"The fight stalled there, outside of some knees, for a while, with the ref swatting at Alencar's hand when she tried to grab the fence. Alencar would finally switch to a high-crotch, single leg takedown, swinging around and throwing Canrelossi to the mat. She bounced right back up however, with another clinch arriving shortly after. This time, when they went down, there was a bit of a scramble, and Alencar got on top."
"Round two saw more back-and-forth on the feet, but women putting combinations together. Carnelossi was showing some read around the face, evidence of the opening round, but she soon had Alencar backpedaling. Alencar ripped a kick to the outside leg; Carnelossi landed one of her own at the end of a combination. Carnelossi would chop that outside leg again, right alongside the knee, landing with an audible crack."
Talita Alencar and Ariane Carnelossi met in a women's strawweight bout at UFC Vegas 110. Carnelossi was fighting for the first time in over a year, while Alencar returned off an April victory over Vanessa Demopoulos. Carnelossi pressed early, working underhooks and occasional right hands while Alencar answered with kicks and pressure. Alencar landed a high-crotch single-leg takedown and briefly secured top position after a scramble. Round two featured back-and-forth striking, notable outside-leg damage from Carnelossi, Alencar landing a hard right and knee, and Alencar taking the back with hooks while applying a rear-naked choke attempt as the round ended.
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