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Strikeforce Women’s Welterweight champion Marloes Coenen (19-4) pulled the come from behind victory to earn the submission victory over Liz Carmouche in the co-main event of the Columbus, Ohio event. Coenen was dominated in the second and third rounds, but pulled off a triangle submission in the fourth round to retain her title. In her post fight interviews, Coenen says she wasn’t worried about Carmouche’s punches when compared to being hit by Women’s Middleweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos one year ago.
We’ve put together several of Coenen’s post fight interviews and video of the full fight between the champ and Carmouche. All of the vids in the full entry.
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With nothing but respect for Liz Carmouche, the challenger who took her through four tough rounds, Strikeforce women’s champion Marloes Coenen talks about defending her belt in a post-fight interview with Heidi Androl and Showtime Sports.
The rest of the videos, including the full fight after the jump
Coenen wasn’t worried about Carmouche’s punches after taking shots from Strikeforce women’s middleweight champ Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos.
Post fight press comments. Coenen praises Carmouche for her performance in the cage saying that she expects her younger opponent to one day become a champion.
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Video of Coenen’s triangle submission on Carmouche in the fourth round.
The full fight video, rounds 1 to 4.
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