Post by The Sandmen on Jan 17, 2018 21:01:53 GMT -5
Lauren Murphy doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Murphy looks to be in very good shape.
Lauren Murphy tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Murphy blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Yamanaka's guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to move on the ground and shows Lauren Murphy a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Yamanaka uses her forearms to block the impact!
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Yamanaka tries an armbar from the bottom!
Lauren Murphy breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Lauren Murphy keeps control and remains in side mount.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Murphy struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Murphy
She succeeds!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy throws a few hammer fists to the face of Hiroko Yamanaka
Solid shots!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries an armbar from the bottom!
Lauren Murphy breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Murphy drills Hiroko Yamanaka's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to show some ground skills
Hiroko Yamanaka put Murphy in half guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to close the guard.
Yamanaka put Lauren Murphy in closed guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Murphy
Hiroko Yamanaka goes for an americana!
Murphy breaks free.
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy attempts to move to full guard
Lauren Murphy manages to switch to full guard.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Murphy grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Murphy launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Hiroko Yamanaka is not able to stop Yamanaka ground skills and Lauren Murphy moves to side mount!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Terrible one sided match... Yamanaka was not ready to fight a fighter of Lauren Murphy caliber.
Lauren Murphy looks to mount Hiroko Yamanaka...
Lauren Murphy slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Murphy
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Murphy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy tries to better her position on the ground...
Murphy is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Lauren Murphy rolls Hiroko Yamanaka to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka
Murphy tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Yamanaka! Murphy has one hook in and keeps working!
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka with one hook in
Yamanaka has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her ground skills to free one of her legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Hiroko Yamanaka. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Yamanaka launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Murphy's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Lauren Murphy.
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Round 2
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Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Yamanaka has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Lauren Murphy pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Lauren Murphy
The fighters are clinching.
Murphy grapple with Hiroko Yamanaka and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Hiroko Yamanaka falls hard on the mat with Lauren Murphy on top of her
Yamanaka ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Murphy struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy pushes Yamanaka's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Murphy who is in full mount! Yamanaka is in trouble now!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Lauren Murphy in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Murphy gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Hiroko Yamanaka! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't defend herself!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Murphy catch Hiroko Yamanaka's left arm and tries a kimura
Hiroko Yamanaka holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Lauren Murphy in her guard...
Lauren Murphy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Lauren Murphy in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy delivers a few accurate elbows!
Yamanaka is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Murphy's moves.
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka
Murphy fires a barrage of punches at Yamanaka's head!
This is bad! Murphy is just pounding on Hiroko Yamanaka's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Yamanaka's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Forehead
Yamanaka seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Murphy's moves.
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka
Murphy tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Yamanaka! Murphy has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka with one hook in
Lauren Murphy storms over Yamanaka with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Murphy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Yamanaka's face with her elbows!
That punishment by Lauren Murphy has left Yamanaka staggered! Lauren Murphy should try push forward now and finish this!
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka with one hook in
Lauren Murphy tries to get her arm under Hiroko Yamanaka's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Hiroko Yamanaka's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
That Neck Crank from Lauren Murphy appears to be unbreakable
Yamanaka's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Yamanaka's eyes...
Hiroko Yamanaka easily defends the attempt.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka with one hook in
Yamanaka tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Hiroko Yamanaka. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Lauren Murphy attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy catches Hiroko Yamanaka's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Murphy.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Lauren Murphy uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Yamanaka misses a step and Lauren Murphy sees an opportunity to counter her!
Murphy tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Lauren Murphy fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Yamanaka's face with those brutal elbows! Yamanaka needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
This is over! That impact from Lauren Murphy has left Yamanaka laying flat on the mat!
Yamanaka's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Left cheek
Winner is Lauren Murphy by KO (GnP) at 3:40 Round 2
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 27/33 (82%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 425 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
As soon as Murphy got her shit going, this was all her.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Murphy looks to be in very good shape.
Lauren Murphy tries to bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Murphy blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Yamanaka's guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to move on the ground and shows Lauren Murphy a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Yamanaka uses her forearms to block the impact!
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Yamanaka tries an armbar from the bottom!
Lauren Murphy breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Lauren Murphy keeps control and remains in side mount.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Lauren Murphy in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Murphy struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Yamanaka tries to close her guard around Murphy
She succeeds!
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy throws a few hammer fists to the face of Hiroko Yamanaka
Solid shots!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries an armbar from the bottom!
Lauren Murphy breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Murphy drills Hiroko Yamanaka's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to show some ground skills
Hiroko Yamanaka put Murphy in half guard.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to close the guard.
Yamanaka put Lauren Murphy in closed guard.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lauren Murphy!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Lauren Murphy
Murphy tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Murphy
Hiroko Yamanaka goes for an americana!
Murphy breaks free.
Hiroko Yamanaka gets sloppy and Lauren Murphy tries to take advantage...
Lauren Murphy attempts to move to full guard
Lauren Murphy manages to switch to full guard.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Murphy grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Lauren Murphy
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Murphy launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Hiroko Yamanaka is not able to stop Yamanaka ground skills and Lauren Murphy moves to side mount!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Lauren Murphy is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Terrible one sided match... Yamanaka was not ready to fight a fighter of Lauren Murphy caliber.
Lauren Murphy looks to mount Hiroko Yamanaka...
Lauren Murphy slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Murphy
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Murphy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy tries to better her position on the ground...
Murphy is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Lauren Murphy rolls Hiroko Yamanaka to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka
Murphy tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Yamanaka! Murphy has one hook in and keeps working!
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka with one hook in
Yamanaka has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her ground skills to free one of her legs while working on the ground.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Hiroko Yamanaka. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Indira Gandhi Arena (Delhi,India) are cheering for the fighters.
Lauren Murphy fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Yamanaka launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Murphy's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
You have to give that round to Lauren Murphy.
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Round 2
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Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Yamanaka has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Lauren Murphy pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Lauren Murphy
The fighters are clinching.
Murphy grapple with Hiroko Yamanaka and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Hiroko Yamanaka falls hard on the mat with Lauren Murphy on top of her
Yamanaka ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Murphy struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy pushes Yamanaka's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Murphy who is in full mount! Yamanaka is in trouble now!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Lauren Murphy in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Murphy gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Hiroko Yamanaka! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't defend herself!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Murphy catch Hiroko Yamanaka's left arm and tries a kimura
Hiroko Yamanaka holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Lauren Murphy in her guard...
Lauren Murphy keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Lauren Murphy in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka moves to half guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Lauren Murphy is in open guard over Yamanaka
Murphy delivers a few accurate elbows!
Yamanaka is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Murphy's moves.
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka
Murphy fires a barrage of punches at Yamanaka's head!
This is bad! Murphy is just pounding on Hiroko Yamanaka's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Yamanaka's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Forehead
Yamanaka seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Murphy's moves.
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka
Murphy tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Yamanaka! Murphy has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 2:45 in the 2 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka with one hook in
Lauren Murphy storms over Yamanaka with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Murphy doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Yamanaka's face with her elbows!
That punishment by Lauren Murphy has left Yamanaka staggered! Lauren Murphy should try push forward now and finish this!
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka with one hook in
Lauren Murphy tries to get her arm under Hiroko Yamanaka's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Hiroko Yamanaka's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
That Neck Crank from Lauren Murphy appears to be unbreakable
Yamanaka's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
You can see the pain reflected in Yamanaka's eyes...
Hiroko Yamanaka easily defends the attempt.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Murphy is in rear mount over Yamanaka with one hook in
Yamanaka tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Hiroko Yamanaka. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Lauren Murphy attempts a sweep single...
Lauren Murphy catches Hiroko Yamanaka's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Murphy.
Lauren Murphy is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Murphy is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Lauren Murphy uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Yamanaka misses a step and Lauren Murphy sees an opportunity to counter her!
Murphy tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Lauren Murphy fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Lauren Murphy is in half guard over Yamanaka
Lauren Murphy throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Yamanaka's face with those brutal elbows! Yamanaka needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
This is over! That impact from Lauren Murphy has left Yamanaka laying flat on the mat!
Yamanaka's Left cheek is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Hiroko Yamanaka's Left cheek
Winner is Lauren Murphy by KO (GnP) at 3:40 Round 2
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 27/33 (82%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 425 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
As soon as Murphy got her shit going, this was all her.