Post by The Sandmen on Apr 3, 2018 6:02:09 GMT -5
Cat Zingano raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Ferocious staredown by Nunes while Herb Dean 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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Zingano and Nunes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A left hook from Nunes
grazes the chin of Zingano.
Some nice shots from Cat Zingano
miss their mark.
Zingano misses a step and Amanda Nunes sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zingano throws a lazy kick
Nunes dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
Zingano's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Zingano blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Cat Zingano's cheek! Zingano stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Nunes is standing while Zingano is on the ground on her back
Amanda Nunes steps back and allows Zingano to get back to her feet.
Zingano climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Amanda Nunes and Zingano engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Amanda Nunes is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Amanda Nunes fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Zingano blocks and pushes her opponent.
Cat Zingano leans forwards and tries to grapple with Nunes
Zingano shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano looks to be in very good shape.
Cat Zingano slightly pushes Nunes into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Nunes is connecting with a few punches
Nunes showing excellent timing, blasts Cat Zingano with a right hand.
Zingano steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Nunes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cat Zingano to fight back!
Cat Zingano swings...
hard impact to Nunes's face!
Nunes's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Zingano pushes Amanda Nunes and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Nunes with a double overhooks!
Cat Zingano fakes a punch and launches herself over Nunes!
Nice move by Zingano who clinches and pushes Nunes against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Amanda Nunes's face!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Forehead
Cat Zingano moves forward looking for some grappling action
Zingano has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nunes tries to take Cat Zingano down... Zingano stumbles backwards and Amanda Nunes launches a few punches...
Cat Zingano dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Amanda Nunes charges at Zingano throwing flurries left and right.
Cat Zingano gets out of the way.
Nunes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cat Zingano to fight back!
Zingano fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Amanda Nunes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Nunes
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Amanda Nunes work her BJJ game.
Nunes tries to close her guard around Zingano
She is not able to do it
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes tries to close her guard around Zingano
She is not able to do it
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes tries to close her guard around Zingano
She succeeds!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Nunes
Nunes measures the resilience of Zingano's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Zingano blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Nunes misses a step and Cat Zingano sees an opportunity to counter her!
Cat Zingano tries to better her position on the ground...
Zingano breaks the closed guard of Amanda Nunes and moves to half guard
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Zingano launches a vicious knee to Amanda Nunes's head!
Nunes pushes forward and rolls over her own back! Nice move! Amanda Nunes stands up!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Cat Zingano. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Honda Center (Anaheim, California) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Zingano jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Cat Zingano pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Nunes tries to take Cat Zingano down... Zingano stumbles backwards and Amanda Nunes launches a few punches...
Cat Zingano dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Zingano is trying to counter now!
Cat Zingano gets control of Amanda Nunes's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Amanda Nunes shakes her off and staves off danger.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano pushes Amanda Nunes againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Nunes cannot escape Cat Zingano's clinch! Cat Zingano is just brutalizing Nunes with punches time and time again!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano is absolutely terrifying with her power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Nunes with uppercuts!
Nunes is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Nunes is unable to escape!
Nunes doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Nunes forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nunes doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Nunes forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Cat Zingano looks to counter!
Brutal knees to Nunes's face, followed by knees to the body from Cat Zingano!
Bang! Nunes can take many more shots like that!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nunes tries to break the clinch... Cat Zingano launches a great knee when she finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Nunes stumbles backwards and Cat Zingano shoots an incredible takedown!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Zingano looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Amanda Nunes's punches
Zingano is on the receiving end of a great combo by Nunes.
Hard blow to Zingano's mid-section, she seems hurt
Cat Zingano fakes a punch and launches herself over Amanda Nunes
Great move by Zingano who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano launches a knee while holding Nunes's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Nunes in the abdomen
Nunes decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Nunes moves back and takes a deep breath.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Cat Zingano has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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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.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano is absolutely terrifying with her power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Nunes with uppercuts!
Nunes is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Nunes is unable to escape!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Right eye
Amanda Nunes tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano pushes Amanda Nunes against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Nunes's chin! Her legs are wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nunes is launching some bone breaking punches to Zingano's ribs while in the clinch.
Zingano blocks.
Zingano tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Cat Zingano is absolutely terrifying with her power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Nunes with uppercuts!
Nunes is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Nunes is unable to escape!
Cat Zingano turns out the lights for Nunes! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Nunes's Right eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Cat Zingano by KO (Punches) at 0:57 Round 2
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 4/13 (31%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 22/25 (88%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 57 s
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 12/22 (55%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 47 s
Nunes was winning. I looked away to see what Chuck Norris’ female companion had written on the mirror in lipstick (“Halibut is in the fridge, ttyl”), then suddenly Zingano had pretty much won this one.
Ferocious staredown by Nunes while Herb Dean 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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Zingano and Nunes move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
A left hook from Nunes
grazes the chin of Zingano.
Some nice shots from Cat Zingano
miss their mark.
Zingano misses a step and Amanda Nunes sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zingano throws a lazy kick
Nunes dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
Zingano's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Zingano blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Cat Zingano's cheek! Zingano stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Nunes is standing while Zingano is on the ground on her back
Amanda Nunes steps back and allows Zingano to get back to her feet.
Zingano climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Amanda Nunes and Zingano engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Amanda Nunes is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Amanda Nunes fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Zingano blocks and pushes her opponent.
Cat Zingano leans forwards and tries to grapple with Nunes
Zingano shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano looks to be in very good shape.
Cat Zingano slightly pushes Nunes into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Nunes is connecting with a few punches
Nunes showing excellent timing, blasts Cat Zingano with a right hand.
Zingano steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Nunes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cat Zingano to fight back!
Cat Zingano swings...
hard impact to Nunes's face!
Nunes's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Zingano pushes Amanda Nunes and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Nunes with a double overhooks!
Cat Zingano fakes a punch and launches herself over Nunes!
Nice move by Zingano who clinches and pushes Nunes against the cage
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Amanda Nunes's face!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Forehead
Cat Zingano moves forward looking for some grappling action
Zingano has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nunes tries to take Cat Zingano down... Zingano stumbles backwards and Amanda Nunes launches a few punches...
Cat Zingano dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Amanda Nunes charges at Zingano throwing flurries left and right.
Cat Zingano gets out of the way.
Nunes clumsily fails here and it's time for Cat Zingano to fight back!
Zingano fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Amanda Nunes didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Nunes
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Amanda Nunes work her BJJ game.
Nunes tries to close her guard around Zingano
She is not able to do it
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes tries to close her guard around Zingano
She is not able to do it
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Nunes
Nunes tries to close her guard around Zingano
She succeeds!
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Nunes
Nunes measures the resilience of Zingano's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Zingano blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Nunes misses a step and Cat Zingano sees an opportunity to counter her!
Cat Zingano tries to better her position on the ground...
Zingano breaks the closed guard of Amanda Nunes and moves to half guard
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Amanda Nunes
Zingano launches a vicious knee to Amanda Nunes's head!
Nunes pushes forward and rolls over her own back! Nice move! Amanda Nunes stands up!
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Cat Zingano. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Honda Center (Anaheim, California) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Zingano jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Cat Zingano pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Nunes tries to take Cat Zingano down... Zingano stumbles backwards and Amanda Nunes launches a few punches...
Cat Zingano dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Zingano is trying to counter now!
Cat Zingano gets control of Amanda Nunes's neck and attempts a guillotine!
Amanda Nunes shakes her off and staves off danger.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano pushes Amanda Nunes againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Nunes cannot escape Cat Zingano's clinch! Cat Zingano is just brutalizing Nunes with punches time and time again!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano is absolutely terrifying with her power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Nunes with uppercuts!
Nunes is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Nunes is unable to escape!
Nunes doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Nunes forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nunes doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Nunes forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Poorly executed technique. Cat Zingano looks to counter!
Brutal knees to Nunes's face, followed by knees to the body from Cat Zingano!
Bang! Nunes can take many more shots like that!
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nunes tries to break the clinch... Cat Zingano launches a great knee when she finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Nunes stumbles backwards and Cat Zingano shoots an incredible takedown!
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Zingano looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Amanda Nunes's punches
Zingano is on the receiving end of a great combo by Nunes.
Hard blow to Zingano's mid-section, she seems hurt
Cat Zingano fakes a punch and launches herself over Amanda Nunes
Great move by Zingano who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano launches a knee while holding Nunes's in a double underhooks...
That knee hits Nunes in the abdomen
Nunes decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Nunes moves back and takes a deep breath.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Cat Zingano has to be confident that she won that round.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
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.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano is absolutely terrifying with her power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Nunes with uppercuts!
Nunes is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Nunes is unable to escape!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Right eye
Amanda Nunes tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano pushes Amanda Nunes against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Nunes's chin! Her legs are wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Amanda Nunes's Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Nunes is launching some bone breaking punches to Zingano's ribs while in the clinch.
Zingano blocks.
Zingano tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Cat Zingano is absolutely terrifying with her power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Nunes with uppercuts!
Nunes is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Nunes is unable to escape!
Cat Zingano turns out the lights for Nunes! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Nunes's Right eye is beginning to swell
Winner is Cat Zingano by KO (Punches) at 0:57 Round 2
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 4/13 (31%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 22/25 (88%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 2/2 (100%)
Time on the ground 57 s
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 12/22 (55%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/9 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 47 s
Nunes was winning. I looked away to see what Chuck Norris’ female companion had written on the mirror in lipstick (“Halibut is in the fridge, ttyl”), then suddenly Zingano had pretty much won this one.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!