Post by The Sandmen on Jun 2, 2017 8:14:07 GMT -5
Alexandra Albu glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Rose Namajunas is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Alexandra Albu moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Albu is holding Rose Namajunas's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Rose Namajunas shows great balance while pushing away Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu gets sloppy and Rose Namajunas tries to take advantage...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Albu stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Rose Namajunas is coming in again!
Albu's Forehead is beginning to swell
Albu has a small cut in her Forehead
Alexandra Albu swings...
...no good.
0:37 Round 1 and Namajunas is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Here comes Rose Namajunas with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Albu's ribs!
Rose Namajunas tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Albu's face
Albu's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Alexandra Albu's Mouth
Alexandra Albu seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Rose Namajunas!
Namajunas decides to launch some tentative punches
Rose Namajunas takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Not a desiderable position that Albu is in now. Rose Namajunas is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Incredible high kick!
Albu is worried!
Rose Namajunas and Albu engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rose Namajunas is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Namajunas moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Albu's face and maybe her hopes of winning this fight too!
Albu pushes Rose Namajunas and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Middle kick from Namajunas.
Albu receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
Hard blow to Albu's mid-section, she seems hurt
Albu seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Albu throws a lazy kick
Namajunas dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
Albu fell like she got shot! This is over!
Albu's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Alexandra Albu's Left eye
Winner is Rose Namajunas by KO (Uppercut) at 2:21 Round 1
Statistics: Alexandra Albu
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Albu is just not ready.
Rose Namajunas is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Alexandra Albu moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Albu is holding Rose Namajunas's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Rose Namajunas shows great balance while pushing away Alexandra Albu
Alexandra Albu gets sloppy and Rose Namajunas tries to take advantage...
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Albu stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Rose Namajunas is coming in again!
Albu's Forehead is beginning to swell
Albu has a small cut in her Forehead
Alexandra Albu swings...
...no good.
0:37 Round 1 and Namajunas is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Here comes Rose Namajunas with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Albu's ribs!
Rose Namajunas tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Albu's face
Albu's Mouth is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Alexandra Albu's Mouth
Alexandra Albu seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Rose Namajunas!
Namajunas decides to launch some tentative punches
Rose Namajunas takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Not a desiderable position that Albu is in now. Rose Namajunas is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Incredible high kick!
Albu is worried!
Rose Namajunas and Albu engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rose Namajunas is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Namajunas moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Albu's face and maybe her hopes of winning this fight too!
Albu pushes Rose Namajunas and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Middle kick from Namajunas.
Albu receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
Hard blow to Albu's mid-section, she seems hurt
Albu seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Albu throws a lazy kick
Namajunas dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
Albu fell like she got shot! This is over!
Albu's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Alexandra Albu's Left eye
Winner is Rose Namajunas by KO (Uppercut) at 2:21 Round 1
Statistics: Alexandra Albu
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 13/16 (81%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Albu is just not ready.