Post by The Sandmen on May 19, 2016 10:14:57 GMT -5
Rin Nakai looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Nakai and Yamanaka move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
High kick from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Nakai seems to be done!
Nakai looks to be in very good shape.
An overhand right from Rin Nakai that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Yamanaka's stops that one with her face! How is Yamanaka standing?!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Nose
Yamanaka looks to be in very good shape.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Nakai stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Hiroko Yamanaka is coming in again!
Nakai begins to launch a barrage of punches over Yamanaka
this is getting worse and worse for Yamanaka
Yamanaka has a small cut in her Mouth
Nakai looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Hiroko Yamanaka's punches
Nakai measures the resilience of Yamanaka's chin with an uppercut while Yamanaka lands some great crosses.
Nakai showing excellent timing, blasts Hiroko Yamanaka with a right hand.
Great hook by Rin Nakai! Hiroko Yamanaka is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Nakai is standing while Yamanaka is on the ground on her back
Hiroko Yamanaka kicks her legs trying to keep Rin Nakai away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Nakai is standing while Yamanaka is on the ground on her back
Rin Nakai creates space and allows Hiroko Yamanaka to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Hiroko Yamanaka is standing now.
Hiroko Yamanaka throws a combo
Rin Nakai ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Yamanaka swings again, only to get countered once more! Yamanaka is looking bad here!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Rin Nakai tries a hook to the body
and hits Yamanaka ribs hard
Yamanaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Nakai launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Yamanaka with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Nakai moves aside and dodges.
Yamanaka misses a step and Rin Nakai sees an opportunity to counter her!
Nakai is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yamanaka Hyper-extended her arm
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Nakai tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
2:33 Round 1 and Nakai is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rin Nakai isolates Hiroko Yamanaka's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Hiroko Yamanaka is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Rin Nakai throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Yamanaka breaks the lock showing some skills...
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Rin Nakai in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Rin Nakai in her guard...
Rin Nakai keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Rin Nakai in her guard...
Rin Nakai keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Nakai suddenly holds Hiroko Yamanaka's arm and tries an armbar!
Yamanaka can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Rin Nakai!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Yamanaka tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Nakai
Rin Nakai tries to close the guard.
Nakai put Hiroko Yamanaka in closed guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Nakai is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Nakai tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka!
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Rin Nakai sits high on Hiroko Yamanaka's chest and pulls her leg underneath Yamanaka's head. There's the triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Yamanaka's eyes...
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Nakai is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Yamanaka tries to roll out. She's too quick for Rin Nakai and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Nakai and it cost her top position.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Nakai works on the ground with her fingers over Yamanaka's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Hiroko Yamanaka is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to posture up and open Rin Nakai's guard...
Rin Nakai has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Nakai tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka!
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Rin Nakai takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Hiroko Yamanaka shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Nakai is locking that Americana...
Crippling lock!
Yamanaka Hyper-extended her left arm
Nakai is locking that Americana...
Hiroko Yamanaka breaks that americana attempt!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Rin Nakai.
The cutman is working on Yamanaka's face.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Nakai follows Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka fakes a move.
Nakai tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
A right hand from Rin Nakai
surprises Yamanaka!
Rin Nakai just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Yamanaka may be in trouble!
Brilliant combination from Rin Nakai
that forces Yamanaka to try and defend better.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rin Nakai moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Nakai looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Hiroko Yamanaka's punches
Yamanaka is on the receiving end of a great combo by Nakai.
Nice punch by Rin Nakai
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Yamanaka's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Yamanaka has a small cut in her Forehead
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Rin Nakai can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Nakai goes to the body...
She punishes Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Yamanaka ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Nakai feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Rin Nakai turns out the lights for Yamanaka! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Yamanaka's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Winner is Rin Nakai by KO (Uppercut) at 1:16 Round 2
Statistics: Rin Nakai
Punches 27/32 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 159 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
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 180 s
Rin made the incredibly good Hiroko look like Swiss Chalet – not good at all, and leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth. There are a lot of good Japanese fighters here. RIn wants to be the best one. So does Megumi. Time will tell who will be the bester. Not to be confused with Alan Bester, who was, in fact, not good at all.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Nakai and Yamanaka move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
High kick from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Nakai seems to be done!
Nakai looks to be in very good shape.
An overhand right from Rin Nakai that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Yamanaka's stops that one with her face! How is Yamanaka standing?!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Nose
Yamanaka looks to be in very good shape.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Nakai stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Hiroko Yamanaka is coming in again!
Nakai begins to launch a barrage of punches over Yamanaka
this is getting worse and worse for Yamanaka
Yamanaka has a small cut in her Mouth
Nakai looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Hiroko Yamanaka's punches
Nakai measures the resilience of Yamanaka's chin with an uppercut while Yamanaka lands some great crosses.
Nakai showing excellent timing, blasts Hiroko Yamanaka with a right hand.
Great hook by Rin Nakai! Hiroko Yamanaka is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Nakai is standing while Yamanaka is on the ground on her back
Hiroko Yamanaka kicks her legs trying to keep Rin Nakai away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Nakai is standing while Yamanaka is on the ground on her back
Rin Nakai creates space and allows Hiroko Yamanaka to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Hiroko Yamanaka is standing now.
Hiroko Yamanaka throws a combo
Rin Nakai ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Yamanaka swings again, only to get countered once more! Yamanaka is looking bad here!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Rin Nakai tries a hook to the body
and hits Yamanaka ribs hard
Yamanaka decides to launch some tentative punches
Nakai launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Yamanaka with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Nakai moves aside and dodges.
Yamanaka misses a step and Rin Nakai sees an opportunity to counter her!
Nakai is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Yamanaka Hyper-extended her arm
Rin Nakai is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Nakai tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
2:33 Round 1 and Nakai is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rin Nakai isolates Hiroko Yamanaka's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Hiroko Yamanaka is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Rin Nakai throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Yamanaka breaks the lock showing some skills...
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Rin Nakai in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Rin Nakai in her guard...
Rin Nakai keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Rin Nakai in her guard...
Rin Nakai keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Nakai suddenly holds Hiroko Yamanaka's arm and tries an armbar!
Yamanaka can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Rin Nakai!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Yamanaka tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Nakai
Rin Nakai tries to close the guard.
Nakai put Hiroko Yamanaka in closed guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Nakai is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Nakai tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka!
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Rin Nakai sits high on Hiroko Yamanaka's chest and pulls her leg underneath Yamanaka's head. There's the triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Yamanaka's eyes...
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Nakai is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Yamanaka tries to roll out. She's too quick for Rin Nakai and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Nakai and it cost her top position.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Nakai works on the ground with her fingers over Yamanaka's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Hiroko Yamanaka is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to posture up and open Rin Nakai's guard...
Rin Nakai has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Nakai
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Nakai tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka!
Rin Nakai is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Rin Nakai takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Hiroko Yamanaka shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Nakai is locking that Americana...
Crippling lock!
Yamanaka Hyper-extended her left arm
Nakai is locking that Americana...
Hiroko Yamanaka breaks that americana attempt!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
This round is clearly for Rin Nakai.
The cutman is working on Yamanaka's face.
=========================================
Round 2
=========================================
The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Nakai follows Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka fakes a move.
Nakai tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
A right hand from Rin Nakai
surprises Yamanaka!
Rin Nakai just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Yamanaka may be in trouble!
Brilliant combination from Rin Nakai
that forces Yamanaka to try and defend better.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rin Nakai moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Nakai looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Hiroko Yamanaka's punches
Yamanaka is on the receiving end of a great combo by Nakai.
Nice punch by Rin Nakai
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Yamanaka's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Yamanaka has a small cut in her Forehead
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Rin Nakai can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Nakai goes to the body...
She punishes Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Yamanaka ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Nakai feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Rin Nakai turns out the lights for Yamanaka! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Yamanaka's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Winner is Rin Nakai by KO (Uppercut) at 1:16 Round 2
Statistics: Rin Nakai
Punches 27/32 (84%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 159 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 5/12 (42%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
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 180 s
Rin made the incredibly good Hiroko look like Swiss Chalet – not good at all, and leaves you with a bad taste in your mouth. There are a lot of good Japanese fighters here. RIn wants to be the best one. So does Megumi. Time will tell who will be the bester. Not to be confused with Alan Bester, who was, in fact, not good at all.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!