Post by The Sandmen on Apr 14, 2014 17:21:38 GMT -5
ManMMA Women's Championship
Cris Cyborg looks like she's feeling the pressure.
Holly Holm is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
And here we go with the title fight!
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Holm looks to be in very good shape.
Holly Holm fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Holly Holm launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Cyborg blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Cris Cyborg's cheek! Cyborg stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Cyborg has a small cut in her Left cheek
Holm is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg launches an up-kick intended for Holly Holm's head...
Holm leans out of the way.
Holm is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg launches an up-kick intended for Holly Holm's head...
Holm leans out of the way.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Holm is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg launches an up-kick intended for Holly Holm's head...
It lands flush with Holly Holm's head snapping it backwards due to the impact!
Holm is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg launches an up-kick intended for Holly Holm's head...
Holm leans out of the way.
Holm is standing while Cyborg is on the ground on her back
Cris Cyborg kicks her legs trying to keep Holly Holm away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Cris Cyborg. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Cyborg climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Pulverizing punch to Holm's head!
Holm slips the punch.
Cris Cyborg attempts to cut off Holm with punches
Holm reels from the strikes.
Holm's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Shovel hook by Cris Cyborg
goes nowhere.
Holm tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
A bunch of leg kicks from Holly Holm
are bothering her opponent.
Cris Cyborg moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Cyborg pushes Holly Holm and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Holm follows Cris Cyborg
only to get counter punched in a big way! Holm needs to stop playing Cris Cyborg's game or she'll get knocked out!
The two exchange wildly
Holm is connecting with a few punches
Cris Cyborg goes with a looping right hand while Holly Holm jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Holm seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Cyborg steps backwards away from Holly Holm. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Holly Holm throws an uppercut
Cyborg slips it.
Holly Holm throws a combo
Cris Cyborg ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Holm swings again, only to get countered once more! Holm is looking bad here!
Holm's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
As the fight continues it seems that Cris Cyborg is taking the best of the fight.
Holm launches a kick
but Cris Cyborg avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Cris Cyborg attempts a sweep single...
Cris Cyborg catches Holly Holm's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Cyborg.
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over Holm
Cyborg is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Cris Cyborg!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Holly Holm throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Cyborg breaks the lock showing some skills...
Cyborg is trying to counter now!
Cyborg tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in half guard over Cyborg
Holly Holm launches a few punches to Cyborg
Cyborg holds Holly Holm's arms and blocks the punches!
Holly Holm is in half guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg attempts to move to full guard
Cris Cyborg manages to switch to full guard.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Cyborg
Holm is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Holly Holm!
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Holm's side.
Hard blow to Holm's mid-section, she seems hurt
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Holm's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Holm tries to cover her face,
Holm's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Holly Holm's Left cheek
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Holm's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Holm tries to cover her face,
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Holm's side.
Cris Cyborg turns out the lights for Holm! What an astonishing KO by Cyborg!
Winner is Cris Cyborg by KO (Strikes from guard) at 4:59 Round 1
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 12/19 (63%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/10 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 155 s
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 6/10 (60%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 104 s
Cris Cyborg defends the Bantamweight title!
Ooooo, these 2 hit hard, so this was much closer than the stats may indicate. Holm came out strong and hit well, clean, and hard. Cyborg was hurt, but is TOUGH, and she fought through it.
= x2 (Rua, Liddel(current))
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!