Post by The Sandmen on Mar 29, 2017 21:13:25 GMT -5
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Ferocious staredown by Cyborg while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Hiroko Yamanaka and Cris Cyborg touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Yamanaka begins to launch a barrage of punches over Cyborg
this is getting worse and worse for Cyborg
Cyborg looks to be in very good shape.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Cyborg.
Hiroko Yamanaka's reflexes save her!
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Cyborg stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Hiroko Yamanaka is coming in again!
There is a small laceration on Cris Cyborg's Right cheek
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Cris Cyborg
rocks Yamanaka!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Cyborg stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Hiroko Yamanaka is coming in again!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Cris Cyborg
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Cris Cyborg jumps back and jabs
Cyborg seems staggered and Hiroko Yamanaka runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cyborg blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Cris Cyborg's cheek! Cyborg stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Yamanaka is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg kicks her legs trying to keep Hiroko Yamanaka away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Yamanaka is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
Yamanaka leans out of the way.
Yamanaka is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cyborg tries to hit Hiroko Yamanaka with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Yamanaka dodges that
Cyborg misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Yamanaka launches a kick to Cyborg's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg kicks her legs trying to keep Hiroko Yamanaka away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Cris Cyborg. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Cris Cyborg is standing now.
Cyborg begins to launch a barrage of punches over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka is smart enough to duck backwards
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a rapid series of punches
taking Cyborg from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Cyborg's Forehead is beginning to swell
Cyborg feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Hiroko Yamanaka throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Cyborg's chin! That stops Cyborg in her tracks!
There is a small laceration on Cris Cyborg's Left eye
Cyborg decides to launch some tentative punches
Yamanaka launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Cyborg with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Cyborg's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cyborg is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cris Cyborg goes with a looping right hand while Hiroko Yamanaka jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Yamanaka seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Yamanaka wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Yamanaka moves forward and holds Cyborg
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch to Cris Cyborg ribs and the tries to trip her
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
Yamanaka's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg 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 closed guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Left cheek
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Cyborg
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Cris Cyborg isolates Hiroko Yamanaka's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Hiroko Yamanaka is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Cris Cyborg hovers above Yamanaka
Good punches to Yamanaka's body.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to move on the ground and shows Cris Cyborg a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Yamanaka's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Yamanaka to defend herself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Yamanaka.
Winner is Cris Cyborg by TKO (Elbow) at 4:29 Round 1
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 24/32 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 65 s
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 7/16 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 103 s
Great fight. Both went for the finish, both were really close, Cyborg just got there a sliver first. Good fight.
Ferocious staredown by Cyborg while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Hiroko Yamanaka and Cris Cyborg touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Yamanaka begins to launch a barrage of punches over Cyborg
this is getting worse and worse for Cyborg
Cyborg looks to be in very good shape.
Surprise roundhouse punch by Cyborg.
Hiroko Yamanaka's reflexes save her!
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Cyborg stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Hiroko Yamanaka is coming in again!
There is a small laceration on Cris Cyborg's Right cheek
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
A wicked punch by Cris Cyborg
rocks Yamanaka!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Cyborg stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Hiroko Yamanaka is coming in again!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Cris Cyborg
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Cris Cyborg jumps back and jabs
Cyborg seems staggered and Hiroko Yamanaka runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cyborg blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Cris Cyborg's cheek! Cyborg stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Yamanaka is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg kicks her legs trying to keep Hiroko Yamanaka away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Yamanaka is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg launches an up-kick intended for Hiroko Yamanaka's head...
Yamanaka leans out of the way.
Yamanaka is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cyborg tries to hit Hiroko Yamanaka with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Yamanaka dodges that
Cyborg misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Yamanaka launches a kick to Cyborg's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg kicks her legs trying to keep Hiroko Yamanaka away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Cris Cyborg. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Cris Cyborg is standing now.
Cyborg begins to launch a barrage of punches over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka is smart enough to duck backwards
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Hiroko Yamanaka launches a rapid series of punches
taking Cyborg from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Cyborg's Forehead is beginning to swell
Cyborg feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Hiroko Yamanaka throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Cyborg's chin! That stops Cyborg in her tracks!
There is a small laceration on Cris Cyborg's Left eye
Cyborg decides to launch some tentative punches
Yamanaka launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Cyborg with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Cyborg's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cyborg is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Cris Cyborg goes with a looping right hand while Hiroko Yamanaka jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Yamanaka seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Yamanaka wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Yamanaka moves forward and holds Cyborg
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch to Cris Cyborg ribs and the tries to trip her
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
Yamanaka's Left cheek is beginning to swell
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg 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 closed guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Left cheek
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Cyborg
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka!
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Cris Cyborg isolates Hiroko Yamanaka's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Hiroko Yamanaka is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Cris Cyborg hovers above Yamanaka
Good punches to Yamanaka's body.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to move on the ground and shows Cris Cyborg a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Yamanaka's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Yamanaka to defend herself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Yamanaka.
Winner is Cris Cyborg by TKO (Elbow) at 4:29 Round 1
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 24/32 (75%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 65 s
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 7/16 (44%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/12 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 103 s
Great fight. Both went for the finish, both were really close, Cyborg just got there a sliver first. Good fight.