Post by The Sandmen on Feb 8, 2019 4:33:14 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Pennington while Steve Mazzagatti recites the rules.
Valentina Shevchenko 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Valentina Shevchenko today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Pennington moves backwards and Valentina Shevchenko is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Shevchenko steps forward
Pennington feints.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Valentina Shevchenko launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Pennington's knee!
Pennington hyper-extended her leg
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Low kick by Raquel Pennington to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Middle kick from Shevchenko.
The kick just misses.
Middle kick from Shevchenko.
Pennington receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Raquel Pennington!
Shevchenko ducks under...
Pennington moves forward looking for some action
Valentina Shevchenko struggles a bit before breaking Pennington's attemp of grappling
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Pennington studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Pennington showing excellent timing, blasts Valentina Shevchenko with a right hand.
Great hook by Raquel Pennington! Valentina Shevchenko is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
There is a small laceration on Valentina Shevchenko's Forehead
Pennington is standing while Shevchenko is on the ground on her back
Pennington moves backwards and gestures for Valentina Shevchenko to stand up.
Shevchenko climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Raquel Pennington
miss their mark.
Valentina Shevchenko closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Shevchenko moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington is holding Valentina Shevchenko's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shevchenko won't budge, forcing Pennington to pull guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Shevchenko throws a few hammer fists to the face of Raquel Pennington
Solid shots!
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Not a desiderable position that Shevchenko is in now. Raquel Pennington is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Pennington tries to roll on the ground!
Valentina Shevchenko uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko looks to posture up and open Raquel Pennington's guard...
Valentina Shevchenko forces Raquel Pennington to open her guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Shevchenko moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Pennington's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Shevchenko who is in full mount! Pennington is in trouble now!
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Valentina Shevchenko doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Shevchenko tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Valentina Shevchenko controls the situation despite Raquel Pennington efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Shevchenko moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington moves forward looking for some action
Valentina Shevchenko struggles a bit before breaking Pennington's attemp of grappling
Raquel Pennington tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Raquel Pennington who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Pennington and Valentina Shevchenko are cliched up against the cage. Pennington steps for a throw
Valentina Shevchenko is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The fighters are clinching.
Pennington grab one of Valentina Shevchenko's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Shevchenko done well to maintain her balances and avoid going down
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Raquel Pennington closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Brilliant combination from Raquel Pennington
Shevchenko is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Raquel Pennington attempts a sweep single...
Valentina Shevchenko was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Shevchenko tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Solid low kick from Valentina Shevchenko.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Pennington hyper-extended her left leg
Good movement from Pennington
who is bobbing and weaving.
Shevchenko cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Pennington can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Pennington launches a hook to the body
Valentina Shevchenko moves aside looking for a counter...
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Pennington pushes Valentina Shevchenko and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Valentina Shevchenko tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pennington goes down.
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Pennington tries to close her guard around Shevchenko
She is not able to do it
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Deep breaths from Raquel Pennington who tries a hammer punch to Shevchenko's ribs.
That hit Shevchenko who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shevchenko's side.
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Pennington misses a step and Valentina Shevchenko sees an opportunity to counter her!
Shevchenko tries to move to full mount
Shevchenko succeeds
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shevchenko's side.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard...
Valentina Shevchenko rolls her over and takes her back!
Shevchenko is in rear mount over Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Shevchenko is in rear mount over Pennington
Pennington has Shevchenko controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Shevchenko is unable to move under Pennington control.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Shevchenko tries to escape from the closed guard
Shevchenko succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Valentina Shevchenko to fight back!
Shevchenko tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Raquel Pennington doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Pennington avoids a dangerous strike from Shevchenko
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Pennington avoids a dangerous strike from Shevchenko
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Not a desiderable position that Shevchenko is in now. Raquel Pennington is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
A bunch of leg kicks from Raquel Pennington
are blocked by Shevchenko.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Pennington is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Pennington's left thigh
Pennington hyper-extended her left leg
Tremendous strikes from Shevchenko!
Some big punches are landing!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Raquel Pennington and Shevchenko engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Valentina Shevchenko is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Valentina Shevchenko paws at Pennington.
Pennington swings ineffectively.
Raquel Pennington tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shevchenko won't budge, forcing Pennington to pull guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Shevchenko tries to escape from the closed guard
Shevchenko succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Raquel Pennington against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Shevchenko jumps and tries to free her leg! Pennington doesn't allow this but Valentina Shevchenko is able to get half guard here.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Shevchenko tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Pennington from the side mount!
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Raquel Pennington sees an opening and locks her opponent in half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Pennington grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Shevchenko struggles... Raquel Pennington is unable to take her down
Poorly executed technique. Valentina Shevchenko looks to counter!
Shevchenko throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Shevchenko steps backwards away from Raquel Pennington. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Raquel Pennington tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Valentina Shevchenko jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Raquel Pennington tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shevchenko won't budge, forcing Pennington to pull guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko is looking to pass Raquel Pennington's guard...
Valentina Shevchenko gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Shevchenko tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Pennington from the side mount!
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington tries to show some ground skills
Shevchenko uses her strength to keep Shevchenko at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington tries to show some ground skills
Shevchenko uses her strength to keep Shevchenko at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Valentina Shevchenko looks to counter!
Valentina Shevchenko launches a few punches to Pennington
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko aggressively and repeatedly punches Pennington.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Pennington's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Shevchenko moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington throws a body kick.
Blocked by Shevchenko.
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Valentina Shevchenko to fight back!
Several good body shots
land on Pennington.
Hard blow to Pennington's mid-section, she seems hurt
Tremendous strikes from Pennington!
Shevchenko blocks with confidence
Shevchenko moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Pennington is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Raquel Pennington
Pennington moves forward looking for some action
Valentina Shevchenko doesn't want to engage and backpedals
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Valentina Shevchenko closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Shevchenko moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Pennington with a double overhooks!
Valentina Shevchenko swings...
hard impact to Pennington's face!
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Forehead
Shevchenko moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Pennington wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Shevchenko doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
A solid combination from Valentina Shevchenko
connects with Pennington.
Pennington's Forehead is beginning to swell
Shevchenko feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Pennington's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Shevchenko leads with a punch
Raquel Pennington evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Pennington pushes Valentina Shevchenko and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Shevchenko fires low kicks
punishing Pennington's legs repeatedly.
Shevchenko steps forward
Pennington feints.
Raquel Pennington gets sloppy and Valentina Shevchenko tries to take advantage...
Brilliant combination from Valentina Shevchenko
that forces Pennington to try and defend better.
Pennington's Mouth is beginning to swell
Pennington has a small cut in her Mouth
Raquel Pennington tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Valentina Shevchenko jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Pennington fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shevchenko sprawls and remains on her feet.
Body kick by Raquel Pennington...
is blocked.
Shevchenko tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nice punches from Valentina Shevchenko.
Pennington staggers backwards. Shevchenko wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Shevchenko wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Shevchenko moves forward and holds Pennington
Pennington doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Valentina Shevchenko embrace and tries to move away...
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Pennington forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shevchenko launches a few hard punches to Raquel Pennington's ribs!
Raquel Pennington's ribs shows the damage! Valentina Shevchenko is working her opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Raquel Pennington postures up and launches another series of punches!
Shevchenko pushes her opponent forward and blocks most of Raquel Pennington's offensive.
Shevchenko tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Valentina Shevchenko has found an opening in the defense of Pennington, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Pennington is wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Chin
Pennington seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Raquel Pennington paws at Shevchenko.
Shevchenko answers with solid punches!
Pennington has a small cut in her Mouth
Brilliant combination from Raquel Pennington
Shevchenko is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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Raquel Pennington tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shevchenko won't budge, forcing Pennington to pull guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
You can see Pennington's blood making stains in the mat.
Raquel Pennington 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 Shevchenko's moves.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Raquel Pennington 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 Shevchenko's moves.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko tries to better her position on the ground...
Shevchenko breaks the closed guard of Raquel Pennington and moves to half guard
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Shevchenko tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shevchenko tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Raquel Pennington. 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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Brutal-looking high kick from Valentina Shevchenko!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Pennington is out! Pennington is out! Valentina Shevchenko has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Forehead
Winner is Valentina Shevchenko by KO (High kick) at 1:16 Round 5
Statistics: Raquel Pennington
Punches 1/31 (3%)
Kicks 0/6 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/11 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/48 (10%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 462 s
Statistics: Valentina Shevchenko
Punches 28/32 (88%)
Kicks 8/9 (89%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 469 s
Shredstruction.
Valentina Shevchenko 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Valentina Shevchenko today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Pennington moves backwards and Valentina Shevchenko is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Shevchenko steps forward
Pennington feints.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Valentina Shevchenko launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Pennington's knee!
Pennington hyper-extended her leg
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Low kick by Raquel Pennington to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Middle kick from Shevchenko.
The kick just misses.
Middle kick from Shevchenko.
Pennington receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Raquel Pennington!
Shevchenko ducks under...
Pennington moves forward looking for some action
Valentina Shevchenko struggles a bit before breaking Pennington's attemp of grappling
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Pennington studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Pennington showing excellent timing, blasts Valentina Shevchenko with a right hand.
Great hook by Raquel Pennington! Valentina Shevchenko is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
There is a small laceration on Valentina Shevchenko's Forehead
Pennington is standing while Shevchenko is on the ground on her back
Pennington moves backwards and gestures for Valentina Shevchenko to stand up.
Shevchenko climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Some nice shots from Raquel Pennington
miss their mark.
Valentina Shevchenko closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Shevchenko moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington is holding Valentina Shevchenko's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shevchenko won't budge, forcing Pennington to pull guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Shevchenko throws a few hammer fists to the face of Raquel Pennington
Solid shots!
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Not a desiderable position that Shevchenko is in now. Raquel Pennington is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Pennington tries to roll on the ground!
Valentina Shevchenko uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko looks to posture up and open Raquel Pennington's guard...
Valentina Shevchenko forces Raquel Pennington to open her guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Shevchenko moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Pennington's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Shevchenko who is in full mount! Pennington is in trouble now!
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Valentina Shevchenko doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Shevchenko tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Valentina Shevchenko controls the situation despite Raquel Pennington efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Shevchenko moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington moves forward looking for some action
Valentina Shevchenko struggles a bit before breaking Pennington's attemp of grappling
Raquel Pennington tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Raquel Pennington who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Pennington and Valentina Shevchenko are cliched up against the cage. Pennington steps for a throw
Valentina Shevchenko is gets thrown to the mat but gets right back up
The fighters are clinching.
Pennington grab one of Valentina Shevchenko's arm and tries a Hip Throw
Shevchenko done well to maintain her balances and avoid going down
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Raquel Pennington closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Brilliant combination from Raquel Pennington
Shevchenko is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Raquel Pennington attempts a sweep single...
Valentina Shevchenko was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Shevchenko tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Solid low kick from Valentina Shevchenko.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Pennington hyper-extended her left leg
Good movement from Pennington
who is bobbing and weaving.
Shevchenko cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Pennington can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Pennington launches a hook to the body
Valentina Shevchenko moves aside looking for a counter...
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Pennington pushes Valentina Shevchenko and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Valentina Shevchenko tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pennington goes down.
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Pennington tries to close her guard around Shevchenko
She is not able to do it
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Deep breaths from Raquel Pennington who tries a hammer punch to Shevchenko's ribs.
That hit Shevchenko who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shevchenko's side.
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Pennington misses a step and Valentina Shevchenko sees an opportunity to counter her!
Shevchenko tries to move to full mount
Shevchenko succeeds
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Shevchenko's side.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard...
Valentina Shevchenko rolls her over and takes her back!
Shevchenko is in rear mount over Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Shevchenko is in rear mount over Pennington
Pennington has Shevchenko controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Shevchenko is unable to move under Pennington control.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Shevchenko tries to escape from the closed guard
Shevchenko succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Valentina Shevchenko to fight back!
Shevchenko tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Raquel Pennington doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Pennington avoids a dangerous strike from Shevchenko
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Pennington avoids a dangerous strike from Shevchenko
and fends her off with feel-out punches.
Not a desiderable position that Shevchenko is in now. Raquel Pennington is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
A bunch of leg kicks from Raquel Pennington
are blocked by Shevchenko.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Pennington is the winner of this round.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Pennington's left thigh
Pennington hyper-extended her left leg
Tremendous strikes from Shevchenko!
Some big punches are landing!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Raquel Pennington and Shevchenko engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Valentina Shevchenko is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Valentina Shevchenko paws at Pennington.
Pennington swings ineffectively.
Raquel Pennington tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shevchenko won't budge, forcing Pennington to pull guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Shevchenko tries to escape from the closed guard
Shevchenko succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Raquel Pennington against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Shevchenko jumps and tries to free her leg! Pennington doesn't allow this but Valentina Shevchenko is able to get half guard here.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Shevchenko tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Pennington from the side mount!
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Raquel Pennington sees an opening and locks her opponent in half guard.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Pennington grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Shevchenko struggles... Raquel Pennington is unable to take her down
Poorly executed technique. Valentina Shevchenko looks to counter!
Shevchenko throws a hook
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Shevchenko steps backwards away from Raquel Pennington. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Raquel Pennington tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Valentina Shevchenko jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Raquel Pennington tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shevchenko won't budge, forcing Pennington to pull guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko is looking to pass Raquel Pennington's guard...
Valentina Shevchenko gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Pennington
Shevchenko tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Pennington from the side mount!
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington tries to show some ground skills
Shevchenko uses her strength to keep Shevchenko at a disadvantage
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington tries to show some ground skills
Shevchenko uses her strength to keep Shevchenko at a disadvantage
Poorly executed technique. Valentina Shevchenko looks to counter!
Valentina Shevchenko launches a few punches to Pennington
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington measures the resilience of Shevchenko's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Shevchenko blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko aggressively and repeatedly punches Pennington.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Pennington's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 4
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Shevchenko moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington throws a body kick.
Blocked by Shevchenko.
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Valentina Shevchenko to fight back!
Several good body shots
land on Pennington.
Hard blow to Pennington's mid-section, she seems hurt
Tremendous strikes from Pennington!
Shevchenko blocks with confidence
Shevchenko moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Pennington is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Raquel Pennington
Pennington moves forward looking for some action
Valentina Shevchenko doesn't want to engage and backpedals
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Valentina Shevchenko closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Shevchenko moves forward looking for some action
She surprises Pennington with a double overhooks!
Valentina Shevchenko swings...
hard impact to Pennington's face!
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Forehead
Shevchenko moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:15 in the 4 round
Pennington wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Shevchenko doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
A solid combination from Valentina Shevchenko
connects with Pennington.
Pennington's Forehead is beginning to swell
Shevchenko feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
what a crushing shot!
Pennington's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Shevchenko leads with a punch
Raquel Pennington evades but whiffs with a counter.
The clock says 3:00 in the 4 round
Pennington pushes Valentina Shevchenko and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Shevchenko fires low kicks
punishing Pennington's legs repeatedly.
Shevchenko steps forward
Pennington feints.
Raquel Pennington gets sloppy and Valentina Shevchenko tries to take advantage...
Brilliant combination from Valentina Shevchenko
that forces Pennington to try and defend better.
Pennington's Mouth is beginning to swell
Pennington has a small cut in her Mouth
Raquel Pennington tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Valentina Shevchenko jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Pennington fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shevchenko sprawls and remains on her feet.
Body kick by Raquel Pennington...
is blocked.
Shevchenko tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nice punches from Valentina Shevchenko.
Pennington staggers backwards. Shevchenko wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
Shevchenko wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Shevchenko moves forward and holds Pennington
Pennington doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Valentina Shevchenko embrace and tries to move away...
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Pennington forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 4:20 in the 4 round
The fighters are clinching.
Shevchenko launches a few hard punches to Raquel Pennington's ribs!
Raquel Pennington's ribs shows the damage! Valentina Shevchenko is working her opponent ribs!
The fighters are clinching.
Raquel Pennington postures up and launches another series of punches!
Shevchenko pushes her opponent forward and blocks most of Raquel Pennington's offensive.
Shevchenko tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Valentina Shevchenko has found an opening in the defense of Pennington, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Pennington is wobbling!
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Chin
Pennington seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Raquel Pennington paws at Shevchenko.
Shevchenko answers with solid punches!
Pennington has a small cut in her Mouth
Brilliant combination from Raquel Pennington
Shevchenko is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 5
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Raquel Pennington tries to bring the fight to the ground
Shevchenko won't budge, forcing Pennington to pull guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
You can see Pennington's blood making stains in the mat.
Raquel Pennington 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 Shevchenko's moves.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Raquel Pennington 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 Shevchenko's moves.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Pennington
Valentina Shevchenko tries to better her position on the ground...
Shevchenko breaks the closed guard of Raquel Pennington and moves to half guard
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington launches a few punches to Shevchenko's cheek from the guard.
Valentina Shevchenko uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Shevchenko tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shevchenko tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Raquel Pennington. 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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Brutal-looking high kick from Valentina Shevchenko!
You could hear the impact from the back seats!
Pennington is out! Pennington is out! Valentina Shevchenko has ended this fight in highlight reel fashion!
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Forehead
Winner is Valentina Shevchenko by KO (High kick) at 1:16 Round 5
Statistics: Raquel Pennington
Punches 1/31 (3%)
Kicks 0/6 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/5 (0%)
Takedowns 0/11 (0%)
GnP strikes 5/48 (10%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 462 s
Statistics: Valentina Shevchenko
Punches 28/32 (88%)
Kicks 8/9 (89%)
Clinch strikes 3/4 (75%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 11/13 (85%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 469 s
Shredstruction.