LaRosa vs. Baszler

[The Sandmen]

Tara LaRosa looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Shayna Baszler glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Mario Yamasaki.

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Round 1
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Tara LaRosa and Shayna Baszler touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
LaRosa is holding Shayna Baszler's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Shayna Baszler loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Shayna Baszler...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Baszler tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Baszler is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes LaRosa's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to move to full guard
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to full guard.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over LaRosa
Baszler is in open guard over LaRosa... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
LaRosa rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Shayna Baszler tries to bring the fight to the ground
LaRosa goes down.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Baszler
She succeeds!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over LaRosa
Baszler is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Shayna Baszler!
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Shayna Baszler efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
LaRosa shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
2:12 Round 1 and LaRosa is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Shayna Baszler efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Shayna Baszler moves to half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover her face,
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler attempts to move to full guard
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
LaRosa pulls her arm out of danger.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler attempts to move to full guard
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Tara LaRosa uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Baszler clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
Tara LaRosa tries to free her leg
Tara LaRosa uses some of her skill by jumping out of Baszler's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
LaRosa tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls her over and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Baszler
LaRosa tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Baszler! LaRosa has one hook in and keeps working!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Baszler with one hook in
LaRosa has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Baszler.
Nicely done! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Baszler with two hooks in
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Baszler has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Baszler is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Baszler with two hooks in
Baszler is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Baszler holds Tara LaRosa's arm over her shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to show some ground skills
Tara LaRosa put Baszler in half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over LaRosa
Shayna Baszler tries to pass Tara LaRosa's guard...
Tara LaRosa's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
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.
Tara LaRosa moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
LaRosa is holding Shayna Baszler's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Shayna Baszler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Tara LaRosa is cooling the fight on the ground
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Shayna Baszler manages to switch to half guard.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
You have to give that round to Tara LaRosa.



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Round 2
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Baszler launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits LaRosa's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Mario Yamasaki didn't see the foul!
Baszler grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shayna Baszler
LaRosa ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Baszler
She succeeds!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over LaRosa
Shayna Baszler is cooling the fight on the ground
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over LaRosa
Shayna Baszler is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Baszler tries to escape from closed guard...
LaRosa waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Shayna Baszler! She is reversed and nor Tara LaRosa is on half guard!
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler attempts to move to full guard
Shayna Baszler manages to switch to full guard.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She succeeds!
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Baszler
LaRosa use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Osaka Castle Hall (Osaka, Japan) is cheering her!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Shayna Baszler...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Shayna Baszler efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Baszler tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
LaRosa breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:10 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Shayna Baszler.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Baszler measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
LaRosa blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Shayna Baszler to her stomach and takes her back!
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.
LaRosa is holding Shayna Baszler's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Shayna Baszler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Shayna Baszler.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Baszler tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Shayna Baszler...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Shayna Baszler moves to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler attempts to move to full guard
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler attempts to move to full guard
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Baszler
Baszler measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
LaRosa blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Shayna Baszler gets sloppy and Tara LaRosa tries to take advantage...
Tara LaRosa tries to free her leg...
Tara LaRosa uses some of her skill by jumping out of Baszler's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
LaRosa tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
LaRosa is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Shayna Baszler tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
LaRosa is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter did more than the other that round.



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Round 3
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LaRosa moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Shayna Baszler checks the kick.
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Shayna Baszler tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Shayna Baszler
makes LaRosa stumble back!
Tara LaRosa shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Shayna Baszler is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull LaRosa into her guard.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Baszler
LaRosa is in closed guard... Baszler tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Tara LaRosa!
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to her side and trap Shayna Baszler in her guard...
Tara LaRosa gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 3 round
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over LaRosa
Shayna Baszler tries to finish with a leg lock!
LaRosa is able to break the lock.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over LaRosa
Shayna Baszler aggressively and repeatedly punches LaRosa.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
There is a small laceration on Tara LaRosa's Left cheek
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over LaRosa
Baszler moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over LaRosa
Shayna Baszler is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Shayna Baszler aggressively and repeatedly punches LaRosa.
Good job by LaRosa blocking and slipping the blows.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
LaRosa put Shayna Baszler in closed guard.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over LaRosa
Shayna Baszler tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa holds Shayna Baszler's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over LaRosa
Baszler use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Tara LaRosa holds Shayna Baszler and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over LaRosa
Baszler is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Shayna Baszler!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls her over and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Baszler
Baszler has LaRosa controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
LaRosa is unable to move under Baszler control.
Baszler misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tara LaRosa isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
That Armbar from Tara LaRosa appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
LaRosa is locking that Armbar...
Crippling lock!
LaRosa is locking that Armbar...
You can see the pain reflected in Baszler's eyes...
Baszler's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
LaRosa secures the lock while Shayna Baszler refuses to tap... Mario Yamasaki jumps in and breaks the lock!

Winner is Tara LaRosa by Submission (Armbar) at 2:20 Round 3

Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 613 s

Statistics: Shayna Baszler
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/20 (30%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 613 s

Larosa took it to Baszler, exhausting her over time, allowing her an opening to secure the sub.

[The Rocketmen]

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[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Dec 3, 2013 13:31:37 GMT -5 The Rocketmen said:

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Exactly... More BS.

[The Rocketmen]

and not enough pfft

[xx - Team GAP]

oh lots of pfft in this fight... look at those punches... pfft.

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

Yah, Shayna could use some accuracy, that's for sure. :-/ Otherwise she probably would have won this one. Is that pfft enough for ya?! lol

[xx - Team GAP]

if not here's another... pfft

[The Rocketmen]

too much pfft guys, c'mon now, don't act like children.

[The Sandmen]

I agree

[xx - Former Phoenix Fight Club]

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[xx - Team GAP]

i'm sorry for my pfft's what i really meant to say was pfft

[The Rocketmen]

I like that I can literally write anything, like pfft, and it will catch on here.

#TRENDSETTER

[xx - Team GAP]

#Rocketmenwins!

[The Rocketmen]

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[xx - Team GAP]

i refuse to recognize