Cyborg vs. Baszler

Cris Cyborg 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.
Shayna Baszler looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Cris Cyborg today.
Shayna Baszler comes with a 4 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.

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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Baszler studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Baszler is holding Cris Cyborg's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
The Cyborginator tries to show some ground skills
Cris Cyborg put Baszler in half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over The Cyborginator
Baszler tries to get a side mount...
The Cyborginator wraps her leg around Shayna Baszler leg and prevents her from moving.
Baszler misses a step and Cris Cyborg sees an opportunity to counter her!
The Cyborginator 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 The Cyborginator
As the fight continues it seems that Cris Cyborg is taking the best of the fight.
Cris Cyborg tries to close the guard.
The Cyborginator put Shayna Baszler in closed guard.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over The Cyborginator
Baszler is in closed guard... The Cyborginator tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Shayna Baszler!
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Cris Cyborg tries to better her position on the ground...
The Cyborginator is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
The Cyborginator is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Baszler's ribs.
Baszler is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Hard blow to Baszler's mid-section, she seems hurt
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Cris Cyborg in her guard...
Cris Cyborg rolls her over and takes her back!
The Cyborginator is in rear mount over Baszler
Cris Cyborg throws a flurry of punches at Baszler...
A lot of them are hitting Baszler's face
Baszler's Right cheek is beginning to swell
The Cyborginator is in rear mount over Baszler
Baszler has The Cyborginator controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
The Cyborginator is unable to move under Baszler control.
Baszler clumsily fails here and it's time for Cris Cyborg to fight back!
Cris Cyborg throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Baszler's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Shayna Baszler's Left cheek
The Cyborginator is in rear mount over Baszler
Baszler tries to move on the ground and shows Cris Cyborg a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Baszler's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
The Cyborginator is in rear mount over Baszler
Cris Cyborg slides her arm under Shayna Baszler's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Shayna Baszler pulls down on Cris Cyborg's hand and staves off danger
The Cyborginator is in rear mount over Baszler
Baszler has The Cyborginator controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
The Cyborginator is unable to move under Baszler control.
Poorly executed technique. Cris Cyborg looks to counter!
Cris Cyborg positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Cris Cyborg is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Baszler's ribs
Cris Cyborg is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over The Cyborginator
Baszler tries to stand up!
The Cyborginator doesn't allow her!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over The Cyborginator
Shayna Baszler looks to posture up and open Cris Cyborg's guard...
Shayna Baszler forces Cris Cyborg to open her guard.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over The Cyborginator
Shayna Baszler tries to finish with a leg lock!
The Cyborginator is able to break the lock.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over The Cyborginator
The Cyborginator tries to close her guard around Baszler
She succeeds!
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over The Cyborginator
The Cyborginator launches a few weak punches
Baszler blocks them effectively.
Cris Cyborg gets sloppy and Shayna Baszler tries to take advantage...
Baszler tries to escape from the closed guard
Shayna Baszler any adventage in the ground.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Cris Cyborg charges at Baszler throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Baszler is rocked!
That brutal impact left Baszler laid out on the mat! Cris Cyborg's corner pours in to congratulate her!
Baszler's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Baszler has a small cut in her Left cheek

Winner is Cris Cyborg by KO (Punches) at 3:41 Round 1

Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 2/4 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 10/18 (56%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 177 s

Statistics: Shayna Baszler
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 177 s

Bazler tried, but this was a bad match-up for her, and she wasn’t able to control on the ground as much as she needed to. Cyborg took advantage of that with power and all that jazz, and got the murder.