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| Marloes Coenen |
Here we go again. Strikeforce has announced that Marloes Coenen will defend her 135lb Championship against Miesha Tate on July 30 at the Sears Center in Hoffman Estates, IL. Of course this was originally supposed to happen in March but Miesha had to drop out due to a knee injury. It wasn't a serious injury but the timing wasn't very good. And Strikeforce didn't help matters by telling Miesha to be quiet though they knew she was injured. Liz Carmouche filled in and performed well but ultimately lost by submission in round four. Miesha's biggest obstacle in this match is Marloes' vast experience. She doesn't want to underestimate that. Liz was winning over Marloes after three rounds by sitting on her and pounding her. But it wasn't as bad as it looked. Liz was sitting too high which didn't give much room to land punches. And Marloes blocked most of the punches with her arms. Golden Glory boss Martijn DeJong told the ref that if Marloes got into that position, she would bring her arms up. She didn't panic and set her trap in round four and won by submission. If Marloes was really getting whupped, don't you think the ref would have stopped it? But he didn't. I saw a lot of folks including the announcers misread that match. Miesha is a grappling specialist so I expect Marloes to keep it standing and use her Muay Thai skills. Both of them like to finish fights so I don't expect it to go the distance. But Marloes' experience over the last 11 years is a huge edge.
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