Post by The Sandmen on Nov 8, 2020 21:17:21 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Yamanaka while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Cat Zingano looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Cat Zingano fakes a punch and launches himself over Hiroko Yamanaka
Great move by Zingano who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Cat Zingano.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Yamanaka is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
hard impact to Zingano's face!
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Zingano's chin
Zingano looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Hiroko Yamanaka's punches
Zingano measures the resilience of Yamanaka's chin with an uppercut while Yamanaka lands some great crosses.
Brutal-looking high kick from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Zingano dodges!
Brutal-looking high kick from Cat Zingano!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Cat Zingano moves forward looking for some grappling action
Zingano has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Zingano with uppercuts!
Zingano is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Zingano is unable to escape!
Cat Zingano tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Zingano circles out and slips free of Hiroko Yamanaka's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Yamanaka launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Zingano!
Cat Zingano tries to take the action to his favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Cat Zingano who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Zingano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Zingano doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hiroko Yamanaka
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka pushes off of Cat Zingano and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Zingano holds his opponent tight while she tries to cool down the action.
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Cat Zingano to fight back!
Zingano pushes Hiroko Yamanaka against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Yamanaka's chin! His legs are wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Chin
Cat Zingano pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka stumbles backwards and Cat Zingano circles to get the center of the cage
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Yamanaka with a double overhooks!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is holding Cat Zingano's left leg... She's trying to take him down.
Cat Zingano shows great balance while pushing away Hiroko Yamanaka
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Yamanaka with a double overhooks!
Cat Zingano tries to take the action to his favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Cat Zingano who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Zingano pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Hiroko Yamanaka's face!
Zingano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Yamanaka hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Hard blow to Yamanaka's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka is launching some bone breaking punches to Zingano's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Cat Zingano's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
A dirty boxing lesson by Yamanaka who is trying to punish Cat Zingano's ribs with a few punches.
Zingano brings his opponent closer and blocks Yamanaka's punches.
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Cat Zingano tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Zingano is throwing a flurry of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Yamanaka with uppercuts!
Yamanaka is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Yamanaka is unable to escape!
Yamanaka fell like she got shot! This is over!
Yamanaka's Right eye is beginning to swell
Yamanaka has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Cat Zingano by KO (Punches) at 4:01 Round 1
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 6/16 (38%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 12/17 (71%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
No flashes, all Cats. I can’t believe its been, what, 8+ years of Cat Zingano on the site and I haven’t made one stupid “nine lives” pun after one of her losses. I’m kind of a champ for that, since that would have annoyed everyone, and it would have been so easy on many, many occasions.
Cat Zingano looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Cat Zingano fakes a punch and launches himself over Hiroko Yamanaka
Great move by Zingano who pushes his opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Cat Zingano.
Mario Yamasaki sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Yamanaka is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
hard impact to Zingano's face!
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Zingano's chin
Zingano looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Hiroko Yamanaka's punches
Zingano measures the resilience of Yamanaka's chin with an uppercut while Yamanaka lands some great crosses.
Brutal-looking high kick from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Zingano dodges!
Brutal-looking high kick from Cat Zingano!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Cat Zingano moves forward looking for some grappling action
Zingano has his opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Zingano with uppercuts!
Zingano is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Zingano is unable to escape!
Cat Zingano tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Zingano circles out and slips free of Hiroko Yamanaka's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for a hole in his opponent's defense.
Yamanaka launches a solid middle kick
that wrenches Zingano!
Cat Zingano tries to take the action to his favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Cat Zingano who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Zingano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Zingano doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hiroko Yamanaka
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka pushes off of Cat Zingano and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Zingano holds his opponent tight while she tries to cool down the action.
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Cat Zingano to fight back!
Zingano pushes Hiroko Yamanaka against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Yamanaka's chin! His legs are wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Chin
Cat Zingano pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka stumbles backwards and Cat Zingano circles to get the center of the cage
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Yamanaka with a double overhooks!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is holding Cat Zingano's left leg... She's trying to take him down.
Cat Zingano shows great balance while pushing away Hiroko Yamanaka
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Yamanaka with a double overhooks!
Cat Zingano tries to take the action to his favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Cat Zingano who pushes his opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Zingano pushes his opponent down and launches a heavy knee to his head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Hiroko Yamanaka's face!
Zingano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves himself over his opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Yamanaka hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Hard blow to Yamanaka's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka is launching some bone breaking punches to Zingano's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Cat Zingano's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
A dirty boxing lesson by Yamanaka who is trying to punish Cat Zingano's ribs with a few punches.
Zingano brings his opponent closer and blocks Yamanaka's punches.
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Cat Zingano tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka's corner is turning out to be his worst enemy! Zingano is throwing a flurry of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka just can't get away!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug his way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain his position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano is absolutely terrifying with his power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Yamanaka with uppercuts!
Yamanaka is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Yamanaka is unable to escape!
Yamanaka fell like she got shot! This is over!
Yamanaka's Right eye is beginning to swell
Yamanaka has a small cut in his Right eye
Winner is Cat Zingano by KO (Punches) at 4:01 Round 1
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 4/5 (80%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 6/16 (38%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 12/17 (71%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
No flashes, all Cats. I can’t believe its been, what, 8+ years of Cat Zingano on the site and I haven’t made one stupid “nine lives” pun after one of her losses. I’m kind of a champ for that, since that would have annoyed everyone, and it would have been so easy on many, many occasions.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!