Montano vs. Namajunas

[The Sandmen]

Nicco Montaño glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Rose Namajunas looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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Montaño and Namajunas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Nicco Montaño attempts to cut off Namajunas with punches
Namajunas reels from the strikes.
Incredible haymaker from Nicco Montaño!
You can see Rose Namajunas's head being snapped backwards!
Namajunas's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Rose Namajunas
miss their mark.
Nicco Montaño attempts a sweep single...
Nicco Montaño catches Rose Namajunas's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Montaño.
Nicco Montaño is in closed guard over Namajunas
Montaño is in closed guard... Namajunas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Nicco Montaño!
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Namajunas catch Nicco Montaño's right arm and tries a kimura
Nicco Montaño holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Namajunas suddenly holds Nicco Montaño's arm and tries an armbar!
Montaño can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Rose Namajunas!
Nicco Montaño is in closed guard over Namajunas
Namajunas throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Nicco Montaño realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Namajunas misses a step and Nicco Montaño sees an opportunity to counter her!
Nicco Montaño opts to go after her opponent and jumps inside Namajunas's guard.
Namajunas fights back with her feet, forcing Montaño to try something else.
Nicco Montaño is in closed guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Montaño pulls her arm out of danger.
Montaño tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nicco Montaño hovers above Namajunas
Rose Namajunas stops her from throwing strikes.
Nicco Montaño is in closed guard over Namajunas
Montaño is in closed guard... Namajunas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Nicco Montaño!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Nicco Montaño
Namajunas goes for an armbar!
Nicco Montaño breaks the lock and pushes away Rose Namajunas, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Rose Namajunas. 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 Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Rose Namajunas and Montaño engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Namajunas steps forward
Montaño feints.
Namajunas feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Montaño moves aside and dodges.
Nicco Montaño attempts a sweep single...
Rose Namajunas was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Namajunas tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Rose Namajunas fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
Montaño blocks and pushes her opponent.
Rose Namajunas chases Montaño and launches a few perfect strikes
Montaño ducks backwards and avoids them.
Nicco Montaño and Namajunas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Brutal combination from Nicco Montaño!
Namajunas is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Good front kick from Namajunas!
Nicco Montaño blocks
Nicco Montaño tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Namajunas is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Namajunas
Namajunas throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Nicco Montaño realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Poorly executed technique. Nicco Montaño looks to counter!
Nicco Montaño opts to go after her opponent and jumps inside Namajunas's guard.
Namajunas didn't see that coming. Montaño is in open guard over Namajunas now.
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Namajunas
Montaño throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rose Namajunas
Blocked by Namajunas.
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas throws up a triangle attempt!
Nicco Montaño postures up and breaks the triangle.
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Namajunas
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Rose Namajunas throws up a triangle attempt!
Nicco Montaño postures up and breaks the triangle.
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Namajunas
Montaño tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Nicco Montaño is in half guard over Namajunas
Namajunas reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Montaño blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Nicco Montaño is in half guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas attempts to move to full guard
Nicco Montaño keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Herb Dean has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Montaño decides to launch some tentative punches
Nicco Montaño takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Namajunas's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Nicco Montaño has to be confident that she won that round.



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Round 2
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Nicco Montaño has found an opening in the defense of Namajunas, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Namajunas's ribs.
Hard blow to Namajunas's mid-section, she seems hurt
Rose Namajunas and Montaño engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Namajunas leads with a punch
Nicco Montaño avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Nicco Montaño tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Namajunas is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Namajunas
Namajunas tries to close her guard around Montaño
She is not able to do it
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Namajunas
Montaño moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nicco Montaño is in half guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas attempts to move to full guard
Nicco Montaño keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Nicco Montaño is in half guard over Namajunas
Not a desiderable position that Namajunas is in now. Nicco Montaño is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Montaño positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Namajunas's being punished here!
Nicco Montaño is in half guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Montaño pulls her arm out of danger.
Nicco Montaño is in half guard over Namajunas
Nicco Montaño pushes Namajunas's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Montaño who is in full mount! Namajunas is in trouble now!
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Montaño tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Nicco Montaño controls the situation despite Rose Namajunas efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Nicco Montaño tries to better her position on the ground...
Montaño is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Montaño suddenly holds Rose Namajunas's arm and tries an armbar!
Namajunas can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Nicco Montaño!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Rose Namajunas is in closed guard over Montaño
Namajunas is in closed guard... Montaño tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Rose Namajunas!
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Montaño goes for an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Namajunas struggles to free herself
Montaño is locking that Armbar...
That Armbar from Nicco Montaño appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
Namajunas struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Namajunas's eyes...
Rose Namajunas breaks the lock and pushes away Nicco Montaño, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Nicco Montaño. 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 Torinto Palasport Olimpico (Turin, Italy) are cheering for the fighters.
Montaño looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Rose Namajunas's punches
Namajunas is on the receiving end of a great combo by Montaño.
Namajunas's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Nicco Montaño circles around Namajunas
Nicco Montaño shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Rose Namajunas is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Montaño into her guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Nicco Montaño is in closed guard over Namajunas
Nicco Montaño tries to better her position on the ground...
Montaño breaks the closed guard of Rose Namajunas and moves to half guard
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Nicco Montaño looks to pass to mount...
Montaño slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rose Namajunas.
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas tries to roll to her side and trap Nicco Montaño in her guard...
Nicco Montaño rolls her over and takes her back!
Montaño is in rear mount over Namajunas
Namajunas has given her back to Nicco Montaño who is trying to get one hook in!
Nicco Montaño has one hook in!
Montaño is in rear mount over Namajunas with one hook in
Nicco Montaño throws her leg over Rose Namajunas's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Nicco Montaño's rear naked choke attempt!
Rose Namajunas cannot defend with only one arm and taps to the choke!

Winner is Nicco Montaño by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:44 Round 2

Statistics: Nicco Montaño
Punches 25/30 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 3/10 (30%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 296 s

Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 6/20 (30%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 296 s

Interesting. I feel like Montano has been doing her thing for a while just under the radar and now she is like, “remember me? I’m good now!” and I’m like, “Oh?”, and she was like, “#BELT YO!”