Post by The Sandmen on Apr 14, 2017 16:51:17 GMT -5
Holly Holm vs. Rin Nakai
Holly Holm looks very relaxed.
Rin Nakai looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Holly Holm and Rin Nakai touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Holly Holm!
Nakai is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Nakai's Chin is beginning to swell
Nakai has a small cut in her Chin
Rin Nakai seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Holly Holm!
The two exchange wildly
Holm is connecting with a few punches
Brutal combination from Rin Nakai!
Holm moves aside and dodges.
Holm tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Lightning fast low kick from Holm!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Holly Holm leans forwards and tries to grapple with Nakai
Holm shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holly Holm's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Nakai is throwing a flurry of punches!
Holly Holm just can't get away!
Holm has a small cut in her Right cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Holm pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Nakai easily blocks and looks for a counter!
Shovel hook by Rin Nakai
tags Holm.
Nakai is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
An overhand right from Rin Nakai that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Holm's stops that one with her face! How is Holm standing?!
Solid low kick from Holly Holm.
Nakai deflects it.
Holm misses a step and Rin Nakai sees an opportunity to counter her!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Nakai.
It looks like Holm was hit by a bus!
There is a small laceration on Holly Holm's Chin
Rin Nakai swings...
...no good.
Holly Holm seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Holm goes to the body...
her punches graze Nakai's arm.
Nakai tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nakai tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Nakai is clinching with Holm.
The fighters are clinching.
Nakai tries to take Holly Holm down... Holm stumbles backwards and Rin Nakai launches a few punches...
Holly Holm dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Rin Nakai and Holm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rin Nakai is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Rin Nakai goes with a looping right hand while Holly Holm jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Holm seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Rin Nakai tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm goes down.
Rin Nakai is in open guard over Holm
Rin Nakai tries to pass to half guard...
Holly Holm's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Rin Nakai is in closed guard over Holm
Rin Nakai tries to pass Holly Holm's guard...
Rin Nakai manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Holm
Holly Holm attempts to move to full guard
Holly Holm manages to switch to full guard.
Rin Nakai is in open guard over Holm
Nakai tries to move to full mount
Nakai succeeds
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Holly Holm
Rin Nakai isolates Holly Holm's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
That Arm Triangle from Rin Nakai appears to be unbreakable
Holly Holm is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm launches a few punches to Nakai's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nakai tries to cover her face,
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Holly Holm
Holm tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Holm
Nakai launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Holm is covering herself! Nakai tries to force the situation and Holm clumsily gives her back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nakai is in rear mount over Holm
Holm has Nakai controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Holm manages to escape from that position and climb to her feet along Nakai
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Several good body shots
land on Holm.
Nakai throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Holm's defense muffles the blows.
Holm is trying to counter now!
Holly Holm tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Holly Holm who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Holly Holm!
That one almost breaks Nakai's chin! She is knocked down!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Holm is standing while Nakai is on the ground on her back
Holm launches a kick to Nakai's thigh
Loud pop!
Holm is standing while Nakai is on the ground on her back
Holm moves backwards and gestures for Rin Nakai to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Rin Nakai is standing now.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Nakai avoids a dangerous strike from Holm
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Here comes Holly Holm with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Nakai's ribs!
Nakai ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Holm.
It looks like Nakai was hit by a bus!
Nakai's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Holm wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Rin Nakai's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Holm is throwing a flurry of punches!
Rin Nakai just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Holm struggles and launches a few punches to Nakai's head
Those punches are hitting! Nakai covers her head!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Nakai to defend herself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Nakai.
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Punches) at 1:14 Round 2
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 82 s
Statistics: Rin Nakai
Punches 12/26 (46%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/8 (38%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 108 s
Good fight. Both brought it and did damage. Holm just did more, then was able to close when closing time came around. Semisonic would be proud.
Holly Holm looks very relaxed.
Rin Nakai looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Holly Holm and Rin Nakai touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Holly Holm!
Nakai is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Nakai's Chin is beginning to swell
Nakai has a small cut in her Chin
Rin Nakai seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Holly Holm!
The two exchange wildly
Holm is connecting with a few punches
Brutal combination from Rin Nakai!
Holm moves aside and dodges.
Holm tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Lightning fast low kick from Holm!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Holly Holm leans forwards and tries to grapple with Nakai
Holm shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holly Holm's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Nakai is throwing a flurry of punches!
Holly Holm just can't get away!
Holm has a small cut in her Right cheek
The fighters are clinching.
Holm pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Nakai easily blocks and looks for a counter!
Shovel hook by Rin Nakai
tags Holm.
Nakai is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
An overhand right from Rin Nakai that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Holm's stops that one with her face! How is Holm standing?!
Solid low kick from Holly Holm.
Nakai deflects it.
Holm misses a step and Rin Nakai sees an opportunity to counter her!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Nakai.
It looks like Holm was hit by a bus!
There is a small laceration on Holly Holm's Chin
Rin Nakai swings...
...no good.
Holly Holm seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Holm goes to the body...
her punches graze Nakai's arm.
Nakai tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nakai tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Nakai is clinching with Holm.
The fighters are clinching.
Nakai tries to take Holly Holm down... Holm stumbles backwards and Rin Nakai launches a few punches...
Holly Holm dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Rin Nakai and Holm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rin Nakai is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Rin Nakai goes with a looping right hand while Holly Holm jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Holm seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Rin Nakai tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm goes down.
Rin Nakai is in open guard over Holm
Rin Nakai tries to pass to half guard...
Holly Holm's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Rin Nakai is in closed guard over Holm
Rin Nakai tries to pass Holly Holm's guard...
Rin Nakai manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Holm
Holly Holm attempts to move to full guard
Holly Holm manages to switch to full guard.
Rin Nakai is in open guard over Holm
Nakai tries to move to full mount
Nakai succeeds
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Holly Holm
Rin Nakai isolates Holly Holm's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Punishing hold!
That Arm Triangle from Rin Nakai appears to be unbreakable
Holly Holm is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm launches a few punches to Nakai's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Nakai tries to cover her face,
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Holly Holm
Holm tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Holm
Nakai launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Holm is covering herself! Nakai tries to force the situation and Holm clumsily gives her back!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Nakai is in rear mount over Holm
Holm has Nakai controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Holm manages to escape from that position and climb to her feet along Nakai
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Several good body shots
land on Holm.
Nakai throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Holm's defense muffles the blows.
Holm is trying to counter now!
Holly Holm tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Holly Holm who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Holly Holm!
That one almost breaks Nakai's chin! She is knocked down!
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Holm is standing while Nakai is on the ground on her back
Holm launches a kick to Nakai's thigh
Loud pop!
Holm is standing while Nakai is on the ground on her back
Holm moves backwards and gestures for Rin Nakai to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Rin Nakai is standing now.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Nakai avoids a dangerous strike from Holm
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Here comes Holly Holm with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Nakai's ribs!
Nakai ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Surprise roundhouse punch by Holm.
It looks like Nakai was hit by a bus!
Nakai's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Holm wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Rin Nakai's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Holm is throwing a flurry of punches!
Rin Nakai just can't get away!
The fighters are clinching.
Holm struggles and launches a few punches to Nakai's head
Those punches are hitting! Nakai covers her head!
Josh Rosenthal is asking Nakai to defend herself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Nakai.
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Punches) at 1:14 Round 2
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 10/17 (59%)
Kicks 3/4 (75%)
Clinch strikes 6/10 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 82 s
Statistics: Rin Nakai
Punches 12/26 (46%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/8 (38%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 108 s
Good fight. Both brought it and did damage. Holm just did more, then was able to close when closing time came around. Semisonic would be proud.