Toughill vs. Baszler

Erin Toughill looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Shayna Baszler looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Erin Toughill has fight Shayna Baszler 2 times. She has won 2 of them.
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.

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Round 1
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Toughill and Bayna Shaszler move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Erin Toughill fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Bayna Shaszler decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Bayna Shaszler moves back and takes a deep breath.
Toughill studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler paws at Toughill.
Toughill answers with solid punches!
Erin Toughill fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Toughill launches a hook to the body
Shayna Baszler moves aside looking for a counter...
Bayna Shaszler tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Shayna Baszler tries a hook to the body
and hits Toughill's ribs hard
Crushing shot to Toughill's body! She's holding her side
Toughill decides to launch some tentative punches
Shayna Baszler takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shayna Baszler moves forward looking for some grappling action
Bayna Shaszler has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Erin Toughill tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Bayna Shaszler is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Toughill doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Shayna Baszler embrace and tries to move away...
Shayna Baszler pushes Toughill forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Bayna Shaszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Erin Toughill embrace and tries to move away...
Erin Toughill pushes Bayna Shaszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Erin Toughill grapple with Shayna Baszler and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Erin Toughill is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in side mount over Shayna Baszler
Erin Toughill looks to mount Shayna Baszler...
Erin Toughill slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Erin Toughill in her guard...
Erin Toughill keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Erin Toughill tries to better her position on the ground...
Shayna Baszler tries to roll on the ground...
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Toughill
Toughill breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Shayna Baszler is in closed guard over Toughill
Bayna Shaszler is in closed guard... Toughill tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Shayna Baszler!
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Erin Toughill in her guard...
Shayna Baszler gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Erin Toughill tries to better her position on the ground...
Toughill is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Erin Toughill launches a few punches to Bayna Shaszler
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler tries to roll to her side and trap Erin Toughill in her guard...
Shayna Baszler gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Erin Toughill is in open guard over Bayna Shaszler
Bayna Shaszler breaths deeply while on the ground
Erin Toughill is in open guard over Bayna Shaszler
Bayna Shaszler tries to close her guard around Toughill
She is not able to do it
Erin Toughill is in open guard over Bayna Shaszler
Shayna Baszler throws up a triangle attempt!
Erin Toughill postures up and breaks the triangle.
Bayna Shaszler clumsily fails here and it's time for Erin Toughill to fight back!
Erin Toughill positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Bayna Shaszler covers herself well
Herb Dean 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.
Toughill studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Shayna Baszler jabs at Toughill
hitting her chest.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Toughill and Bayna Shaszler circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill swings...
hard impact to Bayna Shaszler's face!
Erin Toughill moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
A right hand from Erin Toughill
gets deflected.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Erin Toughill has to be confident that she won that round.



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Round 2
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Bayna Shaszler is holding Erin Toughill's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Erin Toughill loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Shayna Baszler in her guard.
Shayna Baszler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Shayna Baszler in her guard.
Shayna Baszler keeps control and remains in side mount.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Shayna Baszler hooks Toughill's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Punishing hold!
Toughill struggles to free herself
That Kneebar from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Toughill hyper-extended her left leg
Punishing hold!
Toughill struggles to free herself
Bayna Shaszler is locking that Kneebar...
Erin Toughill manages to kick Bayna Shaszler away and scrambles on top!
Erin Toughill is in open guard over Bayna Shaszler
Bayna Shaszler tries to close her guard around Toughill
She succeeds!
Erin Toughill is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Toughill is in closed guard... Bayna Shaszler tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Erin Toughill!
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Shayna Baszler is cooling the fight on the ground
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Shayna Baszler tries to better her position on the ground...
Bayna Shaszler is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Shayna Baszler rolls Erin Toughill to her stomach and takes her back!
Bayna Shaszler is in rear mount over Toughill
Toughill has given her back to Shayna Baszler who is trying to get one hook in!
Toughill struggles in the ground trying to break Bayna Shaszler's control
Toughill tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Toughill has Bayna Shaszler controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills she transitions to a side mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to turn away and scramble out. Shayna Baszler takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Toughill struggles to free herself
That rear naked choke from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Toughill's eyes...
Toughill's Left eye is beginning to swell
Bayna Shaszler is locking that rear naked choke...
That rear naked choke looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Toughill's eyes...
She can't lock it up. Erin Toughill spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Bayna Shaszler is holding Erin Toughill's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Erin Toughill loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Shayna Baszler isolates Erin Toughill's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Erin Toughill is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Shayna Baszler hooks Toughill's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Bayna Shaszler is locking that Kneebar...
Toughill struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Toughill's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Toughill struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Toughill's eyes...
Erin Toughill manages to kick Bayna Shaszler away and scrambles on top!
Erin Toughill is in open guard over Bayna Shaszler
Erin Toughill doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Bayna Shaszler's moves.
Erin Toughill is in open guard over Bayna Shaszler
Erin Toughill tries to pass to half guard...
Shayna Baszler can't prevent her opponent from passing. Toughill looks to work from half guard.
Erin Toughill is in half guard over Bayna Shaszler
Shayna Baszler isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Toughill blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Bayna Shaszler's guard.
Toughill tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Erin Toughill positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Bayna Shaszler covers herself well
Erin Toughill is in half guard over Bayna Shaszler
Erin Toughill tries to pass Shayna Baszler's guard...
Erin Toughill passes momentarily but Shayna Baszler sees and opening and traps her in full guard.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Erin Toughill is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Toughill tries to escape from the closed guard
Erin Toughill any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Shayna Baszler looks to counter!
Bayna Shaszler throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Erin Toughill realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Erin Toughill. 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 Putra Indoor Stadium (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) are cheering for the fighters.
Toughill steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Erin Toughill is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Shayna Baszler goes with a looping right hand while Erin Toughill jumps back and jabs
Bayna Shaszler only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Shayna Baszler fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Toughill has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Toughill studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Bayna Shaszler fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Erin Toughill didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Toughill
Shayna Baszler tries to finish with a leg lock!
Bayna Shaszler is locking that leglock...
Toughill struggles to free herself
Bayna Shaszler is locking that leglock...
Toughill struggles to free herself
Bayna Shaszler is locking that leglock...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Toughill's eyes...
That leglock looks tight...
Toughill is able to break the lock.
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Toughill
Shayna Baszler pushes Erin Toughill against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Bayna Shaszler jumps and tries to free her leg! Toughill doesn't allow this but Shayna Baszler is able to get half guard here.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to move to full guard
Erin Toughill manages to switch to full guard.
Herb Dean tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.



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Round 3
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Not a desiderable position that Bayna Shaszler is in now. Erin Toughill is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
A left hook from Toughill
falls short.
Toughill clumsily fails here and it's time for Shayna Baszler to fight back!
Solid jabs from Shayna Baszler.
Nice punches.
Bayna Shaszler grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Shayna Baszler
Shayna Baszler is in open guard over Toughill
Shayna Baszler tries to pass to half guard...
Erin Toughill can't prevent her opponent from passing. Bayna Shaszler looks to work from half guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Toughill
Bayna Shaszler is getting frustrated here.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to move to full guard
Shayna Baszler keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Shayna Baszler is in half guard over Toughill
Shayna Baszler tries to pass Erin Toughill's guard...
Shayna Baszler manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill works on the ground with her fingers over Bayna Shaszler's face
Bayna Shaszler shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Shayna Baszler is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Shayna Baszler looks to mount Erin Toughill...
Shayna Baszler slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Bayna Shaszler's moves.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Bayna Shaszler's moves.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Shayna Baszler is cooling the fight on the ground
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Bayna Shaszler tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shayna Baszler controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Bayna Shaszler is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Shayna Baszler rolls Erin Toughill to her stomach and takes her back!
Bayna Shaszler is in rear mount over Toughill
Shayna Baszler isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
That Armbar looks tight...
Toughill's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Toughill's eyes...
That Armbar from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Toughill struggles to free herself
Toughill locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Shayna Baszler unil she can pull her arm free! Bayna Shaszler lost her dominant position.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Erin Toughill is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Toughill tries to stand up!
Bayna Shaszler doesn't allow her!
Erin Toughill is in closed guard over Bayna Shaszler
Toughill is in closed guard... Bayna Shaszler tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Erin Toughill!
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Bayna Shaszler tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Shayna Baszler controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Shayna Baszler is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Shayna Baszler tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Punishing hold!
That armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
Bayna Shaszler is locking that armbar...
That armbar from Shayna Baszler appears to be unbreakable
Toughill's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That armbar looks tight...
Herb Dean breaks Shayna Baszler's lock! This is over! Toughill didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!

Winner is Shayna Baszler by Submission (armbar) at 3:10 Round 3

Statistics: Erin Toughill
Punches 14/19 (74%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/12 (17%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 493 s

Statistics: Shayna Baszler
Punches 9/16 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 10/10 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 493 s

Shayna did all the things she wanted to do in this one. She won the stamina-war, so that helped, and also did better things than Toughill as well. Hence wins. If anyone other than Austin is reading this, like this post for a free point.