Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg
San Jose, CA - 8/15/09
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Gina Carano vs. Cris Cyborg - Previous Fights
Gina Carano W 3 Kelly Kobold – Carano landed 50% of her total strikes (62 of 125) vs. Kobold. She varied her attack, landing 43 of 95 arm strikes (45%) and 19 of 30 leg strikes (63%- 9 kicks & 10 knees). Carano also registered one takedown (3rd round) and one submission attempt (3rd round). Carano played some defense as well, as Kobold landed just 26% of her total strikes (28 of 107).
Gina Carano KO 2 Kaitlin Young – Carano landed 56% of her total strikes (49 of 88) vs. Young. Again she varied her attack, landing 30 of 61 arm strikes (49%) and 17 of 24 leg strikes (71%-15 kicks and 2 knees). Young had her moments too, landing 31 of 78 total strikes (40%) including 17 of 33 leg strikes. Carano landed 35 of 59 (59%) total strikes in round two, causing Young’s right eye to swell shut. Ringside doctor stopped the fight in the corner after round two.
Cris Cyborg KO 3 Hitomi Akano – Total domination by Cyborg, who landed 61 of 104 total strikes (59%) to just 10 of 24 (42%) for the over-matched Akano. Cyborg landed 26 of 55 arm strikes (47%); 11 of 15 leg strikes (73%-9 kicks and 2 knees) and 24 ground strikes. Cyborg was also 2 for 2 in the takedown department.
Cris Cyborg KO 2 Shayna Baszler – Cyborg had a huge second round, landing 53 of 75 total strikes (71%), including 47 of 69 arm strikes (68%). Overall, Cyborg landed 68 of 98 total strikes (69%), including 48 of 72 arm strikes (67%). In her two fights tracked by CompuStrike, Cyborg outlanded Akano and Baszler 129-16 in total strikes.
Gilbert Melendez vs. Mitsuhiro Ishida - Previous Fights
Mitsuhiro Ishida W 2 Gilbert Melendez - They first met at Yarennoka New Year’s Eve 2007. Overall, Melendez landed 81 of 193 total strikes (42%) to 26 of 69 (38%) for Ishida. In the ten minute first round, Melendez landed 39 of 91 total strikes, including 16 arm strikes and 21 ground strikes. He also scored a takedown and added two submission attempts. Ishida managed to land just 8 of 30 total strikes, but did score 6 takedowns, one submission attempt and one dominant position. The five-minute second round saw Melendez land 42 of 102 total strikes, 37 of which occurred on the ground. Ishida went 18 of 39 in total strikes. He also scored two takedowns, two submission attempts and one dominant position in round two. Although clearly outlanded in the striking department, Ishida’s eight takedowns, 3 submission attempts and 2 dominant positions were enough to get the decision.
Gilbert Melendez W 2 Rodrigo Damm
Mizuto Hirota W 1 Mitsuhiro Ishida
Mitsuhiro Ishida W 3 Daisuke Nakamura
Babalu Sobral vs. Gerard Mousasi - Previous Fights
Renato “Babalu” Sobral W 2 (sub) Thierry Sokoudjou – Sokoudjo landed 22 of 36 total strikes in round one (61%), while Sobral went 14 of 21. 12 of Babalu’s 14 total strikes landed in the first were leg kicks. Babalu dominated round two, landing 27 of 42 total strikes (645). Babalu’s takedown led to 23 of 33 ground strikes landed and a submission win.
Renato Sobral W 1 Bobby Southworth
Gerard Mousasi W 1 Mark Hunt
Gerard Mousasi W 1 Ronaldo Souza
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