Post by The Sandmen on Jan 28, 2019 0:59:51 GMT -5
ManMMA Flyweight Championship
Michelle Waterson glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Mackenzie Dern raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Now Michelle Waterson put her title in contention against Dern.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The Karate Hottie and Dern move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Dern is holding Michelle Waterson's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Michelle Waterson loses balance and goes to the ground.
The Karate Hottie's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Mackenzie Dern is in side mount over Michelle Waterson
Michelle Waterson attempts to trap Mackenzie Dern in her guard.
Michelle Waterson manages to switch to full guard.
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over The Karate Hottie
Michelle Waterson launches a few punches to Dern's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Dern tries to cover her face,
Dern seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over The Karate Hottie
As the fight continues it seems that Michelle Waterson is taking the best of the fight.
The Karate Hottie measures the resilience of Dern's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Dern blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over The Karate Hottie
Dern is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see that!
Mackenzie Dern is in closed guard over The Karate Hottie
1:07 Round 1 and Dern is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Mackenzie Dern tries to pass Michelle Waterson's guard...
Mackenzie Dern manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Mackenzie Dern is in half guard over The Karate Hottie
Mackenzie Dern hooks The Karate Hottie's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
The Karate Hottie struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Michelle Waterson manages to kick Dern away and scrambles on top!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Michelle Waterson is in open guard over Dern
The Karate Hottie is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Michelle Waterson pushes Mackenzie Dern against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Mackenzie Dern struggles not allowing Michelle Waterson improve her position.
Michelle Waterson is in open guard over Dern
Mackenzie Dern sits up and gets an arm around The Karate Hottie's neck!
The Karate Hottie pushes Mackenzie Dern back to the ground.
Dern clumsily fails here and it's time for Michelle Waterson to fight back!
Michelle Waterson fakes some punches
Dern ties her up.
Michelle Waterson is in open guard over Dern
Mackenzie Dern seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Dern tries to close her guard around The Karate Hottie
She succeeds!
Michelle Waterson is in closed guard over Dern
Mackenzie Dern isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
The Karate Hottie blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Dern's guard.
Mackenzie Dern gets sloppy and Michelle Waterson tries to take advantage...
Michelle Waterson aggressively and repeatedly punches Dern.
Good job by Dern blocking and slipping the blows.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Mackenzie Dern goes with a looping right hand while Michelle Waterson jumps back and jabs
The Karate Hottie seems staggered and Mackenzie Dern runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
There is a small laceration on Michelle Waterson's Left cheek
Dern grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Mackenzie Dern
Mackenzie Dern is in open guard over The Karate Hottie
Dern is in open guard over The Karate Hottie... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar looks tight...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Crippling lock!
The Karate Hottie struggles to free herself
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Mackenzie Dern's lock! This is over! The Karate Hottie didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Mackenzie Dern by Submission (Kneebar) at 2:37 Round 1
Statistics: Michelle Waterson
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/11 (18%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 121 s
Statistics: Mackenzie Dern
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 121 s
Mackenzie Dern wins the Women's Flyweight title!
…Interesting.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!