Post by The Sandmen on Mar 4, 2015 0:32:45 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Gurgel while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Cris Cyborg looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Zoila Gurgel and Cris Cyborg touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
As the fight continues it seems that Cris Cyborg is taking the best of the fight.
Cris Cyborg tries a hook to the body
but Gurgel manages to dodge it
Solid jabs from Cris Cyborg.
Gurgel defends.
Gurgel is trying to counter now!
Some nice shots from Zoila Gurgel
miss their mark.
Cyborg decides to launch some tentative punches
Zoila Gurgel takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cyborg leads with a punch
Zoila Gurgel avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Gurgel has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Gurgel is holding Cris Cyborg's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Cris Cyborg takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Zoila Gurgel any adventage in the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Gurgel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gurgel tries to cover her face,
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Cyborg's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Cyborg clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Zoila Gurgel tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cyborg goes down.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Gurgel tries to open up Cris Cyborg's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Cyborg in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Cris Cyborg's Forehead
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel pushes Cris Cyborg against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Gurgel jumps and tries to free her leg! Cyborg doesn't allow this but Zoila Gurgel is able to get half guard here.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Cyborg
Gurgel launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cyborg is covering herself! Gurgel tries to force the situation and Cyborg clumsily gives her back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg
Gurgel tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Cyborg! Gurgel has one hook in and keeps working!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg with one hook in
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg with one hook in
Cyborg is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Gurgel tries to use some of her tricky moves but Gurgel's is smart enough to counter her.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Zoila Gurgel tries to get her arm under Cris Cyborg's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Cris Cyborg's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Cris Cyborg easily defends the attempt.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg with one hook in
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg with one hook in
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
That hit Gurgel who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg with one hook in
Cyborg has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Cyborg is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Zoila Gurgel throws her leg over Cris Cyborg's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Zoila Gurgel's rear naked choke attempt!
Cris Cyborg frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Zoila Gurgel and ends up on top!
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Cris Cyborg moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Cris Cyborg fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Gurgel blocks that. She made it look easy!
Cyborg misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and launches herself over Cris Cyborg
Great move by Gurgel who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cyborg tries to take Zoila Gurgel down... Gurgel stumbles backwards and Cris Cyborg launches a few punches...
Zoila Gurgel dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Cris Cyborg fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Gurgel's chin
Cyborg is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Gurgel is smart enough to block that one.
Cyborg clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
A left hook from Gurgel
grazes the chin of Cyborg.
Cris Cyborg tries a hook to the body
and hits Gurgel ribs hard
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Cris Cyborg, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Cris Cyborg tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gurgel won't budge, forcing Cyborg to pull guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Gurgel's cheek from the guard.
Zoila Gurgel uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Cyborg misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel looks to posture up and open Cris Cyborg's guard...
Zoila Gurgel forces Cris Cyborg to open her guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Gurgel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gurgel tries to cover her face,
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
That hit Gurgel who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Gurgel tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Cyborg
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Cyborg
Cyborg launches a few weak punches
Gurgel blocks them effectively.
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel pushes Cyborg's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Gurgel who is in full mount! Cyborg is in trouble now!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg launches a few weak punches
Gurgel blocks them effectively.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Nice punches from Cris Cyborg.
Even nicer blocks from Gurgel.
Cris Cyborg takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Cris Cyborg takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Gurgel cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Cyborg can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Shovel hook by Cris Cyborg
goes nowhere.
Cyborg misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Cris Cyborg is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gurgel into her guard.
Cyborg ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel tries to better her position on the ground...
Cyborg holds Zoila Gurgel's head against her chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She succeeds!
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Gurgel tries to move to full mount
Gurgel succeeds
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Cris Cyborg moves forward and launches a low kick.
Gurgel blocks that.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Cris Cyborg paws at Gurgel.
Gurgel answers with solid punches!
Cris Cyborg launches a body shot
Gurgel dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Gurgel has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Gurgel studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Cyborg studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Cris Cyborg charges at Gurgel throwing flurries left and right.
Zoila Gurgel gets out of the way.
A furious flurry of punches from Cris Cyborg
just misses Gurgel.
Cyborg clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Cyborg leads with a punch
Zoila Gurgel avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Zoila Gurgel is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Cris Cyborg is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Cris Cyborg launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Cris Cyborg tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Cris Cyborg shoots for a double leg takedown!
Zoila Gurgel sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Zoila Gurgel shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Cris Cyborg is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gurgel into her guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Cyborg clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Zoila Gurgel tries to pass Cris Cyborg's guard...
Zoila Gurgel manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Gurgel's cheek from the guard.
Zoila Gurgel uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel tries to pass Cris Cyborg's guard...
Zoila Gurgel manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Cyborg misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel tries to better her position on the ground...
Gurgel is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Cris Cyborg fires an unorthodox punch to Gurgel's torso
that goes wide.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Tremendous strikes from Gurgel!
Some big punches are landing!
Cyborg has a small cut in her Chin
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Gurgel is holding Cris Cyborg's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Gurgel and Cyborg are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Cyborg tries to show some ground skills
Gurgel uses her strength to keep Gurgel at a disadvantage
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Cyborg Hyper-extended her left arm
Gurgel is locking that armbar...
Cyborg's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar from Zoila Gurgel appears to be unbreakable
Cyborg Hyper-extended her left arm
That armbar looks tight...
Cyborg struggles to free herself
John McCarthy breaks Zoila Gurgel's lock! This is over! Cyborg didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Zoila Gurgel by Submission (armbar) at 4:24 Round 3
Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 13/18 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 520 s
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 2/28 (7%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/48 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 520 s
Zoila used dodging, patience, and, obviously, submissions to take Cyborg out of her element and get a relatively dominating win here. That said, the strikes from Cyborg did some damage. But Gurgel is very tough and fought her way through it to get the W.
Cris Cyborg looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Zoila Gurgel and Cris Cyborg touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
As the fight continues it seems that Cris Cyborg is taking the best of the fight.
Cris Cyborg tries a hook to the body
but Gurgel manages to dodge it
Solid jabs from Cris Cyborg.
Gurgel defends.
Gurgel is trying to counter now!
Some nice shots from Zoila Gurgel
miss their mark.
Cyborg decides to launch some tentative punches
Zoila Gurgel takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Cyborg leads with a punch
Zoila Gurgel avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Gurgel has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Gurgel is holding Cris Cyborg's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Cris Cyborg takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Zoila Gurgel any adventage in the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Gurgel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gurgel tries to cover her face,
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
Cyborg's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Cyborg clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Gurgel breaths deeply while on the ground
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Zoila Gurgel tries to bring the fight to the ground
Cyborg goes down.
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Gurgel tries to open up Cris Cyborg's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Cyborg in the side of the head
There is a small laceration on Cris Cyborg's Forehead
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel pushes Cris Cyborg against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Gurgel jumps and tries to free her leg! Cyborg doesn't allow this but Zoila Gurgel is able to get half guard here.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Cyborg
Gurgel launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Cyborg is covering herself! Gurgel tries to force the situation and Cyborg clumsily gives her back!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg
Gurgel tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Cyborg! Gurgel has one hook in and keeps working!
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg with one hook in
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg with one hook in
Cyborg is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Gurgel tries to use some of her tricky moves but Gurgel's is smart enough to counter her.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Zoila Gurgel tries to get her arm under Cris Cyborg's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Cris Cyborg's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Cris Cyborg easily defends the attempt.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg with one hook in
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg with one hook in
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
That hit Gurgel who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Gurgel is in rear mount over Cyborg with one hook in
Cyborg has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Cyborg is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Zoila Gurgel throws her leg over Cris Cyborg's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Zoila Gurgel's rear naked choke attempt!
Cris Cyborg frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Zoila Gurgel and ends up on top!
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over Gurgel
Zoila Gurgel is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Cris Cyborg moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Cris Cyborg fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Gurgel blocks that. She made it look easy!
Cyborg misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and launches herself over Cris Cyborg
Great move by Gurgel who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Cyborg tries to take Zoila Gurgel down... Gurgel stumbles backwards and Cris Cyborg launches a few punches...
Zoila Gurgel dodges and moves away a couple of steps...
Cris Cyborg fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Gurgel's chin
Cyborg is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Gurgel is smart enough to block that one.
Cyborg clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
A left hook from Gurgel
grazes the chin of Cyborg.
Cris Cyborg tries a hook to the body
and hits Gurgel ribs hard
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Cris Cyborg, but it's close.
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Round 2
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Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Cris Cyborg tries to bring the fight to the ground
Gurgel won't budge, forcing Cyborg to pull guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Gurgel's cheek from the guard.
Zoila Gurgel uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Cyborg misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel looks to posture up and open Cris Cyborg's guard...
Zoila Gurgel forces Cris Cyborg to open her guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Gurgel's side.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Gurgel's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gurgel tries to cover her face,
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
That hit Gurgel who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Zoila Gurgel looks to counter!
Gurgel tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Cyborg
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Cyborg
Cyborg launches a few weak punches
Gurgel blocks them effectively.
Gurgel tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Zoila Gurgel pushes Cyborg's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Gurgel who is in full mount! Cyborg is in trouble now!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg launches a few weak punches
Gurgel blocks them effectively.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Zoila Gurgel fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Nice punches from Cris Cyborg.
Even nicer blocks from Gurgel.
Cris Cyborg takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Cris Cyborg takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Gurgel cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Cyborg can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Shovel hook by Cris Cyborg
goes nowhere.
Cyborg misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Cris Cyborg is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gurgel into her guard.
Cyborg ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel tries to better her position on the ground...
Cyborg holds Zoila Gurgel's head against her chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She is not able to do it
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Cyborg tries to close her guard around Gurgel
She succeeds!
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Gurgel tries to escape from the closed guard
Gurgel succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Zoila Gurgel is in open guard over Cyborg
Gurgel tries to move to full mount
Gurgel succeeds
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Cris Cyborg moves forward and launches a low kick.
Gurgel blocks that.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Cris Cyborg paws at Gurgel.
Gurgel answers with solid punches!
Cris Cyborg launches a body shot
Gurgel dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Gurgel has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Gurgel studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Cyborg studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Cris Cyborg charges at Gurgel throwing flurries left and right.
Zoila Gurgel gets out of the way.
A furious flurry of punches from Cris Cyborg
just misses Gurgel.
Cyborg clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Cyborg leads with a punch
Zoila Gurgel avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Zoila Gurgel is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Cris Cyborg is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Cris Cyborg launches a low kick
that gets blocked quickly.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Cris Cyborg tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Cris Cyborg shoots for a double leg takedown!
Zoila Gurgel sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Zoila Gurgel shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Cris Cyborg is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Gurgel into her guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Gurgel is in closed guard... Cyborg tries to roll on the ground!
Zoila Gurgel uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in closed guard over Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Cyborg clumsily fails here and it's time for Zoila Gurgel to fight back!
Zoila Gurgel tries to pass Cris Cyborg's guard...
Zoila Gurgel manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to Gurgel's cheek from the guard.
Zoila Gurgel uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Zoila Gurgel is in half guard over Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel tries to pass Cris Cyborg's guard...
Zoila Gurgel manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
Cyborg misses a step and Zoila Gurgel sees an opportunity to counter her!
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel tries to better her position on the ground...
Gurgel is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Deep breaths from Cris Cyborg who tries a hammer punch to Gurgel's ribs.
Gurgel blocks those punches
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Cris Cyborg fires an unorthodox punch to Gurgel's torso
that goes wide.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Zoila Gurgel tries to take advantage...
Tremendous strikes from Gurgel!
Some big punches are landing!
Cyborg has a small cut in her Chin
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Gurgel is holding Cris Cyborg's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Gurgel and Cyborg are at the same level nowadays... This match is very interesting because no one knows who will win.
Cyborg tries to show some ground skills
Gurgel uses her strength to keep Gurgel at a disadvantage
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of Gurgel's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Gurgel blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Zoila Gurgel is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Zoila Gurgel slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Zoila Gurgel is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Zoila Gurgel tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Cyborg Hyper-extended her left arm
Gurgel is locking that armbar...
Cyborg's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That armbar looks tight...
That armbar from Zoila Gurgel appears to be unbreakable
Cyborg Hyper-extended her left arm
That armbar looks tight...
Cyborg struggles to free herself
John McCarthy breaks Zoila Gurgel's lock! This is over! Cyborg didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Zoila Gurgel by Submission (armbar) at 4:24 Round 3
Statistics: Zoila Gurgel
Punches 13/18 (72%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 520 s
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 2/28 (7%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/3 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 16/48 (33%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 520 s
Zoila used dodging, patience, and, obviously, submissions to take Cyborg out of her element and get a relatively dominating win here. That said, the strikes from Cyborg did some damage. But Gurgel is very tough and fought her way through it to get the W.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!