Holm vs. Kaufman

Andy enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! She may be sure the fans are with her today.
Holly Holm glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Sarah Kaufman raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Holly Holm has fight Sarah Kaufman 1 times. She has won 1 of them.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
Sarah Kaufman comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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Holms on Holms and Andy move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Holms on Holms studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Andy attempts a shoot
Holly Holm hops back and delivers a powerful kick to her head!
Andy's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Holly Holm fakes a punch and launches herself over Andy!
Nice move by Holms on Holms who clinches and pushes Andy against the cage
Sarah Kaufman tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Holms on Holms is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Andy takes a break to breathe while holding Holly Holm.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Lightning fast low kick from Holms on Holms!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Solid shot from Sarah Kaufman to the body.
Holms on Holms didn't like that.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Solid jabs from Sarah Kaufman.
Holms on Holms defends.
Sarah Kaufman gets sloppy and Holly Holm tries to take advantage...
Holly Holm tries a middle kick
Andy blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Solid low kick from Holly Holm.
For sure, that had to hurt!
Holms on Holms and Andy circle around the center of the cage.
Solid shot from Sarah Kaufman to the body.
Holms on Holms blocks in time.
Sarah Kaufman circles around Holms on Holms
Sarah Kaufman fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Holms on Holms's chin
Andy jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Sarah Kaufman pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holly Holm slightly pushes Andy into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Herb Dean sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Every time Sarah Kaufman attempts to get inside
Holms on Holms fires a low kick.
Andy hyper-extended her left leg
Andy is holding Holly Holm's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Holly Holm shows great balance while pushing away Sarah Kaufman
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Sarah Kaufman is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Holly Holm closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Holms on Holms studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Andy moves backwards and Holly Holm is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Holly Holm takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Holms on Holms fires low kicks
punishing Andy's legs repeatedly.
Sarah Kaufman throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Andy moves to shoot
but Holly Holm delivers a knee that wrecks her!
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Holms on Holms.



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Round 2
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Sarah Kaufman tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holms on Holms won't budge, forcing Andy to pull guard.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Andy
Holms on Holms is in closed guard... Andy tries to roll on the ground!
Holly Holm uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Andy
Holms on Holms tries to escape from closed guard...
Holms on Holms struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
Holly Holm is in half guard over Andy
Holly Holm tries to pass Sarah Kaufman's guard...
Holly Holm manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Holly Holm is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman attempts to trap Holly Holm in her guard.
Holly Holm keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Holly Holm is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Holly Holm is cooling the fight on the ground
Holly Holm is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Holly Holm looks to mount Sarah Kaufman...
Holly Holm slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Holly Holm rolls her over and takes her back!
Holms on Holms is in rear mount over Andy
Holms on Holms tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Andy! Holms on Holms has one hook in and keeps working!
Holms on Holms is in rear mount over Andy with one hook in
Holms on Holms has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Andy.
Nicely done! Holms on Holms now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Holms on Holms is in rear mount over Andy with two hooks in
Holms on Holms tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Andy!
Holms on Holms has one of her arm over Sarah Kaufman's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Holms on Holms is in rear mount over Andy with two hooks in
Andy has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Andy is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Holms on Holms is trying to counter now!
Holly Holm throws a flurry of punches at Andy...
A lot of them are hitting Andy's face
Holms on Holms is in rear mount over Andy with two hooks in
Holms on Holms is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Andy, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Holms on Holms moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Holms on Holms is in rear mount over Andy with two hooks in
Holms on Holms is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Andy, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Holms on Holms moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Holms on Holms is in rear mount over Andy with two hooks in
Andy is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Holms on Holms tries to use some of her tricky moves but Holms on Holms's is smart enough to counter her.
Holms on Holms is in rear mount over Andy with two hooks in
Holms on Holms is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Andy, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Holms on Holms moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Holms on Holms is in rear mount over Andy with two hooks in
Holly Holm is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Arctic Winter Games Arena (Iqaluit, Nunavut) are cheering for the fighters.
Holly Holm was tooling Sarah Kaufman for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Sarah Kaufman lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Holms on Holms and Andy circle around the center of the cage.
Sarah Kaufman circles around Holms on Holms
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Sarah Kaufman tries a hook to the body
but Holms on Holms manages to dodge it
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Sarah Kaufman tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Holly Holm swings and Andy has to retreat
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 4:25 in the 2 round
Holms on Holms steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Holms on Holms and Andy circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:35 in the 2 round
Andy moves to shoot
but Holly Holm delivers a knee that wrecks her!
Holly Holm takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
A high kick from Holly Holm
grazes Andy's head, but she seems okay.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I would be surprised if the judges didn't see that round for Holms on Holms.



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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
Sarah Kaufman goes with a looping right hand while Holly Holm jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Holms on Holms seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Sarah Kaufman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Holly Holm launches a body shot
Andy evades.
Holms on Holms tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
A bad move from Sarah Kaufman
allows Holms on Holms to land a solid head kick.
Holms on Holms looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Sarah Kaufman's punches
Andy is on the receiving end of a great combo by Holms on Holms.
Andy's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Andy fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Holms on Holms sprawls and remains on her feet.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Holms on Holms and Andy circle around the center of the cage.
Andy moves backwards and Holly Holm is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Holly Holm and Andy engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Holly Holm is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
A punch from Sarah Kaufman
gets blocked by Holms on Holms.
Sarah Kaufman moves forward looking for some grappling action
Holms on Holms pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Good movement from Andy
who is bobbing and weaving.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Holly Holm takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Holly Holm is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:55 in the 3 round
Terrible one sided match... Andy was not ready to fight a fighter of Holly Holm caliber.
Holly Holm launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Andy's knee!
Herb Dean is asking Andy to defend herself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Andy.

Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Low kick) at 3:08 Round 3

Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 8/15 (53%)
Kicks 14/14 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/5 (80%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 168 s

Statistics: Sarah Kaufman
Punches 7/20 (35%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 168 s

Holm came on strong and took very very over as the fight progressed.