Post by The Sandmen on Jan 26, 2015 15:18:41 GMT -5
Julia Budd is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Hiroko Yamanaka is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Budd follows Hiroko Yamanaka
only to get counter punched in a big way! Budd needs to stop playing Hiroko Yamanaka's game or she'll get knocked out!
Budd has a small cut in her Left eye
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Budd blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Julia Budd's cheek! Budd stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka moves backwards and gestures for Julia Budd to stand up.
Julia Budd is on her feet again.
A bad move from Julia Budd
allows Yamanaka to land a solid head kick.
High kick from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Budd seems to be done!
Here comes Hiroko Yamanaka with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Budd's ribs!
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and launches herself over Julia Budd
Great move by Yamanaka who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka tries to take Julia Budd down... Budd stumbles backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Budd's jaw!
Budd has a small cut in her Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Hiroko Yamanaka slightly pushes Budd into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Yamanaka goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, she follows up with a high kick!
Budd has a small cut in her Forehead
Yamanaka launches a furious hook!
That hits Budd's chin like a wrecking ball! Budd loses balance and goes to the mat.
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Budd's thigh
Loud pop!
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Budd's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Budd's thigh
Loud pop!
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Budd tries to hit Hiroko Yamanaka with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Yamanaka dodges that
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Hiroko Yamanaka steps back and allows Budd to get back to her feet.
Julia Budd is on her feet again.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Quick hook by Julia Budd
glances off Yamanaka's arms.
Budd clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
hard impact to Budd's face!
There is a small laceration on Julia Budd's Left eye
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Budd staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
Julia Budd looks rattled! Hiroko Yamanaka sees her opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Julia Budd is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
This is over! That impact from Hiroko Yamanaka has left Budd laying flat on the mat!
Budd's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Julia Budd's Nose
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Punches) at 3:15 Round 1
Statistics: Julia Budd
Punches 0/1 (0%)
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 60 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 8/8 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Yamanaka is fighting not-to-be-stopped this tournament. Looking forward to the finals of this one. (Also, I did not go back and read it, what was with all those loud pops? Did someone get shot (repeatedly?)
Hiroko Yamanaka is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Budd follows Hiroko Yamanaka
only to get counter punched in a big way! Budd needs to stop playing Hiroko Yamanaka's game or she'll get knocked out!
Budd has a small cut in her Left eye
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Budd blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Julia Budd's cheek! Budd stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka moves backwards and gestures for Julia Budd to stand up.
Julia Budd is on her feet again.
A bad move from Julia Budd
allows Yamanaka to land a solid head kick.
High kick from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Budd seems to be done!
Here comes Hiroko Yamanaka with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Budd's ribs!
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and launches herself over Julia Budd
Great move by Yamanaka who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka tries to take Julia Budd down... Budd stumbles backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Budd's jaw!
Budd has a small cut in her Chin
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Hiroko Yamanaka slightly pushes Budd into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Yamanaka goes for a low kick..
Faster than a blinking eye, she follows up with a high kick!
Budd has a small cut in her Forehead
Yamanaka launches a furious hook!
That hits Budd's chin like a wrecking ball! Budd loses balance and goes to the mat.
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Budd's thigh
Loud pop!
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Budd's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka launches a kick to Budd's thigh
Loud pop!
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Budd tries to hit Hiroko Yamanaka with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Yamanaka dodges that
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is standing while Budd is on the ground on her back
Hiroko Yamanaka steps back and allows Budd to get back to her feet.
Julia Budd is on her feet again.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Quick hook by Julia Budd
glances off Yamanaka's arms.
Budd clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
hard impact to Budd's face!
There is a small laceration on Julia Budd's Left eye
That punishment by Hiroko Yamanaka has left Budd staggered! Hiroko Yamanaka should try push forward now and finish this!
Julia Budd looks rattled! Hiroko Yamanaka sees her opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Julia Budd is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
This is over! That impact from Hiroko Yamanaka has left Budd laying flat on the mat!
Budd's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Julia Budd's Nose
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by KO (Punches) at 3:15 Round 1
Statistics: Julia Budd
Punches 0/1 (0%)
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 60 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 7/11 (64%)
Kicks 8/8 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Yamanaka is fighting not-to-be-stopped this tournament. Looking forward to the finals of this one. (Also, I did not go back and read it, what was with all those loud pops? Did someone get shot (repeatedly?)