Post by The Sandmen on Apr 21, 2016 9:01:00 GMT -5
Shayna Baszler glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Sara McMann 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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Baszler and McMann move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
McMann is holding Shayna Baszler's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Shayna Baszler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
McMann shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Sara McMann looks to mount Shayna Baszler...
Shayna Baszler sees an opening and locks her opponent in half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Baszler
Sara McMann pushes Baszler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Baszler wraps her legs while she holds Sara McMann's head... Tight guard!
Poorly executed technique. Shayna Baszler looks to counter!
Baszler reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
McMann blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to turn in and scramble out. Sara McMann timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
That guillotine looks tight...
Shayna Baszler slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over McMann
Sara McMann gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Baszler spins out, but Sara McMann was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Baszler is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Sara McMann. 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.
McMann is holding Shayna Baszler's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Shayna Baszler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
McMann tries to move to full mount!
Baszler won't allow her to take this position easily.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
McMann looks to be in very good shape.
Sara McMann looks to mount Shayna Baszler...
Shayna Baszler takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around McMann
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Baszler
Baszler attempts a triangle from bottom! Sara McMann slips out. Baszler quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Sara McMann slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Baszler misses a step and Sara McMann sees an opportunity to counter her!
McMann decides to go after her opponent and jumps inside Baszler's guard.
Baszler did not see that coming! Sara McMann is in open guard over Baszler now.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Baszler
McMann sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
McMann tries to jump to side mount.
Shayna Baszler jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over McMann
McMann reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Baszler blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over McMann
McMann measures the resilience of Baszler's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Baszler's side.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over McMann
Shayna Baszler pushes McMann's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Baszler who is in full mount! McMann is in trouble now!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Sara McMann
Baszler goes for an armbar!
Sara McMann breaks the lock and pushes away Shayna Baszler, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Shayna Baszler. 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.
Nice punch by Shayna Baszler
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Baszler moves forward looking for some action
Shayna Baszler shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Baszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Sara McMann embrace and tries to move away...
Sara McMann pushes Baszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Shayna Baszler gets sloppy and Sara McMann tries to take advantage...
Big mistake from Shayna Baszler! McMann tries to finish her off with a RNC!
You can see the pain reflected in Baszler's eyes...
McMann is unable to lock that and Baszler breaks the lock
The fighters are clinching.
A dirty boxing lesson by McMann who is trying to punish Shayna Baszler's ribs with a few punches.
Baszler brings her opponent closer and blocks McMann's punches.
Baszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Sara McMann embrace and tries to move away...
Sara McMann pushes Baszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
McMann tries to dirty boxing while holds Baszler against cage
Baszler is aware of her surroundings and scapes from the clinch.
Shayna Baszler closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Shayna Baszler shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Sara McMann is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Baszler into her guard.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over McMann
Baszler is in closed guard... McMann tries to roll on the ground!
Shayna Baszler uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over McMann
Sara McMann was tooling Shayna Baszler for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Shayna Baszler lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Baszler tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Shayna Baszler fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over McMann
McMann reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Baszler blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Sara McMann gets sloppy and Shayna Baszler tries to take advantage...
Shayna Baszler tries to free her leg
Shayna Baszler uses some of her skill by jumping out of McMann's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Sara McMann
Shayna Baszler looks to pass to mount...
Baszler slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Sara McMann.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Sara McMann
Shayna Baszler tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
She hit her so hard Sara McMann has broken her left hand
Winner is Shayna Baszler by TKO (Stoppage - Broken hand) at 4:49 Round 1
Statistics: Shayna Baszler
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Statistics: Sara McMann
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 2/2 (100%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 186 s
Hahahahah Sara McMann beat on Shayna so much that she broke her hand and the fight was stopped. That’s brutal.
Estimated return - ManMMA 221