Brawl For All - Carmen Rodriguez vs Liliel North

[Hagen-Autem]

But Liliel’s uppercut met Carmen’s forearms, which absorbed the torque of the impact. Nevertheless, Carmen was forced backwards by the collision. And Liliel wasn’t finished.

The Briton used the momentum to resume her footwork, lunging forwards as she aimed for another jab. She was eager to feel Rodriguez’s skin against her gloves again. However, the silver medallist wrong-footed her.

Carmen threw a jab that made Liliel lean to one side to avoid it, delaying her own punch in the process and positioning her exactly where Carmen needed her. Then came a full-force cross straight to the jaw! The impact snapped Liliel’s head backwards as saliva sprayed from her mouth and her mouthguard shifted out of place.

The blow had been aimed at her chin, but it caught her mouth as well, jolting her as her brain rattled inside her hard skull.

For a moment, the brunette’s arms dropped. She staggered backwards, dazed. She tried to get her footwork going again, but she was already slipping into a state of stupor. Even so, that ram refused to fall, despite the world becoming somewhat unsteady around her. And blurry.

She threw a left jab at Carmen’s blurred figure. More out of instinct than anything else.