Gina Carano and Kim Couture grappling.

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HOT. I wanna jump in.

by steak_knife on Aug 29, 2008 11:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Carano’s defensively not bad, but she’s one step behind Couture.

by Luke Thomas on Aug 29, 2008 11:42 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

not sure what you mean by one step behind??? it looks like they are flow grappling; neither is trying very hard. plus carano was offensive from her back

by trialplayer on Sep 3, 2008 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Agreed—I don’t see how Carano is behind… if anything, I think Kim’s skill level is a little behind. She tried to pull a Kimura while on her back without being in guard. Also, Carano had the armbar, she let go.

by JacRabbit on Sep 4, 2008 1:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, carano could have easily gone for an armbar counter while kim was trying for the kimura

by trialplayer on Sep 5, 2008 2:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I knew Mr. steak_knife would be all over this. Personally, I’m far from a ground fighting expert, but I think if Carano puts in the work, she could be quite dangerous on the ground. It was striking to me how small and fragile – frame wise – Couture looks compared to Gina.

by Cannon Jacques on Aug 29, 2008 6:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Gina is a physical specimen, compared to most other women's MMA fighters.

And yes, she’s got a helluva rack. But she’s just a well-built woman at 5’8", or whatever she is. It’s not hard to understand why she dominates similar talent.

I’m really quite impressed with her, after watching most of her kickboxing and MMA fights on the ’net. Impressively athletic.

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by misterjonez on Aug 30, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs