A key women’s strawweight scrap between Joanne Calderwood and Cynthia Calvillo served as the co-main event of today’s UFC fight card in Glasgow, Scotland.<\/p>\n
Round one begins and Calderwood quickly takes the center of the octagon and fires off a kick to the body of Cynthia. Calvillo circles and then shoots in for a takedown but it is not there. Calderwood presses forward and lands a kick to the body followed by a low kick. Joanne with a good left hook. Both ladies fire off low kicks. Calderwood goes to the body with a kick. Another kick to the body from the Scottish queen. Cynthia is trying to find a way inside but Calderwood is confusing here with footwork. Joanne lands a nice low kick. She follows that strike up with a front kick to the body. Calvillo lands a jab to the body followed by a low kick. Calderwood responds with a right hand. Cynthia shoots in and scores a takedown. She immediately moves to the back. Calderwood scrambles and winds up on top. Calvillo locks in an armbar. Joanne is able to survive as the horn sounds to end round one.<\/p>\n
Round two begins and Calderwood lands a pair of kick to the body of Calvillo to start. Joanne is doing a good job early here in round two. She lands a low kick and then one to the body. A front kick now from Joanne. Cynthia leaps forward and lands a right hand. Joanne circles and then fires off a pair of body kicks, both of which land. Another good kick from Joanne and she follows that up with a right hand. Cynthia replies with a left hand. Joanne scores a spinning back elbow that sends Calvillo flying. She smiles back at Calderwood as if to say “nice job”. Calderwood presses forward and lands a left jab. Calvillo circles and lands a good punch of her own. Joanne comes forward with a body kick as round two comes to an end.<\/p>\n
\nTwo spinning-back fists at THE SAME TIME!!! @Cyn_Calvillo<\/a> @DrKneevil<\/a>#UFCGlasgow<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BLehfZwHfg<\/a><\/p>\n
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