Post by The Sandmen on Jan 27, 2016 17:22:19 GMT -5
Sara McMann 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.
Bethe Correia looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
McMann is holding Bethe Correia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Correia's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Sara McMann looks to mount Bethe Correia...
Bethe Correia takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
Sara McMann looks to posture up and open Bethe Correia's guard...
Sara McMann forces Bethe Correia to open her guard.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
McMann moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
McMann moves on the ground
Sara McMann moves to side mount
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann tries to move to full mount!
Correia won't allow her to take this position easily.
Correia is trying to counter now!
Correia measures the resilience of McMann's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in McMann's side.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to show some ground skills
McMann uses her strength to keep McMann at a disadvantage
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to show some ground skills
Bethe Correia put McMann in half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Bethe Correia attempts to move to full guard
Bethe Correia manages to switch to full guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
McMann is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) are cheering for the fighters.
McMann studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Correia is swinging for the fences!
McMann backpedals and creates space. Bethe Correia is asking her if she is going to fight!
McMann moves backwards and Bethe Correia is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
McMann is holding Bethe Correia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia shows great balance while pushing away Sara McMann
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Correia is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Correia tries to close her guard around McMann
She is not able to do it
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Sara McMann tries to pass to half guard...
Bethe Correia's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
McMann is in closed guard... Correia tries to roll on the ground!
Sara McMann uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
McMann tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Sara McMann tries to pass Bethe Correia's guard...
Sara McMann passes momentarily but Bethe Correia regains full guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
McMann is in closed guard... Correia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sara McMann!
Bethe Correia is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Bethe Correia in her guard...
Sara McMann gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Bethe Correia is in open guard over McMann
McMann tries to close her guard around Correia
She succeeds!
Bethe Correia is in closed guard over McMann
McMann switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Correia struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Correia is trying to counter now!
Correia tries to open up Sara McMann's defense faking a few punches.
Sara McMann wraps her arms around Correia's arms and counters the punches.
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.
Sara McMann attempts a sweep single...
Sara McMann catches Bethe Correia's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by McMann.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
Bethe Correia launches a few punches to McMann's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because McMann tries to cover her face,
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
Nice beating Sara McMann has received.
McMann tries to escape from closed guard...
McMann struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Correia 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Correia.
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Round 2
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Shovel hook by Bethe Correia
tags McMann.
McMann's Forehead is beginning to swell
A right hand from Bethe Correia
gets deflected.
Poorly executed technique. Sara McMann looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Sara McMann!
Correia ducks under...
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Sara McMann tries to bring the fight to the ground
Correia goes down.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Correia tries to close her guard around McMann
She succeeds!
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
McMann tries to escape from closed guard...
Correia waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Sara McMann! She is reversed and nor Bethe Correia is on half guard!
Bethe Correia is in half guard over McMann
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Sara McMann tries to close the guard.
McMann put Bethe Correia in closed guard.
Bethe Correia is in closed guard over McMann
McMann attempts a triangle from bottom! Bethe Correia slips out. McMann quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Bethe Correia slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Sara McMann. 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.
McMann decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. McMann moves back and takes a deep breath.
McMann is holding Bethe Correia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann tries to move to full mount!
Correia won't allow her to take this position easily.
McMann clumsily fails here and it's time for Bethe Correia to fight back!
Bethe Correia launches a few punches to McMann's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because McMann tries to cover her face,
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Correia's being punished here!
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to escape from the full mount...
Correia struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Sara McMann rolls Bethe Correia to her stomach and takes her back!
McMann is in rear mount over Correia
Good looking punches from Sara McMann on the ground
deflected by Correia.
McMann misses a step and Bethe Correia sees an opportunity to counter her!
Correia has McMann controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills she transitions to a side mount.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann tries to move to full mount!
Correia won't allow her to take this position easily.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Sara McMann looks to mount Bethe Correia...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to escape from the full mount...
Correia struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Poorly executed technique. Bethe Correia looks to counter!
Bethe Correia 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 full mount over Bethe Correia
McMann is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Sara McMann tries to better her position on the ground...
McMann is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to move on the ground and shows Sara McMann a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Correia's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to stand up!
McMann doesn't allow her!
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Correia tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Bethe Correia. 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.
Bethe Correia tries to bring the fight to the ground
McMann won't budge, forcing Correia to pull guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
McMann tries to escape from closed guard...
Correia waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Sara McMann! She is reversed and nor Bethe Correia is on half guard!
Bethe Correia is in half guard over McMann
Bethe Correia tries to free her leg
Sara McMann moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) are cheering for the fighters.
Correia is holding Sara McMann's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sara McMann shows great balance while pushing away Bethe Correia
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
McMann fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Bethe Correia didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
McMann moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Correia measures the resilience of McMann's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in McMann's side.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Correia 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for McMann.
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Round 3
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McMann grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Sara McMann
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Bethe Correia 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.
Correia misses a step and Sara McMann sees an opportunity to counter her!
McMann tries to jump to side mount.
Bethe Correia closed her guard around Sara McMann.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Sara McMann hooks Correia's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Bethe Correia manages to kick McMann away and scrambles on top!
Bethe Correia is in open guard over McMann
McMann tries to close her guard around Correia
She succeeds!
Bethe Correia is in closed guard over McMann
Correia use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Sara McMann holds Bethe Correia and prevents her from moving to a better position!
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Bethe Correia is in closed guard over McMann
Bethe Correia tries to better her position on the ground...
McMann holds Bethe Correia's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Correia clumsily fails here and it's time for Sara McMann to fight back!
Correia is in closed guard... McMann tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Bethe Correia!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
McMann fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Bethe Correia's arm and tries an armbar!
Correia holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Correia's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Sara McMann.
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 Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) are cheering for the fighters.
McMann is holding Bethe Correia's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Correia misses a step and Sara McMann sees an opportunity to counter her!
Sara McMann looks to mount Bethe Correia...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
McMann tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Correia struggles and frees her leg!
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Bethe Correia 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.
Poorly executed technique. Sara McMann looks to counter!
Sara McMann tries to pass Bethe Correia's guard...
Bethe Correia's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Sara McMann isolates Bethe Correia's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Bethe Correia is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Poorly executed technique. Bethe Correia looks to counter!
Bethe Correia attempts to move to full guard
Bethe Correia manages to switch to full guard.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
McMann tries to move to full mount
McMann's ground game is not enough to provide her any advantage
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Bethe Correia 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.
Poorly executed technique. Sara McMann looks to counter!
McMann tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
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.
Crisp uppercut by Correia followed by a hard jab
Sara McMann stumbles back.
Crisp uppercut by McMann followed by a hard jab
Bethe Correia stumbles back.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Correia is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Sara McMann tries to pass to half guard...
Bethe Correia can't prevent her opponent from passing. McMann looks to work from half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Bethe Correia tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
McMann tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Sara McMann looks to pass to mount...
McMann slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Bethe Correia.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia 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.
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Sara McMann rolls Bethe Correia to her stomach and takes her back!
McMann is in rear mount over Correia
Sara McMann slides her arm under Bethe Correia's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Bethe Correia pulls down on Sara McMann's hand and staves off danger
Poorly executed technique. Bethe Correia looks to counter!
Correia has McMann controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
McMann is unable to move under Correia control.
McMann is in rear mount over Correia
Sara McMann throws her leg over Bethe Correia's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Sara McMann's rear naked choke attempt!
Bethe Correia frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Sara McMann and ends up on top!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Bethe Correia is in closed guard over McMann
Correia struggles on the ground and tries to break Sara McMann's guard...
McMann doesn't want to free her opponent and Correia continues in closed guard
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
McMann pushes Bethe Correia and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
McMann steps backwards away from Bethe Correia. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Sara McMann.
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Round 4
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Sara McMann paws at Correia.
Correia swings ineffectively.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Sara McMann goes with a looping right hand while Bethe Correia jumps back and jabs
Correia seems staggered and Sara McMann runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Sara McMann throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Correia.
There is a small laceration on Bethe Correia's Left cheek
McMann decides to launch some tentative punches
Sara McMann takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:55 in the 4 round
McMann is holding Bethe Correia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann breaths deeply while on the ground
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia 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.
Bethe Correia gets sloppy and Sara McMann tries to take advantage...
Sara McMann looks to mount Bethe Correia...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia tries to roll on the ground...
McMann knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Sara McMann tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Correia's eyes...
Correia struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Correia's eyes...
Correia struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Correia's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
The pain forces Correia to tap! This is over!
Winner is Sara McMann by Submission (armbar) at 1:43 Round 4
Statistics: Sara McMann
Punches 7/14 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 10/11 (91%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 639 s
Statistics: Bethe Correia
Punches 6/15 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/36 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 639 s
Bethe had a massive toughness advantage and that carried her well into the 4th round. But Sara had a huge offensive skills upgrading advantage and used those to slowly take the fight. Toughness matters guys. A lot.
Bethe Correia looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
McMann is holding Bethe Correia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Correia's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Sara McMann looks to mount Bethe Correia...
Bethe Correia takes advantage of her opponent's over commitment and traps her in full guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
Sara McMann looks to posture up and open Bethe Correia's guard...
Sara McMann forces Bethe Correia to open her guard.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
McMann moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
McMann moves on the ground
Sara McMann moves to side mount
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann tries to move to full mount!
Correia won't allow her to take this position easily.
Correia is trying to counter now!
Correia measures the resilience of McMann's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in McMann's side.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to show some ground skills
McMann uses her strength to keep McMann at a disadvantage
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to show some ground skills
Bethe Correia put McMann in half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Bethe Correia attempts to move to full guard
Bethe Correia manages to switch to full guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
McMann is taking this opportunity to rest.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) are cheering for the fighters.
McMann studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Correia is swinging for the fences!
McMann backpedals and creates space. Bethe Correia is asking her if she is going to fight!
McMann moves backwards and Bethe Correia is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
McMann is holding Bethe Correia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia shows great balance while pushing away Sara McMann
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Correia is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Correia tries to close her guard around McMann
She is not able to do it
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Sara McMann tries to pass to half guard...
Bethe Correia's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
McMann is in closed guard... Correia tries to roll on the ground!
Sara McMann uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
McMann tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Sara McMann tries to pass Bethe Correia's guard...
Sara McMann passes momentarily but Bethe Correia regains full guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
McMann is in closed guard... Correia tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sara McMann!
Bethe Correia is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Bethe Correia in her guard...
Sara McMann gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Bethe Correia is in open guard over McMann
McMann tries to close her guard around Correia
She succeeds!
Bethe Correia is in closed guard over McMann
McMann switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Correia struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Correia is trying to counter now!
Correia tries to open up Sara McMann's defense faking a few punches.
Sara McMann wraps her arms around Correia's arms and counters the punches.
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.
Sara McMann attempts a sweep single...
Sara McMann catches Bethe Correia's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by McMann.
The clock says 4:35 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
Bethe Correia launches a few punches to McMann's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because McMann tries to cover her face,
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
Nice beating Sara McMann has received.
McMann tries to escape from closed guard...
McMann struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Correia 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Correia.
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Round 2
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Shovel hook by Bethe Correia
tags McMann.
McMann's Forehead is beginning to swell
A right hand from Bethe Correia
gets deflected.
Poorly executed technique. Sara McMann looks to counter!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Sara McMann!
Correia ducks under...
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Sara McMann tries to bring the fight to the ground
Correia goes down.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Correia tries to close her guard around McMann
She succeeds!
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
McMann tries to escape from closed guard...
Correia waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Sara McMann! She is reversed and nor Bethe Correia is on half guard!
Bethe Correia is in half guard over McMann
The match-makers did a great job of pairing up these two evenly matched warriors.
Sara McMann tries to close the guard.
McMann put Bethe Correia in closed guard.
Bethe Correia is in closed guard over McMann
McMann attempts a triangle from bottom! Bethe Correia slips out. McMann quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Bethe Correia slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Sara McMann. 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.
McMann decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. McMann moves back and takes a deep breath.
McMann is holding Bethe Correia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann tries to move to full mount!
Correia won't allow her to take this position easily.
McMann clumsily fails here and it's time for Bethe Correia to fight back!
Bethe Correia launches a few punches to McMann's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because McMann tries to cover her face,
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Correia's being punished here!
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to escape from the full mount...
Correia struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Sara McMann rolls Bethe Correia to her stomach and takes her back!
McMann is in rear mount over Correia
Good looking punches from Sara McMann on the ground
deflected by Correia.
McMann misses a step and Bethe Correia sees an opportunity to counter her!
Correia has McMann controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills she transitions to a side mount.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann tries to move to full mount!
Correia won't allow her to take this position easily.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Sara McMann looks to mount Bethe Correia...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to escape from the full mount...
Correia struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Poorly executed technique. Bethe Correia looks to counter!
Bethe Correia 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 full mount over Bethe Correia
McMann is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Sara McMann tries to better her position on the ground...
McMann is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to move on the ground and shows Sara McMann a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Correia's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Steve Mazzagatti knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to stand up!
McMann doesn't allow her!
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Correia tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Correia tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Bethe Correia. 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.
Bethe Correia tries to bring the fight to the ground
McMann won't budge, forcing Correia to pull guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Correia
McMann tries to escape from closed guard...
Correia waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Sara McMann! She is reversed and nor Bethe Correia is on half guard!
Bethe Correia is in half guard over McMann
Bethe Correia tries to free her leg
Sara McMann moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) are cheering for the fighters.
Correia is holding Sara McMann's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sara McMann shows great balance while pushing away Bethe Correia
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
McMann fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Bethe Correia didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
McMann moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Correia measures the resilience of McMann's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in McMann's side.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Correia 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.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for McMann.
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Round 3
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McMann grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Sara McMann
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Bethe Correia 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.
Correia misses a step and Sara McMann sees an opportunity to counter her!
McMann tries to jump to side mount.
Bethe Correia closed her guard around Sara McMann.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Sara McMann hooks Correia's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Bethe Correia manages to kick McMann away and scrambles on top!
Bethe Correia is in open guard over McMann
McMann tries to close her guard around Correia
She succeeds!
Bethe Correia is in closed guard over McMann
Correia use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Sara McMann holds Bethe Correia and prevents her from moving to a better position!
The clock says 1:00 in the 3 round
Bethe Correia is in closed guard over McMann
Bethe Correia tries to better her position on the ground...
McMann holds Bethe Correia's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Correia clumsily fails here and it's time for Sara McMann to fight back!
Correia is in closed guard... McMann tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Bethe Correia!
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
McMann fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Bethe Correia's arm and tries an armbar!
Correia holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Correia's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Sara McMann.
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 Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) are cheering for the fighters.
McMann is holding Bethe Correia's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:30 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Correia misses a step and Sara McMann sees an opportunity to counter her!
Sara McMann looks to mount Bethe Correia...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
McMann tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Correia struggles and frees her leg!
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Bethe Correia 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.
Poorly executed technique. Sara McMann looks to counter!
Sara McMann tries to pass Bethe Correia's guard...
Bethe Correia's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Sara McMann isolates Bethe Correia's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Bethe Correia is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Poorly executed technique. Bethe Correia looks to counter!
Bethe Correia attempts to move to full guard
Bethe Correia manages to switch to full guard.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
McMann tries to move to full mount
McMann's ground game is not enough to provide her any advantage
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Bethe Correia 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.
Poorly executed technique. Sara McMann looks to counter!
McMann tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
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.
Crisp uppercut by Correia followed by a hard jab
Sara McMann stumbles back.
Crisp uppercut by McMann followed by a hard jab
Bethe Correia stumbles back.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Correia is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sara McMann is in open guard over Correia
Sara McMann tries to pass to half guard...
Bethe Correia can't prevent her opponent from passing. McMann looks to work from half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
Bethe Correia tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Correia
McMann tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Sara McMann looks to pass to mount...
McMann slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Bethe Correia.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia 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.
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Sara McMann rolls Bethe Correia to her stomach and takes her back!
McMann is in rear mount over Correia
Sara McMann slides her arm under Bethe Correia's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Bethe Correia pulls down on Sara McMann's hand and staves off danger
Poorly executed technique. Bethe Correia looks to counter!
Correia has McMann controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
McMann is unable to move under Correia control.
McMann is in rear mount over Correia
Sara McMann throws her leg over Bethe Correia's arm leaving her with only one arm to defend herself from Sara McMann's rear naked choke attempt!
Bethe Correia frees her arm and defends the choke. She manages to turn into Sara McMann and ends up on top!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Bethe Correia is in closed guard over McMann
Correia struggles on the ground and tries to break Sara McMann's guard...
McMann doesn't want to free her opponent and Correia continues in closed guard
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
McMann pushes Bethe Correia and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
McMann steps backwards away from Bethe Correia. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Steve Mazzagatti tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
You have to give that round to Sara McMann.
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Round 4
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Sara McMann paws at Correia.
Correia swings ineffectively.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
Sara McMann goes with a looping right hand while Bethe Correia jumps back and jabs
Correia seems staggered and Sara McMann runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Sara McMann throws a punch
that finds an opening in the defense of Correia.
There is a small laceration on Bethe Correia's Left cheek
McMann decides to launch some tentative punches
Sara McMann takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:55 in the 4 round
McMann is holding Bethe Correia's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Bethe Correia loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:05 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
McMann breaths deeply while on the ground
Sara McMann is in side mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia 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.
Bethe Correia gets sloppy and Sara McMann tries to take advantage...
Sara McMann looks to mount Bethe Correia...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Bethe Correia tries to roll on the ground...
McMann knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Bethe Correia
Sara McMann tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
You can see the pain reflected in Correia's eyes...
Correia struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Correia's eyes...
Correia struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Correia's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
The pain forces Correia to tap! This is over!
Winner is Sara McMann by Submission (armbar) at 1:43 Round 4
Statistics: Sara McMann
Punches 7/14 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 10/11 (91%)
GnP strikes 4/7 (57%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 639 s
Statistics: Bethe Correia
Punches 6/15 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 8/36 (22%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 639 s
Bethe had a massive toughness advantage and that carried her well into the 4th round. But Sara had a huge offensive skills upgrading advantage and used those to slowly take the fight. Toughness matters guys. A lot.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!