Post by The Sandman on Sept 8, 2022 19:12:57 GMT -5
Raquel Pennington! Raquel Pennington! This is what the people are chanting here.
Shayna Baszler looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Raquel Pennington looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
Raquel Pennington comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Leon Roberts.
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Round 1
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Bayna Shaszler and Pennington move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Pennington and Bayna Shaszler circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Pennington wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Pennington moves forward and holds Bayna Shaszler
The fighters are clinching.
Bayna Shaszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Raquel Pennington embrace and tries to move away...
Raquel Pennington pushes Bayna Shaszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Bayna Shaszler clumsily fails here and it's time for Raquel Pennington to fight back!
Pennington tries to dirty boxing while holds Bayna Shaszler against cage
Bayna Shaszler is unable to defend herself and receives some punches in the ribs.
Raquel Pennington tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Bayna Shaszler is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Raquel Pennington throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Bayna Shaszler is being hit hard here!
There is a small laceration on Shayna Baszler's Mouth
Bayna Shaszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Raquel Pennington embrace and tries to move away...
Raquel Pennington pushes Bayna Shaszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pennington doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Shayna Baszler embrace and tries to move away...
Shayna Baszler pushes Pennington forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Bayna Shaszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Raquel Pennington embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Bayna Shaszler who put distance between them
1:17 Round 1 and Pennington is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Raquel Pennington!
Bayna Shaszler ducks under...
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Pennington moves forward looking for some action
Raquel Pennington shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Shayna Baszler tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Pennington is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shayna Baszler tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Pennington is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Poorly executed technique. Raquel Pennington looks to counter!
Raquel Pennington is grappling and launching some wild punches...
I don't know how Bayna Shaszler is eating those punches!
Pennington doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Shayna Baszler embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Pennington who put distance between them
Bayna Shaszler decides to launch some tentative punches
Shayna Baszler takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A solid combination from Raquel Pennington
connects with Bayna Shaszler.
There is a small laceration on Shayna Baszler's Left cheek
Raquel Pennington moves forward and launches a low kick.
Bayna Shaszler blocks that.
Shayna Baszler tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Raquel Pennington jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Poorly executed technique. Raquel Pennington looks to counter!
A high kick from Raquel Pennington
glances off Bayna Shaszler.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Raquel Pennington throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Bayna Shaszler is holding Raquel Pennington's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Terrible one sided match... Bayna Shaszler was not ready to fight a fighter of Raquel Pennington caliber.
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Shayna Baszler in her guard.
Shayna Baszler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Shayna Baszler slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Shayna Baszler in her guard...
Shayna Baszler rolls her over and takes her back!
Bayna Shaszler is in rear mount over Pennington
Shayna Baszler isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Pennington locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Shayna Baszler unil she can pull her arm free! Bayna Shaszler lost her dominant position.
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Pennington is in closed guard... Bayna Shaszler tries to roll on the ground!
Raquel Pennington uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Pennington is in closed guard... Bayna Shaszler tries to roll on the ground!
Raquel Pennington uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Bayna Shaszler attempts a triangle from bottom! Raquel Pennington slips out. Bayna Shaszler quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Pennington Hyper-extended her arm
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Pennington struggles to free herself
That Triangle to Armbar from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Pennington's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Raquel Pennington slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Shayna Baszler. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Bayna Shaszler is holding Raquel Pennington's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Shayna Baszler slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Bayna Shaszler catch Raquel Pennington's left arm and tries a kimura
Raquel Pennington holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Bayna Shaszler misses a step and Raquel Pennington sees an opportunity to counter her!
Deep breaths from Raquel Pennington who tries a hammer punch to Bayna Shaszler's ribs.
Bayna Shaszler blocks those punches
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Shayna Baszler pushes Raquel Pennington down and prevents her attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Shayna Baszler looks to counter!
Shayna Baszler tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Pennington is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Bayna Shaszler is getting frustrated here.
Pennington misses a step and Shayna Baszler sees an opportunity to counter her!
Shayna Baszler takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Raquel Pennington shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Pennington struggles to free herself
That Americana from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Raquel Pennington breaks that americana attempt!
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Shayna Baszler in her guard...
Shayna Baszler keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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This match is even... This could go the distance.
Pennington moves backwards and Shayna Baszler is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington moves backwards and Shayna Baszler is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Low kick by Shayna Baszler to maintain her distance.
That hits Raquel Pennington's ankle
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Raquel Pennington launches a body shot
Bayna Shaszler evades.
Pennington tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Raquel Pennington!
Bayna Shaszler ducks under...
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Nice punch by Shayna Baszler
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Forehead
Pennington wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Raquel Pennington tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Bayna Shaszler is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Shayna Baszler to fight back!
Shayna Baszler tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Pennington is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Shayna Baszler tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Pennington is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Raquel Pennington slightly pushes Bayna Shaszler into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Leon Roberts separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shayna Baszler fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Pennington blocks that. She made it look easy!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Shayna Baszler fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Raquel Pennington fires an unorthodox punch to Bayna Shaszler's torso
that goes wide.
Shayna Baszler takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Nice punch by Shayna Baszler
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Pennington's Chin is beginning to swell
Bayna Shaszler steps backwards away from Raquel Pennington. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Bayna Shaszler looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Raquel Pennington's punches
Pennington is on the receiving end of a great combo by Bayna Shaszler.
Raquel Pennington is measuring Bayna Shaszler with her jab.
Bayna Shaszler isn't fazed.
Bayna Shaszler is trying to counter now!
Bayna Shaszler launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Bayna Shaszler is holding Raquel Pennington's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington has seen better days.
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Shayna Baszler in her guard.
Shayna Baszler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Shayna Baszler slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Shayna Baszler pushes Raquel Pennington down and prevents her attempts to escape
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Shayna Baszler to fight back!
Bayna Shaszler catch Raquel Pennington's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
Pennington struggles to free herself
Pennington Hyper-extended her arm
That kimura from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Pennington Hyper-extended her arm
That kimura from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Raquel Pennington holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington works on the ground with her fingers over Bayna Shaszler's face
Bayna Shaszler shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler sits high on Raquel Pennington's chest and pulls her leg underneath Pennington's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Pennington tries to roll out. She's too quick for Shayna Baszler and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Bayna Shaszler and it cost her top position.
Poorly executed technique. Raquel Pennington looks to counter!
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Shayna Baszler in her guard...
Shayna Baszler keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Bayna Shaszler's moves.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Bayna Shaszler's moves.
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 Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Pennington moves backwards and Shayna Baszler is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington pushes Shayna Baszler and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Shayna Baszler.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Shayna Baszler.
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Round 3
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Bayna Shaszler moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Bayna Shaszler looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Raquel Pennington's punches
Pennington is on the receiving end of a great combo by Bayna Shaszler.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Raquel Pennington
Bayna Shaszler is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Raquel Pennington fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Bayna Shaszler blocks that. It was easy!
Solid shot from Shayna Baszler to the body.
Pennington didn't like that.
Raquel Pennington shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shayna Baszler sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Pennington misses a step and Shayna Baszler sees an opportunity to counter her!
Shayna Baszler shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Raquel Pennington is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Bayna Shaszler into her guard.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Pennington
Shayna Baszler tries to pass Raquel Pennington's guard...
Shayna Baszler manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Pennington
Bayna Shaszler tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Pennington from the side mount!
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Bayna Shaszler is getting frustrated here.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Shayna Baszler in her guard.
Shayna Baszler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Shayna Baszler slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Bayna Shaszler doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Bayna Shaszler tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shayna Baszler tries to better her position on the ground...
Bayna Shaszler is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll on the ground...
Bayna Shaszler knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Shayna Baszler in her guard...
Shayna Baszler rolls her over and takes her back!
Bayna Shaszler is in rear mount over Pennington
Shayna Baszler isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Crippling lock!
Pennington struggles to free herself
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Pennington locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Shayna Baszler unil she can pull her arm free! Bayna Shaszler lost her dominant position.
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Pennington is in closed guard... Bayna Shaszler tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Raquel Pennington!
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Raquel Pennington shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Bayna Shaszler is locking that Americana...
Crippling lock!
Pennington Hyper-extended her left arm
Pennington struggles to free herself
Bayna Shaszler is locking that Americana...
Pennington struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Bayna Shaszler is locking that Americana...
Punishing hold!
Bayna Shaszler secures the lock while Raquel Pennington refuses to tap... Leon Roberts jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Shayna Baszler by Submission (Americana) at 3:32 Round 3
Statistics: Shayna Baszler
Punches 16/23 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 329 s
Statistics: Raquel Pennington
Punches 5/19 (26%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 9/11 (82%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 329 s
All Bayz.
Shayna Baszler looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Raquel Pennington looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
Raquel Pennington comes with a 3 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Leon Roberts.
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Round 1
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Bayna Shaszler and Pennington move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Pennington and Bayna Shaszler circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Pennington wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Pennington moves forward and holds Bayna Shaszler
The fighters are clinching.
Bayna Shaszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Raquel Pennington embrace and tries to move away...
Raquel Pennington pushes Bayna Shaszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Bayna Shaszler clumsily fails here and it's time for Raquel Pennington to fight back!
Pennington tries to dirty boxing while holds Bayna Shaszler against cage
Bayna Shaszler is unable to defend herself and receives some punches in the ribs.
Raquel Pennington tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Bayna Shaszler is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Raquel Pennington throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Bayna Shaszler is being hit hard here!
There is a small laceration on Shayna Baszler's Mouth
Bayna Shaszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Raquel Pennington embrace and tries to move away...
Raquel Pennington pushes Bayna Shaszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Pennington doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Shayna Baszler embrace and tries to move away...
Shayna Baszler pushes Pennington forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Bayna Shaszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Raquel Pennington embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Bayna Shaszler who put distance between them
1:17 Round 1 and Pennington is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Raquel Pennington!
Bayna Shaszler ducks under...
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Pennington moves forward looking for some action
Raquel Pennington shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Shayna Baszler tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Pennington is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Shayna Baszler tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Pennington is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Poorly executed technique. Raquel Pennington looks to counter!
Raquel Pennington is grappling and launching some wild punches...
I don't know how Bayna Shaszler is eating those punches!
Pennington doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Shayna Baszler embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Pennington who put distance between them
Bayna Shaszler decides to launch some tentative punches
Shayna Baszler takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
A solid combination from Raquel Pennington
connects with Bayna Shaszler.
There is a small laceration on Shayna Baszler's Left cheek
Raquel Pennington moves forward and launches a low kick.
Bayna Shaszler blocks that.
Shayna Baszler tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Raquel Pennington jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Poorly executed technique. Raquel Pennington looks to counter!
A high kick from Raquel Pennington
glances off Bayna Shaszler.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Raquel Pennington throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Bayna Shaszler is holding Raquel Pennington's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Terrible one sided match... Bayna Shaszler was not ready to fight a fighter of Raquel Pennington caliber.
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Shayna Baszler in her guard.
Shayna Baszler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Shayna Baszler slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Shayna Baszler in her guard...
Shayna Baszler rolls her over and takes her back!
Bayna Shaszler is in rear mount over Pennington
Shayna Baszler isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Pennington locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Shayna Baszler unil she can pull her arm free! Bayna Shaszler lost her dominant position.
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Pennington is in closed guard... Bayna Shaszler tries to roll on the ground!
Raquel Pennington uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Pennington is in closed guard... Bayna Shaszler tries to roll on the ground!
Raquel Pennington uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Bayna Shaszler attempts a triangle from bottom! Raquel Pennington slips out. Bayna Shaszler quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Pennington Hyper-extended her arm
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Pennington struggles to free herself
That Triangle to Armbar from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Pennington's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
Raquel Pennington slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Leon Roberts halts the fight to stand up Shayna Baszler. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Bayna Shaszler is holding Raquel Pennington's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Shayna Baszler slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Bayna Shaszler catch Raquel Pennington's left arm and tries a kimura
Raquel Pennington holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Bayna Shaszler misses a step and Raquel Pennington sees an opportunity to counter her!
Deep breaths from Raquel Pennington who tries a hammer punch to Bayna Shaszler's ribs.
Bayna Shaszler blocks those punches
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Shayna Baszler pushes Raquel Pennington down and prevents her attempts to escape
Poorly executed technique. Shayna Baszler looks to counter!
Shayna Baszler tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Pennington is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Bayna Shaszler is getting frustrated here.
Pennington misses a step and Shayna Baszler sees an opportunity to counter her!
Shayna Baszler takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Raquel Pennington shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Pennington struggles to free herself
That Americana from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Raquel Pennington breaks that americana attempt!
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Shayna Baszler in her guard...
Shayna Baszler keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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This match is even... This could go the distance.
Pennington moves backwards and Shayna Baszler is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington moves backwards and Shayna Baszler is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Low kick by Shayna Baszler to maintain her distance.
That hits Raquel Pennington's ankle
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Raquel Pennington launches a body shot
Bayna Shaszler evades.
Pennington tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Raquel Pennington!
Bayna Shaszler ducks under...
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Nice punch by Shayna Baszler
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Forehead
Pennington wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Raquel Pennington tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Bayna Shaszler is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Shayna Baszler to fight back!
Shayna Baszler tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Pennington is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Shayna Baszler tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Pennington is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Raquel Pennington slightly pushes Bayna Shaszler into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Leon Roberts separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Shayna Baszler fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Pennington blocks that. She made it look easy!
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Shayna Baszler fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Raquel Pennington fires an unorthodox punch to Bayna Shaszler's torso
that goes wide.
Shayna Baszler takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Nice punch by Shayna Baszler
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Pennington's Chin is beginning to swell
Bayna Shaszler steps backwards away from Raquel Pennington. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Bayna Shaszler looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Raquel Pennington's punches
Pennington is on the receiving end of a great combo by Bayna Shaszler.
Raquel Pennington is measuring Bayna Shaszler with her jab.
Bayna Shaszler isn't fazed.
Bayna Shaszler is trying to counter now!
Bayna Shaszler launches a flurry of punches
but only manages to land glancing blows.
Bayna Shaszler is holding Raquel Pennington's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington has seen better days.
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Shayna Baszler in her guard.
Shayna Baszler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Shayna Baszler slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Shayna Baszler pushes Raquel Pennington down and prevents her attempts to escape
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Shayna Baszler to fight back!
Bayna Shaszler catch Raquel Pennington's right arm and tries a kimura
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
That kimura looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
Pennington struggles to free herself
Pennington Hyper-extended her arm
That kimura from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Pennington Hyper-extended her arm
That kimura from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Raquel Pennington holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington works on the ground with her fingers over Bayna Shaszler's face
Bayna Shaszler shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler sits high on Raquel Pennington's chest and pulls her leg underneath Pennington's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Pennington tries to roll out. She's too quick for Shayna Baszler and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Bayna Shaszler and it cost her top position.
Poorly executed technique. Raquel Pennington looks to counter!
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Shayna Baszler in her guard...
Shayna Baszler keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Bayna Shaszler's moves.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Bayna Shaszler's moves.
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 Century Lotus Stadium (Foshan, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Pennington moves backwards and Shayna Baszler is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Pennington pushes Shayna Baszler and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Shayna Baszler.
It seems that the cutman have some work to do with Shayna Baszler.
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Round 3
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Bayna Shaszler moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Bayna Shaszler looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Raquel Pennington's punches
Pennington is on the receiving end of a great combo by Bayna Shaszler.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Brilliant combination from Raquel Pennington
Bayna Shaszler is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
Raquel Pennington fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Bayna Shaszler blocks that. It was easy!
Solid shot from Shayna Baszler to the body.
Pennington didn't like that.
Raquel Pennington shoots for a double leg takedown!
Shayna Baszler sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Pennington misses a step and Shayna Baszler sees an opportunity to counter her!
Shayna Baszler shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Raquel Pennington is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Bayna Shaszler into her guard.
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Pennington
Shayna Baszler tries to pass Raquel Pennington's guard...
Shayna Baszler manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Pennington
Bayna Shaszler tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Pennington from the side mount!
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Bayna Shaszler is getting frustrated here.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Shayna Baszler in her guard.
Shayna Baszler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Shayna Baszler slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Bayna Shaszler doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Bayna Shaszler tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shayna Baszler tries to better her position on the ground...
Bayna Shaszler is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler is cooling the fight on the ground
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll on the ground...
Bayna Shaszler knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Shayna Baszler in her guard...
Shayna Baszler rolls her over and takes her back!
Bayna Shaszler is in rear mount over Pennington
Shayna Baszler isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Crippling lock!
Pennington struggles to free herself
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
Crippling lock!
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
That Armbar looks tight...
That Armbar from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Pennington locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Shayna Baszler unil she can pull her arm free! Bayna Shaszler lost her dominant position.
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Pennington is in closed guard... Bayna Shaszler tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Raquel Pennington!
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Shayna Baszler takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Raquel Pennington shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
Bayna Shaszler is locking that Americana...
Crippling lock!
Pennington Hyper-extended her left arm
Pennington struggles to free herself
Bayna Shaszler is locking that Americana...
Pennington struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Bayna Shaszler is locking that Americana...
Punishing hold!
Bayna Shaszler secures the lock while Raquel Pennington refuses to tap... Leon Roberts jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Shayna Baszler by Submission (Americana) at 3:32 Round 3
Statistics: Shayna Baszler
Punches 16/23 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 329 s
Statistics: Raquel Pennington
Punches 5/19 (26%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 9/11 (82%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 329 s
All Bayz.
