Post by The Sandmen on Apr 30, 2018 8:28:18 GMT -5
Barb Honchak raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Marianna Kheyfets looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Honchak and Kheyfets move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Honchak decides to launch some tentative punches
Kheyfets launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Honchak with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Honchak is holding Marianna Kheyfets's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Marianna Kheyfets loses balance and goes to the ground.
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Barb Honchak looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Barb Honchak slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Barb Honchak tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Kheyfets Hyper-extended her arm
Crippling lock!
Kheyfets is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Honchak suddenly holds Marianna Kheyfets's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Kheyfets can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Barb Honchak!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Honchak
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Honchak tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets!
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Barb Honchak throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Kheyfets breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Barb Honchak work her BJJ game.
Marianna Kheyfets tries to roll to her side and trap Barb Honchak in her guard...
Barb Honchak rolls her over and takes her back!
Honchak is in rear mount over Kheyfets
Kheyfets has Honchak controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Honchak is unable to move under Kheyfets control.
Honchak is trying to counter now!
Barb Honchak throws her leg over Marianna Kheyfets's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Barb Honchak's rear naked choke attempt!
Marianna Kheyfets frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Barb Honchak and ends up on top!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Honchak
Marianna Kheyfets hovers above Honchak
Barb Honchak stops her from throwing strikes.
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Honchak
Kheyfets use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Barb Honchak holds Marianna Kheyfets and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Honchak tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Honchak tries an armbar from the bottom!
Marianna Kheyfets breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Barb Honchak
Kheyfets tries to move to full mount!
Honchak won't allow her to take this position easily.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Barb Honchak
Honchak tries to show some ground skills
Barb Honchak put Kheyfets in half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Honchak
Marianna Kheyfets hooks Honchak's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Barb Honchak manages to kick Kheyfets away and scrambles on top!
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kheyfets
Honchak is in open guard over Kheyfets... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Kheyfets rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Barb Honchak. 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 Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
Honchak steps backwards away from Marianna Kheyfets. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kheyfets goes down.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kheyfets
Honchak has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Honchak moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Honchak struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Honchak tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Barb Honchak tries to free her leg
Barb Honchak uses some of her skill by jumping out of Kheyfets's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Honchak gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Marianna Kheyfets! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Marianna Kheyfets doesn't defend herself!
Kheyfets's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Honchak has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Honchak positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kheyfets's being punished here!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Barb Honchak looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Barb Honchak slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Honchak goes for an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Marianna Kheyfets breaks the lock and pushes away Barb Honchak, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Barb Honchak. 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.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Several good body shots
land on Kheyfets.
Honchak decides to launch some tentative punches
Kheyfets launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Honchak with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Kheyfets ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Honchak grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Honchak blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Kheyfets's guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kheyfets
Honchak tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets attempts to trap Barb Honchak in her guard.
Barb Honchak keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Honchak shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
That North South Choke looks tight...
Honchak is locking that North South Choke...
Punishing hold!
Kheyfets is out! John McCarthy breaks the lock and Marianna Kheyfets lies flat on the mat! Awesome move by Barb Honchak.
Winner is Barb Honchak by Submission (North South Choke) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Barb Honchak
Punches 8/8 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 228 s
Statistics: Marianna Kheyfets
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 228 s
Honchak had a lot of pieces in the right places here.
Marianna Kheyfets looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Honchak and Kheyfets move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Honchak decides to launch some tentative punches
Kheyfets launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Honchak with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Honchak is holding Marianna Kheyfets's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Marianna Kheyfets loses balance and goes to the ground.
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Barb Honchak looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Barb Honchak slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Barb Honchak tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Kheyfets Hyper-extended her arm
Crippling lock!
Kheyfets is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Honchak suddenly holds Marianna Kheyfets's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Kheyfets can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Barb Honchak!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Honchak
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Honchak tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets!
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Barb Honchak throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar from Barb Honchak appears to be unbreakable
Kheyfets breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Barb Honchak work her BJJ game.
Marianna Kheyfets tries to roll to her side and trap Barb Honchak in her guard...
Barb Honchak rolls her over and takes her back!
Honchak is in rear mount over Kheyfets
Kheyfets has Honchak controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Honchak is unable to move under Kheyfets control.
Honchak is trying to counter now!
Barb Honchak throws her leg over Marianna Kheyfets's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Barb Honchak's rear naked choke attempt!
Marianna Kheyfets frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Barb Honchak and ends up on top!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Honchak
Marianna Kheyfets hovers above Honchak
Barb Honchak stops her from throwing strikes.
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Honchak
Kheyfets use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Barb Honchak holds Marianna Kheyfets and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Honchak tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Honchak tries an armbar from the bottom!
Marianna Kheyfets breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Barb Honchak
Kheyfets tries to move to full mount!
Honchak won't allow her to take this position easily.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Barb Honchak
Honchak tries to show some ground skills
Barb Honchak put Kheyfets in half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Honchak
Marianna Kheyfets hooks Honchak's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Barb Honchak manages to kick Kheyfets away and scrambles on top!
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kheyfets
Honchak is in open guard over Kheyfets... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Kheyfets rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Barb Honchak. 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 Bercy Arena (Paris, France) are cheering for the fighters.
Honchak steps backwards away from Marianna Kheyfets. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kheyfets goes down.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kheyfets
Honchak has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Honchak moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Honchak struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Honchak tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Barb Honchak tries to free her leg
Barb Honchak uses some of her skill by jumping out of Kheyfets's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Honchak gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Marianna Kheyfets! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Marianna Kheyfets doesn't defend herself!
Kheyfets's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Honchak has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Honchak positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Kheyfets's being punished here!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Barb Honchak looks to mount Marianna Kheyfets...
Barb Honchak slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Barb Honchak is in full mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Honchak goes for an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Marianna Kheyfets breaks the lock and pushes away Barb Honchak, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Barb Honchak. 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.
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Several good body shots
land on Kheyfets.
Honchak decides to launch some tentative punches
Kheyfets launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Honchak with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
Kheyfets ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Honchak grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Barb Honchak
Barb Honchak is in open guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Honchak blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Kheyfets's guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in half guard over Kheyfets
Honchak tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets attempts to trap Barb Honchak in her guard.
Barb Honchak keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Barb Honchak is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Honchak shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
That North South Choke looks tight...
Honchak is locking that North South Choke...
Punishing hold!
Kheyfets is out! John McCarthy breaks the lock and Marianna Kheyfets lies flat on the mat! Awesome move by Barb Honchak.
Winner is Barb Honchak by Submission (North South Choke) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Barb Honchak
Punches 8/8 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 228 s
Statistics: Marianna Kheyfets
Punches 2/2 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 228 s
Honchak had a lot of pieces in the right places here.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!