Post by The Sandman on Oct 21, 2022 7:51:30 GMT -5
ManMMA Bantamweight Championship
People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Megan Anderson chants all around the place!
Amanda Nunes 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.
Megan Anderson looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
And here we go with the title fight!
Amanda Nunes has fight Megan Anderson 4 times. She has lost 2 of them.
Amanda Nunes is the favourite by the betting sites on internet.
Amanda Nunes comes with a 12 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Amanda Nunes and Megan Anderson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
0:09 Round 1 and Anderson is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Amanda Nunes is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Megan Anderson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Megan Anderson!
Nunes is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Megan Anderson!
Nunes ducks under...
Low kick by Megan Anderson to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
A punch from Amanda Nunes
grazes Anderson's right cheek.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Anderson decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Anderson moves back and takes a deep breath.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Anderson steps forward
Amanda Nunes catches her with an uppercut to the face!
Anderson's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Megan Anderson's Left eye
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Amanda Nunes!
Anderson ducks under...
Amanda Nunes swings...
hard impact to Anderson's face!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
A right hand from Amanda Nunes
surprises Anderson!
A furious flurry of punches from Amanda Nunes
just misses Anderson.
Nice punches from Amanda Nunes.
Even nicer blocks from Anderson.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Nunes steps backwards away from Megan Anderson. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Not a desiderable position that Nunes is in now. Megan Anderson is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Megan Anderson just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Nunes quickly defends.
Amanda Nunes tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Nunes showing excellent timing, blasts Megan Anderson with a right hand.
Great hook by Amanda Nunes! Megan Anderson is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Nunes is standing while Anderson is on the ground on her back
Nunes moves backwards and gestures for Megan Anderson to stand up.
Anderson climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Nunes moves backwards and Megan Anderson is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Amanda Nunes throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Anderson tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Anderson launches a hook to the body
Amanda Nunes moves aside looking for a counter...
Amanda Nunes jabs at Anderson
hitting her chest.
Megan Anderson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Nunes moves backwards and Megan Anderson is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Megan Anderson fakes a move and moves laterally.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Anderson steps forward
Nunes feints.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Amanda Nunes has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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Some counter punches against Megan Anderson
land while she's on her bicycle.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
A right hand from Amanda Nunes
gets deflected.
Nunes avoids a dangerous strike from Anderson
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Megan Anderson goes with a looping right hand while Amanda Nunes jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Nunes seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Nunes is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Anderson's jaw!
Several good body shots
land on Nunes.
Nunes studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Megan Anderson moves forward looking for some grappling action
Nunes pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Anderson launches a flurry of punches
Nunes slips out of danger.
Anderson misses a step and Amanda Nunes sees an opportunity to counter her!
Nunes throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Amanda Nunes fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Nunes throws a body kick.
Solid shot!
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Anderson and Nunes circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Megan Anderson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
An overhand right from Amanda Nunes that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Anderson's stops that one with her face! How is Anderson standing?!
Several good body shots
are evaded by Anderson.
Amanda Nunes is opening up on Anderson and raining down combinations!
Anderson's corner looks worried!
Nunes moves backwards and Megan Anderson is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Megan Anderson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Anderson launches a flurry of punches
Nunes slips out of danger.
Anderson leads with a punch
Amanda Nunes evades but whiffs with a counter.
Anderson and Nunes circle around the center of the cage.
Amanda Nunes is measuring Anderson with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
Some nice shots from Amanda Nunes
that stun Anderson.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Anderson and Nunes circle around the center of the cage.
Megan Anderson is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Megan Anderson goes with a looping right hand while Amanda Nunes jumps back and jabs
Anderson only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Amanda Nunes has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 3
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Solid shot from Amanda Nunes to the body.
Anderson didn't like that.
Nunes studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Some counter punches against Megan Anderson
land while she's on her bicycle.
Anderson fires low kicks
that fail to land.
Nunes throws a hook
She fails to land it.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Solid jabs from Megan Anderson.
Nunes defends.
Some counter punches against Megan Anderson
land while she's on her bicycle.
The clock says 1:25 in the 3 round
Amanda Nunes attempts to cut off Anderson with punches
Anderson reels from the strikes.
Crisp uppercut by Nunes followed by a hard jab
Megan Anderson stumbles back.
Megan Anderson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Nunes is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Anderson's thigh
Inside leg kick from Anderson
that goes awry.
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Amanda Nunes to fight back!
Nunes goes to the body...
She punishes Anderson's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Anderson seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Amanda Nunes is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Nunes showing excellent timing, blasts Megan Anderson with a right hand.
Great hook by Amanda Nunes! Megan Anderson is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Nunes is standing while Anderson is on the ground on her back
Amanda Nunes steps back and allows Anderson to get back to her feet.
Megan Anderson is on her feet again.
Tremendous strikes from Nunes!
Some big punches are landing!
Anderson can't see anything with that swollen right eye.
Winner is Amanda Nunes by TKO (Stoppage - Swollen Eye) at 2:55 Round 3
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 47/79 (59%)
Kicks 2/2 (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 0 s
Statistics: Megan Anderson
Punches 10/33 (30%)
Kicks 0/5 (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
Amanda Nunes defends the Women's Bantamweight title!
Nunes is pretty legit. Would have been more interesting if Anderson got a bit of work going into this one, since I don’t think she’s been touched since last time Nunes destroyed her, but whatcha gonna do?
