Post by The Sandmen on Jul 20, 2016 18:26:29 GMT -5
Amanda Nunes 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.
Amanda Buckner raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Buckner has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Buckner is holding Amanda Nunes's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Amanda Nunes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Amanda Buckner is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Nunes works on the ground with her fingers over Buckner's face
Buckner shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Amanda Buckner is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Buckner looks to mount Amanda Nunes...
Amanda Buckner slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Amanda Buckner is in full mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes tries to roll to her side and trap Amanda Buckner in her guard...
Amanda Nunes gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes tries to close her guard around Buckner
She is not able to do it
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Amanda Buckner tries to pass to half guard...
Amanda Nunes's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Buckner tries to improve position.
Nunes adjusts and closes her guard.
Amanda Buckner is in closed guard over Nunes
Buckner struggles on the ground and tries to break Amanda Nunes's guard...
Amanda Buckner is in Nunes open guard now
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes measures the resilience of Buckner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Buckner blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Amanda Buckner looks to counter!
Buckner moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Buckner tries to jump to side mount.
Amanda Nunes jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Covered Hall (Cairo, Egypt) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Nunes is swinging for the fences!
Buckner backpedals and creates space. Amanda Nunes is asking her if she is going to fight!
Poorly executed technique. Amanda Buckner looks to counter!
Buckner grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Nunes struggles... Amanda Buckner is unable to take her down
Amanda Nunes fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Buckner's chin
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes circles around Buckner
Amanda Nunes just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Buckner quickly defends.
Amanda Nunes gets sloppy and Amanda Buckner tries to take advantage...
Amanda Buckner jabs at Nunes
to no visible effect.
Buckner cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Nunes can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Nunes throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Buckner's face
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Every time Amanda Buckner attempts to get inside
Nunes misses with a low kick.
Amanda Nunes gets sloppy and Amanda Buckner tries to take advantage...
Buckner showing excellent timing, blasts Amanda Nunes with a right hand.
Nunes steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes fakes a punch and launches herself over Amanda Buckner
Buckner counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Nunes jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Buckner sees what was coming and ducks under her opponent and moves aside
Brilliant combination from Amanda Nunes
that forces Buckner to try and defend better.
Amanda Nunes's mind is definitely in the fight, Buckner just got nailed! Amanda Nunes saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Buckner is going to have a headache after this one.
Buckner leads with a punch
Amanda Nunes avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Buckner looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Amanda Nunes's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Buckner pushes Amanda Nunes and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A right hand from Amanda Nunes
makes Buckner stumble back!
Amanda Nunes is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Nice punches from Amanda Nunes.
Buckner staggers backwards. Nunes wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes attempts a sweep single...
Amanda Nunes catches Amanda Buckner's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Nunes.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Nunes.
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Round 2
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A solid combination from Amanda Nunes
connects with Buckner.
Amanda Buckner tries to bring the fight to the ground
Nunes goes down.
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes tries to close her guard around Buckner
She succeeds!
Amanda Buckner is in closed guard over Nunes
Nunes measures the resilience of Buckner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Buckner's side.
Amanda Buckner is in closed guard over Nunes
Amanda Nunes launches a few punches to Buckner's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Buckner tries to cover her face,
Amanda Buckner is in closed guard over Nunes
Buckner struggles on the ground and tries to break Amanda Nunes's guard...
Nunes doesn't want to free her opponent and Buckner continues in closed guard
Amanda Buckner is in closed guard over Nunes
Buckner is in closed guard... Nunes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Amanda Buckner!
Amanda Nunes is in full mount over Amanda Buckner
Amanda Buckner is cooling the fight on the ground
Amanda Nunes is in full mount over Amanda Buckner
Amanda Nunes takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Amanda Buckner shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Amanda Buckner breaks that americana attempt!
Amanda Nunes is in full mount over Amanda Buckner
Amanda Nunes was tooling Amanda Buckner for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Amanda Buckner lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Amanda Buckner tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Amanda Nunes rolls Amanda Buckner to her stomach and takes her back!
Nunes is in rear mount over Buckner
Amanda Nunes throws her leg over Amanda Buckner's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Amanda Nunes's rear naked choke attempt!
Punishing hold!
Amanda Buckner cannot defend with only one arm and taps to the choke!
Winner is Amanda Nunes by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:13 Round 2
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Statistics: Amanda Buckner
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Nunes 2.0 gets er done.
Amanda Buckner raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Buckner has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Buckner is holding Amanda Nunes's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Amanda Nunes loses balance and goes to the ground.
Amanda Buckner is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Nunes works on the ground with her fingers over Buckner's face
Buckner shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Amanda Buckner is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Buckner looks to mount Amanda Nunes...
Amanda Buckner slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Amanda Buckner is in full mount over Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes tries to roll to her side and trap Amanda Buckner in her guard...
Amanda Nunes gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes tries to close her guard around Buckner
She is not able to do it
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Amanda Buckner tries to pass to half guard...
Amanda Nunes's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Buckner tries to improve position.
Nunes adjusts and closes her guard.
Amanda Buckner is in closed guard over Nunes
Buckner struggles on the ground and tries to break Amanda Nunes's guard...
Amanda Buckner is in Nunes open guard now
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes measures the resilience of Buckner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Buckner blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Amanda Buckner looks to counter!
Buckner moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Buckner tries to jump to side mount.
Amanda Nunes jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in The Covered Hall (Cairo, Egypt) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Nunes is swinging for the fences!
Buckner backpedals and creates space. Amanda Nunes is asking her if she is going to fight!
Poorly executed technique. Amanda Buckner looks to counter!
Buckner grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Nunes struggles... Amanda Buckner is unable to take her down
Amanda Nunes fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Buckner's chin
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes circles around Buckner
Amanda Nunes just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Buckner quickly defends.
Amanda Nunes gets sloppy and Amanda Buckner tries to take advantage...
Amanda Buckner jabs at Nunes
to no visible effect.
Buckner cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Nunes can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Nunes throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Buckner's face
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Every time Amanda Buckner attempts to get inside
Nunes misses with a low kick.
Amanda Nunes gets sloppy and Amanda Buckner tries to take advantage...
Buckner showing excellent timing, blasts Amanda Nunes with a right hand.
Nunes steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes fakes a punch and launches herself over Amanda Buckner
Buckner counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Nunes jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Buckner sees what was coming and ducks under her opponent and moves aside
Brilliant combination from Amanda Nunes
that forces Buckner to try and defend better.
Amanda Nunes's mind is definitely in the fight, Buckner just got nailed! Amanda Nunes saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Buckner is going to have a headache after this one.
Buckner leads with a punch
Amanda Nunes avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Buckner looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Amanda Nunes's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
Buckner pushes Amanda Nunes and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A right hand from Amanda Nunes
makes Buckner stumble back!
Amanda Nunes is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Nice punches from Amanda Nunes.
Buckner staggers backwards. Nunes wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes attempts a sweep single...
Amanda Nunes catches Amanda Buckner's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Nunes.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Nunes.
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Round 2
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A solid combination from Amanda Nunes
connects with Buckner.
Amanda Buckner tries to bring the fight to the ground
Nunes goes down.
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes tries to close her guard around Buckner
She succeeds!
Amanda Buckner is in closed guard over Nunes
Nunes measures the resilience of Buckner's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Buckner's side.
Amanda Buckner is in closed guard over Nunes
Amanda Nunes launches a few punches to Buckner's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Buckner tries to cover her face,
Amanda Buckner is in closed guard over Nunes
Buckner struggles on the ground and tries to break Amanda Nunes's guard...
Nunes doesn't want to free her opponent and Buckner continues in closed guard
Amanda Buckner is in closed guard over Nunes
Buckner is in closed guard... Nunes tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Amanda Buckner!
Amanda Nunes is in full mount over Amanda Buckner
Amanda Buckner is cooling the fight on the ground
Amanda Nunes is in full mount over Amanda Buckner
Amanda Nunes takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Amanda Buckner shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Amanda Buckner breaks that americana attempt!
Amanda Nunes is in full mount over Amanda Buckner
Amanda Nunes was tooling Amanda Buckner for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Amanda Buckner lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Amanda Buckner tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Amanda Nunes rolls Amanda Buckner to her stomach and takes her back!
Nunes is in rear mount over Buckner
Amanda Nunes throws her leg over Amanda Buckner's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Amanda Nunes's rear naked choke attempt!
Punishing hold!
Amanda Buckner cannot defend with only one arm and taps to the choke!
Winner is Amanda Nunes by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 2:13 Round 2
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 19/26 (73%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Statistics: Amanda Buckner
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Nunes 2.0 gets er done.