The fans are chanting, "Yelena! Yelena! Kick Federica's ass!" They're 100% amped and on fire for their fighter tonight. If they doesn't motivate her, nothing will. Yelena Isinbayeva doesn't look concerned about anything Federica Pellegrini brings to the table. The Queens Of The Cage fighter eyes up her Italian opponent, "I hope you're ready to have your ass kicked!" Federica Pellegrini plays with her hair and smiles at Yelena Isinbayeva with evil intent. It looks like she knows she can win today. Yelena Isinbayeva has fought Federica Pellegrini 1 times. She has won 1 of them. Federica's going to have a hard fight according to my dentist. Yelena Isinbayeva comes with a 2 fight winning streak. Federica Pellegrini comes with a 3 fight winning streak. The referee of the bout is Toccara Jones. ========================================= Round 1 ========================================= The bell announces the first round! Let's get this fight underway! Yelena Isinbayeva launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook! Federica blocks the jabs, but the last punch hits hard on her cheek! She stumbles and the falls to the mat! This is the time for Yelena to press her advantage! Toccara Jones is signalling for the fight to stop. She needs both ladies vertical and ready to fight. They are taking their sweet time about it, but we're now finally ready to resume the match. The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round Federica is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...sweat plasters her hair to her head. Federica Pellegrini looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Yelena Isinbayeva's punches. Federica is on the receiving end of a great combo by Yelena. It's going to be hard for Federica to look at herself in a mirror tomorrow. Her Left cheek is swelling up big time. Federica Pellegrini goes to the body... Her punches graze Yelena's arm and have zero effect. Federica gets sloppy and Yelena Isinbayeva tries to take advantage... Yelena Isinbayeva jumps over Federica and tries to grapple. Yelena pushes Federica against the cage in a plum position! Yelena Isinbayeva pushes away Federica Pellegrini, she's trying to keep the fight at striking range. Federica Pellegrini stumbles backwards and Yelena Isinbayeva circles to get the center of the cage. A punch from Federica Pellegrini... It gets blocked by Yelena. Federica Pellegrini decides to launch some tentative punches... Yelena takes the best of a brief punching exchange. Yelena has opened up Federica! It looks like blood is starting to flow from Federica's Right cheek. Yelena Isinbayeva's corner men are yelling for her to escape from the ground. Federica Pellegrini can totally finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding given half the chance. Yelena has got to find a way out now! Federica Pellegrini goes in with a looping right hand while Yelena Isinbayeva jumps back and jabs. Federica seems staggered and Yelena runs in to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses. Federica Pellegrini's measuring Yelena Isinbayeva with her jab. Yelena isn't fazed at all here. She seemed to just shrug that one off. Federica clumsily fails here and it's time for Yelena to fight back... Yelena Isinbayeva dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook! That almost lifts Federica from the ground! The power behind that is so dangerous and so electric, Yelena is a genius in the cage. Federica's Nose is bruised after the punishment she's received! She may just have to kiss that cover shoot goodbye. Oh My! That is a nasty cut on Federica's Nose. A high kick from Federica Pellegrini, her toned leg shooting out towards Yelena Isinbayeva's head. The kick falls short of the mark. Federica Pellegrini fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut! Yelena blocks that. Too easy! Yelena tries to get some advantage after her opponent misses a move... Yelena Isinbayeva moves forward, she's looking for some grappling action. Yelena has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch! Both girls are tied in a clinch. Their bodies pressed against each other. Federica Pellegrini tries to break Yelena Isinbayeva's resistance with a few punches and tries to push her against her own corner. Federica doesn't connect with those punches. She'll have to improve her position before causing any real damage. Close in action here. Both fighters are tied up in a clinch. I don't think the crowd like this. Federica and Yelena are just holding onto each other. The referee needs to get in there and separate them. Toccara Jones steps in to break up the clinch. She forces the two fighters apart, "Enough cuddle time, ladies. Let's see some action." Yelena Isinbayeva makes a quick move for Federica Pellegrini's hair. She grabs it by the handful and looks to toss her to the canvas. Federica is squealing in pain! Yelena has literally thrown her to the canvas by the hair. That's a devastating hair mare, Yelena's removing strands of her opponents hair from her hands. The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round Yelena is standing while Federica is on the ground on her back. Federica doesn't want to continue the fight in this position. She tries to get back on her feet. She can't do it! Yelena keeps her on the canvas. Yelena is standing while Federica is on the ground on her back. Federica Pellegrini looks vulnerable right now and Yelena Isinbayeva is ready to capitalize. She lifts her foot and aims to stomp on Federica's forehead. Crunch! That's the sickening sound of Yelena's foot stomping on Federica's forehead. That's what happens when a 140 lbs fighter decides to stomp on your face. Federica's Forehead is bruised after the punishment she's received! She may just have to kiss that cover shoot goodbye. There's a vicious laceration on Federica's Forehead. It looks as if it's hurt her. I doubt she can continue. That punishment by Yelena has left Federica staggered! Yelena should try push forward now and finish this! Yelena is standing while Federica is on the ground on her back. Federica Pellegrini is trying to get back to her feet, "Stay the fuck down, Federica." Yelena Isinbayeva is measuring her up, she's in position to drop a knee to her gut... Yelena has dropped her knee right into Federica's belly! That's pushed the wind right out of her and Federica is gasping for breath. Yelena gets back to her feet...is she going to do that move again? Yelena is standing while Federica is on the ground on her back. The effort shows as Federica tries to get back to her feet. "Where do you think you're going, Federica?" Oh, there's a nasty shove from Yelena and Federica stays on the mat. Yelena is standing while Federica is on the ground on her back. Federica Pellegrini is a bloody mess! Yelena Isinbayeva has really pulped her up. I'm amazed Federica is even thinking of fighting on. Sweat covers Federica Pellegrini's face as she slowly gets back to her feet. "Come on Federica, come on. Get up, you sack of shit and fight me." Yelena Isinbayeva steps back and taunts Federica. OK folks, Federica is back on her feet and ready to continue fighting. The Karate Divas combatant will not be wanting to hit the canvas again. Yelena looks bad, I doubt she'll get many cover shoots after this match. I'd say her ego isn't the only thing being bruised here. Federica Pellegrini's bleeding heavily. She wants to fight on regardless, but Yelena Isinbayeva smells blood in the water and like a shark she will be looking to end this quickly. Federica Pellegrini tries some clinching in order to control the fight. Yelena moves backwards and circles around Federica to avoid the clinch. Yelena tries to get some advantage after her opponent misses a move... Yelena Isinbayeva fakes a punch and launches herself over Federica Pellegrini. Nice move by Yelena who clinches and pushes Federica against the cage. We're trading sweat here, folks. These two ladies are locked together in a clinch. This is beginning to look like some kind of romantic slow dance! Federica and Yelena are hugging each other! Let's get on with this fight! The referee has had enough of this clinching. Toccara Jones separates the two combatants and signals for them to resume the fight. Federica steps backwards away from Yelena. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit. You can she how sweaty she is, I just hope she has the fitness to continue. The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round Federica Pellegrini throws a lazy kick... Yelena dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit! Federica is going to be nailed every time if she plays that game. It's going to be hard for Federica to look at herself in a mirror tomorrow. Her Nose is swelling up big time. This isn't good for Federica! The Italian fighter is in pain and spilling a lot of blood. Yelena has Federica staggered, she's only just staying on her feet. Her hair is plastered to her face and her petite A cup tits are shaking as she tries to catch her breath. You can see Federica Pellegrini's blood making stains in the mat. She flicks her head back, there's blood in her hair. Federica has a worried and pained look on her face, everyone watching here can tell she's in trouble. Yelena Isinbayeva runs in to capitalize and launches a barrage of punches over a dazed Federica Pellegrini who almost cannot stand! One massive hit after another, Yelena is punishing Federica! Holy shit, Toccara Jones should be doing something soon before Federica is seriously hurt. Down Federica goes! She's out cold! That phenomenal knock out has put the rest of Yelena's division on notice! Federica's Forehead is bruised after the punishment she's received! She may just have to kiss that cover shoot goodbye. Federica has a nasty cut on her Forehead. Blood's seeping from that wound. This might be enough for the referee to end the fight. Yelena Isinbayeva has won this fight! It's victory by KO (Punches) at 3:54 Round 1! Nice work! Statistics: Yelena Isinbayeva Punches 16/22 (73%) Kicks 2/2 (100%) Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%) Takedowns 1/1 (100%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%) Damage caused 3649,33 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 0 s Statistics: Federica Pellegrini Punches 0/9 (0%) Kicks 0/1 (0%) Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%) Takedowns 0/0 (0%) GnP strikes 0/0 (0%) Submissions 0/0 (0%) Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%) Damage caused 0 Clinch Damage 0 Ground Damage 0 Time on the ground 52 s Yelena Isinbayeva wins 41,29 ranking points after the fight. Federica Pellegrini loses -25,81 ranking points after the fight. A dominating performance by Yelena who took her best game against Federica. I have no doubt Yelena will be gracing the cover of Total Knock Out in the near future. (671 points) Federica Pellegrini has had some absorbing moments tonight. She contributed to the enjoyment of most of the people here at the The Simpson Desert (Austraila). I'm hoping she can up the tempo in her next fight, then she should start to draw in even more fans. (237 points) Karate Divas and Queens Of The Cage should pay Federica and Yelena extra just for the excitement they provide to the fans! Super fit bodies, amazing skills and looks that can kill. These girls have it all. 'Nuff said.