Post by The Sandmen on Jan 3, 2014 12:17:57 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Zingano while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Holly Holm glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Cat Zingano and Holly Holm touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The two exchange wildly
Holm is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Zingano goes to the body...
She punishes Holm's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cat Zingano just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Holm may be in trouble!
Cat Zingano and Holm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Holly Holm is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Zingano decides to launch some tentative punches
Holly Holm takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
As the fight continues it seems that Cat Zingano is taking the best of the fight.
Cat Zingano tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Cat Zingano who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Holly Holm tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Holm launches a few hard punches to Cat Zingano's ribs!
Cat Zingano's ribs shows the damage! Holly Holm is working her opponent ribs!
Cat Zingano tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Holm is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Holm pushes Cat Zingano againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Zingano cannot escape Holly Holm's clinch! Holly Holm is just brutalizing Zingano with punches time and time again!
Cat Zingano pushes away Holm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holm doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Cat Zingano
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holm struggles and launches a few punches to Zingano's head
Those punches are hitting! Zingano covers her head!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Zingano was not intelligently defending herself!
There is a small laceration on Cat Zingano's Right eye
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Punches) at 1:56 Round 1
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 8/16 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
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
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 11/14 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/11 (82%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Holm’s striking is growing fast. But can her 1-dimensional nature keep up with the big guns? We will see in the finals.
Holly Holm glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cat Zingano and Holly Holm touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The two exchange wildly
Holm is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Zingano goes to the body...
She punishes Holm's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cat Zingano just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Holm may be in trouble!
Cat Zingano and Holm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Holly Holm is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Zingano decides to launch some tentative punches
Holly Holm takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
As the fight continues it seems that Cat Zingano is taking the best of the fight.
Cat Zingano tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Cat Zingano who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Holly Holm tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Holm launches a few hard punches to Cat Zingano's ribs!
Cat Zingano's ribs shows the damage! Holly Holm is working her opponent ribs!
Cat Zingano tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Holm is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Holm pushes Cat Zingano againts the fence and begin a relentless combination of punches. The crowd is on it's feet!
Zingano cannot escape Holly Holm's clinch! Holly Holm is just brutalizing Zingano with punches time and time again!
Cat Zingano pushes away Holm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holm doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Cat Zingano
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holm struggles and launches a few punches to Zingano's head
Those punches are hitting! Zingano covers her head!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Zingano was not intelligently defending herself!
There is a small laceration on Cat Zingano's Right eye
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Punches) at 1:56 Round 1
Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 8/16 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
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
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 11/14 (79%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/11 (82%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Holm’s striking is growing fast. But can her 1-dimensional nature keep up with the big guns? We will see in the finals.
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