Rachael Ostovich was making her naked-knuckle debut on Friday night but she regarded like a seasoned used while winning a unanimous decision over Paige VanZant in the BKFC 19 predominant match.
The primitive Last Fighter used was noteworthy and precise with her punches including a devastating overhand precise that was constantly discovering a dwelling on VanZant’s jaw repeatedly over all 5 rounds.
When the warfare was over, the judges scored the warfare 48-47, 48-47, and 49-46 with Ostovich incomes the victory to cap off BKFC 19 on FITE TV.
Whereas their first assembly got right here in a blended martial arts bout in the UFC two years ago, Ostovich was still able to build up somewhat of taste of revenge while handing VanZant her second straight loss since signing with BKFC.
As soon because the decision was read, VanZant left the ring wretched as she walked to the encourage seemingly upset by the rankings handed down by the judges while Ostovich successfully-known her grab.
“Hell yeah [I felt comfortable],” Ostovich said about her debut performance in naked-knuckle combating. “It’s been a in point of fact lengthy time. Two and a half of years since the final time we’ve been in the cage. A fully a bunch of sport but I still fought Paige VanZant. Give her a freaking hand, a spherical of applause, ticket some respect.”
Unlike her first warfare, there was no slack open from VanZant this time around as she got right here out firing precise away but Ostovich seemed ready to fulfill her in the center to change punches. VanZant was like a flash with her combinations but Ostovich showed no distress coming encourage at her with a convincing overhand precise that was constantly landing on notice.
Within the clinch, every opponents bear been blasting away with shots to the physique and uppercuts to the high with neither one nice looking to give an high-tail to the different.
As time ticked away into the second spherical, VanZant began surroundings a more consistent tempo, tossing out a lead jab after which following with punches in the encourage of it. As for Ostovich, she persisted to throw that identical precise hand as she made VanZant pay any time she didn’t keep her fingers up in an substitute.
Appropriate when it regarded like VanZant was settling right into a precise rhythm, Ostovich began to in truth sit down on her punches and that helped her join with more power. After landing a pair of precise shots in an substitute, Ostovich cracked VanZant with a series of stinging punches factual ahead of the bell sounded to bolt the warfare into the fourth spherical.
With her self perception surging, Ostovich unloaded some other big overhand precise that blasted VanZant on the jaw and left her on wobbly legs for a second. Whereas she was mercurial to enhance, VanZant was factual struggling to make noteworthy hurt offensively, which handiest hurt her when it got right here to the scorecards.
Whereas Ostovich did bear blood leaking out her nostril, she was in truth handing out far more punishment than she was taking, which was obvious when the rankings bear been tallied after the warfare was over.
Sooner than Friday night, Ostivich said she never deliberate on crossing over into naked-knuckle competitors till the provide was made for the warfare against VanZant but it seems with this grab she’ll be sticking around for a snappy time longer.
As for VanZant, she’s now fallen to 0-2 after inking a lucrative deal to be a part of the BKFC roster following the shut of her final contract with the UFC in 2020.
