Zingano vs. Kaufman

[The Sandmen]

ManMMA Bantamweight Championship

Cat Zingano raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Ferocious staredown by Kaufman while Dan Miragliotta recites the rules.
And here we go with the title fight!
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 Dan Miragliotta.

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Round 1
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Cat Zingano and Sarah Kaufman touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Cat Zingano and Kaufman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Sarah Kaufman is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Zingano tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Zingano is clinching with Kaufman.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sarah Kaufman postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Zingano hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano is absolutely terrifying with her power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Kaufman with uppercuts!
Kaufman is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Kaufman is unable to escape!
Kaufman's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Kaufman has a small cut in her Right eye
Sarah Kaufman seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Cat Zingano!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Kaufman hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Kaufman doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Kaufman forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Kaufman pushes Cat Zingano against the fence and launches a few sick punches
Zingano blocks and pushes away her opponent creating space between them.
Kaufman clumsily fails here and it's time for Cat Zingano to fight back!
Cat Zingano attempts a sweep single...
Sarah Kaufman was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Brutal punches to Kaufman's face while in the clinch!
Kaufman pushes Cat Zingano with all her might as tries to keep the fight in striking range.
Kaufman is trying to counter now!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Sarah Kaufman!
Zingano is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Zingano wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Zingano moves forward and holds Kaufman
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano fakes a punch to Sarah Kaufman ribs and the tries to trip her
Sarah Kaufman loses balance and goes to the ground
Kaufman's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman launches a few punches to Zingano's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Zingano tries to cover her face,
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Kaufman
Kaufman has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Kaufman launches a few weak punches
Zingano blocks them effectively.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Kaufman
Zingano tries to escape from the closed guard
Zingano succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Kaufman
Zingano moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Cat Zingano is in half guard over Kaufman
Zingano is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Dan Miragliotta didn't see the foul!
Cat Zingano is in half guard over Kaufman
Zingano sits over her knees and pushes away Kaufman's leg!
Cat Zingano is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Zingano throws a few hammer fists to the face of Sarah Kaufman
Solid shots!
The ref pulls off Cat Zingano! Kaufman seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Kaufman's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Kaufman has a small cut in her Left cheek

Winner is Cat Zingano by TKO (GnP) at 3:06 Round 1

Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 7/14 (50%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 68 s

Statistics: Sarah Kaufman
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/8 (38%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/6 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 68 s


Cat Zingano defends the Women's Bantamweight title!

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