Post by The Sandman on Mar 21, 2021 19:31:09 GMT -5
Germaine de Randamie! Germaine de Randamie! This is what
the people are chanting here.
Julia Budd looks like she has been waiting for this fight
forever.
Germaine de Randamie looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized
media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Budd moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking
her if she came today for fighting or running.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some
footwork moving aside.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather
impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie moves forward and launches a low
kick.
Budd blocks that.
Julia Budd attempts to cut off de Randamie with punches
de Randamie reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Germaine de Randamie's Right
cheek
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by
not engaging.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Budd launches a hook to the body
Bang! de Randamie stops that one with her ribs!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather
impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
A right hand from Julia Budd
makes de Randamie stumble back!
de Randamie has a small cut in her Right cheek
Julia Budd moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to de Randamie's left thigh
de Randamie moves backwards and Julia Budd is asking her
if she came today for fighting or running.
Germaine de Randamie takes a few seconds to recover her
breath...
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by
not engaging.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julia Budd is asking her
if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Budd is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be
going down from here.
Germaine de Randamie launches a body shot
Budd dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Julia Budd was tooling Germaine de Randamie for the whole
fight. I don't know if it's because Germaine de Randamie lack
of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A bunch of leg kicks from Julia Budd
are blocked by de Randamie.
Budd launches a hook to the body
Bang! de Randamie stops that one with her ribs!
Julia Budd has seen better days.
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by
not engaging.
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Budd blocks with confidence
de Randamie clumsily fails here and it's time for Julia Budd to
fight back!
Julia Budd jabs at de Randamie
to no visible effect.
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather
impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Budd and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
Low kick by Germaine de Randamie to maintain her distance.
That hits Julia Budd's ankle
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Nice low kick from de Randamie
but Julia Budd stops it.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the
round is over.
The round is for Budd, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
de Randamie launches a hook to the body
Bang! Budd stops that one with her ribs!
A solid combination from Julia Budd
connects with de Randamie.
de Randamie's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement
she's received!
Julia Budd moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to de Randamie's left thigh
de Randamie hyper-extended her left leg
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some
footwork moving aside.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her
defense.
Budd moves forward looking for some action
Julia Budd shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent
in a double overhook!
de Randamie doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Julia
Budd embrace and tries to move away...
Julia Budd pushes de Randamie forward and doesn't allow
her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Germaine de Randamie pushes away Budd trying to keep the
fight at striking range
Budd doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling
with Germaine de Randamie
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Budd tries to dirty boxing while holds de Randamie against
cage
de Randamie is aware of her surroundings and scapes from
the clinch.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her
defense.
Germaine de Randamie throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Budd.
Budd's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's
received!
Terrible one sided match... de Randamie was not ready to
fight a fighter of Julia Budd caliber.
de Randamie launches a hook to the body
Julia Budd moves aside looking for a counter...
Poorly executed technique. Julia Budd looks to counter!
Julia Budd fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on de Randamie's chin
de Randamie's Chin is beginning to swell
Julia Budd has seen better days.
Budd pushes Germaine de Randamie and moves away from
her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Germaine de Randamie takes a few seconds to recover her
breath...
Budd is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be
going down from here.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julia Budd is asking her
if she came today for fighting or running.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take
this into account for future fights.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her
defense.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julia Budd is asking her
if she came today for fighting or running.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and launches herself
over Julia Budd
Great move by de Randamie who pushes her opponent
under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Germaine de Randamie is grappling and launching some wild
punches...
Not the best move against Julia Budd who tries to take
adventage of her opponent's mistakes.
Julia Budd pushes away de Randamie trying to keep the
fight at striking range
de Randamie doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is
grappling with Julia Budd
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Julia Budd slightly pushes de Randamie into the fence and
tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to
continue fighting.
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
Solid jabs from Germaine de Randamie.
Budd defends.
Germaine de Randamie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Julia Budd sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
The two exchange wildly
Budd is connecting with a few punches
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Budd is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks de Randamie's jaw!
Julia Budd tries a hook to the body
and hits de Randamie ribs hard
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Budd pushes Germaine de Randamie and moves away from
her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
de Randamie steps backwards away from Julia Budd. She
seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round
concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to
their corners.
This round is clearly for Julia Budd.
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Round 3
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Julia Budd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving
aside.
Budd launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits de Randamie's face but it seems like one
finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The two exchange wildly
Budd is connecting with a few punches
There is a small laceration on Germaine de Randamie's Left
eye
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by
not engaging.
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Budd blocks with confidence
Nice punch by Julia Budd
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Germaine de Randamie is taking out her mouthpiece to
breathe...
Solid jabs from Germaine de Randamie.
Budd defends.
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
Julia Budd fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on de Randamie's chin
de Randamie's Chin is beginning to swell
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Several good body shots
land on de Randamie.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
de Randamie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that
are countered by Julia Budd's punches
de Randamie is on the receiving end of a great combo by
Budd.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Budd pushes Germaine de Randamie and moves away from
her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a move and launches a nice
uppercut
Budd blocks that. It was easy!
Poorly executed technique. Julia Budd looks to counter!
Budd is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds de Randamie's thigh
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Budd blocks with confidence
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and launches herself
over Julia Budd
Budd counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Germaine de Randamie fires an unorthodox punch to Budd's
torso
that goes wide.
Budd studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Julia Budd goes with a looping right hand while Germaine de
Randamie jumps back and jabs
de Randamie seems staggered and Julia Budd runs to
capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Germaine de Randamie's face is covered in blood. She may be
having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her
eyes.
Germaine de Randamie paws at Budd.
Budd answers with solid punches!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
Germaine de Randamie throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Budd is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some
footwork moving aside.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Solid jabs from Germaine de Randamie.
Budd defends.
Julia Budd fakes a move and moves laterally.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Germaine de
Randamie!
Budd ducks under...
de Randamie misses a step and Julia Budd sees an
opportunity to counter her!
Budd throws a low kick
Germaine de Randamie blocks.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Low kick by Germaine de Randamie to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Julia Budd tries to
take advantage...
Budd avoids a dangerous strike from de Randamie
and counters with a solid straight!
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by
not engaging.
Germaine de Randamie leans forwards and tries to grapple
with Budd
de Randamie shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are
clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Julia Budd throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
de Randamie is being hit hard here!
Germaine de Randamie tries to shrug her way out of the
clinch.
de Randamie circles out and slips free of Julia Budd's grip.
Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
de Randamie launches a kick
Budd checks it and keeps distance.
The clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Germaine de Randamie moves forward looking for some
grappling action
Budd pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking
range
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
de Randamie leads with a punch
Julia Budd avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
de Randamie's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's
received!
de Randamie has a small cut in her Chin
The clock says 2:05 in the 4 round
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Shovel hook by Julia Budd
tags de Randamie.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
A solid combination from Germaine de Randamie
mostly hits air.
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Julia Budd tries to
take advantage...
Several good body shots
land on de Randamie.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Julia Budd sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julia Budd is asking her
if she came today for fighting or running.
Julia Budd throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie decides to launch some tentative punches
Julia Budd takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Julia Budd burned herself out. I don't think she has any gas
left in the tank.
Budd and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Budd blocks with confidence
Germaine de Randamie moves forward looking for some
grappling action
Budd pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking
range
Germaine de Randamie jabs at Budd
to no visible effect.
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Julia Budd tries to
take advantage...
Germaine de Randamie launches a body shot
Budd dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Budd goes to the body...
She punishes de Randamie's ribs with a couple of hooks.
de Randamie doesn't stop bleeding.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some
footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
de Randamie steps backwards away from Julia Budd. She
seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
de Randamie launches a stiff jab!
Budd ducks that one.
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round
concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to
their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for
Budd.
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Round 5
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Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
Germaine de Randamie tries a hook to the body
but Budd manages to dodge it
Budd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss
move...
Budd throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Julia Budd fakes a move and moves laterally.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Budd looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are
countered by Germaine de Randamie's punches
Budd measures the resilience of de Randamie's chin with an
uppercut while de Randamie lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Good movement from de Randamie
who is bobbing and weaving.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
I think Julia Budd needs to learn how to pace herself better.
Her performance is suffering from her exhaustion.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Germaine de Randamie
Budd is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
de Randamie clumsily fails here and it's time for Julia Budd to
fight back!
Brilliant combination from Julia Budd
that forces de Randamie to try and defend better.
The clock says 1:10 in the 5 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Budd moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking
her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
Budd decides to launch some tentative punches
Julia Budd takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
A punch from Germaine de Randamie
whizzes past Budd.
de Randamie doesn't stop bleeding.
de Randamie pushes Julia Budd and moves away from her.
She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 2:15 in the 5 round
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her
defense.
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
A right hand from Julia Budd
gets deflected.
Solid shot from Germaine de Randamie to the body.
Budd blocks in time.
Budd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss
move...
Budd showing excellent timing, blasts Germaine de Randamie
with a right hand.
Great hook by Julia Budd! Germaine de Randamie is caught
off balance and slips to the ground!
Budd is standing while de Randamie is on the ground on her
back
de Randamie looks like the walking dead... I don't know how
much more punishement she can receive.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
de Randamie tries to stand up!
Budd doesn't allow her!
The clock says 2:55 in the 5 round
Budd is standing while de Randamie is on the ground on her
back
Germaine de Randamie doesn't want to continue the fight in
this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Budd's moves.
The clock says 3:05 in the 5 round
Budd is standing while de Randamie is on the ground on her
back
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie tries to stand up!
Budd doesn't allow her!
Budd is standing while de Randamie is on the ground on her
back
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
Germaine de Randamie doesn't want to continue the fight in
this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Budd's moves.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Germaine de
Randamie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Germaine de Randamie is standing
now.
The clock says 3:25 in the 5 round
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Julia Budd looks rather shattered.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Budd studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Tremendous strikes from Budd!
de Randamie blocks with confidence
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Julia Budd swings...
...no good.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to
counter!
Germaine de Randamie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Julia Budd sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Julia Budd fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
de Randamie blocks that. She made it look easy!
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Budd sees what was coming and ducks under her opponent
and moves aside
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. de Randamie moves back and
takes a deep breath.
The clock says 4:45 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie moves forward looking for some
grappling action
Budd pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking
range
Bone shattering straight left hand from Germaine de
Randamie!
Budd ducks under...
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for
Budd.
Winner is Julia Budd by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Julia Budd
Punches 59/78 (76%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 5/8 (62%)
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: Germaine de Randamie
Punches 4/53 (8%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 40 s
Budd did a lot of the good things. GDR did not.
the people are chanting here.
Julia Budd looks like she has been waiting for this fight
forever.
Germaine de Randamie looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized
media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Budd moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking
her if she came today for fighting or running.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some
footwork moving aside.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather
impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie moves forward and launches a low
kick.
Budd blocks that.
Julia Budd attempts to cut off de Randamie with punches
de Randamie reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Germaine de Randamie's Right
cheek
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by
not engaging.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Budd launches a hook to the body
Bang! de Randamie stops that one with her ribs!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather
impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
A right hand from Julia Budd
makes de Randamie stumble back!
de Randamie has a small cut in her Right cheek
Julia Budd moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to de Randamie's left thigh
de Randamie moves backwards and Julia Budd is asking her
if she came today for fighting or running.
Germaine de Randamie takes a few seconds to recover her
breath...
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by
not engaging.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julia Budd is asking her
if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Budd is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be
going down from here.
Germaine de Randamie launches a body shot
Budd dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Julia Budd was tooling Germaine de Randamie for the whole
fight. I don't know if it's because Germaine de Randamie lack
of fighting spirit or just of skill.
A bunch of leg kicks from Julia Budd
are blocked by de Randamie.
Budd launches a hook to the body
Bang! de Randamie stops that one with her ribs!
Julia Budd has seen better days.
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by
not engaging.
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Budd blocks with confidence
de Randamie clumsily fails here and it's time for Julia Budd to
fight back!
Julia Budd jabs at de Randamie
to no visible effect.
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather
impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Budd and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
Low kick by Germaine de Randamie to maintain her distance.
That hits Julia Budd's ankle
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Nice low kick from de Randamie
but Julia Budd stops it.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the
round is over.
The round is for Budd, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
de Randamie launches a hook to the body
Bang! Budd stops that one with her ribs!
A solid combination from Julia Budd
connects with de Randamie.
de Randamie's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement
she's received!
Julia Budd moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to de Randamie's left thigh
de Randamie hyper-extended her left leg
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some
footwork moving aside.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her
defense.
Budd moves forward looking for some action
Julia Budd shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent
in a double overhook!
de Randamie doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Julia
Budd embrace and tries to move away...
Julia Budd pushes de Randamie forward and doesn't allow
her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Germaine de Randamie pushes away Budd trying to keep the
fight at striking range
Budd doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling
with Germaine de Randamie
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Budd tries to dirty boxing while holds de Randamie against
cage
de Randamie is aware of her surroundings and scapes from
the clinch.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her
defense.
Germaine de Randamie throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Budd.
Budd's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's
received!
Terrible one sided match... de Randamie was not ready to
fight a fighter of Julia Budd caliber.
de Randamie launches a hook to the body
Julia Budd moves aside looking for a counter...
Poorly executed technique. Julia Budd looks to counter!
Julia Budd fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on de Randamie's chin
de Randamie's Chin is beginning to swell
Julia Budd has seen better days.
Budd pushes Germaine de Randamie and moves away from
her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Germaine de Randamie takes a few seconds to recover her
breath...
Budd is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be
going down from here.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julia Budd is asking her
if she came today for fighting or running.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take
this into account for future fights.
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her
defense.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julia Budd is asking her
if she came today for fighting or running.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and launches herself
over Julia Budd
Great move by de Randamie who pushes her opponent
under a troublesome thai clinch
The clock says 3:05 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Germaine de Randamie is grappling and launching some wild
punches...
Not the best move against Julia Budd who tries to take
adventage of her opponent's mistakes.
Julia Budd pushes away de Randamie trying to keep the
fight at striking range
de Randamie doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is
grappling with Julia Budd
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Julia Budd slightly pushes de Randamie into the fence and
tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy separates the fighters and tells them to
continue fighting.
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
Solid jabs from Germaine de Randamie.
Budd defends.
Germaine de Randamie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Julia Budd sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
The two exchange wildly
Budd is connecting with a few punches
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Budd is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks de Randamie's jaw!
Julia Budd tries a hook to the body
and hits de Randamie ribs hard
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Budd pushes Germaine de Randamie and moves away from
her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
de Randamie steps backwards away from Julia Budd. She
seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round
concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to
their corners.
This round is clearly for Julia Budd.
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Round 3
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Julia Budd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving
aside.
Budd launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits de Randamie's face but it seems like one
finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
The two exchange wildly
Budd is connecting with a few punches
There is a small laceration on Germaine de Randamie's Left
eye
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by
not engaging.
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Budd blocks with confidence
Nice punch by Julia Budd
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Germaine de Randamie is taking out her mouthpiece to
breathe...
Solid jabs from Germaine de Randamie.
Budd defends.
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
Julia Budd fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on de Randamie's chin
de Randamie's Chin is beginning to swell
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Several good body shots
land on de Randamie.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
de Randamie looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that
are countered by Julia Budd's punches
de Randamie is on the receiving end of a great combo by
Budd.
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Budd pushes Germaine de Randamie and moves away from
her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a move and launches a nice
uppercut
Budd blocks that. It was easy!
Poorly executed technique. Julia Budd looks to counter!
Budd is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds de Randamie's thigh
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Budd blocks with confidence
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and launches herself
over Julia Budd
Budd counters with a few fake punches and then backpedals
Germaine de Randamie fires an unorthodox punch to Budd's
torso
that goes wide.
Budd studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Julia Budd goes with a looping right hand while Germaine de
Randamie jumps back and jabs
de Randamie seems staggered and Julia Budd runs to
capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Germaine de Randamie's face is covered in blood. She may be
having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her
eyes.
Germaine de Randamie paws at Budd.
Budd answers with solid punches!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
Germaine de Randamie throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Budd is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some
footwork moving aside.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Solid jabs from Germaine de Randamie.
Budd defends.
Julia Budd fakes a move and moves laterally.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Germaine de
Randamie!
Budd ducks under...
de Randamie misses a step and Julia Budd sees an
opportunity to counter her!
Budd throws a low kick
Germaine de Randamie blocks.
The clock says 0:50 in the 4 round
Low kick by Germaine de Randamie to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Julia Budd tries to
take advantage...
Budd avoids a dangerous strike from de Randamie
and counters with a solid straight!
Julia Budd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by
not engaging.
Germaine de Randamie leans forwards and tries to grapple
with Budd
de Randamie shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are
clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Julia Budd throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
de Randamie is being hit hard here!
Germaine de Randamie tries to shrug her way out of the
clinch.
de Randamie circles out and slips free of Julia Budd's grip.
Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 1:35 in the 4 round
de Randamie launches a kick
Budd checks it and keeps distance.
The clock says 1:45 in the 4 round
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Germaine de Randamie moves forward looking for some
grappling action
Budd pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking
range
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
de Randamie leads with a punch
Julia Budd avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
de Randamie's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's
received!
de Randamie has a small cut in her Chin
The clock says 2:05 in the 4 round
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Shovel hook by Julia Budd
tags de Randamie.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
A solid combination from Germaine de Randamie
mostly hits air.
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Julia Budd tries to
take advantage...
Several good body shots
land on de Randamie.
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Julia Budd sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
de Randamie and Budd circle around the center of the cage.
de Randamie moves backwards and Julia Budd is asking her
if she came today for fighting or running.
Julia Budd throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The clock says 3:10 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie decides to launch some tentative punches
Julia Budd takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Julia Budd burned herself out. I don't think she has any gas
left in the tank.
Budd and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
Tremendous strikes from de Randamie!
Budd blocks with confidence
Germaine de Randamie moves forward looking for some
grappling action
Budd pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking
range
Germaine de Randamie jabs at Budd
to no visible effect.
Germaine de Randamie gets sloppy and Julia Budd tries to
take advantage...
Germaine de Randamie launches a body shot
Budd dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Budd goes to the body...
She punishes de Randamie's ribs with a couple of hooks.
de Randamie doesn't stop bleeding.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some
footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:35 in the 4 round
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
de Randamie steps backwards away from Julia Budd. She
seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
de Randamie launches a stiff jab!
Budd ducks that one.
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round
concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to
their corners.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for
Budd.
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Round 5
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Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
Germaine de Randamie tries a hook to the body
but Budd manages to dodge it
Budd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss
move...
Budd throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Julia Budd fakes a move and moves laterally.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Budd looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are
countered by Germaine de Randamie's punches
Budd measures the resilience of de Randamie's chin with an
uppercut while de Randamie lands some great crosses.
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Good movement from de Randamie
who is bobbing and weaving.
The clock says 0:45 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:55 in the 5 round
I think Julia Budd needs to learn how to pace herself better.
Her performance is suffering from her exhaustion.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Germaine de Randamie
Budd is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
de Randamie clumsily fails here and it's time for Julia Budd to
fight back!
Brilliant combination from Julia Budd
that forces de Randamie to try and defend better.
The clock says 1:10 in the 5 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Budd moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking
her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 1:45 in the 5 round
Budd decides to launch some tentative punches
Julia Budd takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Germaine de Randamie is a bloody mess!
A punch from Germaine de Randamie
whizzes past Budd.
de Randamie doesn't stop bleeding.
de Randamie pushes Julia Budd and moves away from her.
She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 2:15 in the 5 round
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her
defense.
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
A right hand from Julia Budd
gets deflected.
Solid shot from Germaine de Randamie to the body.
Budd blocks in time.
Budd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss
move...
Budd showing excellent timing, blasts Germaine de Randamie
with a right hand.
Great hook by Julia Budd! Germaine de Randamie is caught
off balance and slips to the ground!
Budd is standing while de Randamie is on the ground on her
back
de Randamie looks like the walking dead... I don't know how
much more punishement she can receive.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
de Randamie tries to stand up!
Budd doesn't allow her!
The clock says 2:55 in the 5 round
Budd is standing while de Randamie is on the ground on her
back
Germaine de Randamie doesn't want to continue the fight in
this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Budd's moves.
The clock says 3:05 in the 5 round
Budd is standing while de Randamie is on the ground on her
back
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie tries to stand up!
Budd doesn't allow her!
Budd is standing while de Randamie is on the ground on her
back
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
Germaine de Randamie doesn't want to continue the fight in
this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Budd's moves.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Germaine de
Randamie. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Back to the beginning! Germaine de Randamie is standing
now.
The clock says 3:25 in the 5 round
Julia Budd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Julia Budd looks rather shattered.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Budd studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
You can see de Randamie's blood making stains in the mat.
Tremendous strikes from Budd!
de Randamie blocks with confidence
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Julia Budd swings...
...no good.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to
counter!
Germaine de Randamie shoots for a double leg takedown!
Julia Budd sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Julia Budd fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
de Randamie blocks that. She made it look easy!
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Budd sees what was coming and ducks under her opponent
and moves aside
Germaine de Randamie continues to bleed from that cut. It
could be affecting her vision.
de Randamie decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. de Randamie moves back and
takes a deep breath.
The clock says 4:45 in the 5 round
Germaine de Randamie moves forward looking for some
grappling action
Budd pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking
range
Bone shattering straight left hand from Germaine de
Randamie!
Budd ducks under...
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for
Budd.
Winner is Julia Budd by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Julia Budd
Punches 59/78 (76%)
Kicks 4/8 (50%)
Clinch strikes 5/8 (62%)
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: Germaine de Randamie
Punches 4/53 (8%)
Kicks 1/4 (25%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 40 s
Budd did a lot of the good things. GDR did not.
