So I watched the Rutgers vs. UMass women’s soccer game this afternoon to fulfill my annual quota of one game before football officially starts, and I almost fell off the couch when I saw these ladies acting so… well, unladylike! I haven’t seen a fight like this since Jose Ramirez knocked out Tim Anderson last baseball season.

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But that was just boys acting like they were. Not the norm, but also nothing we haven’t seen before. After watching this clip no less than 100 times, I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a real brawl like this in a women’s sport outside of MMA. And speaking of the 100 times I’ve watched this clip… I still can’t figure out who started it. The way I see it, No. 2 from Rutgers fouled the girl from UMass. The ref blows his whistle and another girl from UMass runs over to pick up the ball and continue play. But the girl from Rutgers keeps her foot on it, which causes the girl from UMass to shove a little, which causes the girl from Rutgers to shove even harder, which causes the girl from UMass to shove some more… then our cute No. 2 hip-slams her to the ground and lands one hell of a punch. I guess none of that happens if No. 2 doesn’t commit a foul, right? But if the girl from UMass hadn’t been fooling around, she might never have found out that Gia Girman can damn well fight.

5’2″? That’s a real little bundle of anger. She’d kick my ass, I can tell you that. And if MLS or whatever it’s called doesn’t work out, I think she could have a nice future in the UFC. Rutgers fans are posting their NIL page if any of you want to jumpstart that career.

But as for the actual play, I’m not sure what happens next. What’s the usual rate in women’s soccer these days for kicking someone’s ass? The clip makes it look like they just let her go on her own. I would guess she would have needed more of a police escort after that play. Either way, Girman won the battle…but it seems like UMass won the war.

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