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00:00Petrovich with a very, very unique offense.
00:04Now, how big a gap in experience is there between Petrovich and Sterling?
00:08You know, I don't think it's so much.
00:10I don't think there is that big of a gap.
00:12Yeah, Petrovich maybe has been doing it a little longer.
00:15But with Zina being on LFG, she got to have for two different seasons,
00:20a coach by the name, you may have heard of him, Bubba Ray Dudley, okay?
00:24And think of how much she learned from Hall of Famer Bubba.
00:27Think of how tough she must be for Bubba to put the stamp on her.
00:31And you know a little bit about how tough Bubba Ray is with all the time you spent in the ring with her.
00:35Yeah, I certainly do.
00:36And it's not something that I really want to get into or talk about, but let's just say
00:39I still have his handprints somewhere on my body.
00:44As you see, Zina Sterling showing that power early on and trying to exert some authority
00:50over Carmen Petrovich.
00:53Carmen says, enough of that.
00:55Let's go for a pin instead.
00:56And a quick kick out at one.
00:58Well, we said it's so cool that the women's division here is growing and evolving.
01:02Hey, our main event tonight, women, former Evolve Women's Champion,
01:05Kelly Armstrong, one-on-one with P.J. Vassa.
01:08I cannot wait for that later on tonight.
01:11You said it well, my friend.
01:13That is gonna be a doozy in our main event.
01:17But right now, watching Carmen Petrovich go to work on Zina Sterling,
01:21how much pressure is there on these young superstars when they make the transition
01:25from an LFG, for example, here to in-ring and Evolve?
01:27Well, that's what it is.
01:28All eyes are on the show.
01:30Everyone wants to see who the future of the WWE is going to be.
01:33So there's so much pressure.
01:34They just want to survive and evolve, just like there's gonna be a lot of surviving
01:39at their Survivor Series in 10 Days in San Diego.
01:41I know you're gonna be there.
01:42I see what you just did there.
01:43Yeah, that's how I roll.
01:45As you see Carmen Petrovich going to work and
01:49bringing Zina Sterling down to the ground.
01:52A win here means so much.
01:55And let me tell you something, both of these superstars are very hungry, and
01:59both know that a loss can set them back in a very, very big way.
02:03And there you see maybe the power discrepancy between Sterling and Petrovich.
02:09Zina sent her down so easily, and now the power follow-up there with the suplex.
02:15Petrovich in a bad way.
02:16Well, Zina has that wild side to her, that crazy strength.
02:19She has Zina Nation behind her.
02:22It's kind of like Expect the Unexpected when she's in the ring.
02:24You can see she's a little out there, a little quirky.
02:27That could be it for Carmen Petrovich.
02:28Kick out at two, but man, I am very impressed with this LFG startup,
02:35Zina Sterling.
02:36Well, she's doing a great job keeping her on the mat.
02:39It's hard to use your feet when you're on the mat, and when Carmen is standing,
02:43she could get better space to get her kicks in, because that's what it's all about for
02:47her, right, with her karate background.
02:48If she catches you with the right kick, it could be over.
02:51The double hook, underarm, right there, and now-
02:58Zina is relentless with Carmen on the mat.
03:01Right back on top with a sort of modified choke hold of sorts.
03:05She came here not to play, but again, it's a good game plan.
03:09It's a good game plan, tying Carmen up.
03:11But again, her feet are still free.
03:13Her feet are still available.
03:14Here's the thing too, I talk about the pressure on Zina coming from LFG.
03:19How about the pressure for Carmen Petrovic?
03:21As another pinfall here for Zina, and a kick out at two.
03:25So much pressure though on Petrovic.
03:27You take on a match like that, if you win, everyone says, well, you're supposed to win.
03:30She's a newbie.
03:31If you lose, what a bad look that is.
03:33Well, exactly, I mean, that's what the risk is.
03:37But you have to take on these matches to try and advance here.
03:40Watch up, Rola, there for Petrovic, and a kick out at two for Sterling.
03:43And here we go.
03:46Once Carmen starts using her legs, that's when things get dangerous.
03:50Nice reversal there, into a pin, is it enough?
03:52No.
03:52Well, the second time didn't work.
03:54And now Carmen might try to get to her feet and do what she does best.
03:58Use the educated feet.
04:00It could be a roundhouse.
04:01It could be a flank side kick, a spinning kick, a thrust kick, a flank corkscrew kick.
04:06Uses a punch to the gut there instead, okay.
04:08We're so used to her using those educated feet that you just spoke of, and there it is.
04:13Eat the feet.
04:16She is truly dangerous with both feet.
04:19What a cool kick.
04:21Man, Zina Sterling is getting a lesson.
04:23You ain't on LFG anymore.
04:25You're in Evolve, and that is Carmen Petrovic.
04:27There's the shing shing action.
04:32Could that be enough?
04:33One, two, one.
04:35Some guts from Zina Sterling.
04:38Well, I'll give her that.
04:41You have to imagine, she is feeling a bit overwhelmed now with this offensive
04:46assault from Carmen Petrovic, but not so fast.
04:49The nerves could be kicking in.
04:52It's mind games when you're in a match like this, and she just got caught.
04:56Yeah, she almost had a suplex, but it was reversed by the crafty.
04:59Petrovic, into the kick.
05:03And there's the Petrifier.
05:05That's gotta be it for Zina Sterling.
05:07One, two, three.
05:09And it is.
05:10Here is your winner, Carmen Petrovic.
05:17Valiant effort from young Zina Sterling, but Petrovic comes up with a big W stone.
05:24This is what Evolve is all about.
05:26Two hungry talents looking to secure a big victory here on Wednesday night.
05:31Even though this was Zina's Evolve debut, Carmen Petrovic displayed that
05:35shing shing action that she only can by picking up a huge victory.
05:40Big win for Carmen Petrovic.
05:45She finds a way and gets it done.
05:49And Zina Sterling left thinking about what is next.
05:53Let's take it backstage.
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