Cyborg vs. Gurgel

[The Sandmen]

Zoila Gurgel! Zoila Gurgel! This is what the people are chanting here.
Zoila Gurgel glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Cris Cyborg looks like she's feeling the pressure.
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 Dan Miragliotta.

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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
Gurgel and Cyborg circle around the center of the cage.
Gurgel tries to grapple
She puts Cyborg in a double underhook!
The fighters are clinching.
Gurgel tries to breaks Cris Cyborg's resistence with a few punches while tries to push her against oner corner.
Gurgel launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Cyborg's ribs.
Cyborg ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Cris Cyborg pushes away Gurgel trying to keep the fight at striking range
Gurgel doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Cris Cyborg
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cyborg struggles and launches a few punches to Gurgel's head
Nothing from this... Cris Cyborg seems frustrated.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Cyborg launches a flurry of punches
Gurgel slips out of danger.
Several good body shots
land on Cyborg.
A furious flurry of punches from Cris Cyborg
puts Gurgel in a world of hurt!
Gurgel's Left eye is beginning to swell
Some nice shots from Cris Cyborg
miss their mark.
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Cyborg launches a hook to the body
Bang! Gurgel stops that one with her ribs!
Gurgel ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg swings...
hard impact to Gurgel's face!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Gurgel shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Gurgel studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Cris Cyborg goes with a looping right hand while Zoila Gurgel jumps back and jabs
Cyborg seems staggered and Zoila Gurgel runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Nice punches from Cris Cyborg.
Gurgel staggers backwards. Cyborg wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
There is a small laceration on Zoila Gurgel's Left cheek
Cyborg moves forward looking for some action
Zoila Gurgel struggles a bit before breaking Cyborg's attemp of grappling
Gurgel moves forward looking for some action
Cris Cyborg struggles a bit before breaking Gurgel's attemp of grappling
Zoila Gurgel goes with a looping right hand while Cris Cyborg jumps back and jabs
Gurgel seems staggered and Cris Cyborg runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Cyborg moves forward looking for some action
Zoila Gurgel doesn't want to engage and backpedals
Cyborg launches a furious hook!
That hits Gurgel's chin like a wrecking ball! Gurgel loses balance and goes to the mat.
There is a small laceration on Zoila Gurgel's Chin
Zoila Gurgel seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Cris Cyborg!
Cyborg is standing while Gurgel is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg positions herself and tries to finish this!
Cris Cyborg storms Zoila Gurgel's head with a few unblocked hammer fists! Dan Miragliotta is asking Zoila Gurgel to defend herself!
That brutal impact left Gurgel laid out on the mat! Cris Cyborg's corner come in to congratulate her!
Gurgel has a small cut in her Forehead

Winner is Cris Cyborg by KO (GnP) at 3:44 Round 1

Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 8/12 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 8 s

Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 18/30 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/3 (67%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s

Zoila Gurgel was making the people snore here. ManMMA management should talk with this guy.
A decent performance by Cris Cyborg today. She read the fight well and wasn't afraid of enganging.
Great display of talent and heart by Zoila Gurgel and Cris Cyborg! We want to see more like this one!

[The Rocketmen]

Looks like Cyborg is back to typical self.

[xx - Team Ramrod]

She's had a good couple fights. Should be a #1 contender soon.

[Ferocity]

oi

[The Rocketmen]

If she keeps fighting like this, I think she is the number 1 contender.

[The Sandmen]

She's only 2-1, but we'll see what the future brings.

[The Rocketmen]

I think one more dominating fight would put her in the limelight.