Post by The Sandmen on Oct 15, 2012 13:45:55 GMT -5
Sheila Gaff is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
Lena Ovchynnikova doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
A right hand from Sheila Gaff
makes Ovchynnikova stumble back!
There is a small laceration on Lena Ovchynnikova's Nose
Lena Ovchynnikova launches a body shot
Gaff dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Ovchynnikova and Gaff circle around the center of the cage.
Sheila Gaff seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Tremendous strikes from Gaff!
Some big punches are landing!
Some nice shots from Lena Ovchynnikova
that stun Gaff.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ovchynnikova looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Sheila Gaff's punches
Ovchynnikova measures the resilience of Gaff's chin with an uppercut while Gaff lands some great crosses.
Gaff's Nose is beginning to swell
Crisp uppercut by Gaff followed by a hard jab
Ovchynnikova deflects the blows.
Ovchynnikova is trying to counter now!
Lena Ovchynnikova moves forward looking for some grappling action
Ovchynnikova has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Lena Ovchynnikova's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Gaff is throwing a flurry of punches!
Ovchynnikova ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Low kick by Sheila Gaff to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Gaff clumsily fails here and it's time for Lena Ovchynnikova to fight back!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Lena Ovchynnikova!
Gaff is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Sheila Gaff swings...
hard impact to Ovchynnikova's face!
Ovchynnikova's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Lena Ovchynnikova's Right eye
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Sheila Gaff can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Gaff wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Ovchynnikova wants nothing of that and pushes Gaff.
Gaff steps backwards away from Lena Ovchynnikova. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Ovchynnikova moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Gaff with a double overhooks!
Ovchynnikova and Gaff circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Gaff moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Ovchynnikova with a double overhooks!
Ovchynnikova fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Sheila Gaff didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Lena Ovchynnikova is in open guard over Gaff
Gaff tries to close her guard around Ovchynnikova
She succeeds!
Lena Ovchynnikova is in closed guard over Gaff
Ovchynnikova is in closed guard... Gaff tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova!
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Lena Ovchynnikova shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Gaff is locking that Americana...
That Americana looks tight...
Lena Ovchynnikova breaks that americana attempt!
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff tries to better her position on the ground...
Gaff is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Ovchynnikova tries to escape from the full mount...
Sheila Gaff is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Sheila Gaff is in side mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Lena Ovchynnikova attempts to trap Sheila Gaff in her guard.
Lena Ovchynnikova manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sheila Gaff is in open guard over Ovchynnikova
Gaff is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Ovchynnikova's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Sheila Gaff is in open guard over Ovchynnikova
Gaff moves on the ground
Sheila Gaff moves to side mount
Sheila Gaff is in side mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff looks to pass to mount...
Gaff slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Lena Ovchynnikova.
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Lena Ovchynnikova is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Ovchynnikova tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Sheila Gaff is in half guard over Ovchynnikova
Gaff launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Ovchynnikova is covering herself! Gaff tries to force the situation and Ovchynnikova clumsily gives her back!
Gaff is in rear mount over Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff throws her leg over Lena Ovchynnikova's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Sheila Gaff's rear naked choke attempt!
Lena Ovchynnikova frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Sheila Gaff and ends up on top!
Ovchynnikova is trying to counter now!
Ovchynnikova has Gaff controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Gaff is unable to move under Ovchynnikova control.
Gaff is in rear mount over Ovchynnikova
Gaff tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Ovchynnikova! Gaff has one hook in and keeps working!
Gaff is in rear mount over Ovchynnikova with one hook in
Gaff has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Ovchynnikova.
Nicely done! Gaff now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gaff is in rear mount over Ovchynnikova with two hooks in
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Gaff's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Ovchynnikova
Ovchynnikova is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Gaff tries to use some of her tricky moves but Gaff's is smart enough to counter her.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Gaff, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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Ovchynnikova launches a kick
but Sheila Gaff avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Sheila Gaff leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ovchynnikova
Gaff shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Ovchynnikova doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Sheila Gaff embrace and tries to move away...
Sheila Gaff pushes Ovchynnikova forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sheila Gaff postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Ovchynnikova hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sheila Gaff slightly pushes Ovchynnikova into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Sheila Gaff attempts to cut off Ovchynnikova with punches
Ovchynnikova reels from the strikes.
Ovchynnikova's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Ovchynnikova has a small cut in her Right cheek
Lena Ovchynnikova seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Sheila Gaff!
Sheila Gaff and Ovchynnikova engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Sheila Gaff is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Ovchynnikova seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Gaff is holding Lena Ovchynnikova's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Lena Ovchynnikova loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ovchynnikova's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Ovchynnikova seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Sheila Gaff is in side mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff looks to mount Lena Ovchynnikova...
Sheila Gaff slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff tries to better her position on the ground...
Gaff is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff was tooling Lena Ovchynnikova for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Lena Ovchynnikova lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ovchynnikova tries to escape from the full mount...
Sheila Gaff is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Sheila Gaff is in side mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Lena Ovchynnikova attempts to trap Sheila Gaff in her guard.
Sheila Gaff keeps control and remains in side mount.
Sheila Gaff is in side mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff looks to mount Lena Ovchynnikova...
Sheila Gaff slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff was tooling Lena Ovchynnikova for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Lena Ovchynnikova lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Sheila Gaff throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than Ovchynnikova can stand! Her arm is outstretched and she taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Sheila Gaff by Submission (Armbar) at 2:33 Round 2
Statistics: Sheila Gaff
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/11 (36%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 205 s
Statistics: Lena Ovchynnikova
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 205 s
Sorry guys. I wasn’t watching this fight. Was eating breakfast. Hopefully the stats speak for themselves. I think the gist is, it was one-sided.
Lena Ovchynnikova doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
A right hand from Sheila Gaff
makes Ovchynnikova stumble back!
There is a small laceration on Lena Ovchynnikova's Nose
Lena Ovchynnikova launches a body shot
Gaff dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Ovchynnikova and Gaff circle around the center of the cage.
Sheila Gaff seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Tremendous strikes from Gaff!
Some big punches are landing!
Some nice shots from Lena Ovchynnikova
that stun Gaff.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ovchynnikova looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Sheila Gaff's punches
Ovchynnikova measures the resilience of Gaff's chin with an uppercut while Gaff lands some great crosses.
Gaff's Nose is beginning to swell
Crisp uppercut by Gaff followed by a hard jab
Ovchynnikova deflects the blows.
Ovchynnikova is trying to counter now!
Lena Ovchynnikova moves forward looking for some grappling action
Ovchynnikova has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Lena Ovchynnikova's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Gaff is throwing a flurry of punches!
Ovchynnikova ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Low kick by Sheila Gaff to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Gaff clumsily fails here and it's time for Lena Ovchynnikova to fight back!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Lena Ovchynnikova!
Gaff is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Sheila Gaff swings...
hard impact to Ovchynnikova's face!
Ovchynnikova's Right eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Lena Ovchynnikova's Right eye
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Sheila Gaff can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Gaff wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Ovchynnikova wants nothing of that and pushes Gaff.
Gaff steps backwards away from Lena Ovchynnikova. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Ovchynnikova moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Gaff with a double overhooks!
Ovchynnikova and Gaff circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Gaff moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Ovchynnikova with a double overhooks!
Ovchynnikova fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Sheila Gaff didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Lena Ovchynnikova is in open guard over Gaff
Gaff tries to close her guard around Ovchynnikova
She succeeds!
Lena Ovchynnikova is in closed guard over Gaff
Ovchynnikova is in closed guard... Gaff tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova!
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Lena Ovchynnikova shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Gaff is locking that Americana...
That Americana looks tight...
Lena Ovchynnikova breaks that americana attempt!
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff tries to better her position on the ground...
Gaff is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Ovchynnikova tries to escape from the full mount...
Sheila Gaff is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Sheila Gaff is in side mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Lena Ovchynnikova attempts to trap Sheila Gaff in her guard.
Lena Ovchynnikova manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sheila Gaff is in open guard over Ovchynnikova
Gaff is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Ovchynnikova's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Herb Dean didn't see the foul!
Sheila Gaff is in open guard over Ovchynnikova
Gaff moves on the ground
Sheila Gaff moves to side mount
Sheila Gaff is in side mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff looks to pass to mount...
Gaff slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Lena Ovchynnikova.
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Lena Ovchynnikova is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Ovchynnikova tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Sheila Gaff is in half guard over Ovchynnikova
Gaff launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Ovchynnikova is covering herself! Gaff tries to force the situation and Ovchynnikova clumsily gives her back!
Gaff is in rear mount over Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff throws her leg over Lena Ovchynnikova's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Sheila Gaff's rear naked choke attempt!
Lena Ovchynnikova frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Sheila Gaff and ends up on top!
Ovchynnikova is trying to counter now!
Ovchynnikova has Gaff controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Gaff is unable to move under Ovchynnikova control.
Gaff is in rear mount over Ovchynnikova
Gaff tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Ovchynnikova! Gaff has one hook in and keeps working!
Gaff is in rear mount over Ovchynnikova with one hook in
Gaff has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Ovchynnikova.
Nicely done! Gaff now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Gaff is in rear mount over Ovchynnikova with two hooks in
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Gaff's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Ovchynnikova
Ovchynnikova is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Gaff tries to use some of her tricky moves but Gaff's is smart enough to counter her.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
The round is for Gaff, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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Ovchynnikova launches a kick
but Sheila Gaff avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Sheila Gaff leans forwards and tries to grapple with Ovchynnikova
Gaff shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Ovchynnikova doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Sheila Gaff embrace and tries to move away...
Sheila Gaff pushes Ovchynnikova forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sheila Gaff postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Ovchynnikova hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sheila Gaff slightly pushes Ovchynnikova into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Sheila Gaff attempts to cut off Ovchynnikova with punches
Ovchynnikova reels from the strikes.
Ovchynnikova's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Ovchynnikova has a small cut in her Right cheek
Lena Ovchynnikova seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Sheila Gaff!
Sheila Gaff and Ovchynnikova engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Sheila Gaff is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Ovchynnikova seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Gaff is holding Lena Ovchynnikova's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Lena Ovchynnikova loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ovchynnikova's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Ovchynnikova seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Sheila Gaff is in side mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff looks to mount Lena Ovchynnikova...
Sheila Gaff slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff tries to better her position on the ground...
Gaff is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff was tooling Lena Ovchynnikova for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Lena Ovchynnikova lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Ovchynnikova tries to escape from the full mount...
Sheila Gaff is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Sheila Gaff is in side mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Lena Ovchynnikova attempts to trap Sheila Gaff in her guard.
Sheila Gaff keeps control and remains in side mount.
Sheila Gaff is in side mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff looks to mount Lena Ovchynnikova...
Sheila Gaff slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sheila Gaff is in full mount over Lena Ovchynnikova
Sheila Gaff was tooling Lena Ovchynnikova for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Lena Ovchynnikova lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Sheila Gaff throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than Ovchynnikova can stand! Her arm is outstretched and she taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Sheila Gaff by Submission (Armbar) at 2:33 Round 2
Statistics: Sheila Gaff
Punches 16/21 (76%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/11 (36%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/2 (50%)
Time on the ground 205 s
Statistics: Lena Ovchynnikova
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 205 s
Sorry guys. I wasn’t watching this fight. Was eating breakfast. Hopefully the stats speak for themselves. I think the gist is, it was one-sided.