Post by The Sandmen on Sept 8, 2014 16:02:40 GMT -5
Marianna Kheyfets looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
Ferocious staredown by Baszler while John McCarthy recites the rules.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Marianna Kheyfets and Shayna Baszler touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Kheyfets launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Baszler's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
A solid combination from Marianna Kheyfets
mostly hits air.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Low kick by Marianna Kheyfets to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Poorly executed technique. Shayna Baszler looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Shayna Baszler!
Kheyfets is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Kheyfets's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Baszler moves backwards and Marianna Kheyfets is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Baszler is holding Marianna Kheyfets's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Marianna Kheyfets loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kheyfets looks to be in very good shape.
Kheyfets tries to show some ground skills
Marianna Kheyfets put Baszler in half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Shayna Baszler hovers above Kheyfets
Good punches to Kheyfets's body.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Shayna Baszler isolates Marianna Kheyfets's right arm looking for an armbar...
Marianna Kheyfets manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Shayna Baszler lost her dominant position.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets tries to finish with a leg lock!
Baszler is able to break the lock.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She succeeds!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Kheyfets pulls her arm out of danger.
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Baszler
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Baszler tries to roll on the ground!
Marianna Kheyfets uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Kheyfets is trying to counter now!
Kheyfets tries to escape from the closed guard
Kheyfets succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
John McCarthy 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 was tooling Marianna Kheyfets for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Marianna Kheyfets lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Baszler grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to close her guard around Baszler
She succeeds!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets breaths deeply while on the ground
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Baszler is in closed guard... Kheyfets tries to roll on the ground!
Shayna Baszler uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Shayna Baszler looks to counter!
Baszler tries to escape from closed guard...
Baszler struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets attempts to move to full guard
Marianna Kheyfets manages to switch to full guard.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Shayna Baszler work her BJJ game.
Baszler tries to escape from the closed guard
Shayna Baszler any adventage in the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Baszler tries to escape from the closed guard
Shayna Baszler any adventage in the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Baszler's ribs.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Baszler pulls her arm out of danger.
Baszler tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shayna Baszler tries to better her position on the ground...
Baszler breaks the closed guard of Marianna Kheyfets and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to show some ground skills
Marianna Kheyfets put Baszler in half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Deep breaths from Marianna Kheyfets who tries a hammer punch to Baszler's ribs.
That hit Baszler who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Baszler spins out, but Marianna Kheyfets was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Baszler is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Marianna Kheyfets. 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Kheyfets is holding Shayna Baszler's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Shayna Baszler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Baszler steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Shayna Baszler attempts to trap Marianna Kheyfets in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Baszler moves forward looking for some action
Shayna Baszler shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Kheyfets doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Shayna Baszler embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Kheyfets who put distance between them
Shayna Baszler leans forwards and tries to grapple with Kheyfets
Baszler shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Baszler tries to take Marianna Kheyfets down... Kheyfets stumbles backwards and Shayna Baszler launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Kheyfets's jaw!
Kheyfets has a small cut in her Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shayna Baszler tries to pull guard on Marianna Kheyfets...
She manages to bring her to the ground in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Baszler
Kheyfets tries to escape from the closed guard
Kheyfets succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler launches a few punches to Kheyfets's cheek from the guard.
Marianna Kheyfets uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler sits up and gets an arm around Kheyfets's neck!
Kheyfets pushes Shayna Baszler back to the ground.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Baszler covers herself well
Kheyfets clumsily fails here and it's time for Shayna Baszler to fight back!
Shayna Baszler sits up and gets an arm around Kheyfets's neck!
Kheyfets pushes Shayna Baszler back to the ground.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Marianna Kheyfets breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Shayna Baszler. 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Kheyfets grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Marianna Kheyfets
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Kheyfets is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets tries to pass to half guard...
Shayna Baszler's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Baszler
Kheyfets tries to escape from closed guard...
Kheyfets struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to turn in and scramble out. Marianna Kheyfets timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Kheyfets is locking that guillotine...
Punishing hold!
Baszler struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Kheyfets is locking that guillotine...
Shayna Baszler slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets
Shayna Baszler tries to finish with a leg lock!
Kheyfets is able to break the lock.
Kheyfets is trying to counter now!
Kheyfets 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 Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets tries to close the guard.
Kheyfets put Shayna Baszler in closed guard.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Baszler use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Marianna Kheyfets holds Shayna Baszler and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Marianna Kheyfets looks to counter!
Marianna Kheyfets slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Shayna Baszler cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Deep breaths from Marianna Kheyfets who tries a hammer punch to Baszler's ribs.
That hit Baszler who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets attempts to trap Shayna Baszler in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets manages to switch to half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
That Shoulder Lock from Marianna Kheyfets appears to be unbreakable
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Crippling lock!
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Kheyfets is locking that Shoulder Lock...
Baszler pulls her arm out of danger.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Shayna Baszler isolates Marianna Kheyfets's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Marianna Kheyfets is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Kheyfets is trying to counter now!
Kheyfets 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 Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Marianna Kheyfets tries to bring the fight to the ground
Baszler goes down.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Kheyfets moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Baszler attempts a triangle from bottom! Marianna Kheyfets slips out. Baszler quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Marianna Kheyfets slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Shayna Baszler. 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Shayna Baszler.
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Round 3
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Baszler is holding Marianna Kheyfets's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Marianna Kheyfets shows great balance while pushing away Shayna Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Kheyfets and Baszler circle around the center of the cage.
Baszler launches a hook to the body
Bang! Kheyfets stops that one with her ribs!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Kheyfets is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Baszler's thigh
Shayna Baszler tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kheyfets goes down.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to close her guard around Baszler
She succeeds!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Shayna Baszler realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Baszler tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shayna Baszler opts to go after her opponent and jumps inside Kheyfets's guard.
Kheyfets didn't see that coming. Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets now.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to close her guard around Baszler
She succeeds!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Baszler pulls her arm out of danger.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Baszler spins out, but Marianna Kheyfets was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Baszler is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Marianna Kheyfets. 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 two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Baszler fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kheyfets sprawls and remains on her feet.
Shayna Baszler gets sloppy and Marianna Kheyfets tries to take advantage...
Kheyfets jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Marianna Kheyfets pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Baszler gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Baszler blocks Marianna Kheyfets's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Baszler use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Marianna Kheyfets holds Shayna Baszler and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Baszler is in closed guard... Kheyfets tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Shayna Baszler!
Marianna Kheyfets is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Marianna Kheyfets in her guard...
Shayna Baszler gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Kheyfets struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She succeeds!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Baszler
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Baszler tries to roll on the ground!
Marianna Kheyfets uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Marianna Kheyfets looks to counter!
Marianna Kheyfets is looking to pass Shayna Baszler's guard...
Marianna Kheyfets gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler attempts to move to full guard
Marianna Kheyfets keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets launches a few punches to Baszler
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Kheyfets has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Marianna Kheyfets hooks Baszler's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Kheyfets is locking that Kneebar...
You can see the pain reflected in Baszler's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Baszler's eyes...
Baszler hyper-extended her left leg
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar from Marianna Kheyfets appears to be unbreakable
Shayna Baszler manages to kick Kheyfets away and scrambles on top!
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Shayna Baszler realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Baszler tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shayna Baszler decides to jump inside Kheyfets's guard.
Kheyfets fights back with her feet, forcing Baszler to try something else.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Marianna Kheyfets fakes a punch and launches herself over Shayna Baszler
Great move by Kheyfets who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Baszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Marianna Kheyfets embrace and tries to move away...
Marianna Kheyfets pushes Baszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Kheyfets takes a break to breathe while holding Shayna Baszler.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Shayna Baszler is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Shayna Baszler fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Kheyfets blocks that. She made it look easy!
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
A right hand from Shayna Baszler
misses its target.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kheyfets decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Kheyfets moves back and takes a deep breath.
Baszler is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Shayna Baszler moves forward looking for some grappling action
Baszler has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marianna Kheyfets tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Kheyfets circles out and slips free of Shayna Baszler's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Kheyfets fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shayna Baszler didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Baszler attempts a triangle from bottom! Marianna Kheyfets slips out. Baszler quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Marianna Kheyfets slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Shayna Baszler. 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Kheyfets studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Marianna Kheyfets is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Marianna Kheyfets tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Baszler is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets pushes Shayna Baszler against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Kheyfets jumps and tries to free her leg! Baszler doesn't allow this but Marianna Kheyfets is able to get half guard here.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets launches a few punches to Baszler
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Kheyfets breaths deeply while on the ground
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets pushes Baszler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Kheyfets who is in full mount! Baszler is in trouble now!
Marianna Kheyfets is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Baszler struggles to free herself
Baszler's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Baszler struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Baszler's eyes...
Kheyfets secures the lock while Shayna Baszler refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Marianna Kheyfets by Submission (Armbar) at 3:05 Round 4
Statistics: Marianna Kheyfets
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/20 (45%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 661 s
Statistics: Shayna Baszler
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 4/6 (67%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 661 s
I hoped and expected more from Baszler in this one. She just had a tough time getting things going, and instead got things got on her, rather than going in t’other direction.
Ferocious staredown by Baszler while John McCarthy recites the rules.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Marianna Kheyfets and Shayna Baszler touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Kheyfets launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Baszler's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
A solid combination from Marianna Kheyfets
mostly hits air.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Low kick by Marianna Kheyfets to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Poorly executed technique. Shayna Baszler looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Shayna Baszler!
Kheyfets is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Kheyfets's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Baszler moves backwards and Marianna Kheyfets is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Baszler is holding Marianna Kheyfets's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Marianna Kheyfets loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kheyfets looks to be in very good shape.
Kheyfets tries to show some ground skills
Marianna Kheyfets put Baszler in half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Shayna Baszler hovers above Kheyfets
Good punches to Kheyfets's body.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Shayna Baszler isolates Marianna Kheyfets's right arm looking for an armbar...
Marianna Kheyfets manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Shayna Baszler lost her dominant position.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets tries to finish with a leg lock!
Baszler is able to break the lock.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She succeeds!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Kheyfets pulls her arm out of danger.
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Baszler
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Baszler tries to roll on the ground!
Marianna Kheyfets uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Kheyfets is trying to counter now!
Kheyfets tries to escape from the closed guard
Kheyfets succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
John McCarthy 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 was tooling Marianna Kheyfets for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Marianna Kheyfets lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Baszler grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to close her guard around Baszler
She succeeds!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets breaths deeply while on the ground
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Baszler is in closed guard... Kheyfets tries to roll on the ground!
Shayna Baszler uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Shayna Baszler looks to counter!
Baszler tries to escape from closed guard...
Baszler struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets attempts to move to full guard
Marianna Kheyfets manages to switch to full guard.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Shayna Baszler work her BJJ game.
Baszler tries to escape from the closed guard
Shayna Baszler any adventage in the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Baszler tries to escape from the closed guard
Shayna Baszler any adventage in the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Baszler's ribs.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Baszler pulls her arm out of danger.
Baszler tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shayna Baszler tries to better her position on the ground...
Baszler breaks the closed guard of Marianna Kheyfets and moves to half guard
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to show some ground skills
Marianna Kheyfets put Baszler in half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Deep breaths from Marianna Kheyfets who tries a hammer punch to Baszler's ribs.
That hit Baszler who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Baszler spins out, but Marianna Kheyfets was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Baszler is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Marianna Kheyfets. 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Kheyfets is holding Shayna Baszler's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Shayna Baszler loses balance and goes to the ground.
Marianna Kheyfets is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Baszler steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Shayna Baszler attempts to trap Marianna Kheyfets in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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Baszler moves forward looking for some action
Shayna Baszler shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Kheyfets doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Shayna Baszler embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Kheyfets who put distance between them
Shayna Baszler leans forwards and tries to grapple with Kheyfets
Baszler shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The fighters are clinching.
Baszler tries to take Marianna Kheyfets down... Kheyfets stumbles backwards and Shayna Baszler launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard Kheyfets's jaw!
Kheyfets has a small cut in her Chin
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shayna Baszler tries to pull guard on Marianna Kheyfets...
She manages to bring her to the ground in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Baszler
Kheyfets tries to escape from the closed guard
Kheyfets succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler launches a few punches to Kheyfets's cheek from the guard.
Marianna Kheyfets uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler sits up and gets an arm around Kheyfets's neck!
Kheyfets pushes Shayna Baszler back to the ground.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Baszler covers herself well
Kheyfets clumsily fails here and it's time for Shayna Baszler to fight back!
Shayna Baszler sits up and gets an arm around Kheyfets's neck!
Kheyfets pushes Shayna Baszler back to the ground.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Marianna Kheyfets breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Shayna Baszler. 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Kheyfets grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Marianna Kheyfets
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Kheyfets is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets tries to pass to half guard...
Shayna Baszler's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Baszler
Kheyfets tries to escape from closed guard...
Kheyfets struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to turn in and scramble out. Marianna Kheyfets timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Kheyfets is locking that guillotine...
Punishing hold!
Baszler struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Kheyfets is locking that guillotine...
Shayna Baszler slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets
Shayna Baszler tries to finish with a leg lock!
Kheyfets is able to break the lock.
Kheyfets is trying to counter now!
Kheyfets 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 Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets tries to close the guard.
Kheyfets put Shayna Baszler in closed guard.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Baszler use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Marianna Kheyfets holds Shayna Baszler and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Poorly executed technique. Marianna Kheyfets looks to counter!
Marianna Kheyfets slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Shayna Baszler cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Deep breaths from Marianna Kheyfets who tries a hammer punch to Baszler's ribs.
That hit Baszler who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Marianna Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets attempts to trap Shayna Baszler in her guard.
Marianna Kheyfets manages to switch to half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
That Shoulder Lock from Marianna Kheyfets appears to be unbreakable
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Crippling lock!
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Kheyfets is locking that Shoulder Lock...
Baszler pulls her arm out of danger.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Kheyfets
Shayna Baszler isolates Marianna Kheyfets's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Marianna Kheyfets is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Kheyfets is trying to counter now!
Kheyfets 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 Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Marianna Kheyfets tries to bring the fight to the ground
Baszler goes down.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Kheyfets moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Baszler attempts a triangle from bottom! Marianna Kheyfets slips out. Baszler quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Marianna Kheyfets slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Shayna Baszler. 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
John McCarthy separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
You have to give that round to Shayna Baszler.
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Round 3
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Baszler is holding Marianna Kheyfets's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Marianna Kheyfets shows great balance while pushing away Shayna Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Kheyfets and Baszler circle around the center of the cage.
Baszler launches a hook to the body
Bang! Kheyfets stops that one with her ribs!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Kheyfets is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Baszler's thigh
Shayna Baszler tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kheyfets goes down.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to close her guard around Baszler
She succeeds!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Shayna Baszler realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Baszler tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shayna Baszler opts to go after her opponent and jumps inside Kheyfets's guard.
Kheyfets didn't see that coming. Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets now.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets tries to close her guard around Baszler
She succeeds!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Baszler pulls her arm out of danger.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Marianna Kheyfets gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Baszler spins out, but Marianna Kheyfets was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Baszler is too good and managed to back out of danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Marianna Kheyfets. 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 two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Baszler fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Kheyfets sprawls and remains on her feet.
Shayna Baszler gets sloppy and Marianna Kheyfets tries to take advantage...
Kheyfets jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Marianna Kheyfets pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Baszler gets double underhooks and looks for the takedown...
Baszler blocks Marianna Kheyfets's knee and hits a perfectly executed knee tap! Nice move.
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Baszler use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Marianna Kheyfets holds Shayna Baszler and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Kheyfets
Baszler is in closed guard... Kheyfets tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Shayna Baszler!
Marianna Kheyfets is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Marianna Kheyfets in her guard...
Shayna Baszler gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Kheyfets struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She succeeds!
Marianna Kheyfets is in closed guard over Baszler
Kheyfets is in closed guard... Baszler tries to roll on the ground!
Marianna Kheyfets uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Marianna Kheyfets looks to counter!
Marianna Kheyfets is looking to pass Shayna Baszler's guard...
Marianna Kheyfets gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Shayna Baszler attempts to move to full guard
Marianna Kheyfets keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets launches a few punches to Baszler
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Kheyfets has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Marianna Kheyfets hooks Baszler's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Kheyfets is locking that Kneebar...
You can see the pain reflected in Baszler's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Baszler's eyes...
Baszler hyper-extended her left leg
Punishing hold!
That Kneebar from Marianna Kheyfets appears to be unbreakable
Shayna Baszler manages to kick Kheyfets away and scrambles on top!
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Kheyfets
Kheyfets throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Shayna Baszler realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Baszler tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shayna Baszler decides to jump inside Kheyfets's guard.
Kheyfets fights back with her feet, forcing Baszler to try something else.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Marianna Kheyfets fakes a punch and launches herself over Shayna Baszler
Great move by Kheyfets who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Baszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Marianna Kheyfets embrace and tries to move away...
Marianna Kheyfets pushes Baszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Kheyfets takes a break to breathe while holding Shayna Baszler.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Shayna Baszler is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Shayna Baszler fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Kheyfets blocks that. She made it look easy!
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
A right hand from Shayna Baszler
misses its target.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Kheyfets decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Kheyfets moves back and takes a deep breath.
Baszler is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Shayna Baszler moves forward looking for some grappling action
Baszler has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Marianna Kheyfets tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Kheyfets circles out and slips free of Shayna Baszler's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Kheyfets fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shayna Baszler didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler tries to close her guard around Kheyfets
She is not able to do it
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Baszler steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Baszler attempts a triangle from bottom! Marianna Kheyfets slips out. Baszler quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Marianna Kheyfets slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Shayna Baszler. 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 Saitama Super Arena (Saitama, Japan) are cheering for the fighters.
Kheyfets studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Marianna Kheyfets is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:10 in the 4 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Marianna Kheyfets tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Baszler is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
The clock says 2:25 in the 4 round
Marianna Kheyfets is in open guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets pushes Shayna Baszler against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Kheyfets jumps and tries to free her leg! Baszler doesn't allow this but Marianna Kheyfets is able to get half guard here.
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets launches a few punches to Baszler
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Kheyfets breaths deeply while on the ground
Marianna Kheyfets is in half guard over Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets pushes Baszler's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Kheyfets who is in full mount! Baszler is in trouble now!
Marianna Kheyfets is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Marianna Kheyfets throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Baszler struggles to free herself
Baszler's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Baszler struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Baszler's eyes...
Kheyfets secures the lock while Shayna Baszler refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Marianna Kheyfets by Submission (Armbar) at 3:05 Round 4
Statistics: Marianna Kheyfets
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/20 (45%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 661 s
Statistics: Shayna Baszler
Punches 12/14 (86%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/3 (33%)
Takedowns 4/6 (67%)
GnP strikes 3/6 (50%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 661 s
I hoped and expected more from Baszler in this one. She just had a tough time getting things going, and instead got things got on her, rather than going in t’other direction.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!