Post by The Sandmen on Feb 11, 2016 16:45:59 GMT -5
ManMMA Bantamweight Championship
Sarah Kaufman shifts back and forth nervously.
Lauren Murphy glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Now Sarah Kaufman put her title in contention against Murphy.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Murphy is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. She will have to do her best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
A right hand from Sarah Kaufman
surprises Murphy!
Murphy cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Kaufman can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Sarah Kaufman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Murphy goes down.
Sarah Kaufman is in open guard over Murphy
Sarah Kaufman storms over Murphy with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Lauren Murphy blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Kaufman misses a step and Lauren Murphy sees an opportunity to counter her!
Murphy tries to close her guard around Kaufman
She succeeds!
Sarah Kaufman is in closed guard over Murphy
Kaufman is in closed guard... Murphy tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah Kaufman!
Lauren Murphy is in full mount over Sarah Kaufman
Murphy fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Sarah Kaufman's arm and tries an armbar!
Kaufman holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Kaufman's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Lauren Murphy.
Sarah Kaufman is in side mount over Lauren Murphy
Kaufman delivers a few accurate elbows!
Murphy is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Murphy's Right eye is beginning to swell
Kaufman is in rear mount over Murphy
Murphy tries to stand up!
Kaufman doesn't allow her!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Murphy
Murphy has given her back to Sarah Kaufman who is trying to get one hook in!
Sarah Kaufman has one hook in!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Murphy with one hook in
Kaufman has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Murphy.
Nicely done! Kaufman now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Murphy with two hooks in
Kaufman tries to open up Lauren Murphy's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Murphy in the side of the head
Kaufman is in rear mount over Murphy with two hooks in
Kaufman is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Murphy's ribs.
Murphy is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Kaufman is in rear mount over Murphy with two hooks in
Lauren Murphy 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 Kaufman's moves.
Kaufman is in rear mount over Murphy with two hooks in
Murphy tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Lauren Murphy. 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.
Sarah Kaufman throws a looping left hand...
That lands on Murphy's chin! That stops Murphy in her tracks!
Murphy has a small cut in her Right eye
Murphy seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Kaufman is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Murphy's jaw!
Lauren Murphy tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Sarah Kaufman jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Kaufman dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts Murphy from the ground!
Murphy has a small cut in her Right eye
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Murphy grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Kaufman struggles... Lauren Murphy is unable to take her down
Poorly executed technique. Sarah Kaufman looks to counter!
Kaufman launches a furious hook!
That hits Murphy's chin like a wrecking ball! Murphy loses balance and goes to the mat.
This is over! That impact from Sarah Kaufman has left Murphy laying flat on the mat!
Murphy's Chin is beginning to swell
Murphy has a small cut in her Chin
Winner is Sarah Kaufman by KO (Punch) at 3:30 Round 1
Statistics: Sarah Kaufman
Punches 5/5 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/18 (56%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 120 s
Statistics: Lauren Murphy
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 120 s
Sarah Kaufman defends the Women's Bantamweight title!
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Gad dayum. Murphy landed 0 takedowns, and the result totally reflected that. She absolutely had to land a takedown to win this fight. Kaufman ate her alive standing. Though...why in the living blu hell did Kaufman take Lauren down? And how? And why???