Big Bad Blog Video Theater-Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington

Here's the match video of Amanda Nunes vs Raquel Pennington from last night's UFC show in Brazil. This fight went pretty much as I expected because I don't believe Raquel is a credible title contender. She's a good fighter and tough but not an elite fighter. Amanda simply outclassed her until the fifth round finish. Other than a close round two, Amanda dominated. First she used leg kicks to destroy Raquel's left leg. The only question was Amanda's endurance in the late rounds. But if she was tired, Raquel was too pooped to do anything about it. And then Amanda broke Raquel's nose at the end of round four. Raquel told her corner she wanted to quit. But her trainer Jason Kutz sent her back out for round five. Maybe his name should be Putz. And though we heard the exchange on TV, ref Marc Goddard didn't hear it. Because I'm sure if he was aware of that, Goddard would have brought the doctor in to examine Raquel. Maybe someone in the broadcast truck should have said something. Obviously the finish was unnecessary because the fight should not have continued. Afterwards, Amanda talked about the friendship she has with Raquel and girlfriend Tecia Torres. Amanda and Tecia used to train together at ATT. So Amanda was very upset when she found out what happened in Raquel's corner. So what can the UFC do about this? You're always going to have clueless trainers pulling this kind of thing. I suggest they have rules expert Marc Ratner monitor the broadcast and notify the ref if he sees something he doesn't like. So what's next for Amanda? I guess maybe the match vs Cris Cyborg possibly this fall. It's not happening in July when Cyborg wants to do it. Enjoy the video!