Post by The Sandmen on Aug 24, 2019 22:14:08 GMT -5
ManMMA Bantamweight Championship
Amanda Nunes looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Julia Budd raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Nunes and Budd move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Budd decides to launch some tentative punches
Nunes launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Budd with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Amanda Nunes just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Budd quickly defends.
Budd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Budd throws a hook
She fails to land it.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Budd follows Amanda Nunes
only to get counter punched in a big way! Budd needs to stop playing Amanda Nunes's game or she'll get knocked out!
Crisp uppercut by Nunes followed by a hard jab
Julia Budd stumbles back.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Budd's Right eye is beginning to swell
Incredible high kick!
Nunes deflects and sidesteps.
Budd misses a step and Amanda Nunes sees an opportunity to counter her!
Nunes launches a hook to the body
Bang! Budd stops that one with her ribs!
Nunes fires low kicks
punishing Budd's legs repeatedly.
The two exchange wildly
Nunes is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Julia Budd fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Nunes's chin
Nunes wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Nunes moves forward and holds Budd
The fighters are clinching.
Budd doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Amanda Nunes embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Budd who put distance between them
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Budd seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Brutal combination from Julia Budd!
Nunes is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Nunes's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Julia Budd moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
That punishment by Julia Budd has left Nunes staggered! Julia Budd should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Julia Budd goes with a looping right hand while Amanda Nunes jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Nunes seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
The two exchange wildly
Nunes is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Julia Budd tries a high kick!
Nunes was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
Mario Yamasaki is asking Nunes to defend herself! Mario Yamasaki jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Nunes.
Nunes's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Winner is Julia Budd by TKO (High kick) at 3:11 Round 1
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 16/24 (67%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Julia Budd
Punches 12/21 (57%)
Kicks 2/3 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Julia Budd wins the Women's Bantamweight title!
This was pretty good. I expected Budd to take this early in the first. She did that, but Nunes also did some major damage and work first, which was excellent of her. I feel like Nunes accomplished more in loss than she did in some previous wins.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!