Post by The Sandmen on Jan 12, 2014 14:26:28 GMT -5
Cris Cyborg looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
Julia Budd looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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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Cris Cyborg and Julia Budd touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Budd and Cyborg circle around the center of the cage.
Julia Budd goes with a looping right hand while Cris Cyborg jumps back and jabs
Budd seems staggered and Cris Cyborg runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Julia Budd tries a middle kick
Cyborg blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Budd avoids a dangerous strike from Cyborg
and counters with a solid straight!
Cyborg's Nose is beginning to swell
Cyborg has a small cut in her Nose
Cyborg moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Budd's face and maybe her hopes of winning this fight too!
Julia Budd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Quick hook by Cris Cyborg
glances off Budd's arms.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Cyborg avoids a dangerous strike from Budd
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Cyborg moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Budd with a double overhooks!
Cris Cyborg and Budd engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Budd steps backwards away from Cris Cyborg. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Middle kick from Budd.
Cyborg receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg fakes a punch and launches herself over Julia Budd
Great move by Cyborg who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Julia Budd pushes away Cyborg trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cyborg stumbles backwards and Julia Budd circles to get the center of the cage
Budd tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Budd is clinching with Cyborg.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Budd takes a break to breathe while holding Cris Cyborg.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Budd launches a hook to the body
Cris Cyborg moves aside looking for a counter...
Cyborg feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Budd moves aside and dodges.
The two exchange wildly
Cyborg is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Budd steps forward
Cyborg feints.
Cyborg misses a step and Julia Budd sees an opportunity to counter her!
Good movement from Budd
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Cyborg's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cyborg has a small cut in her Left eye
Cris Cyborg and Budd engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Budd goes to the body...
She punishes Cyborg's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Julia Budd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tremendous strikes from Cyborg!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Cyborg pushes Julia Budd and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
A left hook from Cyborg
falls short.
Budd decides to launch some tentative punches
Cyborg launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Budd with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Budd throws a lazy kick
Cyborg blocks and keeps her distance.
Cyborg fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Budd sprawls and remains on her feet.
Budd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Budd moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Cyborg's thigh!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Budd looks to be in very good shape.
Budd grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Julia Budd
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Budd blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Budd positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cyborg's being punished here!
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Budd tries to move to full mount
Budd succeeds
Julia Budd is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Budd tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cyborg struggles and frees her leg!
Julia Budd is in half guard over Cyborg
Julia Budd tries to free her leg
Julia Budd uses some of her skill by jumping out of Cyborg's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Julia Budd is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg attempts to trap Julia Budd in her guard.
Cris Cyborg manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Budd
She is not able to do it
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Budd
She is not able to do it
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Budd throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cris Cyborg
Solid shots!
Cyborg has a small cut in her Right eye
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Budd moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Julia Budd is in half guard over Cyborg
Cyborg doesn't stop bleeding.
Budd launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cyborg is covering herself! Budd tries to force the situation and Cyborg clumsily gives her back!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Budd is in rear mount over Cyborg
Julia Budd doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Julia Budd. 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.
Cris Cyborg continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Julia Budd fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Cris Cyborg! I'm sure that her liver will be sore tomorrow.
Crushing shot to Cyborg's body! She's holding her side
That punishment by Julia Budd has left Cyborg staggered! Julia Budd should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Julia Budd circles around Cyborg
Budd steps backwards away from Cris Cyborg. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cris Cyborg tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Julia Budd jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Poorly executed technique. Julia Budd looks to counter!
Inside leg kick from Budd
that lands on Cris Cyborg's leg.
Cyborg hyper-extended her leg
Cyborg seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Cris Cyborg continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
That punishment by Julia Budd has left Cyborg staggered! Julia Budd should try push forward now and finish this!
Budd looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Cris Cyborg's punches
Cyborg is on the receiving end of a great combo by Budd.
That punishment by Julia Budd has left Cyborg staggered! Julia Budd should try push forward now and finish this!
Nice punches from Julia Budd.
Cyborg staggers backwards. Budd wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Cris Cyborg takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
You can see Cyborg's blood making stains in the mat.
Cyborg begins to launch a barrage of punches over Budd
Julia Budd is smart enough to duck backwards
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Cris Cyborg chases Budd and launches a few perfect strikes
Budd ducks backwards and avoids them.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
A right hand from Cris Cyborg
gets deflected.
Cyborg misses a step and Julia Budd sees an opportunity to counter her!
Quick hook by Julia Budd
Good shot! Cyborg has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Cris Cyborg's Left cheek
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Cris Cyborg is a bloody mess!
Quick hook by Julia Budd
Good shot! Cyborg has reasons to be worried.
Cris Cyborg seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Julia Budd!
Cyborg doesn't stop bleeding.
Julia Budd tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cyborg goes down.
Cyborg seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Julia Budd Swarms all over her opponent trying to finish this fight!
Cris Cyborg is taking a ton of punishment! She needs to defend herself or the ref will stop the fight.
Cris Cyborg seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Julia Budd!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Cris Cyborg.
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Round 3
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Cris Cyborg is a bloody mess!
Budd fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cris Cyborg didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Budd's moves.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Budd tries to move to full mount
Budd succeeds
Julia Budd is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Cris Cyborg tries to roll to her side and trap Julia Budd in her guard...
Julia Budd keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Julia Budd is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Budd blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Budd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Julia Budd aggressively and repeatedly punches Cyborg.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Julia Budd is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Budd blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Julia Budd is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg doesn't stop bleeding.
Budd fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Cris Cyborg's arm and tries an armbar!
Budd launches a couple of strikes with her heels over Cris Cyborg's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! Cyborg taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Julia Budd by Submission (Armbar) at 1:22 Round 3
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 15/41 (37%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/14 (57%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 217 s
Statistics: Julia Budd
Punches 23/30 (77%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/18 (78%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 217 s
I’d like to say this is an upset, and in a way it is, but at this point Cyborg has been neglected for so long, the majority of the division is significantly rated higher than she is. Kinda reminds me of real life MMA pioneers. They kicked serious ass early, but once everyone else became more well-rounded, they were punching bags.
Julia Budd looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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
=========================================
Cris Cyborg and Julia Budd touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Budd and Cyborg circle around the center of the cage.
Julia Budd goes with a looping right hand while Cris Cyborg jumps back and jabs
Budd seems staggered and Cris Cyborg runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Julia Budd tries a middle kick
Cyborg blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Budd avoids a dangerous strike from Cyborg
and counters with a solid straight!
Cyborg's Nose is beginning to swell
Cyborg has a small cut in her Nose
Cyborg moves forward and tries a Superman punch!
Bang! That crushes Budd's face and maybe her hopes of winning this fight too!
Julia Budd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Quick hook by Cris Cyborg
glances off Budd's arms.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Cyborg avoids a dangerous strike from Budd
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Cyborg moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Budd with a double overhooks!
Cris Cyborg and Budd engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Budd steps backwards away from Cris Cyborg. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Middle kick from Budd.
Cyborg receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg fakes a punch and launches herself over Julia Budd
Great move by Cyborg who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Julia Budd pushes away Cyborg trying to keep the fight at striking range
Cyborg stumbles backwards and Julia Budd circles to get the center of the cage
Budd tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Budd is clinching with Cyborg.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Budd takes a break to breathe while holding Cris Cyborg.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Budd launches a hook to the body
Cris Cyborg moves aside looking for a counter...
Cyborg feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Budd moves aside and dodges.
The two exchange wildly
Cyborg is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Budd steps forward
Cyborg feints.
Cyborg misses a step and Julia Budd sees an opportunity to counter her!
Good movement from Budd
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Cyborg's Left eye is beginning to swell
Cyborg has a small cut in her Left eye
Cris Cyborg and Budd engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Budd goes to the body...
She punishes Cyborg's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Julia Budd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tremendous strikes from Cyborg!
Some big punches are landing!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Cyborg pushes Julia Budd and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
A left hook from Cyborg
falls short.
Budd decides to launch some tentative punches
Cyborg launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Budd with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Budd throws a lazy kick
Cyborg blocks and keeps her distance.
Cyborg fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Budd sprawls and remains on her feet.
Budd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Budd moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Cyborg's thigh!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Budd looks to be in very good shape.
Budd grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Julia Budd
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Budd blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Budd positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Cyborg's being punished here!
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Budd tries to move to full mount
Budd succeeds
Julia Budd is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Budd tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Cyborg struggles and frees her leg!
Julia Budd is in half guard over Cyborg
Julia Budd tries to free her leg
Julia Budd uses some of her skill by jumping out of Cyborg's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Julia Budd is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg attempts to trap Julia Budd in her guard.
Cris Cyborg manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Budd
She is not able to do it
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Budd
She is not able to do it
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Budd's side.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Budd throws a few hammer fists to the face of Cris Cyborg
Solid shots!
Cyborg has a small cut in her Right eye
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Budd moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Julia Budd is in half guard over Cyborg
Cyborg doesn't stop bleeding.
Budd launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cyborg is covering herself! Budd tries to force the situation and Cyborg clumsily gives her back!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Budd is in rear mount over Cyborg
Julia Budd doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Julia Budd. 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.
Cris Cyborg continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Julia Budd fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Cris Cyborg! I'm sure that her liver will be sore tomorrow.
Crushing shot to Cyborg's body! She's holding her side
That punishment by Julia Budd has left Cyborg staggered! Julia Budd should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Julia Budd circles around Cyborg
Budd steps backwards away from Cris Cyborg. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cris Cyborg tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Julia Budd jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Poorly executed technique. Julia Budd looks to counter!
Inside leg kick from Budd
that lands on Cris Cyborg's leg.
Cyborg hyper-extended her leg
Cyborg seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Cris Cyborg continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
That punishment by Julia Budd has left Cyborg staggered! Julia Budd should try push forward now and finish this!
Budd looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Cris Cyborg's punches
Cyborg is on the receiving end of a great combo by Budd.
That punishment by Julia Budd has left Cyborg staggered! Julia Budd should try push forward now and finish this!
Nice punches from Julia Budd.
Cyborg staggers backwards. Budd wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
Cris Cyborg takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
You can see Cyborg's blood making stains in the mat.
Cyborg begins to launch a barrage of punches over Budd
Julia Budd is smart enough to duck backwards
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Cris Cyborg chases Budd and launches a few perfect strikes
Budd ducks backwards and avoids them.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
A right hand from Cris Cyborg
gets deflected.
Cyborg misses a step and Julia Budd sees an opportunity to counter her!
Quick hook by Julia Budd
Good shot! Cyborg has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Cris Cyborg's Left cheek
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Cris Cyborg is a bloody mess!
Quick hook by Julia Budd
Good shot! Cyborg has reasons to be worried.
Cris Cyborg seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Julia Budd!
Cyborg doesn't stop bleeding.
Julia Budd tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cyborg goes down.
Cyborg seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Julia Budd Swarms all over her opponent trying to finish this fight!
Cris Cyborg is taking a ton of punishment! She needs to defend herself or the ref will stop the fight.
Cris Cyborg seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Julia Budd!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Cris Cyborg.
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Round 3
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Cris Cyborg is a bloody mess!
Budd fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Cris Cyborg didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Budd's moves.
Julia Budd is in open guard over Cyborg
Budd tries to move to full mount
Budd succeeds
Julia Budd is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Cris Cyborg tries to roll to her side and trap Julia Budd in her guard...
Julia Budd keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Julia Budd is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Budd blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Budd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Julia Budd aggressively and repeatedly punches Cyborg.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Julia Budd is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Cyborg measures the resilience of Budd's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Budd blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Julia Budd is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg doesn't stop bleeding.
Budd fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Cris Cyborg's arm and tries an armbar!
Budd launches a couple of strikes with her heels over Cris Cyborg's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! Cyborg taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Julia Budd by Submission (Armbar) at 1:22 Round 3
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 15/41 (37%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/14 (57%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 217 s
Statistics: Julia Budd
Punches 23/30 (77%)
Kicks 5/5 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 14/18 (78%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 217 s
I’d like to say this is an upset, and in a way it is, but at this point Cyborg has been neglected for so long, the majority of the division is significantly rated higher than she is. Kinda reminds me of real life MMA pioneers. They kicked serious ass early, but once everyone else became more well-rounded, they were punching bags.
lol 
