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thank you protect yourself at all times obey my commands at all times and I’ll tell you to stop I want to stop all offensive actions once you fight hard but fight clean if you want to touch the gloves touch it now good luck to both of you it is certainly one of the most anticipated championship fights of 2017. and it is upon us Valentina shevchenko trying to become the first krizzic stand-born fighter to realize a UFC title and take the belt away from the incumbent Amanda the Lioness Nunes here we go you ready you ready let’s get on and with that touch of gloves we are underway chefchenko coming out southbound red Amanda Nunez out of the Orthodox dances in Black how does Amanda approach the beginning of this fight knowing that shift tank goes tough and some tickles going to try to stay within the fight and would stand that initial storm it looks like she’s going to take a little bit slower approach than she did even in the you know in the round there in the Tate fights I think that’s a good move first of all because shevchenko is far more technical as a striker and she’s very difficult to hit clean you can’t just uncork on her you can’t just unload bomb after bomb she’s not going to be there for that she’s going to make adjustments she’s also a very good counter-striker we really saw that in the Holly Holm fight excellent control of distance and she’s fantastic from that Southpaw position of utilizing that check right hook and that switch kick off the right leg you see that she’ll slide back and pop that short little right hook in there what makes Amanda special is that ability to overwhelm people though she can’t she doesn’t want to play the Tit for Tat game because that’s what chefchenko’s good at that’s a very good point and then trying to conserve herself she might take away her biggest weapon which is explosion no one hits harder in this division than her nobody ever well chefchenko handled nunez’s withdrawal at UFC 213 about as well as she could she said she took a week off and got right back to it feels like she’s even more prepared coming in here tonight yeah her Instagram page is all just guns it’s just bullets and explosions and her punching things she’s a scary woman look at the build on Amanda she’s so wide and long and that’s one of the more unusual things about like like the way she can attack from so far out with punches people always talk about a man this power but Amanda is very very fast yes and big for this weight class big for the weight class fast and the length of the way she throws those punches she catches you on the snap like right at the very end of it you are eating 100 of her power when she lands big shots and a lot of people see chefchenko as a potential flyweight going down moving forward Nunes this talks a lot about going up to 45 so Chef Chico it does have a smaller frame uh than Amanda knew this well as you said they fought she fought you only on Jay check the strawweight champion in Muay Thai fights right that’s a girl [Applause] Amanda is doing a much better job of trying to conserve energy wow still scoring points Jeff tinkle still seems to be dealing with a little bit of the nerves as Amanda’s kind of comfortable in this situation chefchenko a counter-striker last July went the full 25 minutes in a win over Holly Holm as D.C mentioned three straight main events for bullet chef chenko Amanda’s doing a great job with distance and she’s doing she’s landed some good leg kicks particularly a nice inside low kick and there’s another outside one there and staying on the outside and not allowing Valentina to close the distance [Applause] there it is again that inside leg kick is finding a home for Amanda Lunas yep in where she struggled last time was the third round Chef Chaco was able to take her down and that is where she really struggled but on the feet she did a good job and right now she is doing a very good job of fighting at her rage and really keeping Chef Chico guessing Chef tinkle hasn’t figured it out yet so she hasn’t been able to get her offense going as you would usually see her doing at the beginning of her other fights and that was a good kick to the body that landed clean for Amanda [Applause] foreign Valentino likes to get her head off the center line through that high kick and throw that check right hook she’s waiting the counter you can see it yeah every time Amanda starts to come forward right look at that there it is here waiting to counter kick to the body she catches it and she eats a shot she ate a hard shot while she was holding onto that leg and remember Amanda’s shots they’re not like anybody else is in this division the guys at the gym say Amanda spars with him and they don’t hold back they’re going hard with Amanda Nunez and she’s holding her own it’s not beating a lot of the guys and guys I fight in the UFC final seconds here of this first round chevchenko doubling up on the jab to no avail nice button oh very nice oh and she tagged her very nice opening round for the champion yes look like Valentina chefchenko and her coaches were looking at that left hand not like a finger injury is going to hold bullet Jeff jenko back but potentially something the Bears watching here moving forward yeah it was hard to tell if it was an adjustment of the glove or an actual injury of the hand and I was hoping that the translators could shed some light on that but after the first round if you’re team chef chenko and your hope is that she will Tire Amanda meeting later in the fight that is not the pace that is going to make her exhaust herself Amanda’s comfortable there she can do that all day Valentina will need to pick up the output if she’s planning on the man the Tyrant as this fight goes on yeah it’s a very important point she’s done a much better job of pacing herself and again I think a lot of that’s got to go to credit to American top team the coaches that she’s been working with and her conditioning program and just understanding the the shortcomings of her some of the past performances and where she went wrong and of course this fight scheduled for 25 minutes so it’s a different pacing exercise than that 15-minute fight back in March of 2016. one minute gone by here in round two of a possible five Amanda is just constantly touching or kicking her legs touching pardon the jab even though she’s not Landing she’s just keeping something constantly in valentina’s face [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] nice Superman punched by Valentina Superwoman punch there you go [Applause] Amanda Nunes has already been worn once by Big John McCarthy to not put that hand forward with fingers extended that is a violation under the new unified rules [Applause] no love lost between these two women but a lot of mutual respect nice combination by chefchenko yeah again that Superwoman punching a right hook behind it I don’t think I’m gonna say that anymore it doesn’t sound right it does it’s hard not easy to say she caught her with a right hand again on the break Valentina much better much better yeah [Applause] Amanda has to get back to the output just a constant movement constant punches constant kicks right now she’s fainting and posturing more than she’s actually throwing it’s like the roles have been reversed yeah [Applause] [Music] shevchenko attempted just one takedown of the first fight with Nunes landed it she has yet to attempt one at least officially tonight total strikes pretty even thus far another thing could be that Valentina knew that Amanda was going to come out strong and so she decided to have a very limited output in the first round and let’s see if she picks up the pace headed into the second and third now she’s obviously doing better now than the first round but will she accelerate [Applause] this is where Amanda needs to let her hands go when she gets her with her back to the side of the Octagon where she can close the distance because Valentina is very slippery she’s very elusive so it’s hard to get damage on her like you said at the beginning of the fight Joe you’re not going to hit her plea so when you get it against the side of the Octagon you got to really let your stuff go Nunez doing a nice job defensively maintaining her distance but again this round she has not thrown many strikes at all [Applause] well valentina’s definitely got her thinking [Applause] one minute now to go in this second round [Applause] chefchenko just out of range with that counter left hand stiff jab is good for Nunes [Music] a man is hesitating much more and the only thing that makes sense to me is that she got stung yeah Valentina must have gained some respect in there somewhere Amanda has to allow her hands to go more more kicks more activity second warning from John McCarthy for Amanda Nunes to close that lead hand and Valentina starting to get more loose look at that she’s getting more Loose as Amanda’s starting to be a little more tight in there in terms of her her striking skill look at that nice excellent combination and Amanda with a kick to the body’s body kick yeah now we’re getting going 10 minutes in the books keep going to reaching more and more with him straight out okay DC you heard the corners any major Takeaway on either side Nunez Corner calling for her to back up in addition to moving forward with her strikes yeah they’re telling her that the pressure can’t just be forward she needs to mix it up she needs to make stuff tinkle chase her a little bit she doesn’t always have to beat a predator she has to set her own traps [Applause] thank you [Applause] it’s very difficult to attach chefchenko because she’s such a good counter-striker and she can do so many different things she can counter with kicks and punches yeah and she’s so good with that right that right check hook I mean when you’re in those exchanges and there’s any momentary lapse of movement or anything she just uncorks that shot initially in the [Applause] these are the punches that Amanda would land against Miesha Tate and Ronda Rousey where she lunges in and Chef chanko’s dipping out of the way drawing her into a clinch and trying to punch on the exit so it’s hard for Amanda to really find her her distance for her power shots she’s Landing some kicks and some Jabs but it’s very difficult to find her right hand right now she’s done some very good work with that push kick to the midsection of chefchenko who punctuates that combination with a low kick nicely well you see her belly getting red Chef tanko’s belly’s red from those nice push kicks that Nunez is doing [Applause] and her legs bleeding is it from one of the kicks septico’s leg is actually bleeding on the front shipchenko is having some real good success with that right low kick that switch kick off the lead leg she’s landed it a couple of times hard a Nunez left thigh [Applause] nice jab by Amanda Nunez she really got a lot of extension on her Jabs see how she gets her head out of the way and the encounters with that left over the top beautiful that’s the Striking pedigree that right hand that a Nunez just threw is a lot closer than the other ones though [Applause] well when chefchenko tries to clinch Nunez having none of it midpoint of round three oh she landed that one yes she’s getting closer leg kicks landed slight advantage to the champion Amanda Nunes and she’s not fading her cardio is holding up very well right now but again she’s done no grappling she’s got to do no grappling no clinching sending a straight kickboxing fight yeah and this is much more tactical and technical than it is a ferocious crazy barn burner well she wanted to prove a point when it comes to her stamina tonight too oh big Telegraph there you would think though if you’re trading Chef jenko you got to go into the fire to try to wear on that gas tank you’ve got to try to empty it because if not Amanda noon has is as good a technical Striker as anyone the problem is when you go into the fire you could wake up in a flashlight in your face yeah you can you can but yeah the fight’s still very competitive you know we don’t know how these judges are scoring these rounds it’s a very good point I mean you got to think that a man in newness is pressure in the action there’s a nice high kick and I like how she faked low first almost a little stutter there landed that shot and then slid away from the counter that’s a big factor is her use of distance and those crazy long arms and wide shoulders of hers the head movement there yep Chef shank will Telegraph that left hand she doesn’t generally do that everything usually flows really well that time she telegraphed it a little bit well shivchenko grabbed her fingers when she went back to the corner and the the truck is isolated what happened to her hand she got punched on the tip of the finger and her finger bent back and she immediately grabbed it 53 seconds into the round oh it’s gonna take a point away from America okay another warning well enough one more warning and Big John could very well take a point away from her from Miss he told her as the round was going on she started to do it more and more yeah he’s told her every round wow that’s a nice inside leg kick nice counter left hand and Amanda shook her head for the first time like you didn’t get me which means you probably got it yeah exactly why why do people do that when it’s like the oldest Tale in the book so Amanda Nunes will hit a fourth round for the first time in her UFC career so Amanda Nunez pretty excited she feels this good I guess hitting the championship rounds yeah and she should I mean her cardio looks phenomenal you know after that third round another close competitive round that may be the first time she’s won a third round of her entire career so she feels like she’s building fourth round of a possible five Amanda Nunes the champion in the black with gold Valentina chefchenko the number one contender in red [Applause] both Corners seem pretty happy with what they’re seeing valentina’s corner just said we need you to do more more activity Amanda looks very angry coming in here she looks way more aggressive [Applause] she’s in range Somebody’s gotta let their hands go here [Applause] nice kiss those front kicks are really working [Applause] beautiful counter right yeah counter’s got some pop to it she’s carrying that power real lead into the fight and she looks real confident here the way she’s smiling but see that little hesitation there and Valentina capitalizes on it Nunez has done a pretty decent job beating up that lead legenko Crafter [Applause] Nunes continues to be in Perpetual Forward Motion amazing how similar the numbers are to this point of the fight slight Edge in terms of lands for Amanda Nunes 60-51 well there’s the edge is in the power that’s something that you know you can’t obviously measure oh beautiful leg kick by Valentina she does a really good job of throwing something with her left and then throwing that right kick behind it I’m very impressed with Amanda knew that’s in her cardio tonight there were times where she would get to the third round and it looked like they were gonna have to carry her out of there tonight she seems to be carrying her Pace with no problems good counter by Chef Chico very good counter and there’s that front kick to the body again well so much has been made of that third round in this previous meeting maybe too much made of it right I mean Nunez fought Rousey and Tate in the the two fights thereafter got them both out of there in the first round didn’t have a chance to prove that she had shored that up well oh she got tagged against a nice knee to the body and now she’s coming back let’s see if she runs into a trap though she gets emotional when she gets hit and she looks to get it back there’s a difference in this fight in the first one though and the first one Amanda went and took Valentina down in the second round in the third round Valentina took her down so they did a lot more grappling well that could be a big factor in the cardio as well right there’s no grappling going on no grapple having a good round again [Applause] under two minutes here in this fourth round all this UFC women’s bantamweight championship fight you see some of the damage on that lead leg of Amanda Nunes as well inside and out a man is starting to load up now and she’s looking a little bit frustrated by the counter shots she’s having a good success though with that front leg sidekick to the thigh yep and the push kick to the body that up kick almost those have been our two best weapons this entire fight that front kick to the thigh and then the body kick that she’s doing everything else that seemed to fall a little bit short she did it again with the hands yeah it’s just so instinctive oh and Valentina is aiming for the center of her chest Amanda’s sliding her head back and instead Valentina just going to the body [Applause] under a minute now to go in this fourth round the real problem is no one is decisively winning these rounds Eddie rounds it’s like the the randomy home fight where we were sitting there watching going I don’t know which round goes to which person yeah they’re all just so close without the cheap shots without the fall just after the whistle and with a little more action I would say as well 30 seconds now to go on the round well you got to remember that Holly Holm oh she blasted Jermaine with a high kick she hit it with that question mark kick and dropped her and also dropped her with a straight left hand so no one’s been dropped in this fight no one’s been really cracked and stunned but they’ve landed good significant shots yeah but valentina’s swinging for the fences right here he’s having a good round Valentina is having a really good fourth round yeah Amanda’s loading up a little bit you saw her with that right hand yeah I think that was valentina’s round you see Amanda Smith yeah boom look at that catches it with that left and then a right and then that kick at the end of it and then slides away from the counter and he’s a nice knee to the bar well sword of the body it’s a part of the body don’t just listen to me do it act on it move backwards and forwards set your traps don’t only move forward she’s stepping you in there’s your fight to win a man are you the champion you understand don’t give her the legs don’t tell so don’t see UFC 192 you’re sitting on the stool after four rounds with Alexander Gustafson you think you have the lead but you’re not sure how do these women approach this John McCarthy telling him to get after it I mean how do you approach this final five you gotta just go you have to just let it all hang out Amanda Nunes just said something to Valentino and Big John brought them together she pointed to her and said something I wish I could have heard it but Big John was saying fifth round go after it and Amanda said something to Valentina I think she said she was gonna try to do that oh here we go now we’re going this is angry Amanda yes and now for a conditioned Amanda Nunes she can really start to let it go this is the final frame yeah she can really let everything go now she can fight with all the power and aggressiveness that she carries I’d like her to throw more of those right kicks to the body though or maybe take one around you know all these kicks have been right up the middle maybe last one right a a roundhouse body kick change it up a little bit on Valentina she’s too good a striker to throw the same exact strike at her over and over again both of them are I mean this is the highest level of mixed martial arts and that’s why the fight is competitive it sometimes looks like this because you are watching a very high level of fighting yeah you’re watching two of the very best women in the world cancel each other out in some way [Applause] oh but this is the type of fight that we appreciate oh yeah the fight that you watch and you see the technical prowess of both of these women well especially someone like you who knows what’s Happening Here you see the traps getting set by Valentina you see Amanda trying to figure out the puzzle you know you’re getting some booze and I think that comes for people not truly understanding what they are watching plus they’re drunk yeah they just want to see chaos and right now what we’re seeing is a technical chess match between two of the very best in the world for Nunez first take down the tip in the fifth round by Amanda do this and she shot six times in the first meeting against just one for chefchenko underhook here for Amanda Nunes in the clinch very smart by Amanda to change something change onto the double she did really well in the grappling last time how strong she is she had her hands locked there weren’t exactly sure what to do and now she’s exerting a lot of energy Chef tickle needs to dig in under with her left arm to try to change his position and the man that gave it up so we get some separation once again just over two minutes to go in this Fifth and Final Round good inside kick there by Valentina I would not want to be a judge no for this fight in particular this is a hard fight to score somebody’s gonna be very upset just needed the body by Valentina because both teams can feel like they’ve done enough to win this fight right and those are the ones where you don’t envy the judges [Applause] they have tried that headlock you don’t need that you don’t need that at that time big mistake by Valentina and now she’s got a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt on her back Nunez looking to Conan Silvera in her corner for direction she can’t just sit here taking her time you know what what’s going on here she’s kind of Trapped but she doesn’t want to give up that left hook but volunteer is doing a good job blocking that left hook with her left elbow take some chances here but she doesn’t want to lose a position and she did lose it she lost it anyway but she’s going for the takedown now got her hands locked Valentine is outstanding with his takedown defense I mean imagine her at 125 pounds oh she’s a beast here yeah look at that great takedown defense by valtry ship tickle and a man is still going look at that wow trying to put a exclamation point on this fight and that might do it if she can get off some ground and pound here and do something with his position yeah but she’s got Advance she’s got to push her down more but valentina’s got a shoulder and her back right up to the cage now she’s got it to get a great job putting herself between the cage and her opponents nice straight right hands there off of her back by chefchenko but nunez’s decision to wrestle and go for takedowns here in the fifth could be absolutely enormous she’s covering her mouth I would like to see her try to advance position though yeah if she’s stuck here in the guard pink John could easily stand well there’s only 10 seconds that was a big statement by Amanda Nunez going into securing that takedown to finish the fight on top and it’s interesting because before that Valentina was Landing more shots oh wow they’re still angry at each other so yeah they had 25 minutes to fight they still some bad blood Amanda Nunes not happy about 10 rounds a lot well yeah they fought eight so far [Applause] see Amanda Nunes coming over to the broadcast table saying what are they going to say right now I just went five hard rounds and she had a point to prove Joe when it comes to that and she you know she worked hard on that cardio and we talked about that her time an American top team they really kind of re-engineered her as a fighter she did go five hard rounds here’s the question though was that five hard rounds of the takedown the fifth is that enough I mean it’s just those middle rounds yeah I feel comfortable saying she won five and Valentina one four but I mean those first three were very competitive yeah all right a quick look back this fight replay now this is the finger entry keep an eye in there you see it right there and Valentina immediately grabs her finger she tries to adjust it like it was dislocated and then you see her back in the corner and they’re touching and they pull it so it was probably just dislocated and then you see a beautiful counter right hook and here moving her head off the center line boom left hand right hand behind we saw it a lot Chef tankel just barely moving out of the way of a lot of Amanda’s strikes and there’s a nice knee to the body part and then the left hand here it was just particularly throwing more yes she just was a little more active in the uh the exchanges and there was a big mistake big mistake trying this headlock because when you try headlocks you give up your back yeah and then Amanda working very hard to finish the fight on top and here’s the fight over and she’s yelling at her and valentina’s kicking her off angry women it’s a great rivalry Amanda goes stop afterwards it gets up and says well get up let’s go some more so they are double checking the scorecards here as we await the decision at least in terms of the numbers if you’re a stats person chefchenko did Outland Nunez in terms of the total strikes 104 to 85 significant strikes 83-76 for chefchenko all of those numbers unofficial a nice display of sportswoman ship between Amanda Nunes and Valentina chefchenko Bruce Buffer with that official decision ladies and gentlemen after five rounds we go to the judge’s scorecards for decision Tony week scores the contest 48-47 Chef Shaco motto scores a contest 48 47 Nunez and David Darius scores the contest 48 47 for the winner my Split Decision uh [Music] and still [Applause] still yeah Phantom Weight champion of the world Amanda the lioness [Applause]