Post by The Sandman on Dec 23, 2021 2:04:39 GMT -5
Raquel Pennington is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Hartwall Areena (Helsinki, Finland).
Cris Cyborg is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Raquel Pennington is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cyborg is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Cyborg and Pennington move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Raquel Pennington moves forward and launches a low kick.
Cyborg blocks that.
Pennington moves backwards and Cris Cyborg is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington moves backwards and Cris Cyborg is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Some nice shots from Cris Cyborg
that stun Pennington.
Pennington has a small cut in her Forehead
Pennington leads with a punch
Cris Cyborg avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Pennington's Right eye is beginning to swell
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Several good body shots
land on Pennington.
Pennington and Cyborg circle around the center of the cage.
Low kick by Raquel Pennington to maintain her distance.
That hits Cris Cyborg's ankle
Cris Cyborg seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Raquel Pennington!
Pennington wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Cyborg doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Cyborg moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington leads with a punch
Cris Cyborg avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Cris Cyborg
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
A right hand from Cris Cyborg
surprises Pennington!
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Chin
That punishment by Cris Cyborg has left Pennington staggered! Cris Cyborg should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Cris Cyborg!
Pennington is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Cris Cyborg landed the knock out blow that she wanted! Pennington is down! Pennington has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Cris Cyborg!
Pennington's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Winner is Cris Cyborg by KO (Punch) at 2:39 Round 1
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 12/12 (100%)
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 0 s
Statistics: Raquel Pennington
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
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
No Pena-esque upsets here.
Cris Cyborg is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Raquel Pennington is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Cyborg is the fighter that will win today if we pay attention to the bets.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cyborg and Pennington move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Raquel Pennington moves forward and launches a low kick.
Cyborg blocks that.
Pennington moves backwards and Cris Cyborg is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington moves backwards and Cris Cyborg is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Some nice shots from Cris Cyborg
that stun Pennington.
Pennington has a small cut in her Forehead
Pennington leads with a punch
Cris Cyborg avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Pennington's Right eye is beginning to swell
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Several good body shots
land on Pennington.
Pennington and Cyborg circle around the center of the cage.
Low kick by Raquel Pennington to maintain her distance.
That hits Cris Cyborg's ankle
Cris Cyborg seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Raquel Pennington!
Pennington wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Cyborg doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Cyborg moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington leads with a punch
Cris Cyborg avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Nice punch by Cris Cyborg
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
A right hand from Cris Cyborg
surprises Pennington!
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Chin
That punishment by Cris Cyborg has left Pennington staggered! Cris Cyborg should try push forward now and finish this!
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Cris Cyborg!
Pennington is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Cris Cyborg landed the knock out blow that she wanted! Pennington is down! Pennington has been absolutely destroyed here! A great victory for Cris Cyborg!
Pennington's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Winner is Cris Cyborg by KO (Punch) at 2:39 Round 1
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 12/12 (100%)
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 0 s
Statistics: Raquel Pennington
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
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
No Pena-esque upsets here.
