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Strikeforce Live Blog: Marloes Coenen vs. Liz Carmouche Updates

Filed under: StrikeforceCOLUMBUS, Ohio – This is the Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson live blog for Marloes Coenen vs. Liz Carmouche, the women’s welterweight championship co-main event at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Coenen (18-4, 2-1 St…

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Marloes Coenen vs. Liz Carmouche at Strikeforce Feijao vs. Henderson.COLUMBUS, Ohio – This is the Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson live blog for Marloes Coenen vs. Liz Carmouche, the women’s welterweight championship co-main event at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.

Coenen (18-4, 2-1 Strikeforce) defends her women’s welterweight title for the first time since submitting Sarah Kaufman at Strikeforce: San Jose in October. Prior to that, she challenged Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos for the Strikeforce women’s middleweight title, but lost by TKO. Carmouche (5-0, 2-0 Strikeforce) takes the fight on less than two weeks notice after original challenger Miesha Tate pulled out wiht an injury. Carmouche beat Jan Finney by TKO at Strikeforce Challengers 12 in November.

The live blog is below.

Champ Comes Back: Marloes Coenen Submits Liz Carmouche

Filed under: StrikeforceMarloes Coenen had a comeback worthy of a champion Saturday night, taking a brutal beating before pulling off a fourth-round submission to defeat Liz Carmouche and retain her Strikeforce 135-pound championship belt.

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Coenen submits Carmouche at Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson.Marloes Coenen had a comeback worthy of a champion Saturday night, taking a brutal beating before pulling off a fourth-round submission to defeat Liz Carmouche and retain her Strikeforce 135-pound championship belt.

It was no surprise that Coenen won with a submission off her back — that’s her specialty — but it was a surprise that she took so much punishment before she got there: Carmouche was a huge underdog, but she had thoroughly pounded on Coenen in the second and third rounds of the fight, and appeared to be close to pulling off a major upset.

But Coenen, in a move reminiscent of Anderson SIlva’s comeback victory over Chael Sonnen, used a triangle choke off her back to force Carmouche to tap in the fourth.

“Liz was whipping my ass,” Coenen said. “She will be a future champ some day.”

Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson Press Conference Highlights

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Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, Dan Henderson, Marloes Coenen, Liz Carmouche, Tim Kennedy and Melvin Manhoef gathered in front of the media Thursday to discuss their respective fights on Saturday’s Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson card from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Check out what they had to say in the video below by MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon.

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Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante, Dan Henderson, Marloes Coenen, Liz Carmouche, Tim Kennedy and Melvin Manhoef gathered in front of the media Thursday to discuss their respective fights on Saturday’s Strikeforce: Feijao vs. Henderson card from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. Check out what they had to say in the video below by MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon.

Strikeforce Fight Journal: Marloes Coenen

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MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon followed Strikeforce women’s welterweight champion Marloes Coenen prior to her title defense Saturday against Liz Carmouche. Watch as Coenen participates in a photo shoot for Strikeforce, trains and has her first dinner ever at Red Lobster.

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MMA Fighting’s E. Casey Leydon followed Strikeforce women’s welterweight champion Marloes Coenen prior to her title defense Saturday against Liz Carmouche. Watch as Coenen participates in a photo shoot for Strikeforce, trains and has her first dinner ever at Red Lobster.

Liz Carmouche to Challenge Marloes Coenen; Miesha Tate Injured

Filed under: StrikeforceJust 10 days before she’s set to defend her Strikeforce title belt for the first time, Marloes Coenen has been given a new opponent.

Liz Carmouche will fight Coenen for the Strikeforce women’s 135-pound title, replacing Miesha …

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Just 10 days before she’s set to defend her Strikeforce title belt for the first time, Marloes Coenen has been given a new opponent.

Liz Carmouche will fight Coenen for the Strikeforce women’s 135-pound title, replacing Miesha Tate, who suffered a knee injury in training.

Carmouche is 5-0 and is coming off an impressive third-round TKO win over Jan Finney on a November Strikeforce Challengers card. She’s also got a good personal story that Strikeforce can sell, as a former Marine and Iraq War veteran. But Carmouche isn’t quite on Tate’s level, and she’ll have to be considered a major underdog against Coenen.