'Tina Black' turns out Melissa Amaya's lights to win 'TUF 34' crown
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Valesca Machado is the real deal. You can call her "Tina Black."
Machado (16-4 MMA, 1-0 UFC) put a major stamp on her Season 34 "Ultimate Fighter" run with a brutal finish of Melissa Amaya (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC). Her second-round knockout crowned her the women's strawweight winner of the long-running reality series at the 3:19 mark of the middle frame.
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Machado showed her power in the first round and gave a preview of what was to come, though it wasn't without taking a few licks from Amaya along the way.
With 50 seconds left in the opening round, Machado drilled Amaya with an overhand right and took her off her feet. She clipped her on repeat with big punches, but somehow Amaya stayed in the fight and threw back and knocked Machado down. It almost certainly saved her from a potential 10-8 round and got her to the second – maybe even with a little confidence.
Midway through the second round, Machado started clipping Amaya with the right hands again. She took her off her feet with another knockdown, and decided to not take her time. Big punches had Amaya seeing stars for the first time in her career.
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Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 289 results:
- Valesca Machado def. Melissa Amaya via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 3:19
- Brady Hiestand def. Rinya Nakamura via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:07
- Rodolfo Vieira def. Robert Bryczek via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Christian Edwards def. Rodolfo Bellato via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:47
- Elves Brener def. Josiah Harrell via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:14
- Montel Jackson def. Ricky Simon via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:39
- Heili Alateng def. John Castaneda via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Yazmin Jauregui def. Vanessa Demopoulos via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:02
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