Post by The Sandmen on Dec 28, 2015 15:12:27 GMT -5
Kaitlin Young is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Sara McMann raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Sara McMann is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if she loses today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Kaitlin Young and Sara McMann touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Sara McMann tries to bring the fight to the ground
Young goes down.
Hard blow to Young's mid-section, she seems hurt
Sara McMann is in open guard over Young
Sara McMann pushes Kaitlin Young against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Kaitlin Young struggles not allowing Sara McMann improve her position.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Young
Kaitlin Young launches a few punches to McMann's cheek from the guard.
Sara McMann uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
McMann tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Sara McMann tries to pass to half guard...
Kaitlin Young's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Young
Sara McMann tries to pass Kaitlin Young's guard...
Sara McMann passes momentarily but Kaitlin Young regains full guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Young
McMann is in closed guard... Young tries to roll on the ground!
Sara McMann uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Young misses a step and Sara McMann sees an opportunity to counter her!
McMann struggles on the ground and tries to break Kaitlin Young's guard...
Sara McMann is in Young open guard now
Sara McMann is in open guard over Young
McMann breaths deeply while on the ground
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Sara McMann shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Kaitlin Young is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull McMann into her guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Young
Sara McMann is looking to pass Kaitlin Young's guard...
Sara McMann gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Young
Sara McMann tries to free her leg
Sara McMann uses some of her skill by jumping out of Young's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Sara McMann is in side mount over Kaitlin Young
McMann is taking this opportunity to rest.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Kaitlin Young
Sara McMann looks to mount Kaitlin Young...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
Sara McMann hovers above Young
Good punches to Young's body.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
McMann tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Young struggles and frees her leg!
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is in half guard over Young
Kaitlin Young attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Young
Sara McMann hooks Young's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Kaitlin Young manages to kick McMann away and scrambles on top!
McMann clumsily fails here and it's time for Kaitlin Young to fight back!
Kaitlin Young launches a few punches to McMann's cheek from the guard.
Sara McMann uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Young
Young measures the resilience of McMann's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
McMann blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Young
Terrible one sided match... Young was not ready to fight a fighter of Sara McMann caliber.
Kaitlin Young launches a few punches to McMann's cheek from the guard.
Sara McMann uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Putra Indoor Stadium (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) are cheering for the fighters.
Young jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Kaitlin Young pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
McMann tries to breaks Kaitlin Young's resistence with a few punches while tries to push her against oner corner.
McMann launches a couple of punches that leave marks in Young's ribs.
Hard blow to Young's mid-section, she seems hurt
Kaitlin Young pushes away McMann trying to keep the fight at striking range
McMann stumbles backwards and Kaitlin Young circles to get the center of the cage
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Sara McMann tries to bring the fight to the ground
Young goes down.
Crushing shot to Young's body! She's holding her side
Sara McMann is in open guard over Young
Young measures the resilience of McMann's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
McMann blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Young
Sara McMann tries to pass to half guard...
Kaitlin Young can't prevent her opponent from passing. McMann looks to work from half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Young
Sara McMann pushes Young's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by McMann who is in full mount! Young is in trouble now!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
Young tries to move on the ground and shows Sara McMann a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Young's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Sara McMann is in full mount over Kaitlin Young
Sara McMann takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Kaitlin Young shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
McMann is locking that Americana...
Punishing hold!
Kaitlin Young breaks that americana attempt!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 2
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These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Young is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sara McMann is in open guard over Young
McMann throws a few hammer fists to the face of Kaitlin Young
Solid shots!
Sara McMann is in open guard over Young
Young tries to move on the ground and shows Sara McMann a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Young's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Dan Miragliotta knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Sara McMann is in open guard over Young
Young tries to stand up!
McMann doesn't allow her!
Sara McMann is in open guard over Young
McMann moves on the ground
Sara McMann moves to side mount
Sara McMann is in side mount over Kaitlin Young
Sara McMann tries a kimura
Nicely done! Young must tap!
Winner is Sara McMann by Submission (kimura) at 1:27 Round 2
Statistics: Kaitlin Young
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/13 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 262 s
Statistics: Sara McMann
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 9/9 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 262 s
The Olympian more or less had her way with the Young one here. More more than less though.