Post by The Sandmen on Jan 27, 2016 17:25:40 GMT -5
ManMMA Bantamweight Championship
Sarah Kaufman raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Hiroko Yamanaka shifts back and forth nervously.
And here we go with the title fight!
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Kaufman is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Yamanaka tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Yamanaka is clinching with Kaufman.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sarah Kaufman tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Sarah Kaufman gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Big mistake from Sarah Kaufman! Yamanaka tries to finish her off with a RNC!
That Rear Nacked Choke looks tight...
Kaufman struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Kaufman's eyes...
Yamanaka is unable to lock that and Kaufman breaks the lock
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Kaufman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kaufman stumbles backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka circles to get the center of the cage
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is opening up on Kaufman and raining down combinations!
Kaufman doesn't look worried as she defends.
Yamanaka launches a furious low kick!
Kaufman receives a hard blow on her left leg!
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Sarah Kaufman tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Yamanaka's face
Yamanaka's Mouth is beginning to swell
That punishment by Sarah Kaufman has left Yamanaka staggered! Sarah Kaufman should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Sarah Kaufman closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Kaufman decides to launch some tentative punches
Yamanaka launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Kaufman with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Hiroko Yamanaka seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Sarah Kaufman!
Yamanaka shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Here comes Hiroko Yamanaka with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Kaufman's ribs!
Crushing shot to Kaufman's body! She's holding her side
A bad move from Sarah Kaufman
almost puts her head in the path of Yamanaka's kick.
Kaufman is trying to counter now!
Sarah Kaufman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
Sarah Kaufman is in open guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Kaufman spins out, but Hiroko Yamanaka was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Kaufman is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Back to the beginning! Sarah Kaufman is standing now.
Kaufman is standing while Yamanaka is on the ground on her back
Sarah Kaufman steps back and allows Yamanaka to get back to her feet.
Hiroko Yamanaka is on her feet again.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka fires an unorthodox punch to Kaufman's torso
that hits its mark.
Yamanaka is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Kaufman's jaw!
Kaufman's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Solid kick to the leg from Sarah Kaufman
that visibly pains Yamanaka.
Kaufman moves to shoot
but Hiroko Yamanaka delivers a knee that wrecks her!
Kaufman has a small cut in her Right eye
A bad move from Sarah Kaufman
almost puts her head in the path of Yamanaka's kick.
Yamanaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Kaufman launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Yamanaka with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka's mind is definitely in the fight, Kaufman just got nailed! Hiroko Yamanaka saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Kaufman is going to have a headache after this one.
Kaufman's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Surprise roundhouse punch by Kaufman.
It looks like Yamanaka was hit by a bus!
Yamanaka's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Yamanaka is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Kaufman is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Sarah Kaufman launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Yamanaka blocks and tries to circle around her opponent looking for angles.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Yamanaka dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Kaufman from the ground!
Kaufman steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Sarah Kaufman goes with a looping right hand while Hiroko Yamanaka jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Yamanaka seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Sarah Kaufman has found an opening in the defense of Yamanaka, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Yamanaka's ribs.
Hard blow to Yamanaka's mid-section, she seems hurt
That punishment by Sarah Kaufman has left Yamanaka staggered! Sarah Kaufman should try push forward now and finish this!
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to show her boxing skills with a one-two combo
and those punches are landing on Kaufman's face
Hiroko Yamanaka's mind is definitely in the fight, Kaufman just got nailed! Hiroko Yamanaka saw an opening and delivered a big right hand
Wow! Kaufman is going to have a headache after this one.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Yamanaka stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Sarah Kaufman is coming in again!
Yamanaka has a small cut in her Chin
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
This is what the fight looked like at the end of round 1.
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Round 2
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Kaufman cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Yamanaka can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Yamanaka moves forward looking for some action
Sarah Kaufman doesn't want to engage and backpedals
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Kaufman launches a furious hook!
That hits Yamanaka's chin like a wrecking ball! Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the mat.
Hiroko Yamanaka seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Sarah Kaufman!
Kaufman is standing while Yamanaka is on the ground on her back
Kaufman shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Kaufman opts to jump inside Yamanaka's guard.
Yamanaka didn't see that coming. Sarah Kaufman is in open guard over Yamanaka now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Sarah Kaufman is in open guard over Yamanaka
Sarah Kaufman throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Yamanaka's face with those brutal elbows! Yamanaka needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Sarah Kaufman turns out the lights for Yamanaka! What an astonishing KO by Kaufman!
Yamanaka's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Mouth
Winner is Sarah Kaufman by KO (GnP) at 0:53 Round 2
Statistics: Sarah Kaufman
Punches 14/18 (78%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 19 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 19/25 (76%)
Kicks 4/6 (67%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 39 s
Sarah Kaufman defends the Women's Bantamweight title!
Amazing fight. Fight of the night lock, and probably a high contender for fight of the year. Both destroyed the other. There was no apparent team-love going on here, cause dayum.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!