Post by The Sandmen on Jul 21, 2020 22:55:15 GMT -5
Nicco Montaño looks very relaxed.
Ferocious staredown by Gurgel while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Montaño and Gurgel move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Montaño goes to the body...
her punches graze Gurgel's arm.
Nicco Montaño throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Gurgel's chin! That stops Gurgel in her tracks!
Gurgel throws a hook
She fails to land it.
Nicco Montaño fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Gurgel's chin
Montaño grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Gurgel struggles... Nicco Montaño is unable to take her down
Montaño misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Gurgel.
It looks like Montaño was hit by a bus!
Montaño's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Nicco Montaño goes with a looping right hand while Zoila Gurgel jumps back and jabs
Montaño seems staggered and Zoila Gurgel runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Montaño's Nose is beginning to swell
Solid shot from Nicco Montaño to the body.
Gurgel blocks in time.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Gurgel.
Montaño misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Nicco Montaño paws at Gurgel.
Gurgel answers with solid punches!
Montaño jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Nicco Montaño pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Nicco Montaño tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Montaño circles out and slips free of Zoila Gurgel's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
A furious flurry of punches from Nicco Montaño
puts Gurgel in a world of hurt!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Montaño shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
A left hook from Montaño
grazes the chin of Gurgel.
Nicco Montaño's mind is definitely in the fight, Gurgel just got nailed! Nicco Montaño saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Gurgel is going to have a headache after this one.
Pulverizing punch to Gurgel's head!
Gurgel slips the punch.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Montaño goes to the body...
She punishes Gurgel's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Some nice shots from Zoila Gurgel
miss their mark.
Gurgel begins to launch a barrage of punches over Montaño
this is getting worse and worse for Montaño
Zoila Gurgel fakes a move and moves laterally.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Montaño.
Gurgel moves forward looking for some action
Nicco Montaño struggles a bit before breaking Gurgel's attemp of grappling
Zoila Gurgel closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Zoila Gurgel takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Nicco Montaño fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Gurgel's chin
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and launches herself over Nicco Montaño
Great move by Gurgel who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nicco Montaño!
Zoila Gurgel is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Gurgel! It would have finished this fight.
Montaño misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Crisp uppercut by Gurgel followed by a hard jab
Montaño deflects the blows.
Nicco Montaño takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Shovel hook by Nicco Montaño
tags Gurgel.
Zoila Gurgel launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Montaño blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Nicco Montaño's cheek! Montaño stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Montaño has a small cut in her Left cheek
Gurgel is standing while Montaño is on the ground on her back
Montaño tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Nicco Montaño is on her feet again.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Gurgel.
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Round 2
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Montaño throws a lazy kick
Gurgel blocks and keeps her distance.
Gurgel tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Gurgel is clinching with Montaño.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Zoila Gurgel!
Nicco Montaño is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Montaño! It would have finished this fight.
The fighters are clinching.
Montaño is launching some bone breaking punches to Gurgel's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Zoila Gurgel's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gurgel is launching some bone breaking punches to Montaño's ribs while in the clinch.
Montaño blocks.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Nicco Montaño tries a hook to the body
and hits Gurgel ribs hard
Zoila Gurgel seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Nicco Montaño!
Nicco Montaño fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Gurgel blocks that. She made it look easy!
Montaño clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Gurgel fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Montaño shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
A wicked punch by Nicco Montaño
rocks Gurgel!
Montaño steps backwards away from Zoila Gurgel. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Nicco Montaño just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Gurgel may be in trouble!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
A right hand from Nicco Montaño
makes Gurgel stumble back!
Nicco Montaño throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Quick hook by Nicco Montaño
Good shot! Gurgel has reasons to be worried.
The two exchange wildly
Montaño is connecting with a few punches
A right hand from Nicco Montaño
makes Gurgel stumble back!
Gurgel's Left eye is beginning to swell
Tremendous strikes from Montaño!
Some big punches are landing!
Gurgel's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Montaño launches a furious hook!
That hits Gurgel's chin like a wrecking ball! Gurgel loses balance and goes to the mat.
Josh Rosenthal is asking Gurgel to defend herself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Gurgel.
Gurgel's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Winner is Nicco Montaño by TKO (Punch) at 3:12 Round 2
Statistics: Nicco Montaño
Punches 30/40 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 12 s
Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 14/31 (45%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (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
Wow. Okay. So Zoila was doing fine, but then Nicco did some good things and took over and then dominated round 2 for a clean finish. She is that real life champion no one has heard of and that whole thing is very, very strange to me. UFC does strange things, making strange former-champions of us all.
Ferocious staredown by Gurgel while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Montaño and Gurgel move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Montaño goes to the body...
her punches graze Gurgel's arm.
Nicco Montaño throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Gurgel's chin! That stops Gurgel in her tracks!
Gurgel throws a hook
She fails to land it.
Nicco Montaño fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Gurgel's chin
Montaño grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Gurgel struggles... Nicco Montaño is unable to take her down
Montaño misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Gurgel.
It looks like Montaño was hit by a bus!
Montaño's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Nicco Montaño goes with a looping right hand while Zoila Gurgel jumps back and jabs
Montaño seems staggered and Zoila Gurgel runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Montaño's Nose is beginning to swell
Solid shot from Nicco Montaño to the body.
Gurgel blocks in time.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Gurgel.
Montaño misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Nicco Montaño paws at Gurgel.
Gurgel answers with solid punches!
Montaño jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Nicco Montaño pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Nicco Montaño tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Montaño circles out and slips free of Zoila Gurgel's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
A furious flurry of punches from Nicco Montaño
puts Gurgel in a world of hurt!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Montaño shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
A left hook from Montaño
grazes the chin of Gurgel.
Nicco Montaño's mind is definitely in the fight, Gurgel just got nailed! Nicco Montaño saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Gurgel is going to have a headache after this one.
Pulverizing punch to Gurgel's head!
Gurgel slips the punch.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Montaño goes to the body...
She punishes Gurgel's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Some nice shots from Zoila Gurgel
miss their mark.
Gurgel begins to launch a barrage of punches over Montaño
this is getting worse and worse for Montaño
Zoila Gurgel fakes a move and moves laterally.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Montaño.
Gurgel moves forward looking for some action
Nicco Montaño struggles a bit before breaking Gurgel's attemp of grappling
Zoila Gurgel closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Zoila Gurgel takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Nicco Montaño fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Gurgel's chin
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and launches herself over Nicco Montaño
Great move by Gurgel who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Nicco Montaño!
Zoila Gurgel is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Gurgel! It would have finished this fight.
Montaño misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Crisp uppercut by Gurgel followed by a hard jab
Montaño deflects the blows.
Nicco Montaño takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Shovel hook by Nicco Montaño
tags Gurgel.
Zoila Gurgel launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Montaño blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Nicco Montaño's cheek! Montaño stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Montaño has a small cut in her Left cheek
Gurgel is standing while Montaño is on the ground on her back
Montaño tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Nicco Montaño is on her feet again.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Gurgel.
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Round 2
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Montaño throws a lazy kick
Gurgel blocks and keeps her distance.
Gurgel tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Gurgel is clinching with Montaño.
The fighters are clinching.
Sick uppercut from the clinch by Zoila Gurgel!
Nicco Montaño is agile enough to avoid that one! Lucky you Montaño! It would have finished this fight.
The fighters are clinching.
Montaño is launching some bone breaking punches to Gurgel's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Zoila Gurgel's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Gurgel is launching some bone breaking punches to Montaño's ribs while in the clinch.
Montaño blocks.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Nicco Montaño tries a hook to the body
and hits Gurgel ribs hard
Zoila Gurgel seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Nicco Montaño!
Nicco Montaño fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Gurgel blocks that. She made it look easy!
Montaño clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Gurgel fires low kicks
that fail to land.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Montaño shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
A wicked punch by Nicco Montaño
rocks Gurgel!
Montaño steps backwards away from Zoila Gurgel. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Nicco Montaño just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Gurgel may be in trouble!
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
A right hand from Nicco Montaño
makes Gurgel stumble back!
Nicco Montaño throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Quick hook by Nicco Montaño
Good shot! Gurgel has reasons to be worried.
The two exchange wildly
Montaño is connecting with a few punches
A right hand from Nicco Montaño
makes Gurgel stumble back!
Gurgel's Left eye is beginning to swell
Tremendous strikes from Montaño!
Some big punches are landing!
Gurgel's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
Montaño launches a furious hook!
That hits Gurgel's chin like a wrecking ball! Gurgel loses balance and goes to the mat.
Josh Rosenthal is asking Gurgel to defend herself! Josh Rosenthal jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Gurgel.
Gurgel's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Winner is Nicco Montaño by TKO (Punch) at 3:12 Round 2
Statistics: Nicco Montaño
Punches 30/40 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 12 s
Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 14/31 (45%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (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
Wow. Okay. So Zoila was doing fine, but then Nicco did some good things and took over and then dominated round 2 for a clean finish. She is that real life champion no one has heard of and that whole thing is very, very strange to me. UFC does strange things, making strange former-champions of us all.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!