Post by The Sandman on Nov 24, 2022 4:40:24 GMT -5
Sara McMann looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
Aspen Ladd looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Sara McMann today.
Aspen Ladd comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Sara McMann and Aspen Ladd touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Tremendous strikes from Ladd!
Some big punches are landing!
Tremendous strikes from Ladd!
Some big punches are landing!
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
0:34 Round 1 and Ladd is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Aspen Ladd just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Sara McMann-Helmsley may be in trouble!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Aspen Ladd goes with a looping right hand while Sara McMann jumps back and jabs
Ladd only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Aspen Ladd swings...
hard impact to Sara McMann-Helmsley's face!
A left hook from Ladd
grazes the chin of Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann-Helmsley's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sara McMann tries to bring the fight to the ground
Ladd won't budge, forcing Sara McMann-Helmsley to pull guard.
Aspen Ladd is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Ladd is taking this opportunity to rest.
Aspen Ladd is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Ladd is in closed guard... Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to roll on the ground!
Aspen Ladd uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Ladd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Ladd use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) is cheering her!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Aspen Ladd is in side mount over Sara McMann
Aspen Ladd looks to mount Sara McMann...
Aspen Ladd slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Aspen Ladd is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to escape from the full mount...
Aspen Ladd is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Aspen Ladd is in side mount over Sara McMann
Ladd breaths deeply while on the ground
Aspen Ladd is in side mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann attempts to trap Aspen Ladd in her guard.
Aspen Ladd keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sara McMann-Helmsley grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Ladd struggles... Sara McMann is unable to take her down
Sara McMann-Helmsley misses a step and Aspen Ladd sees an opportunity to counter her!
Aspen Ladd tries a hook to the body
and hits Sara McMann-Helmsley ribs hard
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Aspen Ladd!
Sara McMann-Helmsley ducks under...
A left hook from Ladd
falls short.
Sara McMann-Helmsley studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Aspen Ladd was tooling Sara McMann for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Sara McMann lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Aspen Ladd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Aspen Ladd!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Sara McMann's Left cheek
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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A left hook from Ladd
grazes the chin of Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann paws at Ladd.
Ladd answers with solid punches!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Sara McMann fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Ladd blocks that. It was easy!
Sara McMann gets sloppy and Aspen Ladd tries to take advantage...
Low kick by Aspen Ladd to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves backwards and Aspen Ladd is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann-Helmsley steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley and Ladd circle around the center of the cage.
Aspen Ladd is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann-Helmsley studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Sara McMann-Helmsley and Ladd circle around the center of the cage.
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Sara McMann takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Aspen Ladd jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Ladd is trying to counter now!
Body kick by Aspen Ladd...
is blocked.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sara McMann-Helmsley has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Sara McMann-Helmsley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Aspen Ladd didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann tries to finish with a leg lock!
Ladd is able to break the lock.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Ladd tries to close her guard around Sara McMann-Helmsley
She is not able to do it
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Ladd works on the ground with her fingers over Sara McMann-Helmsley's face
Sara McMann-Helmsley shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Aspen Ladd tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Sara McMann and Ladd engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Sara McMann shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Aspen Ladd is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Sara McMann-Helmsley into her guard.
Crushing shot to Ladd's body! She's holding her side
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in closed guard... Ladd tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sara McMann!
Aspen Ladd is in full mount over Sara McMann
Ladd tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aspen Ladd controls the situation despite Sara McMann efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Aspen Ladd is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann launches a few punches to Ladd's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Ladd tries to cover her face,
Aspen Ladd is in full mount over Sara McMann
Ladd has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Aspen Ladd tries to better her position on the ground...
Ladd is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Aspen Ladd is in full mount over Sara McMann
Ladd suddenly holds Sara McMann's arm and tries an armbar!
Sara McMann-Helmsley can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Aspen Ladd!
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in closed guard... Ladd tries to roll on the ground!
Sara McMann uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to escape from the closed guard
Sara McMann-Helmsley succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in open guard over Ladd... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Ladd rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Sara McMann-Helmsley misses a step and Aspen Ladd sees an opportunity to counter her!
Aspen Ladd 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 Sara McMann-Helmsley's moves.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann tries to pass to half guard...
Aspen Ladd's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves on the ground
Sara McMann moves to side mount
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann isolates Aspen Ladd's right arm looking for an armbar...
Aspen Ladd manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Sara McMann lost her dominant position.
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.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Aspen Ladd moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Aspen Ladd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves backwards and Aspen Ladd is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Ladd decides to launch some tentative punches
Sara McMann takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sara McMann-Helmsley is holding Aspen Ladd's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Aspen Ladd loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann looks to mount Aspen Ladd...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Sara McMann-Helmsley is trying to counter now!
Sara McMann tries to better her position on the ground...
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd tries to roll to her side and trap Sara McMann in her guard...
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd tries to roll to her side and trap Sara McMann in her guard...
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley goes for an armbar!
Aspen Ladd breaks the lock and pushes away Sara McMann, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Ladd, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 4
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Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ladd is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is taking this opportunity to rest.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Aspen Ladd launches a few punches to Sara McMann-Helmsley'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 Ladd
Sara McMann looks rather shattered.
Sara McMann launches a few punches to Ladd
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Ladd is moving on the ground...
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to counter Ladd's moves on the ground.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley sits over her knees and pushes away Ladd's leg!
Sara McMann is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann looks to pass to mount...
Sara McMann-Helmsley slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Aspen Ladd.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Ladd tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Sara McMann doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Ladd launches a few weak punches
Sara McMann-Helmsley blocks them effectively.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd tries to roll on the ground...
Sara McMann-Helmsley knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd tries to roll to her side and trap Sara McMann in her guard...
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Ladd tries to escape from the full mount...
Sara McMann is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann looks to pass to mount...
Sara McMann-Helmsley slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Aspen Ladd.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ladd breaks the lock showing some skills...
Ladd is trying to counter now!
Aspen Ladd 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 Sara McMann-Helmsley's moves.
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 and Ladd engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Sara McMann-Helmsley pushes Aspen Ladd and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Sara McMann attempts a sweep single...
Sara McMann catches Aspen Ladd's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in closed guard... Ladd tries to roll on the ground!
Sara McMann uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann launches a few punches to Ladd
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to escape from closed guard...
Sara McMann-Helmsley struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement she can receive.
Sara McMann goes for an americana!
Ladd breaks free.
Ladd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Aspen Ladd attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley breaths deeply while on the ground
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Aspen Ladd attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Ladd is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Aspen Ladd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Aspen Ladd.
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Round 5
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Sara McMann-Helmsley wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Ladd doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Sara McMann tries to bring the fight to the ground
Ladd goes down.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Ladd tries to close her guard around Sara McMann-Helmsley
She succeeds!
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann is looking to pass Aspen Ladd's guard...
Aspen Ladd has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Body shots by Sara McMann
Ladd covers up.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann is cooling the fight on the ground
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Aspen Ladd holds Sara McMann and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is taking this opportunity to rest.
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.
The clock says 1:30 in the 5 round
Ladd launches a hook to the body
Sara McMann moves aside looking for a counter...
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Ladd showing excellent timing, blasts Sara McMann with a right hand.
Sara McMann-Helmsley steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Ladd tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves backwards and circles around Aspen Ladd.
Sara McMann-Helmsley looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Aspen Ladd's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 2:25 in the 5 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Aspen Ladd!
Sara McMann-Helmsley ducks under...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:45 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sara McMann-Helmsley steps backwards away from Aspen Ladd. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Ladd studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:25 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sara McMann takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Ladd studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Sara McMann-Helmsley is holding Aspen Ladd's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Aspen Ladd loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd tries to turn away and scramble out. Sara McMann takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
She can't lock it up. Aspen Ladd spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Sara McMann-Helmsley pushes Aspen Ladd and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 4:40 in the 5 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley is holding Aspen Ladd's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Aspen Ladd loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd attempts to trap Sara McMann in her guard.
Sara McMann keeps control and remains in side mount.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd attempts to trap Sara McMann in her guard.
Sara McMann keeps control and remains in side mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Ladd is the winner of this round.
Winner is Aspen Ladd by Split decision
Statistics: Sara McMann
Punches 5/15 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 8/11 (73%)
GnP strikes 6/13 (46%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 579 s
Statistics: Aspen Ladd
Punches 29/40 (72%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 579 s
Close stamina-mess. I guess Ladd made weight for this one, which is pretty much a win for her in and of itself, IRL at least.
Aspen Ladd looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Sara McMann today.
Aspen Ladd comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Sara McMann and Aspen Ladd touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Tremendous strikes from Ladd!
Some big punches are landing!
Tremendous strikes from Ladd!
Some big punches are landing!
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
0:34 Round 1 and Ladd is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Aspen Ladd just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Sara McMann-Helmsley may be in trouble!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Aspen Ladd goes with a looping right hand while Sara McMann jumps back and jabs
Ladd only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Aspen Ladd swings...
hard impact to Sara McMann-Helmsley's face!
A left hook from Ladd
grazes the chin of Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann-Helmsley's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sara McMann tries to bring the fight to the ground
Ladd won't budge, forcing Sara McMann-Helmsley to pull guard.
Aspen Ladd is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Ladd is taking this opportunity to rest.
Aspen Ladd is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Ladd is in closed guard... Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to roll on the ground!
Aspen Ladd uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Ladd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Ladd use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) is cheering her!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Aspen Ladd is in side mount over Sara McMann
Aspen Ladd looks to mount Sara McMann...
Aspen Ladd slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Aspen Ladd is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to escape from the full mount...
Aspen Ladd is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Aspen Ladd is in side mount over Sara McMann
Ladd breaths deeply while on the ground
Aspen Ladd is in side mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann attempts to trap Aspen Ladd in her guard.
Aspen Ladd keeps control and remains in side mount.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sara McMann-Helmsley grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Ladd struggles... Sara McMann is unable to take her down
Sara McMann-Helmsley misses a step and Aspen Ladd sees an opportunity to counter her!
Aspen Ladd tries a hook to the body
and hits Sara McMann-Helmsley ribs hard
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Aspen Ladd!
Sara McMann-Helmsley ducks under...
A left hook from Ladd
falls short.
Sara McMann-Helmsley studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Aspen Ladd was tooling Sara McMann for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Sara McMann lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Aspen Ladd is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Bone shattering straight right hand from Aspen Ladd!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Sara McMann's Left cheek
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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A left hook from Ladd
grazes the chin of Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann paws at Ladd.
Ladd answers with solid punches!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Sara McMann fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
Ladd blocks that. It was easy!
Sara McMann gets sloppy and Aspen Ladd tries to take advantage...
Low kick by Aspen Ladd to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves backwards and Aspen Ladd is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann-Helmsley steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley and Ladd circle around the center of the cage.
Aspen Ladd is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann-Helmsley studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Sara McMann-Helmsley and Ladd circle around the center of the cage.
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Sara McMann takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Aspen Ladd jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Ladd is trying to counter now!
Body kick by Aspen Ladd...
is blocked.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sara McMann-Helmsley has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Sara McMann-Helmsley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Aspen Ladd didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann tries to finish with a leg lock!
Ladd is able to break the lock.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Ladd tries to close her guard around Sara McMann-Helmsley
She is not able to do it
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Ladd works on the ground with her fingers over Sara McMann-Helmsley's face
Sara McMann-Helmsley shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Dan Miragliotta separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 3
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Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Aspen Ladd fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Aspen Ladd tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Sara McMann and Ladd engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Sara McMann shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Aspen Ladd is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Sara McMann-Helmsley into her guard.
Crushing shot to Ladd's body! She's holding her side
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in closed guard... Ladd tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sara McMann!
Aspen Ladd is in full mount over Sara McMann
Ladd tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Aspen Ladd controls the situation despite Sara McMann efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Aspen Ladd is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann launches a few punches to Ladd's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Ladd tries to cover her face,
Aspen Ladd is in full mount over Sara McMann
Ladd has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Aspen Ladd tries to better her position on the ground...
Ladd is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Aspen Ladd is in full mount over Sara McMann
Ladd suddenly holds Sara McMann's arm and tries an armbar!
Sara McMann-Helmsley can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Aspen Ladd!
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in closed guard... Ladd tries to roll on the ground!
Sara McMann uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to escape from the closed guard
Sara McMann-Helmsley succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in open guard over Ladd... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Ladd rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Sara McMann-Helmsley misses a step and Aspen Ladd sees an opportunity to counter her!
Aspen Ladd 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 Sara McMann-Helmsley's moves.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann tries to pass to half guard...
Aspen Ladd's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves on the ground
Sara McMann moves to side mount
The clock says 2:45 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann isolates Aspen Ladd's right arm looking for an armbar...
Aspen Ladd manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Sara McMann lost her dominant position.
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.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Aspen Ladd moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Aspen Ladd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves backwards and Aspen Ladd is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Ladd decides to launch some tentative punches
Sara McMann takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sara McMann-Helmsley is holding Aspen Ladd's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Aspen Ladd loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:15 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann looks to mount Aspen Ladd...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Sara McMann-Helmsley is trying to counter now!
Sara McMann tries to better her position on the ground...
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd tries to roll to her side and trap Sara McMann in her guard...
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd tries to roll to her side and trap Sara McMann in her guard...
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley goes for an armbar!
Aspen Ladd breaks the lock and pushes away Sara McMann, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Ladd, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 4
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Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Ladd is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 0:40 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is taking this opportunity to rest.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Aspen Ladd launches a few punches to Sara McMann-Helmsley'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 Ladd
Sara McMann looks rather shattered.
Sara McMann launches a few punches to Ladd
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
The clock says 1:20 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Ladd is moving on the ground...
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to counter Ladd's moves on the ground.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley sits over her knees and pushes away Ladd's leg!
Sara McMann is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann looks to pass to mount...
Sara McMann-Helmsley slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Aspen Ladd.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Ladd tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Sara McMann doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Ladd launches a few weak punches
Sara McMann-Helmsley blocks them effectively.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd tries to roll on the ground...
Sara McMann-Helmsley knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd tries to roll to her side and trap Sara McMann in her guard...
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Ladd tries to escape from the full mount...
Sara McMann is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 2:50 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann looks to pass to mount...
Sara McMann-Helmsley slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Aspen Ladd.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Aspen Ladd
Sara McMann throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Ladd breaks the lock showing some skills...
Ladd is trying to counter now!
Aspen Ladd 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 Sara McMann-Helmsley's moves.
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 and Ladd engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Sara McMann-Helmsley pushes Aspen Ladd and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:30 in the 4 round
Sara McMann attempts a sweep single...
Sara McMann catches Aspen Ladd's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in closed guard... Ladd tries to roll on the ground!
Sara McMann uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann launches a few punches to Ladd
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to escape from closed guard...
Sara McMann-Helmsley struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 4:10 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley looks like the walking dead... I don't know how much more punishement she can receive.
Sara McMann goes for an americana!
Ladd breaks free.
Ladd tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Aspen Ladd attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley breaths deeply while on the ground
Sara McMann is in half guard over Ladd
Aspen Ladd attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Dan Miragliotta stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The clock says 4:40 in the 4 round
Ladd is very hurt. You can see it in how she is moving in the last moments.
Aspen Ladd takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Aspen Ladd.
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Round 5
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Sara McMann-Helmsley wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Ladd doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
The clock says 0:20 in the 5 round
Sara McMann tries to bring the fight to the ground
Ladd goes down.
Sara McMann is in open guard over Ladd
Ladd tries to close her guard around Sara McMann-Helmsley
She succeeds!
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann is looking to pass Aspen Ladd's guard...
Aspen Ladd has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Body shots by Sara McMann
Ladd covers up.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann is cooling the fight on the ground
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Aspen Ladd holds Sara McMann and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Ladd
Sara McMann-Helmsley is taking this opportunity to rest.
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.
The clock says 1:30 in the 5 round
Ladd launches a hook to the body
Sara McMann moves aside looking for a counter...
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Ladd showing excellent timing, blasts Sara McMann with a right hand.
Sara McMann-Helmsley steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
Ladd tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves backwards and circles around Aspen Ladd.
Sara McMann-Helmsley looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Aspen Ladd's punches
Both fighters are wildly hitting the air!
The clock says 2:25 in the 5 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Aspen Ladd!
Sara McMann-Helmsley ducks under...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 2:45 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sara McMann-Helmsley steps backwards away from Aspen Ladd. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Ladd studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Ladd and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:25 in the 5 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sara McMann takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:55 in the 5 round
Ladd studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Sara McMann-Helmsley is holding Aspen Ladd's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Aspen Ladd loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:15 in the 5 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd tries to turn away and scramble out. Sara McMann takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
She can't lock it up. Aspen Ladd spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Niagara Falls Memorial Arena (Niagara Falls, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Sara McMann-Helmsley pushes Aspen Ladd and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 4:40 in the 5 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley is holding Aspen Ladd's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Aspen Ladd loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:50 in the 5 round
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd attempts to trap Sara McMann in her guard.
Sara McMann keeps control and remains in side mount.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Aspen Ladd
Aspen Ladd attempts to trap Sara McMann in her guard.
Sara McMann keeps control and remains in side mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Ladd is the winner of this round.
Winner is Aspen Ladd by Split decision
Statistics: Sara McMann
Punches 5/15 (33%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 8/11 (73%)
GnP strikes 6/13 (46%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 579 s
Statistics: Aspen Ladd
Punches 29/40 (72%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/6 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 579 s
Close stamina-mess. I guess Ladd made weight for this one, which is pretty much a win for her in and of itself, IRL at least.
