Zingano vs. Yamanaka

Cat Zingano looks like she's feeling the pressure.
Hiroko Yamanaka shifts back and forth nervously.
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.
Cat Zingano comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Keith Peterson.

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Round 1
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Cat Zingano and Hiroko Yamanaka touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Crisp uppercut by Zingano followed by a hard jab
Roku deflects the blows.
Roku is trying to counter now!
Roku moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Zingano with a double overhooks!
Roku is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Zingano's jaw!
0:28 Round 1 and Zingano is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
The two exchange wildly
Roku is connecting with a few punches
Nice punches from Cat Zingano.
Even nicer blocks from Roku.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Cat Zingano
Roku is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Zingano misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Roku showing excellent timing, blasts Cat Zingano with a right hand.
Great hook by Hiroko Yamanaka! Cat Zingano is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Roku is standing while Zingano is on the ground on her back
Roku launches a kick to Zingano's thigh
Loud pop!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Roku is standing while Zingano is on the ground on her back
Hiroko Yamanaka steps back and allows Zingano to get back to her feet.
Zingano climbs to her feet and is standing now.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Roku launches a hook to the body
Bang! Zingano stops that one with her ribs!
Roku launches a hook to the body
Bang! Zingano stops that one with her ribs!
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
Zingano is connecting with a few punches
Hard blow to Roku's mid-section, she seems hurt
Roku steps backwards away from Cat Zingano. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cat Zingano tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka swings and Zingano has to retreat
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano moves forward looking for some grappling action
Zingano has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Roku doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Roku forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano pushes away Roku trying to keep the fight at striking range
Roku stumbles backwards and Cat Zingano circles to get the center of the cage
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Zingano wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Roku doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Roku leads with a punch
Cat Zingano evades but whiffs with a counter.
Zingano misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
Good leg kicks from Hiroko Yamanaka.
Zingano winces a bit.
Zingano hyper-extended her leg
Zingano steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Roku is holding Cat Zingano's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cat Zingano loses balance and goes to the ground.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Roku tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Roku
Cat Zingano tries to better her position on the ground...
Zingano breaks the closed guard of Hiroko Yamanaka and moves to half guard
Cat Zingano is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Cat Zingano in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Roku
Zingano is in closed guard... Roku tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Cat Zingano!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Zingano is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Roku's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That round was a toss up.



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Round 2
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Cat Zingano closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Zingano launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Roku's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Keith Peterson didn't see that!
Several good body shots
land on Zingano.
Roku steps forward
Zingano feints.
Zingano clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Roku avoids a dangerous strike from Zingano
and counters with a solid straight!
Zingano has a small cut in her Right cheek
Cat Zingano swings...
hard impact to Roku's face!
Roku's Mouth is beginning to swell
Roku has a small cut in her Mouth
Quick hook by Hiroko Yamanaka
Good shot! Zingano has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Cat Zingano's Right cheek
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Cat Zingano swings...
...no good.
Shovel hook by Cat Zingano
tags Roku.
Roku studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hiroko Yamanaka was tooling Cat Zingano for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Cat Zingano lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Nice punches from Cat Zingano.
Even nicer blocks from Roku.
Roku tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Zingano leads with a punch
Hiroko Yamanaka avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Zingano steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cat Zingano moves forward looking for some grappling action
Zingano has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano postures up and launches another series of punches!
Roku pushes her opponent forward and blocks most of Cat Zingano's offensive.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Roku is launching some bone breaking punches to Zingano's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Cat Zingano's eyes.
Zingano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Zingano forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Roku is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Roku is trying to counter now!
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to finish this with a rear naked chocke!
Zingano ducks under and pushes away her opponent.
A left hook from Zingano
falls short.
Cat Zingano gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Roku goes to the body...
She punishes Zingano's ribs with a couple of hooks.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Cat Zingano attempts to cut off Roku with punches
Roku avoids getting cornered.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Zingano pushes Hiroko Yamanaka and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Zingano launches a hook to the body
Bang! Roku stops that one with her ribs!
Roku launches a kick
but Cat Zingano avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Cat Zingano moves forward looking for some grappling action
Zingano has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Roku doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Roku forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Cat Zingano postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Roku hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Crushing shot to Roku's body! She's holding her side
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Zingano trying to keep the fight at striking range
Zingano doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hiroko Yamanaka
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Cat Zingano postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Roku hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Zingano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Zingano who put distance between them
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Roku moves backwards and Cat Zingano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Zingano grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano is in open guard over Roku
Roku tries to close her guard around Zingano
She succeeds!
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Roku
Zingano is in closed guard... Roku tries to roll on the ground!
Cat Zingano uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Cat Zingano is in closed guard over Roku
Zingano positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Roku's being punished here!
Keith Peterson tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Roku is the winner of this round.



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Round 3
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Shovel hook by Cat Zingano
goes nowhere.
Cat Zingano gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts a sweep single...
Hiroko Yamanaka catches Cat Zingano's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Roku.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Zingano
Deep breaths from Cat Zingano who tries a hammer punch to Roku's ribs.
That hit Roku who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Zingano
Roku tries to escape from closed guard...
Roku struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Zingano
Cat Zingano attempts to move to full guard
Cat Zingano manages to switch to full guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Zingano
Deep breaths from Cat Zingano who tries a hammer punch to Roku's ribs.
That hit Roku who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Zingano
Roku is taking this opportunity to rest.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Zingano
Roku moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Zingano
Zingano tries to close her guard around Roku
She succeeds!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Zingano
Roku is in closed guard... Zingano tries to roll on the ground!
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Roku is trying to counter now!
Roku struggles on the ground and tries to break Cat Zingano's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka is in Zingano open guard now
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Zingano
Roku moves on the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka moves to side mount
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Cat Zingano
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to mount Cat Zingano...
Hiroko Yamanaka slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Cat Zingano
Cat Zingano tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Keith Peterson has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo (Guayaquil, Ecuador) are cheering for the fighters.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Roku decides to launch some tentative punches
Hiroko Yamanaka takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Hiroko Yamanaka is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Shovel hook by Hiroko Yamanaka
tags Zingano.
Quick hook by Cat Zingano
Good shot! Roku has reasons to be worried.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Cat Zingano moves forward looking for some grappling action
Zingano has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Roku doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Cat Zingano embrace and tries to move away...
Cat Zingano pushes Roku forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Hiroko Yamanaka's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Zingano is throwing a flurry of punches!
Hiroko Yamanaka just can't get away!
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Zingano is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Zingano doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Zingano who put distance between them
Cat Zingano attempts to cut off Roku with punches
Roku reels from the strikes.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Nice punch by Hiroko Yamanaka
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Zingano's Mouth is beginning to swell
Several good body shots
land on Roku.
Hard blow to Roku's mid-section, she seems hurt
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Zingano decides to launch some tentative punches
Cat Zingano takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Hiroko Yamanaka, but it's close.



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Round 4
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Zingano has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Brilliant combination from Cat Zingano
that forces Roku to try and defend better.
Roku's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Roku moves backwards and Cat Zingano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Zingano launches a hook to the body
Bang! Roku stops that one with her ribs!
Zingano moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Roku with a double overhooks!
Roku wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Zingano doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Zingano decides to launch some tentative punches
Roku launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Zingano with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Hiroko Yamanaka goes with a looping right hand while Cat Zingano jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Zingano seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Roku moves backwards and Cat Zingano is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Several good body shots
land on Roku.
Cat Zingano takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
Zingano avoids a dangerous strike from Roku
and counters with a solid straight!
A right hand from Cat Zingano
makes Roku stumble back!
Zingano launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Roku's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Keith Peterson didn't see that!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Cat Zingano and Roku engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cat Zingano is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
A left hook from Zingano
grazes the chin of Roku.
The clock says 3:15 in the 4 round
Shovel hook by Cat Zingano
tags Roku.
Roku's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Cat Zingano tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Zingano steps backwards away from Hiroko Yamanaka. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Cat Zingano and Roku engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Cat Zingano is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
A left hook from Zingano
grazes the chin of Roku.
Roku's Chin is beginning to swell
Shovel hook by Cat Zingano
tags Roku.
Keith Peterson is asking Roku to defend herself! Keith Peterson jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Roku.

Winner is Cat Zingano by TKO (Shovel hook) at 4:21 Round 4

Statistics: Cat Zingano
Punches 47/87 (54%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 11/22 (50%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 5/5 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 261 s

Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 28/40 (70%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 240 s

Two relatively fine-tuned athletes in a battle of the whose finer tuneder. Cat won. She also won the fight. Yay moral victories as well as literal physical ones.

Side note: I have no recollection of nicknaming Yamanaka “Roku”, but that made me smile. Good job, past-self!