Post by The Sandman on Dec 2, 2023 3:55:29 GMT -5
Raquel Pennington is the favourite fighter of the crowd at Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden).
Raquel Pennington is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Sara McMann shifts back and forth nervously.
Raquel Pennington has fight Sara McMann 1 times.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Raquel Pennington and Sara McMann touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Raquel Pennington attempts a sweep single...
Sara McMann was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Raquel Pennington circles around Sara McMann-Helmsley
Raquel Pennington tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Raquel Pennington who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Sara McMann pushes away Pennington trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pennington doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Sara McMann
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sara McMann-Helmsley doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Raquel Pennington embrace and tries to move away...
Raquel Pennington pushes Sara McMann-Helmsley forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Sara McMann tries to control Raquel Pennington in the clinch and use her dirty boxing
Pennington pushes Sara McMann-Helmsley away before she could try anything
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Raquel Pennington 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 Raquel Pennington's punches
Sara McMann-Helmsley measures the resilience of Pennington's chin with an uppercut while Pennington lands some great crosses.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sara McMann attempts a sweep single...
Raquel Pennington was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Sara McMann-Helmsley steps backwards away from Raquel Pennington. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley is holding Raquel Pennington's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley is taking this opportunity to rest.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Sara McMann in her guard.
Raquel Pennington manages to switch to half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley is moving on the ground...
Pennington tries to counter Sara McMann-Helmsley's moves on the ground.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Sara McMann tries to pass Raquel Pennington's guard...
Raquel Pennington's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Sara McMann tries to free her leg
Raquel Pennington moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Raquel Pennington takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Pennington launches a hook to the body
Bang! Sara McMann-Helmsley stops that one with her ribs!
Raquel Pennington is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Sara McMann shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Raquel Pennington is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Sara McMann-Helmsley into her guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Pennington
Deep breaths from Raquel Pennington who tries a hammer punch to Sara McMann-Helmsley's ribs.
Sara McMann-Helmsley blocks those punches
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in closed guard... Pennington tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sara McMann!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Sara McMann goes with a looping right hand while Raquel Pennington jumps back and jabs
Sara McMann-Helmsley only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Pennington wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Pennington moves forward and holds Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Sara McMann-Helmsley circles out and slips free of Raquel Pennington's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Sara McMann-Helmsley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Raquel Pennington didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Sara McMann tries to pass to half guard...
Raquel Pennington can't prevent her opponent from passing. Sara McMann-Helmsley looks to work from half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Raquel Pennington rolls over herself and stands up while Sara McMann rolls on her back.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Sara McMann. 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 Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A high kick from Raquel Pennington
glances off Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann circles around Pennington
Sara McMann shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Raquel Pennington is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Sara McMann-Helmsley into her guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to escape from closed guard...
Pennington waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Sara McMann! She is reversed and nor Raquel Pennington is on half guard!
Raquel Pennington is in half guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley is taking this opportunity to rest.
Raquel Pennington is in half guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley breaths deeply while on the ground
Raquel Pennington is in half guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Raquel Pennington fakes a move and moves laterally.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Sara McMann-Helmsley pushes Raquel Pennington and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Pennington is holding Sara McMann's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sara McMann shows great balance while pushing away Raquel Pennington
Nice beating Raquel Pennington has received.
Raquel Pennington moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Sara McMann-Helmsley's right thigh
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Pennington and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Solid shot from Raquel Pennington to the body.
Sara McMann-Helmsley blocks in time.
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Pennington tries to grapple
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Pennington moves backwards and Sara McMann is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Raquel Pennington fires an unorthodox punch to Sara McMann-Helmsley's torso
that goes wide.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Pennington looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Sara McMann's punches
Pennington measures the resilience of Sara McMann-Helmsley's chin with an uppercut while Sara McMann-Helmsley lands some great crosses.
Raquel Pennington attempts a sweep single...
Sara McMann was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pennington is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Pennington tries to close her guard around Sara McMann-Helmsley
She is not able to do it
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to move to full mount
Sara McMann-Helmsley succeeds
Sara McMann is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington 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 Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Sara McMann rolls Raquel Pennington to her stomach and takes her back!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Pennington! Sara McMann-Helmsley has one hook in and keeps working!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington with one hook in
Sara McMann tries to get her arm under Raquel Pennington's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Raquel Pennington's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Raquel Pennington easily defends the attempt.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington with one hook in
Pennington has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Pennington has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Pennington is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington with one hook in
Raquel Pennington is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Pennington has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Pennington is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Sara McMann-Helmsley is trying to counter now!
Sara McMann isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Crippling lock!
Pennington struggles to free herself
Punishing hold!
Pennington's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Pennington struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
Pennington locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Sara McMann unil she can pull her arm free! Sara McMann-Helmsley lost her dominant position.
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Pennington blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Raquel Pennington is in half guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Raquel Pennington tries to free her leg...
Sara McMann-Helmsley rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
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 2:35 in the 3 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Raquel Pennington didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Pennington tries to close her guard around Sara McMann-Helmsley
She is not able to do it
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Pennington's ribs.
Pennington is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Hard blow to Pennington's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley is getting frustrated here.
Raquel Pennington gets sloppy and Sara McMann tries to take advantage...
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in open guard over Pennington... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pennington rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Raquel Pennington. 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 clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Raquel Pennington moves forward looking for some grappling action
Sara McMann-Helmsley pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Sara McMann attempts a sweep single...
Sara McMann catches Raquel Pennington's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Sara McMann-Helmsley is trying to counter now!
Sara McMann positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Sara McMann is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Pennington's abdomen
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Sara McMann in her guard...
Sara McMann rolls her over and takes her back!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to launch a few punches to Raquel Pennington
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Pennington's defense
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington
Pennington has given her back to Sara McMann who is trying to get one hook in!
Sara McMann has one hook in!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington with one hook in
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to end this with a RNC!
Pennington manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Raquel Pennington is in half guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann manages to switch to full guard.
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Pennington is in closed guard... Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Raquel Pennington!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Sara McMann-Helmsley studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Sara McMann-Helmsley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Raquel Pennington didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves on the ground
Sara McMann moves to side mount
Sara McMann is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Sara McMann looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sara McMann controls the situation despite Raquel Pennington efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Sara McMann in her guard...
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Sara McMann throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That's more than Pennington can stand! Her arm is outstretched and she taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Sara McMann by Submission (Armbar) at 1:22 Round 4
Statistics: Raquel Pennington
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 428 s
Statistics: Sara McMann
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 8/9 (89%)
GnP strikes 5/9 (56%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 428 s
Quality grind work from McMann, who kept that wrestle-grind on Pennington all fight until she broke her down to cereal, then ate her like a piece of shit for breakfast.
Raquel Pennington is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Sara McMann shifts back and forth nervously.
Raquel Pennington has fight Sara McMann 1 times.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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Raquel Pennington and Sara McMann touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Raquel Pennington attempts a sweep single...
Sara McMann was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Raquel Pennington circles around Sara McMann-Helmsley
Raquel Pennington tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Raquel Pennington who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Sara McMann pushes away Pennington trying to keep the fight at striking range
Pennington doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Sara McMann
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sara McMann-Helmsley doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Raquel Pennington embrace and tries to move away...
Raquel Pennington pushes Sara McMann-Helmsley forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Sara McMann tries to control Raquel Pennington in the clinch and use her dirty boxing
Pennington pushes Sara McMann-Helmsley away before she could try anything
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Raquel Pennington 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 Raquel Pennington's punches
Sara McMann-Helmsley measures the resilience of Pennington's chin with an uppercut while Pennington lands some great crosses.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Sara McMann attempts a sweep single...
Raquel Pennington was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Sara McMann-Helmsley steps backwards away from Raquel Pennington. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley is holding Raquel Pennington's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley is taking this opportunity to rest.
Sara McMann is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Sara McMann in her guard.
Raquel Pennington manages to switch to half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley is moving on the ground...
Pennington tries to counter Sara McMann-Helmsley's moves on the ground.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Sara McMann tries to pass Raquel Pennington's guard...
Raquel Pennington's guard is too good and she fails to pass.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Sara McMann tries to free her leg
Raquel Pennington moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Raquel Pennington takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Pennington launches a hook to the body
Bang! Sara McMann-Helmsley stops that one with her ribs!
Raquel Pennington is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Sara McMann shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Raquel Pennington is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Sara McMann-Helmsley into her guard.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Pennington
Deep breaths from Raquel Pennington who tries a hammer punch to Sara McMann-Helmsley's ribs.
Sara McMann-Helmsley blocks those punches
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in closed guard... Pennington tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sara McMann!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Sara McMann goes with a looping right hand while Raquel Pennington jumps back and jabs
Sara McMann-Helmsley only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Pennington wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Pennington moves forward and holds Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Sara McMann-Helmsley circles out and slips free of Raquel Pennington's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Sara McMann-Helmsley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Raquel Pennington didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Sara McMann tries to pass to half guard...
Raquel Pennington can't prevent her opponent from passing. Sara McMann-Helmsley looks to work from half guard.
Sara McMann is in half guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Raquel Pennington rolls over herself and stands up while Sara McMann rolls on her back.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Sara McMann. 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 Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
A high kick from Raquel Pennington
glances off Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann circles around Pennington
Sara McMann shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Raquel Pennington is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Sara McMann-Helmsley into her guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to escape from closed guard...
Pennington waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Sara McMann! She is reversed and nor Raquel Pennington is on half guard!
Raquel Pennington is in half guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley is taking this opportunity to rest.
Raquel Pennington is in half guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley breaths deeply while on the ground
Raquel Pennington is in half guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann tries to close the guard.
Nothing from this effort.
Josh Rosenthal stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Friends Arena (Stockholm, Sweden) are cheering for the fighters.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Raquel Pennington fakes a move and moves laterally.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Sara McMann-Helmsley pushes Raquel Pennington and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Pennington is holding Sara McMann's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sara McMann shows great balance while pushing away Raquel Pennington
Nice beating Raquel Pennington has received.
Raquel Pennington moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Sara McMann-Helmsley's right thigh
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:35 in the 2 round
Pennington and Sara McMann-Helmsley circle around the center of the cage.
Solid shot from Raquel Pennington to the body.
Sara McMann-Helmsley blocks in time.
Sara McMann fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:20 in the 2 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Sara McMann is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Pennington tries to grapple
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves aside keeping the fight a strinking range
Pennington moves backwards and Sara McMann is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Raquel Pennington fires an unorthodox punch to Sara McMann-Helmsley's torso
that goes wide.
The clock says 0:25 in the 3 round
Pennington looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Sara McMann's punches
Pennington measures the resilience of Sara McMann-Helmsley's chin with an uppercut while Sara McMann-Helmsley lands some great crosses.
Raquel Pennington attempts a sweep single...
Sara McMann was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Sara McMann tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pennington is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Pennington tries to close her guard around Sara McMann-Helmsley
She is not able to do it
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to move to full mount
Sara McMann-Helmsley succeeds
Sara McMann is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington 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 Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Sara McMann rolls Raquel Pennington to her stomach and takes her back!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Pennington! Sara McMann-Helmsley has one hook in and keeps working!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington with one hook in
Sara McMann tries to get her arm under Raquel Pennington's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Raquel Pennington's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Raquel Pennington easily defends the attempt.
The clock says 1:50 in the 3 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington with one hook in
Pennington has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Pennington has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Pennington is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington with one hook in
Raquel Pennington is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
Pennington has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Pennington is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Sara McMann-Helmsley is trying to counter now!
Sara McMann isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
Crippling lock!
Pennington struggles to free herself
Punishing hold!
Pennington's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Pennington struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
Pennington locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Sara McMann unil she can pull her arm free! Sara McMann-Helmsley lost her dominant position.
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann-Helmsley reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Pennington blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Raquel Pennington is in half guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Raquel Pennington tries to free her leg...
Sara McMann-Helmsley rolls on the ground and moves to side mount! Awesome maneuver!
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 2:35 in the 3 round
Sara McMann-Helmsley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Raquel Pennington didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Pennington tries to close her guard around Sara McMann-Helmsley
She is not able to do it
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Pennington's ribs.
Pennington is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
Hard blow to Pennington's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley is getting frustrated here.
Raquel Pennington gets sloppy and Sara McMann tries to take advantage...
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in open guard over Pennington... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Pennington rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Raquel Pennington. 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 clock says 3:10 in the 3 round
Raquel Pennington moves forward looking for some grappling action
Sara McMann-Helmsley pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 3:30 in the 3 round
Sara McMann attempts a sweep single...
Sara McMann catches Raquel Pennington's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Sara McMann-Helmsley.
Sara McMann is in closed guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Sara McMann-Helmsley is trying to counter now!
Sara McMann positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Sara McMann is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Pennington's abdomen
The clock says 3:55 in the 3 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Sara McMann in her guard...
Sara McMann rolls her over and takes her back!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to launch a few punches to Raquel Pennington
Little effect. A lot of them are hitting Pennington's defense
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington
Pennington has given her back to Sara McMann who is trying to get one hook in!
Sara McMann has one hook in!
Sara McMann-Helmsley is in rear mount over Pennington with one hook in
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to end this with a RNC!
Pennington manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
The clock says 4:40 in the 3 round
Raquel Pennington is in half guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Sara McMann attempts to move to full guard
Sara McMann manages to switch to full guard.
Raquel Pennington is in closed guard over Sara McMann-Helmsley
Pennington is in closed guard... Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Raquel Pennington!
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Sara McMann-Helmsley studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Sara McMann-Helmsley fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Raquel Pennington didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Sara McMann is in open guard over Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley moves on the ground
Sara McMann moves to side mount
Sara McMann is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Sara McMann looks to mount Raquel Pennington...
Sara McMann slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Sara McMann-Helmsley tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sara McMann controls the situation despite Raquel Pennington efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Sara McMann is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Sara McMann in her guard...
Sara McMann keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 1:10 in the 4 round
Sara McMann is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Sara McMann throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That's more than Pennington can stand! Her arm is outstretched and she taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Sara McMann by Submission (Armbar) at 1:22 Round 4
Statistics: Raquel Pennington
Punches 7/10 (70%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/1 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 428 s
Statistics: Sara McMann
Punches 3/7 (43%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 8/9 (89%)
GnP strikes 5/9 (56%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 428 s
Quality grind work from McMann, who kept that wrestle-grind on Pennington all fight until she broke her down to cereal, then ate her like a piece of shit for breakfast.
