Post by The Sandmen on Dec 23, 2019 0:16:35 GMT -5
Nicco Montaño is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Mackenzie Dern looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Montaño launches a furious hook!
That hits Dern's chin like a wrecking ball! Dern loses balance and goes to the mat.
Montaño is standing while Dern is on the ground on her back
Montaño cartwheels towards Dern!
She lands in side mount over a surprised Mackenzie Dern.
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Dern tries to show some ground skills
Montaño uses her strength to keep Montaño at a disadvantage
Dern clumsily fails here and it's time for Nicco Montaño to fight back!
Nicco Montaño aggressively and repeatedly punches Dern.
Good job by Dern blocking and slipping the blows.
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern attempts to trap Nicco Montaño in her guard.
Nicco Montaño keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern attempts to trap Nicco Montaño in her guard.
Nicco Montaño keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Dern tries to show some ground skills
Montaño uses her strength to keep Montaño at a disadvantage
Mackenzie Dern gets sloppy and Nicco Montaño tries to take advantage...
Nicco Montaño aggressively and repeatedly punches Dern.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Nicco Montaño looks to pass to mount...
Montaño slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mackenzie Dern.
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern tries to roll to her side and trap Nicco Montaño in her guard...
Nicco Montaño keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Mackenzie Dern
Montaño goes for an armbar!
Mackenzie Dern 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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
Mackenzie Dern moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Mackenzie Dern tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Montaño is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Mackenzie Dern is in open guard over Montaño
Dern is in open guard over Montaño... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Montaño rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Mackenzie Dern gets sloppy and Nicco Montaño tries to take advantage...
Montaño tries an armbar from the bottom!
Mackenzie Dern breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Mackenzie Dern is in side mount over Nicco Montaño
Mackenzie Dern throws a flurry of punches at Montaño...
Montaño is defending herself well. None of them connect.
Poorly executed technique. Nicco Montaño looks to counter!
Nicco Montaño launches a few punches to Dern's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dern tries to cover her face,
Dern's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Mackenzie Dern is in side mount over Nicco Montaño
Nicco Montaño attempts to trap Mackenzie Dern in her guard.
Nicco Montaño manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Montaño measures the resilience of Dern's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dern's side.
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Mackenzie Dern is looking to pass Nicco Montaño's guard...
Nicco Montaño has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Dern is in closed guard... Montaño tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Mackenzie Dern!
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Mackenzie Dern
Dern is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Nicco Montaño pushes Mackenzie Dern down and prevents her attempts to escape
Dern misses a step and Nicco Montaño sees an opportunity to counter her!
Nicco Montaño sits high on Mackenzie Dern's chest and pulls her leg underneath Dern's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Dern struggles to free herself
Dern tries to roll out. She's too quick for Nicco Montaño and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Montaño and it cost her top position.
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Dern struggles on the ground and tries to break Nicco Montaño's guard...
Mackenzie Dern is in Montaño open guard now
Mackenzie Dern is in open guard over Montaño
Montaño tries to close her guard around Dern
She succeeds!
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Nicco Montaño launches a few punches to Dern's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dern tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Nicco Montaño is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Not a desiderable position that Dern is in now. Nicco Montaño is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Montaño moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Dern with a double overhooks!
Dern steps backwards away from Nicco Montaño. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Montaño dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Dern from the ground!
Dern's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Mackenzie Dern takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Nicco Montaño shoots for a double leg takedown!
Mackenzie Dern sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Dern pushes Nicco Montaño and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Some nice shots from Nicco Montaño
that stun Dern.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Dern grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Mackenzie Dern
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Nicco Montaño has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Nicco Montaño can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Montaño is holding Mackenzie Dern's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Mackenzie Dern loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Good looking punches from Nicco Montaño on the ground
They could take their toll on Dern.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Nicco Montaño looks to mount Mackenzie Dern...
Nicco Montaño slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern tries to roll to her side and trap Nicco Montaño in her guard...
Nicco Montaño keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern 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 Dern
Dern has Montaño controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Dern manages to escape from that position and climb to her feet along Montaño
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Montaño begins to launch a barrage of punches over Dern
Mackenzie Dern is smart enough to duck backwards
Montaño clumsily fails here and it's time for Mackenzie Dern to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mackenzie Dern!
Montaño ducks under...
Nicco Montaño tries to bring the fight to the ground
Dern goes down.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Dern
Dern tries to move on the ground and shows Nicco Montaño a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Dern uses her forearms to block the impact!
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Dern
Montaño is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Montaño moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nicco Montaño is in half guard over Dern
Dern tries to move on the ground and shows Nicco Montaño a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Dern uses her forearms to block the impact!
Nicco Montaño gets sloppy and Mackenzie Dern tries to take advantage...
Mackenzie Dern gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Montaño spins out, but Mackenzie Dern was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Crippling lock!
Montaño is too good and managed to back out of danger.
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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
Mackenzie Dern tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Montaño is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Mackenzie Dern is in open guard over Montaño
Mackenzie Dern tries to finish with a leg lock!
Montaño struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Montaño's eyes...
Montaño is able to break the lock.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Mackenzie Dern is in open guard over Montaño
Dern is in open guard over Montaño... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Montaño rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Mackenzie Dern. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dern steps backwards away from Nicco Montaño. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Nicco Montaño throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Dern's chin! That stops Dern in her tracks!
Dern's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Incredible haymaker from Nicco Montaño!
You can see Mackenzie Dern's head being snapped backwards!
There is a small laceration on Mackenzie Dern's Forehead
Montaño launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Dern's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Nicco Montaño for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Dern time to recover. Mackenzie Dern seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Nicco Montaño fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Dern's chin
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Montaño avoids a dangerous strike from Dern
and counters with a solid straight!
There is a small laceration on Mackenzie Dern's Left cheek
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Nicco Montaño throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Dern's chin! That stops Dern in her tracks!
Nicco Montaño goes with a looping right hand while Mackenzie Dern jumps back and jabs
Dern seems staggered and Nicco Montaño runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Nicco Montaño has found an opening in the defense of Dern, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Dern is wobbling!
The ref pulls off Nicco Montaño! Dern seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Nicco Montaño by TKO (Uppercut) at 4:07 Round 2
Statistics: Nicco Montaño
Punches 18/27 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 13/23 (57%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Statistics: Mackenzie Dern
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 286 s
Huh. Neat. Montano beat the heck out of Dern.
Mackenzie Dern looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Montaño launches a furious hook!
That hits Dern's chin like a wrecking ball! Dern loses balance and goes to the mat.
Montaño is standing while Dern is on the ground on her back
Montaño cartwheels towards Dern!
She lands in side mount over a surprised Mackenzie Dern.
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Dern tries to show some ground skills
Montaño uses her strength to keep Montaño at a disadvantage
Dern clumsily fails here and it's time for Nicco Montaño to fight back!
Nicco Montaño aggressively and repeatedly punches Dern.
Good job by Dern blocking and slipping the blows.
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern attempts to trap Nicco Montaño in her guard.
Nicco Montaño keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern attempts to trap Nicco Montaño in her guard.
Nicco Montaño keeps control and remains in side mount.
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Dern tries to show some ground skills
Montaño uses her strength to keep Montaño at a disadvantage
Mackenzie Dern gets sloppy and Nicco Montaño tries to take advantage...
Nicco Montaño aggressively and repeatedly punches Dern.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Nicco Montaño looks to pass to mount...
Montaño slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Mackenzie Dern.
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern tries to roll to her side and trap Nicco Montaño in her guard...
Nicco Montaño keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Mackenzie Dern
Montaño goes for an armbar!
Mackenzie Dern 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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
Mackenzie Dern moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Mackenzie Dern tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Montaño is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Mackenzie Dern is in open guard over Montaño
Dern is in open guard over Montaño... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Montaño rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Mackenzie Dern gets sloppy and Nicco Montaño tries to take advantage...
Montaño tries an armbar from the bottom!
Mackenzie Dern breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Mackenzie Dern is in side mount over Nicco Montaño
Mackenzie Dern throws a flurry of punches at Montaño...
Montaño is defending herself well. None of them connect.
Poorly executed technique. Nicco Montaño looks to counter!
Nicco Montaño launches a few punches to Dern's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dern tries to cover her face,
Dern's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Mackenzie Dern is in side mount over Nicco Montaño
Nicco Montaño attempts to trap Mackenzie Dern in her guard.
Nicco Montaño manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Montaño measures the resilience of Dern's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Dern's side.
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Mackenzie Dern is looking to pass Nicco Montaño's guard...
Nicco Montaño has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Dern is in closed guard... Montaño tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Mackenzie Dern!
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Mackenzie Dern
Dern is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Nicco Montaño pushes Mackenzie Dern down and prevents her attempts to escape
Dern misses a step and Nicco Montaño sees an opportunity to counter her!
Nicco Montaño sits high on Mackenzie Dern's chest and pulls her leg underneath Dern's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Dern struggles to free herself
Dern tries to roll out. She's too quick for Nicco Montaño and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Montaño and it cost her top position.
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Dern struggles on the ground and tries to break Nicco Montaño's guard...
Mackenzie Dern is in Montaño open guard now
Mackenzie Dern is in open guard over Montaño
Montaño tries to close her guard around Dern
She succeeds!
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Nicco Montaño launches a few punches to Dern's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dern tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over Montaño
Nicco Montaño is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Not a desiderable position that Dern is in now. Nicco Montaño is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Montaño moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Dern with a double overhooks!
Dern steps backwards away from Nicco Montaño. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Montaño dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Dern from the ground!
Dern's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Mackenzie Dern takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Nicco Montaño shoots for a double leg takedown!
Mackenzie Dern sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Dern pushes Nicco Montaño and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Some nice shots from Nicco Montaño
that stun Dern.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Dern grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Mackenzie Dern
Herb Dean separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Nicco Montaño has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Nicco Montaño can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Montaño is holding Mackenzie Dern's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Mackenzie Dern loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Good looking punches from Nicco Montaño on the ground
They could take their toll on Dern.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Nicco Montaño is in side mount over Mackenzie Dern
Nicco Montaño looks to mount Mackenzie Dern...
Nicco Montaño slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern tries to roll to her side and trap Nicco Montaño in her guard...
Nicco Montaño keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Nicco Montaño is in full mount over Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern 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 Dern
Dern has Montaño controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Dern manages to escape from that position and climb to her feet along Montaño
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Montaño begins to launch a barrage of punches over Dern
Mackenzie Dern is smart enough to duck backwards
Montaño clumsily fails here and it's time for Mackenzie Dern to fight back!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Mackenzie Dern!
Montaño ducks under...
Nicco Montaño tries to bring the fight to the ground
Dern goes down.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Dern
Dern tries to move on the ground and shows Nicco Montaño a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Dern uses her forearms to block the impact!
Nicco Montaño is in open guard over Dern
Montaño is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Montaño moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Nicco Montaño is in half guard over Dern
Dern tries to move on the ground and shows Nicco Montaño a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Dern uses her forearms to block the impact!
Nicco Montaño gets sloppy and Mackenzie Dern tries to take advantage...
Mackenzie Dern gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Montaño spins out, but Mackenzie Dern was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Crippling lock!
Montaño is too good and managed to back out of danger.
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 Singapore Indoor Stadium (Singapore, Singapore) are cheering for the fighters.
Mackenzie Dern tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Montaño is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Mackenzie Dern is in open guard over Montaño
Mackenzie Dern tries to finish with a leg lock!
Montaño struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Montaño's eyes...
Montaño is able to break the lock.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Mackenzie Dern is in open guard over Montaño
Dern is in open guard over Montaño... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Montaño rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Mackenzie Dern. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Dern steps backwards away from Nicco Montaño. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Nicco Montaño throws a looping right hand...
That lands on Dern's chin! That stops Dern in her tracks!
Dern's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Incredible haymaker from Nicco Montaño!
You can see Mackenzie Dern's head being snapped backwards!
There is a small laceration on Mackenzie Dern's Forehead
Montaño launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Dern's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean saw it!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Nicco Montaño for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Dern time to recover. Mackenzie Dern seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Nicco Montaño fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Dern's chin
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Montaño avoids a dangerous strike from Dern
and counters with a solid straight!
There is a small laceration on Mackenzie Dern's Left cheek
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Nicco Montaño throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Dern's chin! That stops Dern in her tracks!
Nicco Montaño goes with a looping right hand while Mackenzie Dern jumps back and jabs
Dern seems staggered and Nicco Montaño runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Nicco Montaño has found an opening in the defense of Dern, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Dern is wobbling!
The ref pulls off Nicco Montaño! Dern seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Nicco Montaño by TKO (Uppercut) at 4:07 Round 2
Statistics: Nicco Montaño
Punches 18/27 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 13/23 (57%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 273 s
Statistics: Mackenzie Dern
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/5 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 286 s
Huh. Neat. Montano beat the heck out of Dern.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!