Post by The Sandmen on Feb 20, 2018 10:23:04 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Nakai while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
Amanda Nunes looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Nakai is holding Amanda Nunes's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Amanda Nunes shows great balance while pushing away Rin Nakai
Nakai decides to launch some tentative punches
Rin Nakai takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
0:32 Round 1 and Nakai is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
An overhand right from Rin Nakai that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Nunes's stops that one with her face! How is Nunes standing?!
Nunes has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Nunes begins to launch a barrage of punches over Nakai
this is getting worse and worse for Nakai
Nakai's Mouth is beginning to swell
Rin Nakai's mind is definitely in the fight, Nunes just got nailed! Rin Nakai saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Nunes is going to have a headache after this one.
Nunes's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Chin
A wicked punch by Rin Nakai
rocks Nunes!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Nunes begins to launch a barrage of punches over Nakai
this is getting worse and worse for Nakai
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Nakai begins to launch a barrage of punches over Nunes
this is getting worse and worse for Nunes
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Amanda Nunes
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Amanda Nunes tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
Rin Nakai's knows what to do here and blocks them
Nakai tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nakai goes to the body...
She punishes Nunes's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Nakai launches a hook to the body
Bang! Nunes stops that one with her ribs!
Amanda Nunes throws a combo
Rin Nakai ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Nunes swings again, only to get countered once more! Nunes is looking bad here!
Nunes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Nunes.
Rin Nakai's reflexes save her!
Rin Nakai fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Nunes's chin
A left hook from Nunes
falls short.
Nakai tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Some nice shots from Rin Nakai
that stun Nunes.
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Left cheek
Rin Nakai circles around Nunes
A wicked punch by Rin Nakai
rocks Nunes!
Nunes's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Nice punch by Rin Nakai
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Nunes steps backwards away from Rin Nakai. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Rin Nakai has found an opening in the defense of Nunes, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Nunes's ribs.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes fakes a punch and launches herself over Rin Nakai
Great move by Nunes who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Rin Nakai tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Nakai circles out and slips free of Amanda Nunes's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes goes with a looping right hand while Rin Nakai jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Nakai seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Nunes throws a lazy kick
Nakai dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
Nunes has a small cut in her Left eye
Nunes doesn't stop bleeding.
Nakai launches a furious hook!
That hits Nunes's chin like a wrecking ball! Nunes loses balance and goes to the mat.
Nunes's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Nunes seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Nakai is standing while Nunes is on the ground on her back
Rin Nakai Sees her opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Amanda Nunes!
Amanda Nunes is taking a ton of punishment! She needs to defend herself or the ref will stop the fight.
Amanda Nunes seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Rin Nakai!
Nakai is standing while Nunes is on the ground on her back
Rin Nakai steps back and allows Nunes to get back to her feet.
Nunes climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Terrible one sided match... Nunes was not ready to fight a fighter of Rin Nakai caliber.
Nunes jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Nakai sees what was coming and ducks under her opponent and moves aside
Rin Nakai and Nunes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rin Nakai is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Rin Nakai has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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Amanda Nunes is a bloody mess!
Rin Nakai throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Nunes's chin! That stops Nunes in her tracks!
Nunes's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Left eye
Nunes dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Nakai from the ground!
Rin Nakai has found an opening in the defense of Nunes, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Nunes is wobbling!
Amanda Nunes's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Amanda Nunes tries a hook to the body
but Nakai manages to dodge it
Nakai tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nakai wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Amanda Nunes is a bloody mess!
Amanda Nunes's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Nakai is throwing a flurry of punches!
Amanda Nunes just can't get away!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Right cheek
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Nakai pushes Amanda Nunes against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Nunes's chin! Her legs are wobbling!
Nunes has a small cut in her Chin
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Rin Nakai shoots and grab one of Amanda Nunes's leg, attempting to take her down with a Single Leg
Nunes lose her balance and falls to the mat
Rin Nakai is in open guard over Nunes
Nakai tries to move to full mount
Nakai succeeds
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Nakai fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Amanda Nunes's arm and tries an armbar!
Nakai is locking that Armbar...
Nakai launches a couple of strikes with her heels over Amanda Nunes's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! Nunes taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Rin Nakai by Submission (Armbar) at 1:38 Round 2
Statistics: Rin Nakai
Punches 28/32 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/8 (62%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 16 s
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 12/25 (48%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
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 33 s
Rin brought nothing but IT and RINNING to Zenith. The stars rise, the dust falls. …Did I just call Amanda Nunes dust? Yes. Yes I did.
Amanda Nunes looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Nakai is holding Amanda Nunes's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Amanda Nunes shows great balance while pushing away Rin Nakai
Nakai decides to launch some tentative punches
Rin Nakai takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
0:32 Round 1 and Nakai is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
An overhand right from Rin Nakai that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Nunes's stops that one with her face! How is Nunes standing?!
Nunes has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Nunes begins to launch a barrage of punches over Nakai
this is getting worse and worse for Nakai
Nakai's Mouth is beginning to swell
Rin Nakai's mind is definitely in the fight, Nunes just got nailed! Rin Nakai saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Nunes is going to have a headache after this one.
Nunes's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Chin
A wicked punch by Rin Nakai
rocks Nunes!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Nunes begins to launch a barrage of punches over Nakai
this is getting worse and worse for Nakai
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Nakai begins to launch a barrage of punches over Nunes
this is getting worse and worse for Nunes
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Amanda Nunes
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Amanda Nunes tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
Rin Nakai's knows what to do here and blocks them
Nakai tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nakai goes to the body...
She punishes Nunes's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Nakai launches a hook to the body
Bang! Nunes stops that one with her ribs!
Amanda Nunes throws a combo
Rin Nakai ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Nunes swings again, only to get countered once more! Nunes is looking bad here!
Nunes is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Nunes.
Rin Nakai's reflexes save her!
Rin Nakai fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Nunes's chin
A left hook from Nunes
falls short.
Nakai tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Some nice shots from Rin Nakai
that stun Nunes.
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Left cheek
Rin Nakai circles around Nunes
A wicked punch by Rin Nakai
rocks Nunes!
Nunes's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Nice punch by Rin Nakai
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Nunes steps backwards away from Rin Nakai. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Rin Nakai has found an opening in the defense of Nunes, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Nunes's ribs.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes fakes a punch and launches herself over Rin Nakai
Great move by Nunes who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Rin Nakai tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Nakai circles out and slips free of Amanda Nunes's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes goes with a looping right hand while Rin Nakai jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Nakai seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Nunes throws a lazy kick
Nakai dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
Nunes has a small cut in her Left eye
Nunes doesn't stop bleeding.
Nakai launches a furious hook!
That hits Nunes's chin like a wrecking ball! Nunes loses balance and goes to the mat.
Nunes's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Nunes seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Nakai is standing while Nunes is on the ground on her back
Rin Nakai Sees her opportunity to finish this fight on the ground and swarms all over Amanda Nunes!
Amanda Nunes is taking a ton of punishment! She needs to defend herself or the ref will stop the fight.
Amanda Nunes seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Rin Nakai!
Nakai is standing while Nunes is on the ground on her back
Rin Nakai steps back and allows Nunes to get back to her feet.
Nunes climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Terrible one sided match... Nunes was not ready to fight a fighter of Rin Nakai caliber.
Nunes jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Nakai sees what was coming and ducks under her opponent and moves aside
Rin Nakai and Nunes engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rin Nakai is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Rin Nakai has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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Amanda Nunes is a bloody mess!
Rin Nakai throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Nunes's chin! That stops Nunes in her tracks!
Nunes's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Left eye
Nunes dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Nakai from the ground!
Rin Nakai has found an opening in the defense of Nunes, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Nunes is wobbling!
Amanda Nunes's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Amanda Nunes tries a hook to the body
but Nakai manages to dodge it
Nakai tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nakai wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Amanda Nunes is a bloody mess!
Amanda Nunes's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Nakai is throwing a flurry of punches!
Amanda Nunes just can't get away!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Right cheek
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Nakai pushes Amanda Nunes against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Nunes's chin! Her legs are wobbling!
Nunes has a small cut in her Chin
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Rin Nakai shoots and grab one of Amanda Nunes's leg, attempting to take her down with a Single Leg
Nunes lose her balance and falls to the mat
Rin Nakai is in open guard over Nunes
Nakai tries to move to full mount
Nakai succeeds
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Nakai fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Amanda Nunes's arm and tries an armbar!
Nakai is locking that Armbar...
Nakai launches a couple of strikes with her heels over Amanda Nunes's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! Nunes taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Rin Nakai by Submission (Armbar) at 1:38 Round 2
Statistics: Rin Nakai
Punches 28/32 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/8 (62%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 16 s
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 12/25 (48%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
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 33 s
Rin brought nothing but IT and RINNING to Zenith. The stars rise, the dust falls. …Did I just call Amanda Nunes dust? Yes. Yes I did.