Post by The Sandmen on Apr 22, 2014 17:03:44 GMT -5
Marianna Kheyfets looks very relaxed.
Rin Nakai looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kheyfets is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. She will have to do her best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Kheyfets and Nakai move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Kheyfets fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Nakai looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Marianna Kheyfets's punches
Nakai measures the resilience of Kheyfets's chin with an uppercut while Kheyfets lands some great crosses.
Incredible haymaker from Rin Nakai!
You can see Marianna Kheyfets's head being snapped backwards!
There is a small laceration on Marianna Kheyfets's Right eye
Nakai has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Rin Nakai and Kheyfets engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rin Nakai is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Nakai begins to launch a barrage of punches over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets is smart enough to duck backwards
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Nakai tries to grapple
She puts Kheyfets in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
1:07 Round 1 and Nakai is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Nakai is launching some bone breaking punches to Kheyfets's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Marianna Kheyfets's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nakai struggles and launches a few punches to Kheyfets's head
Those punches are hitting! Kheyfets covers her head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rin Nakai is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Kheyfets doesn't let Nakai get in on her legs.
Marianna Kheyfets pushes away Nakai trying to keep the fight at striking range
Nakai doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Marianna Kheyfets
The fighters are clinching.
Kheyfets struggles and launches a few punches to Nakai's head
Those punches are hitting! Nakai covers her head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rin Nakai grapple with Marianna Kheyfets and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Nakai tries to move to full mount!
Kheyfets won't allow her to take this position easily.
Kheyfets tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Marianna Kheyfets attempts to trap Rin Nakai in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets manages to switch to half guard.
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Kheyfets
Nakai tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Kheyfets from the side mount!
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Rin Nakai slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kheyfets 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 Kheyfets
Nakai tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Kheyfets from the side mount!
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Rin Nakai slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Nakai's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Kheyfets
Kheyfets is moving on the ground...
Nakai tries to counter Kheyfets's moves on the ground.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Kheyfets struggles to free herself
Kheyfets struggles to free herself
Nakai is locking that Armbar...
Kheyfets struggles to free herself
Kheyfets struggles to free herself
Kheyfets breaks the lock showing some skills...
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Marianna Kheyfets. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in AT&T Center (San Antonio, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Rin Nakai and Kheyfets engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Nice low kick from Nakai
Loud pop!
Brutal combination from Rin Nakai!
Kheyfets is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Rin Nakai can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Shovel hook by Rin Nakai
tags Kheyfets.
Nakai steps backwards away from Marianna Kheyfets. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Rin Nakai launches a rapid series of punches
taking Kheyfets from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
There is a small laceration on Marianna Kheyfets's Forehead
The two exchange wildly
Nakai is connecting with a few punches
There is a small laceration on Marianna Kheyfets's Forehead
Marianna Kheyfets fakes a punch and launches herself over Nakai!
Rin Nakai is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Kheyfets and pushes her away!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Nakai decides to launch some tentative punches
Rin Nakai takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kheyfets doesn't stop bleeding.
Nakai throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Marianna Kheyfets tries to bring the fight to the ground
Nakai won't budge, forcing Kheyfets to pull guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
The cutman is working on Kheyfets's face.
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Round 2
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Marianna Kheyfets continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Nakai fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Marianna Kheyfets didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rin Nakai is in open guard over Kheyfets
Rin Nakai tries to pass to half guard...
Marianna Kheyfets can't prevent her opponent from passing. Nakai looks to work from half guard.
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Kheyfets
Rin Nakai tries to pass Marianna Kheyfets's guard...
Rin Nakai manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Rin Nakai slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets is a bloody mess!
Kheyfets tries to escape from the full mount...
Rin Nakai is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets attempts to trap Rin Nakai in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets manages to switch to full guard.
Rin Nakai is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Rin Nakai was tooling Marianna Kheyfets for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Marianna Kheyfets lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kheyfets doesn't stop bleeding.
Kheyfets measures the resilience of Nakai's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Nakai blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Rin Nakai looks to counter!
Nakai tries to escape from closed guard...
Nakai struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Rin Nakai hovers above Kheyfets
Good punches to Kheyfets's body.
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Kheyfets
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Rin Nakai work her BJJ game.
Rin Nakai tries to free her leg
Rin Nakai uses some of her skill by jumping out of Kheyfets's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Rin Nakai slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Marianna Kheyfets tries to roll to her side and trap Rin Nakai in her guard...
Rin Nakai rolls her over and takes her back!
Nakai is in rear mount over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets is a bloody mess!
Rin Nakai isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Nakai throws her leg over and Marianna Kheyfets is in serious trouble! Rin Nakai extends her hips and Marianna Kheyfets is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Rin Nakai by Submission (Armbar) at 2:14 Round 2
Statistics: Marianna Kheyfets
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 202 s
Statistics: Rin Nakai
Punches 27/40 (68%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 202 s
Rinning via domination, subs, and more Rinning.
Rin Nakai looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kheyfets is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. She will have to do her best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Kheyfets and Nakai move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Kheyfets fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Nakai looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Marianna Kheyfets's punches
Nakai measures the resilience of Kheyfets's chin with an uppercut while Kheyfets lands some great crosses.
Incredible haymaker from Rin Nakai!
You can see Marianna Kheyfets's head being snapped backwards!
There is a small laceration on Marianna Kheyfets's Right eye
Nakai has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Rin Nakai and Kheyfets engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rin Nakai is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Nakai begins to launch a barrage of punches over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets is smart enough to duck backwards
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Nakai tries to grapple
She puts Kheyfets in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
1:07 Round 1 and Nakai is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Nakai is launching some bone breaking punches to Kheyfets's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Marianna Kheyfets's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nakai struggles and launches a few punches to Kheyfets's head
Those punches are hitting! Kheyfets covers her head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rin Nakai is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Kheyfets doesn't let Nakai get in on her legs.
Marianna Kheyfets pushes away Nakai trying to keep the fight at striking range
Nakai doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Marianna Kheyfets
The fighters are clinching.
Kheyfets struggles and launches a few punches to Nakai's head
Those punches are hitting! Nakai covers her head!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rin Nakai grapple with Marianna Kheyfets and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Nakai tries to move to full mount!
Kheyfets won't allow her to take this position easily.
Kheyfets tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Marianna Kheyfets attempts to trap Rin Nakai in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets manages to switch to half guard.
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Kheyfets
Nakai tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Kheyfets from the side mount!
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Rin Nakai slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kheyfets 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 Kheyfets
Nakai tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Kheyfets from the side mount!
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Rin Nakai slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Nakai's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Kheyfets
Kheyfets is moving on the ground...
Nakai tries to counter Kheyfets's moves on the ground.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Kheyfets struggles to free herself
Kheyfets struggles to free herself
Nakai is locking that Armbar...
Kheyfets struggles to free herself
Kheyfets struggles to free herself
Kheyfets breaks the lock showing some skills...
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Marianna Kheyfets. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in AT&T Center (San Antonio, Texas) are cheering for the fighters.
Rin Nakai and Kheyfets engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Nice low kick from Nakai
Loud pop!
Brutal combination from Rin Nakai!
Kheyfets is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Rin Nakai can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Shovel hook by Rin Nakai
tags Kheyfets.
Nakai steps backwards away from Marianna Kheyfets. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Rin Nakai launches a rapid series of punches
taking Kheyfets from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
There is a small laceration on Marianna Kheyfets's Forehead
The two exchange wildly
Nakai is connecting with a few punches
There is a small laceration on Marianna Kheyfets's Forehead
Marianna Kheyfets fakes a punch and launches herself over Nakai!
Rin Nakai is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Kheyfets and pushes her away!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Nakai decides to launch some tentative punches
Rin Nakai takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Kheyfets doesn't stop bleeding.
Nakai throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
The strikes hit home!
Marianna Kheyfets tries to bring the fight to the ground
Nakai won't budge, forcing Kheyfets to pull guard.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
The cutman is working on Kheyfets's face.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
Marianna Kheyfets continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Nakai fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Marianna Kheyfets didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rin Nakai is in open guard over Kheyfets
Rin Nakai tries to pass to half guard...
Marianna Kheyfets can't prevent her opponent from passing. Nakai looks to work from half guard.
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Kheyfets
Rin Nakai tries to pass Marianna Kheyfets's guard...
Rin Nakai manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Rin Nakai slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets is a bloody mess!
Kheyfets tries to escape from the full mount...
Rin Nakai is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets attempts to trap Rin Nakai in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets manages to switch to full guard.
Rin Nakai is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Rin Nakai was tooling Marianna Kheyfets for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Marianna Kheyfets lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Kheyfets doesn't stop bleeding.
Kheyfets measures the resilience of Nakai's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Nakai blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Rin Nakai looks to counter!
Nakai tries to escape from closed guard...
Nakai struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Rin Nakai hovers above Kheyfets
Good punches to Kheyfets's body.
Rin Nakai is in half guard over Kheyfets
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Rin Nakai work her BJJ game.
Rin Nakai tries to free her leg
Rin Nakai uses some of her skill by jumping out of Kheyfets's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Rin Nakai looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Rin Nakai slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Marianna Kheyfets tries to roll to her side and trap Rin Nakai in her guard...
Rin Nakai rolls her over and takes her back!
Nakai is in rear mount over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets is a bloody mess!
Rin Nakai isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Nakai throws her leg over and Marianna Kheyfets is in serious trouble! Rin Nakai extends her hips and Marianna Kheyfets is forced to tapout to the crafty armbar!
Winner is Rin Nakai by Submission (Armbar) at 2:14 Round 2
Statistics: Marianna Kheyfets
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/4 (50%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 202 s
Statistics: Rin Nakai
Punches 27/40 (68%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/6 (83%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 202 s
Rinning via domination, subs, and more Rinning.