes for an arm but cant get it. Brents traps an arm and lands head shots. Bells pulls the arm out.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Brents
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 Brents
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 Brents

RD 2: Takedown by Brents into guard. Brents stands and drops down punches. More head shots by Brents. Brents drops into guard. Head shots by Brents. The ref stands them. Hook by Brents. Brents land hard punches. Body kick by Bell. Takedown by Brents into side control. Bell defends well. Bell reverses and gets her back in north south position. Body shots by Bell.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Brents
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-9 Brents
Ashley scored RD 2: 10-9 Brents

RD 3: Cross by Bell. They trade punches. Bells lands hard shots against the cage and they clinch. Punches to the head by Bell. Knee to the head by Brents. Elbow to the head by Bell. They trade head shots. Knee to the body by Bell. They separate and trade hard shots. They clinch and trade knees to the body. They trade elbows to the head. Knee to the body by Bell. Hard knee to the body by Brents and another. The ref separates them. Hook by Brents. Leg kick by Brents. They trade punches. Hard hook by Brents. They clinch on the cage. Elbow to the head by Brents. Knee to the body by Brents and another. Knee to the body by Bell. They trade knees to the body.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Bell
Jessica scored RD 3: 10-9 Brents
Ashley scored RD 3: 10-9 Brents

My score card: 29-28 Brents
Jessica's score card: 30-27 Brents
Ashley's score card: 30-27 Brents

Result: Tamikka Brents by Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28)

7. Pro Atomweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Cassie Rodish (3-3) vs Stephanie Frausto (4-4)

RD 1: They trade punches. Push kick by Rodish. They clinch in the center. They trade knees to the body. Nice takedown by Frausto into side control. Rodish gets half guard. Head shots from the bottom by Rodish. Frausto stands and drops back down. Rodish goes for a heel hook. Frausto escapes and gets on top in half guard. Frausto stands and kicks at her legs. Frausto drops down punches. Frausto lets her up. Rodish catches a kick and takes her down in guard. Head shots by Rodish. Frausto tries for an arm. Body shots by Rodish. Rodish gets her back and lands body shots. Rodish tries for an arm as the round ends.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Frausto
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 Rodish
Ashely scored RD 1: 10-9 10-9 Rodish

RD 2: They trade punches. Head kick by Rodish. Cross by Rodish. Jab by Rodish and another. They clinch and move to the cage. Knee to the head by Rodish. They separate. Jab by Rodish. Head kick by Rodish. Rodish lands punches. Knee to the head by Rodish. They clinch and Rodish lands knees to the head. Takedown by Rodish into guard. Frausto goes for an arm but can't get it. Punches to the body by Rodish. Elbow to the head by Rodish. Rodish gets her back and goes for a rear naked. Frausto defends well. Frausto rolls and now Rodish is in side control and then half guard. Elbows to the head by Rodish. Hammer fists by Rodish. Rodish moves to side control. and lands head shots. Rodish stands and drops punches down. Rodish gets her back and lands head and body shots.
I scored RD 2: 10-8 Rodish
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-9 Rodish
Ashley scored RD 2: 10-9 Rodish

RD 3: They trade punches. Head kick by Rodish. Jab by Frausto. They drop down and Rodish goes for an arm. Rodish gets mount and lands punches till the ref stops it.

Result: Cassie Rodish by TKO at 1:04 of Round 3

8. Pro Strawweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Livia Von Plettenberg (1-0) vs Joanne Calderwood (4-0)

RD 1: Leg kick by Calderwood. Hook by Von Plettenberg and another. Leg kick by Calderwood. They clinch and move to the cage. Knee to the body by Calderwood. More knees to the body by Calderwood. They separate. Head kick by Calderwood. Hook by Von Plettenberg. Jab by Calderwood. They clinch in the center and Calderwood lands knees to the head. Knees to the body by Calderwood. They separate. Cross by Calderwood. They clinch and move to the cage. Head shots by Calderwood. Knee to the body by Calderwood. Elbows to the head by Calderwood. Knees to the body by Calderwood. Head shots by Calderwood. Body shots by Calderwood. Takedown by Calderwood.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Calderwood
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 Calderwood
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 Calderwood

RD 2: Leg kick by Von Pletternberg and another. Cross by Calderwood. They clinch and Calderwood lands a knee to the head. They separate. Jab by Calderwood. Knee to the body by Calderwood. They clinch against the cage. Elbow to the head by Calderwood. They separate. Von Plettenberg lands two crosses. They clinch on the cage. Knee to the body by Calderwood. Calderwood gets her back standing and lands a knee to the leg and they separate. Uppercut by Calderwood. Cross by Von Plettenberg. Knee to the head by Calderwood. They clinch on the cage. Knees to the leg by Calderwood. They trade knees to the leg. Knee to the body by Calderwood. Elbow to the head by Calderwood. They separate. and clinch again. Knees to the body by Calderwood. Head kick by Calderwood.
I scored RD 2: 10-8 Calderwood
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-9 Calderwood
Ashley scored RD 3: 10-9 Calderwood

RD 3: Head kick by Calderwood. Body kick by Calderwood and another. Hard head kick by Calderwood. Elbow to the head by Calderwood. They trade leg kicks. Leg kick by Von Plettenberg. Calderwood drops her with a push kick but lets her up. Leg kick by Calderwood. Hook by Calderwood. They trade jabs. Jab and cross by Calderwood. Calderwood drops her with a leg kick and lets her up. Cross and knee to the head by Calderwood. Head kick by Calderwood. Leg kick by Calderwood. Knee to the body by Calderwood. Push kick by Calderwood. Leg kick by Calderwood.
I scored RD 3: 10-8 Calderwood
Jessica scored RD 3: 10-9 Calderwood
Ashely scored RD 3: 10-8 Calderwood

My score card: 30-25 Calderwood
Jessica's score card: 30-27 Calderwood
Ashely's score card: 30-26 Calderwood

Result: Joanne Calderwood by Unanimous Decision (30-27/30-27/30-26)

9. Pro Featherweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Hiroko Yamanaka (12-2) vs Ediane Gomes (8-2)

RD 1: Leg kick by Gomes. Clinch and slam by Gomes into side control. Gomes gets her back and then goes back to side control. Head shots by Gomes. Gomes gets her back and lands head shots. More head shots by Gomes. Yamanaka rolls and is on top in guard. Head shots from the bottom by Gomes. The ref stands them. Hook by Gomes. Cross by Gomes. I scored RD 1: 10-9 Gomes
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 Gomes
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 Gomes

RD 2: Cross by Yamanaka. They trade hooks. Leg kick by Gomes. Two jabs by Yamanaka. Leg kick by Gomes. They trade hooks. Leg kick by Gomes and another. Leg kick by Yamanaka. They trade punches. Cross by Gomes. Gomes lands hard punches on the cage. They clinch on the cage. They trade knees to the body and separate. Jab by Yamanaka and another. Hook by Gomes. Cross by Yamanaka.
I scored RD 2: 10-10
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-9 Gomes
Ashley scored RD 2: 10-9 Gomes

RD 3: Leg kick by Gomes and another. Leg kick by Yamanaka. They trade jabs. Jab by Yamanaka. Cross by Yamanaka. Cross by Yamanaka. Leg kick by Gomes. Jab by Gomes. They trade punches. They trade jabs. Jab by Yamanaka. Cross by Yamanaka. Hook by Gomes. Takedown by Gomes into guard. Body shots by Gomes. Gomes stands and drops down head shots. Yamanaka stands and they are clinched against the cage. They trade knees to the leg. Knee to the body by Yamanaka. They separate. Jab and cross by Yamanaka. Cross by Yamanaka. Gomes shoots and they clinch on the cage. Takedown by Gomes. Body shots by Gomes.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Yamanaka
Jessica Scored RD 3: 10-9 Gomes
Ashley scored RD 3: 10-9 Gomes

My score card: 29-29 Draw
Jessica's score card: 30-27 Gomes
Ashley's score card: 30-27 Gomes

Result: Ediane Gomes by Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/30-27)

10. Pro Bantamweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Sarah D'Alelio (6-3) vs Amanda Nunes (7-2)

RD 1: Leg kick by Nunes. Lots of feints by both fighters. Cross by Nunes. Takedown by D'Alelio and has her up against the cage. Nunes stands but D'Alelio slams her down into side control. D'Alelio puts herself into half guard. Elbows to the leg by D'Alelio. More hard elbows to the leg by D'Alelio. D'Alelio lands punches to the leg. D'Alelio gets side control and lands head shots. Nunes goes for a leg but can't get it.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 D'Alelio
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 D'Alelio
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 D'Alelio

RD 2: Cross by Nunes. Slam by D'Alelio into guard. Up kick by Nunes while D'Alelio is still on the ground stops the action and Nunes is deducted a point. They resume. They clinch on the cage. Takedown by D'Alelio into guard. D'Alelio stands and drops into north south and then side control. Elbow to the body by D'Alelio. Head shots by D'Alelio.
I scored RD 2: 10-8 D'Alelio
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-8 D'Alelio
Ashley scored RD 3: 10-8 D'Alelio

RD 3: Body kick by Nunes. D'Alelio shoots and gets a takedown into half guard. Punch to the head by D'Alelio. D'Alelio gets side control and lands a punch to the head. Elbows to the leg by D'Alelio. Head shots by D'Alelio. D'Alelio puts herself into half guard. Head shots by D'Alelio. They stand and clinch on the cage. Punch to the leg by D'Alelio. Takedown by D'Alelio.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 D'Alelio
Jessica scored RD 3: 10-9 D'Alelio
Ashley scored RD 3: 10-9 D'Alelio

My score card: 30-26 D'Alelio
Jessica's score card: 30-26 D'Alelio
Ashley's score card: 30-26 D'Alelio

Result: Sarah D'Alelio by Unanimous Decision (3-26/30-26/30-26)

11. Pro Bantamweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Raquel Pennington (3-2) vs Leslie Smith (4-2-1)

RD 1: Leg kick by Pennington. They clinch and move to the cage. Knee to the leg by Smith. They trade knees to the leg. Pennington gets her back and takes her down into half guard. Pennington gets side control. Smith goes for a heel hook. Head shots by Pennington. Pennington stands and drops into half guard. Pennington gets her back and looks for a rear naked. Nice job by Smith to stand. They clinch on the cage. Knees to the body by Pennington. They separate. Body kick by Pennington. They clinch on the cage. They trade foot stomps. Knee to the leg by Pennington. Body shots by Smith. Knee to the body by Pennington. Knee to the leg by Pennington. They separate. They trade punches. Clinch on the cage and they trade knees. Punch to the body by Smith. Knee to the body by Pennington.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Pennington
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 Pennington
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 Pennington

RD @: Jab and cross by Smith. They trade punches. Jab by Pennington. Smith lands punches and they clinch on the cage and quickly separate. Leg kick by Pennington. Leg kick by Smith. They clinch on the cage. They trade knees to the leg and separate. Body kick by Smith. Hook by Smith. Smith lands hard punches. Knee to the body by Smith. Leg kick by Smith. Cross by Smith. Body kick by Pennington. Body kick by Smith. Cross by Smith. Smith lands punches against the cage. Smith backs off and is trash talking and taunting her. Pennington falls throwing a kick and Smith gets on top and lands body shots.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Smith
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-9 Smith
Ashley scored RD 2: 10-9 Smith

RD 3: They clinch against the cage and separate. Leg kick by Pennington. Smith lands punches and they clinch on the cage. Pennington tries for a guillotine but is in a bad position for it. Smith pulls her head and. They trade body shots. Now Smith looks for the guillotine. Pennington gets her head out. Pennington tries for a takedown and they separate. They trade jabs. Smith again taunts her. Leg kick by Smith. Smith lands punches on the cage. They trade leg kicks. Smith calls her in and is again taunting her. Cross by Pennington. Leg kick by Pennington. Knee to the body by Pennington. Body kick by Pennington. Leg kick by Smith. Cross by Pennington. They trade punches. Leg kick by Smith. They trade jabs. Smith lands punches to close the round.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Pennington
Jessica scored RD 3: 10-9 Smith
Ashley scored RD 3: 10-9 Smith

My score card: 29-28 Pennington
Jessica's score card: 29-28 Smith
Ashley's score card: 29-28 Smith

Result: Leslie Smith by Unanimous Decision (29-28/29-28/29-28)

12. Pro Bantamweight (5x5x5 Rounds)
Alexis Davis (12-5) vs Shayna Baszler (15-7)

RD 1: Jab by Baszler. Cross by Davis. Cross and hook by Davis. They clinch and Baszler lands a knee to the body and they separate. Leg kick by Baszler. Hook by Baszler. They clinch on the cage and Baszler lands a knee to the body. They separate. Hard hook by Davis. Uppercut by Baszler. Takedown by Davis into half guard. Baszler is defending well. Head shots by Davis. Davis gets side control and lands a knee to the body. Davis gets her back but Baszler rolls and gets on top in guard. Body shots by Baszler. Davis goes for a leg but can't get it. Baszler drops a hard punch down. Davis goes for a heel hook and it looks tight but the round ends.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Davis
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 Davis
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 Davis

RD 2: Leg kick by Davis. Body kick by Davis. Leg kick by Davis. Clinch and takedown by Baszler into guard. Punch to the head from the bottom by Davis. Davis goes for an arm but can't get it. Davis goes for a triangle but can't get it. Baszler stands and drops down a hard punch and drops into guard. Punch to the body by Baszler. Baszler stands and Davis kicks at her legs. Baszler lets her up. They trade punches. Leg kick by Davis. Cross by Davis. A leg kick by Davis drops her and she gets on top and lands punches.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Davis
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-9 Davis
Ashley scored RD 2: 10-9 Davis

RD 3: Cross by Davis. Leg kick by Baszler. Uppercut by Baszler. Jab by Baszler. Leg kick by Davis. Baszler looks tired. Hook by Baszler. Jab by Davis. Cross by Davis. Leg kick by Davis and another. Leg kick by Baszler. Jab and cross by Davis. Cross by Baszler. Leg kick by Davis drops her. Davis gets her back. Davis is bleeding bad from the nose. Davis gets a rear naked and the ref stops it.

Result: Alexis Davis by Technical Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at :58 of Round 3

13. Pro Strawweight Title (5x5x5x5x5 Rounds)
Carla Esparza (8-2) vs Bec Hyatt (4-1)

RD 1: Leg kick by Esparza. They trade punches. Leg kick by Esparza. Cross by Hyatt. Esparza shoots in and gets a takedown into guard. Body shots by Esparza. Esparza moves to side control but Hyatt gets half guard. Esparza stands and drops down hard punches and drops into guard. Esparza moves to side control and lands head shots. Esparza moves to north south and lands head shots. Esparza gets her back. Head shots by Esparza. Hyatt tries to stand but can't. More head shots by Esparza. Esparza looks for a rear naked. Hyatt defends it well. Heel strikes to the leg by Esparza. Head shots by Esparza. Nice job by Hyatt to pull guard. Head shots from the bottom by Hyatt. As the round ends Hyatt kicks Esparza off of her, probably in frustration.
I scored RD 1: 10-9 Esparza
Jessica scored RD 1: 10-9 Esparza
Ashley scored RD 1: 10-9 Esparza

RD 2: Esparza ducks a punch and gets a takedown. Esparza stands and kicks at her legs. Hyatt gets up but Esparza takes her back down into guard. Head shots by Esparza. Esparza moves to side control. Hyatt pulls guard. Elbows to the head by Esparza. Hyatt tries for an arm but Esparza escapes it. Esparza stands and lets her up but takes her back down into guard. Esparza moves to half guard and lands head shots. Esparza gets side control and lands punches. Hyatt pulls guard. Esparza stands and kicks at her legs and drops into guard.
I scored RD 2: 10-9 Esparza
Jessica scored RD 2: 10-9 Esparza
Ashely scored RD 2: 10-9 Esparza

RD 3: Hook by Hyatt. Esparza shoots in and gets a takedown into guard. Head shots by Esparza. Esparza stands and drops down a punch and then drops into guard. Head shots by Esparza. Esparza lifts her up and slams her down. Head shots by Esparza. The ref stands them. Hard cross by Hyatt. They trade hard punches. Esparza gets a takedown into guard. Short head shots by Esparza. Punch to the head from the bottom by Hyatt. Esparza stands and kicks at her legs and drops into guard. Body shots by Esparza.
I scored RD 3: 10-9 Esparza
Jessica scored RD 3: 10-9 Esparza
Ashely scored RD 3: 10-9 Esparza

RD 4: Hyatt lands hard punches. They clinch on the cage. Esparza gets a takedown into side control. Hyatt pulls guard. Head shots by Esparza. Esparza gets her back and lands head shots. Hyatt is defending well. Heel strikes to the leg by Esparza. Esparza goes for an armbar but Hyatt escapes and they stand. Superman punch by Hyatt. Hard cross by Hyatt. Esparza shoots but Hyatt sprawls. They clinch on the cage. Takedown by Esparza into side control. Head shots by Esparza.
I scored RD 4: 10-9 Esparza
Jessica scored RD 4: 10-9 Esparza
Ashley scored RD 4: 10-9 Esparza

RD 5: Jab and cross by Hyatt. Body kick by Esparza. Esparza shoots and gets a takedown into guard. Body shots by Esparza. Esparza stands and drops down punches and then drops into guard. Elbows to the head by Esparza. More elbows by Esparza. Punch to the head by Esparza. Body shots by Esparza. The ref stands them. Leg kick by Esparza. They trade punches. Hard cross by Hyatt. Esparza shoots and gets a takedown into guard. Elbow to the head by Esparza. Esparza stands and kicks at her legs and lets Hyatt up. Hook by Hyatt drops her. Hyatt gets on top and lands punches as the round ends.
I scored RD 5: 10-9 Esparza
Jessica scored RD 5: 10-9 Esparza
Ashley scored RD 5: 10-9 Esparza

My score card: 50-45 Esparza
Jessica's score card: 50-45 Esparza
Ashley's score card: 50-45 Esparza

Result: Carla Esparza by Unanimous Decision (50-45/50-45/50-45)

My Submission of the Night: Laura Marcusse-Sanko
Jessica's Submission of the Night: Alexis Davis
Ashley's Submission of the Night: Alexis Davis

My KO of the Night: Veronica Rothenhausler
Jessica's KO of the Night: Veronica Rothenhausler
Ashley's KO of the Night: Veronica Rothenhausler

My Fight of the Night: Cassie Rodish vs Stephanie Frausto
Jessica's Fight of the Night: Raquel Pennington vs Leslie Smith
Ashley's Fight of the Night: Raquel Pennington vs Leslie Smith

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