Holm vs. Yamanaka

[The Sandmen]

ManMMA Bantamweight Championship

Holly Holm is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Hiroko Yamanaka is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
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 is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
The two exchange wildly
Yamanaka is connecting with a few punches
Holm has a small cut in her Nose
Holm throws a low kick
Hiroko Yamanaka blocks.
Holm clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Incredible haymaker from Hiroko Yamanaka!
You can see Holly Holm's head being snapped backwards!
Hiroko Yamanaka and Holm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Brutal combination from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Holm moves aside and dodges.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Holm looks to be in very good shape.
Holm launches a furious hook!
That hits Yamanaka's chin like a wrecking ball! Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the mat.
Yamanaka's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Holm is standing while Yamanaka is on the ground on her back
Yamanaka tries to hit Holly Holm with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Holm steps backwards trying to find a way to use her advantage now.
Holm is standing while Yamanaka is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm creates space and allows Hiroko Yamanaka to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Hiroko Yamanaka is standing now.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Hiroko Yamanaka who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Holm pushes Hiroko Yamanaka against the fence and launches a few sick punches
A couple of unanswered uppercuts collide with Yamanaka's chin! Her legs are wobbling!
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Holly Holm pushes Yamanaka forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holly Holm postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Yamanaka hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Holm takes a break to breathe while holding Hiroko Yamanaka.
The fighters are clinching.
Holm launches a few hard punches to Hiroko Yamanaka's ribs!
Hiroko Yamanaka's ribs shows the damage! Holly Holm is working her opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Yamanaka who put distance between them
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Yamanaka stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Holly Holm is coming in again!
Hiroko Yamanaka seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Holly Holm!
Holly Holm and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Holly Holm is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Hiroko Yamanaka seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Holly Holm!
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Brutal combination from Holly Holm!
Yamanaka is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Holly Holm turns out the lights for Yamanaka! Tiiiiiiiim-ber! What a knock out!
Yamanaka's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Yamanaka has a small cut in her Chin

Winner is Holly Holm by KO (Punches) at 3:04 Round 1

Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 9/15 (60%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 8/12 (67%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s

Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 7/15 (47%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
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 21 s


Holly Holm defends the Women's Bantamweight title!

Defended.