Post by The Sandman on Mar 14, 2023 21:45:59 GMT -5
Germaine de Randamie looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Sara McMann looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Germaine de Randamie comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
Sara McMann comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Sara McMann-Helmsley and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie moves forward looking for some grappling action
de Randamie has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Sara McMann tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
de Randamie is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sara McMann tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
de Randamie is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
de Randamie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Sara McMann's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! de Randamie is throwing a flurry of punches!
Sara McMann just can't get away!
Germaine de Randamie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
de Randamie circles out and slips free of Sara McMann's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann-Helmsley looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Germaine de Randamie's punches
Sara McMann-Helmsley is on the receiving end of a great combo by de Randamie.
Sara McMann-Helmsley has a small cut in her Right eye
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sara McMann-Helmsley and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Sara McMann-Helmsley and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Good leg kicks from Germaine de Randamie.
Sara McMann-Helmsley winces a bit.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A left hook from de Randamie
grazes the chin of Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The two exchange wildly
de Randamie is connecting with a few punches
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
de Randamie moves backwards and Sara McMann is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
de Randamie launches a hook to the body
Bang! Sara McMann-Helmsley stops that one with her ribs!
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
A bunch of leg kicks from Germaine de Randamie
are bothering her opponent.
Germaine de Randamie fires an unorthodox punch to Sara McMann-Helmsley's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie tries a hook to the body
and hits Sara McMann-Helmsley's ribs hard
Crushing shot to Sara McMann-Helmsley's body! She's holding her side
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
de Randamie is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Sara McMann-Helmsley studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sara McMann-Helmsley goes down.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to close her guard around de Randamie
She is not able to do it
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie tries to move to full mount
de Randamie succeeds
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Germaine de Randamie tries to better her position on the ground...
de Randamie is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
de Randamie is taking this opportunity to rest.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley is moving on the ground...
de Randamie tries to counter Sara McMann-Helmsley's moves on the ground.
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie is getting frustrated here.
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Sara McMann-Helmsley! de Randamie has one hook in and keeps working!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with one hook in
de Randamie has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Nicely done! de Randamie now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with two hooks in
de Randamie breaths deeply while on the ground
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 2:45 in the 2 round
A punch from Germaine de Randamie
grazes Sara McMann-Helmsley's right cheek.
There is a small laceration on Sara McMann's Right cheek
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Germaine de Randamie leans forwards and tries to grapple with Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Sara McMann pushes away de Randamie trying to keep the fight at striking range
de Randamie doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Sara McMann
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Germaine de Randamie slightly pushes Sara McMann-Helmsley into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Germaine de Randamie tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Germaine de Randamie who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Sara McMann-Helmsley doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Germaine de Randamie embrace and tries to move away...
Germaine de Randamie pushes Sara McMann-Helmsley forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Germaine de Randamie grapple with Sara McMann and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Germaine de Randamie is in side mount over Sara McMann
Germaine de Randamie is in side mount over Sara McMann
de Randamie is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give Sara McMann-Helmsley time to recover. Sara McMann seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico) are cheering for the fighters.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Sara McMann-Helmsley's chin
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sara McMann-Helmsley studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sara McMann-Helmsley goes down.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to close her guard around de Randamie
She is not able to do it
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 Germaine de Randamie.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie and Sara McMann-Helmsley engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Germaine de Randamie is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
A bunch of leg kicks from Germaine de Randamie
are bothering her opponent.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Germaine de Randamie!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Sara McMann-Helmsley's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Bone shattering straight right hand from Germaine de Randamie!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Sara McMann-Helmsley has a small cut in her Left cheek
Brilliant combination from Germaine de Randamie
that forces Sara McMann-Helmsley to try and defend better.
de Randamie fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Sara McMann didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Sara McMann-Helmsley ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie tries to jump to side mount.
Sara McMann closed her guard around Germaine de Randamie.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie is in side mount over Sara McMann
Germaine de Randamie looks to mount Sara McMann...
Germaine de Randamie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls Sara McMann to her stomach and takes her back!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Sara McMann-Helmsley! de Randamie has one hook in and keeps working!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with one hook in
Germaine de Randamie is cooling the fight on the ground
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with one hook in
de Randamie has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Nicely done! de Randamie now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with two hooks in
de Randamie tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Sara McMann-Helmsley!
Sara McMann-Helmsley adopts the turtle defense and de Randamie is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with two hooks in
de Randamie is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Sara McMann-Helmsley, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
de Randamie moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with two hooks in
Sara McMann-Helmsley has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Sara McMann-Helmsley is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
Germaine de Randamie positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Sara McMann-Helmsley's abdomen
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls Sara McMann to her stomach and takes her back!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley has de Randamie controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
de Randamie is unable to move under Sara McMann-Helmsley control.
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie is in closed guard... Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to roll on the ground!
Germaine de Randamie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
de Randamie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Germaine de Randamie launches a few punches to Sara McMann-Helmsley
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Germaine de Randamie positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Sara McMann-Helmsley's ribs
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
You can see Sara McMann-Helmsley's blood making stains in the mat.
Sara McMann tries to roll on the ground...
de Randamie knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
de Randamie is trying to counter now!
Germaine de Randamie aggressively and repeatedly punches Sara McMann-Helmsley.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Sara McMann-Helmsley's Right eye is beginning to swell
Sara McMann-Helmsley has a small cut in her Right eye
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
You can see Sara McMann-Helmsley's blood making stains in the mat.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sara McMann is a bloody mess!
Germaine de Randamie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sara McMann-Helmsley goes down.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to close her guard around de Randamie
She is not able to do it
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie tries to move to full mount
de Randamie succeeds
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Germaine de Randamie is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley has de Randamie controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
de Randamie is unable to move under Sara McMann-Helmsley control.
de Randamie is trying to counter now!
Germaine de Randamie throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Sara McMann-Helmsley's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Germaine de Randamie fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Sara McMann-Helmsley's face!
Sara McMann-Helmsley's Nose is beginning to swell
Sara McMann-Helmsley has a small cut in her Nose
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley has given her back to Germaine de Randamie who is trying to get one hook in!
Germaine de Randamie has one hook in!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
de Randamie is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
de Randamie moves backwards and Sara McMann is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Sara McMann is a bloody mess!
Germaine de Randamie is measuring Sara McMann-Helmsley with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Germaine de Randamie fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Sara McMann! I'm sure that her liver will be sore tomorrow.
The ref pulls off Germaine de Randamie! Sara McMann-Helmsley seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Germaine de Randamie by TKO (Middle kick) at 0:56 Round 4
Statistics: Germaine de Randamie
Punches 22/26 (85%)
Kicks 10/10 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/21 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 361 s
Statistics: Sara McMann
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 361 s
GDR getting the winning done. Love the body kick finish.
Sara McMann looks like she's feeling the pressure.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
Germaine de Randamie comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
Sara McMann comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Sara McMann-Helmsley and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie moves forward looking for some grappling action
de Randamie has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Sara McMann tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
de Randamie is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sara McMann tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
de Randamie is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
de Randamie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Sara McMann's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! de Randamie is throwing a flurry of punches!
Sara McMann just can't get away!
Germaine de Randamie tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
de Randamie circles out and slips free of Sara McMann's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Sara McMann-Helmsley looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Germaine de Randamie's punches
Sara McMann-Helmsley is on the receiving end of a great combo by de Randamie.
Sara McMann-Helmsley has a small cut in her Right eye
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sara McMann-Helmsley and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Sara McMann-Helmsley and de Randamie circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Good leg kicks from Germaine de Randamie.
Sara McMann-Helmsley winces a bit.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A left hook from de Randamie
grazes the chin of Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The two exchange wildly
de Randamie is connecting with a few punches
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves backwards and Germaine de Randamie is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
de Randamie moves backwards and Sara McMann is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
de Randamie launches a hook to the body
Bang! Sara McMann-Helmsley stops that one with her ribs!
de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
A bunch of leg kicks from Germaine de Randamie
are bothering her opponent.
Germaine de Randamie fires an unorthodox punch to Sara McMann-Helmsley's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 4:05 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie tries a hook to the body
and hits Sara McMann-Helmsley's ribs hard
Crushing shot to Sara McMann-Helmsley's body! She's holding her side
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Germaine de Randamie takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Germaine de Randamie fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
de Randamie is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Sara McMann-Helmsley studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sara McMann-Helmsley goes down.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to close her guard around de Randamie
She is not able to do it
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie tries to move to full mount
de Randamie succeeds
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Germaine de Randamie tries to better her position on the ground...
de Randamie is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
de Randamie is taking this opportunity to rest.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 1:50 in the 2 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley is moving on the ground...
de Randamie tries to counter Sara McMann-Helmsley's moves on the ground.
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie is getting frustrated here.
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Sara McMann-Helmsley! de Randamie has one hook in and keeps working!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with one hook in
de Randamie has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Nicely done! de Randamie now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with two hooks in
de Randamie breaths deeply while on the ground
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 2:45 in the 2 round
A punch from Germaine de Randamie
grazes Sara McMann-Helmsley's right cheek.
There is a small laceration on Sara McMann's Right cheek
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Germaine de Randamie is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Germaine de Randamie leans forwards and tries to grapple with Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Sara McMann pushes away de Randamie trying to keep the fight at striking range
de Randamie doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Sara McMann
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
The fighters are clinching.
Germaine de Randamie slightly pushes Sara McMann-Helmsley into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Steve Mazzagatti sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Germaine de Randamie tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Germaine de Randamie who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Sara McMann-Helmsley doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Germaine de Randamie embrace and tries to move away...
Germaine de Randamie pushes Sara McMann-Helmsley forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Germaine de Randamie grapple with Sara McMann and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Germaine de Randamie is in side mount over Sara McMann
Germaine de Randamie is in side mount over Sara McMann
de Randamie is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti saw it!
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to give Sara McMann-Helmsley time to recover. Sara McMann seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Palacio de los Deportes (Mexico City, Mexico) are cheering for the fighters.
Germaine de Randamie fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Sara McMann-Helmsley's chin
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sara McMann-Helmsley studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Germaine de Randamie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sara McMann-Helmsley goes down.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to close her guard around de Randamie
She is not able to do it
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 Germaine de Randamie.
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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie and Sara McMann-Helmsley engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Germaine de Randamie is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
A bunch of leg kicks from Germaine de Randamie
are bothering her opponent.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Germaine de Randamie!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Sara McMann-Helmsley's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Bone shattering straight right hand from Germaine de Randamie!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Sara McMann-Helmsley has a small cut in her Left cheek
Brilliant combination from Germaine de Randamie
that forces Sara McMann-Helmsley to try and defend better.
de Randamie fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Sara McMann didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Sara McMann-Helmsley ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie tries to jump to side mount.
Sara McMann closed her guard around Germaine de Randamie.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie is in side mount over Sara McMann
Germaine de Randamie looks to mount Sara McMann...
Germaine de Randamie slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls Sara McMann to her stomach and takes her back!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Sara McMann-Helmsley! de Randamie has one hook in and keeps working!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with one hook in
Germaine de Randamie is cooling the fight on the ground
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with one hook in
de Randamie has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Nicely done! de Randamie now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:05 in the 3 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with two hooks in
de Randamie tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Sara McMann-Helmsley!
Sara McMann-Helmsley adopts the turtle defense and de Randamie is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with two hooks in
de Randamie is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Sara McMann-Helmsley, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
de Randamie moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley with two hooks in
Sara McMann-Helmsley has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Sara McMann-Helmsley is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Poorly executed technique. Germaine de Randamie looks to counter!
Germaine de Randamie positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Sara McMann-Helmsley's abdomen
The clock says 2:30 in the 3 round
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls Sara McMann to her stomach and takes her back!
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley has de Randamie controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
de Randamie is unable to move under Sara McMann-Helmsley control.
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie is in closed guard... Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to roll on the ground!
Germaine de Randamie uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
de Randamie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Germaine de Randamie launches a few punches to Sara McMann-Helmsley
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Germaine de Randamie is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Germaine de Randamie positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Sara McMann-Helmsley's ribs
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Sara McMann struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
You can see Sara McMann-Helmsley's blood making stains in the mat.
Sara McMann tries to roll on the ground...
de Randamie knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
de Randamie is trying to counter now!
Germaine de Randamie aggressively and repeatedly punches Sara McMann-Helmsley.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Sara McMann-Helmsley's Right eye is beginning to swell
Sara McMann-Helmsley has a small cut in her Right eye
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
You can see Sara McMann-Helmsley's blood making stains in the mat.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Sara McMann is a bloody mess!
Germaine de Randamie tries to bring the fight to the ground
Sara McMann-Helmsley goes down.
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to close her guard around de Randamie
She is not able to do it
Germaine de Randamie is in open guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
de Randamie tries to move to full mount
de Randamie succeeds
Germaine de Randamie is in full mount over Sara McMann
Germaine de Randamie is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Sara McMann tries to roll to her side and trap Germaine de Randamie in her guard...
Germaine de Randamie rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley has de Randamie controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
de Randamie is unable to move under Sara McMann-Helmsley control.
de Randamie is trying to counter now!
Germaine de Randamie throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Sara McMann-Helmsley's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 4:50 in the 3 round
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Germaine de Randamie fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Sara McMann-Helmsley's face!
Sara McMann-Helmsley's Nose is beginning to swell
Sara McMann-Helmsley has a small cut in her Nose
de Randamie is in rear mount over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley has given her back to Germaine de Randamie who is trying to get one hook in!
Germaine de Randamie has one hook in!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
de Randamie is the winner of this round.
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Round 4
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de Randamie studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 0:25 in the 4 round
de Randamie moves backwards and Sara McMann is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Sara McMann is a bloody mess!
Germaine de Randamie is measuring Sara McMann-Helmsley with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
The clock says 0:45 in the 4 round
Germaine de Randamie is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Germaine de Randamie fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Sara McMann! I'm sure that her liver will be sore tomorrow.
The ref pulls off Germaine de Randamie! Sara McMann-Helmsley seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Germaine de Randamie by TKO (Middle kick) at 0:56 Round 4
Statistics: Germaine de Randamie
Punches 22/26 (85%)
Kicks 10/10 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/6 (67%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 13/21 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 361 s
Statistics: Sara McMann
Punches 0/6 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 361 s
GDR getting the winning done. Love the body kick finish.
