Post by The Sandmen on Dec 11, 2014 19:20:26 GMT -5
Hiroko Yamanaka looks very relaxed.
Cat Zingano raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Yamanaka and Zingano move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
Cat Zingano shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka shoots and grab Cat Zingano's ankle trying to take her down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Zingano sprawl and remain on her feet
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Zingano has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Cat Zingano tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Cat Zingano who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano is launching some bone breaking punches to Yamanaka's ribs while in the clinch.
Yamanaka blocks.
Zingano clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Yamanaka struggles and launches a few punches to Zingano's head
Those punches are hitting! Zingano covers her head!
The fighters are clinching.
Zingano pushes off of Hiroko Yamanaka and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Yamanaka holds her opponent tight while she tries to cool down the action.
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka struggles and launches a few punches to Zingano's head
Those punches are hitting! Zingano covers her head!
Zingano's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Cat Zingano pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Cat Zingano
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Cat Zingano.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Low kick by Cat Zingano to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Cat Zingano gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Brutal combination from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Zingano is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
As the fight continues it seems that Hiroko Yamanaka is taking the best of the fight.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Zingano pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Hiroko Yamanaka takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Zingano pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Zingano steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
A right hand from Cat Zingano
gets deflected.
Hiroko Yamanaka and Zingano engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Zingano's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano throws a combo
Hiroko Yamanaka ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Zingano swings again, only to get countered once more! Zingano is looking bad here!
Zingano's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Cat Zingano seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
Zingano looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Hiroko Yamanaka's punches
Zingano is on the receiving end of a great combo by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka and Zingano circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Yamanaka tries to grapple
She puts Zingano in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Cat Zingano's face!
Zingano decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka won't budge, forcing Zingano to pull guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Zingano
Zingano measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Yamanaka blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Cat Zingano gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to posture up and open Cat Zingano's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka forces Cat Zingano to open her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Zingano
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass to half guard...
Cat Zingano can't prevent her opponent from passing. Yamanaka looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Zingano
Hiroko Yamanaka was tooling Cat Zingano for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Cat Zingano lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Zingano measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Yamanaka blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Zingano
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to free her leg...
Hiroko Yamanaka uses some of her skill by jumping out of Zingano's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Yamanaka tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Zingano clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Yamanaka suddenly holds Cat Zingano's arm and tries an armbar!
Zingano Hyper-extended her arm
Zingano almost didn’t see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by Submission (Armbar) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 16/19 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 57 s
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 57 s
As epicly splumpy as she is, Yamanaka still apparently as “it” (when she wants to).
Cat Zingano raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Yamanaka and Zingano move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
Cat Zingano shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka shoots and grab Cat Zingano's ankle trying to take her down with a Heel Trip Reversal
Zingano sprawl and remain on her feet
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Zingano has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Cat Zingano tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Cat Zingano who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano is launching some bone breaking punches to Yamanaka's ribs while in the clinch.
Yamanaka blocks.
Zingano clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Yamanaka struggles and launches a few punches to Zingano's head
Those punches are hitting! Zingano covers her head!
The fighters are clinching.
Zingano pushes off of Hiroko Yamanaka and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Yamanaka holds her opponent tight while she tries to cool down the action.
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka struggles and launches a few punches to Zingano's head
Those punches are hitting! Zingano covers her head!
Zingano's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Cat Zingano pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Cat Zingano
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Cat Zingano.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Low kick by Cat Zingano to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Cat Zingano gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Brutal combination from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Zingano is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
As the fight continues it seems that Hiroko Yamanaka is taking the best of the fight.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Zingano pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Hiroko Yamanaka takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Zingano pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Zingano steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
A right hand from Cat Zingano
gets deflected.
Hiroko Yamanaka and Zingano engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Zingano's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano throws a combo
Hiroko Yamanaka ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Zingano swings again, only to get countered once more! Zingano is looking bad here!
Zingano's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Cat Zingano seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Hiroko Yamanaka!
Zingano looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Hiroko Yamanaka's punches
Zingano is on the receiving end of a great combo by Yamanaka.
Yamanaka and Zingano circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Yamanaka tries to grapple
She puts Zingano in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Cat Zingano's face!
Zingano decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka won't budge, forcing Zingano to pull guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Zingano
Zingano measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Yamanaka blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Cat Zingano gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to posture up and open Cat Zingano's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka forces Cat Zingano to open her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Zingano
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass to half guard...
Cat Zingano can't prevent her opponent from passing. Yamanaka looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Zingano
Hiroko Yamanaka was tooling Cat Zingano for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Cat Zingano lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Zingano measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Yamanaka blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Zingano
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to free her leg...
Hiroko Yamanaka uses some of her skill by jumping out of Zingano's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Yamanaka tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Zingano clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Yamanaka suddenly holds Cat Zingano's arm and tries an armbar!
Zingano Hyper-extended her arm
Zingano almost didn’t see what was happening before tap!
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by Submission (Armbar) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 16/19 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 5/7 (71%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 57 s
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 0/5 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 57 s
As epicly splumpy as she is, Yamanaka still apparently as “it” (when she wants to).