Post by The Sandman on May 5, 2021 23:03:06 GMT -5
Holm enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! She may be sure the fans are with her today.
Holly Holm doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Shayna Baszler looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Shayna Baszler moves forward looking for some grappling action
Holm pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Holm fires low kicks
punishing Baszler's legs repeatedly.
Holm moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Shayna Baszler checks the kick.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Inside leg kick from Holm
that goes awry.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Holm!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
A punch from Holly Holm
grazes Baszler's right cheek.
Baszler's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Holm launches a furious low kick!
Shayna Baszler blocks
Baszler launches a kick
but Holly Holm avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Holly Holm fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Holly Holm tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Holly Holm who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Shayna Baszler pushes away Holm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holm doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Shayna Baszler
The fighters are clinching.
Holm doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Shayna Baszler embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Holm who put distance between them
Holm launches a hook to the body
Shayna Baszler moves aside looking for a counter...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Holly Holm jabs at Baszler
to no visible effect.
Shayna Baszler fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Holm is connecting with a few punches
Holm wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Shayna Baszler tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Holm is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Holm is launching some bone breaking punches to Baszler's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Shayna Baszler's eyes.
Shayna Baszler pushes away Holm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holm doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Shayna Baszler
The fighters are clinching.
Shayna Baszler throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Holly Holm pushes away Baszler and breaks the clinch.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Holly Holm launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Baszler's knee!
Holly Holm jabs at Baszler
hitting her chest.
Shayna Baszler goes with a looping right hand while Holly Holm jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Holm seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Terrible one sided match... Baszler was not ready to fight a fighter of Holly Holm caliber.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Inside leg kick from Holm
that lands on Shayna Baszler's leg.
Holm jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Holly Holm pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Shayna Baszler pushes away Holm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holm doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Shayna Baszler
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holm pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Shayna Baszler's face!
Lightning fast low kick from Holm!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Baszler studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Holm fires low kicks
punishing Baszler's legs repeatedly.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Holm is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Holm launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Baszler's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Holly Holm for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Baszler time to recover. Shayna Baszler seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Holly Holm fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Holm and Baszler circle around the center of the cage.
Shayna Baszler tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Holly Holm jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Holly Holm launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Baszler's knee!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Holm pushes Shayna Baszler and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Baszler moves backwards and Holly Holm is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Shayna Baszler attempts a sweep single...
Holly Holm was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Baszler misses a step and Holly Holm sees an opportunity to counter her!
Inside leg kick from Holm
that lands on Shayna Baszler's leg.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Holm moves backwards and Shayna Baszler is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
A punch from Holly Holm
grazes Baszler's left cheek.
Holm studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Holly Holm tries a middle kick
Baszler blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Solid shot from Shayna Baszler to the body.
Holm blocks in time.
Shayna Baszler fakes a punch and launches herself over Holm!
Holly Holm is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Baszler and pushes her away!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Holm steps backwards away from Shayna Baszler. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Baszler grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Holm struggles... Shayna Baszler is unable to take her down
Baszler clumsily fails here and it's time for Holly Holm to fight back!
Nice punch by Holly Holm
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Shayna Baszler!
Holm ducks under...
Baszler grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Holm struggles... Shayna Baszler is unable to take her down
Poorly executed technique. Holly Holm looks to counter!
A punch from Holly Holm
grazes Baszler's left cheek.
Holly Holm takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Holm should have paced herself better. It looks like she burned herself out.
Holly Holm is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Holm moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Baszler's thigh!
Shayna Baszler seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Holly Holm!
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 Holm.
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Round 3
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Holm moves forward looking for some action
Holly Holm shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Shayna Baszler pushes away Holm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holm doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Shayna Baszler
The fighters are clinching.
Baszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Holly Holm pushes Baszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Holly Holm tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Holm circles out and slips free of Shayna Baszler's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Baszler is holding Holly Holm's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Holly Holm shows great balance while pushing away Shayna Baszler
Holm studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Nice beating Holly Holm has received.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Holly Holm fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Shayna Baszler! I'm sure that her liver will be sore tomorrow.
The ref pulls off Holly Holm! Baszler seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Middle kick) at 1:12 Round 3
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 11/16 (69%)
Kicks 15/18 (83%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Shayna Baszler
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/5 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Holm tried and she did things, and success was the results.
Holly Holm doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Shayna Baszler looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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.
The referee of the bout is Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Shayna Baszler moves forward looking for some grappling action
Holm pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Holm fires low kicks
punishing Baszler's legs repeatedly.
Holm moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Shayna Baszler checks the kick.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Inside leg kick from Holm
that goes awry.
The clock says 1:10 in the 1 round
Lightning fast low kick from Holm!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
A punch from Holly Holm
grazes Baszler's right cheek.
Baszler's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Holm launches a furious low kick!
Shayna Baszler blocks
Baszler launches a kick
but Holly Holm avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
Holly Holm fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Holly Holm tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Holly Holm who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Shayna Baszler pushes away Holm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holm doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Shayna Baszler
The fighters are clinching.
Holm doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Shayna Baszler embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Holm who put distance between them
Holm launches a hook to the body
Shayna Baszler moves aside looking for a counter...
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Holly Holm jabs at Baszler
to no visible effect.
Shayna Baszler fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Holm is connecting with a few punches
Holm wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Shayna Baszler tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Holm is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Holm is launching some bone breaking punches to Baszler's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Shayna Baszler's eyes.
Shayna Baszler pushes away Holm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holm doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Shayna Baszler
The fighters are clinching.
Shayna Baszler throws a wild flurry of punches while in the clinch!
Holly Holm pushes away Baszler and breaks the clinch.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Holly Holm launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Baszler's knee!
Holly Holm jabs at Baszler
hitting her chest.
Shayna Baszler goes with a looping right hand while Holly Holm jumps back and jabs
That one hits but Holm seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Terrible one sided match... Baszler was not ready to fight a fighter of Holly Holm caliber.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Inside leg kick from Holm
that lands on Shayna Baszler's leg.
Holm jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Holly Holm pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Shayna Baszler pushes away Holm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holm doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Shayna Baszler
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holm pushes her opponent down and launches a heavy knee to her head in an unorthodox move...
Wow! Big hit towards Shayna Baszler's face!
Lightning fast low kick from Holm!
Loud pop! I'm sure that hurts!
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Baszler studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Holm fires low kicks
punishing Baszler's legs repeatedly.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Holm is the winner of this round.
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Round 2
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Holm launches a stiff jab!
That barely hits Baszler's face but it seems like one finger has poked her eye! Does the referee see that?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Holly Holm for eye poke.
Herb Dean halts the fight to give Baszler time to recover. Shayna Baszler seems to be ready to fight again. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Holly Holm fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Holm and Baszler circle around the center of the cage.
Shayna Baszler tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Holly Holm jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Holly Holm launches a low kick
that almost wrenches Baszler's knee!
The clock says 1:35 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Holm pushes Shayna Baszler and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Baszler moves backwards and Holly Holm is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Shayna Baszler attempts a sweep single...
Holly Holm was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Baszler misses a step and Holly Holm sees an opportunity to counter her!
Inside leg kick from Holm
that lands on Shayna Baszler's leg.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Holm moves backwards and Shayna Baszler is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
A punch from Holly Holm
grazes Baszler's left cheek.
Holm studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 3:10 in the 2 round
Holly Holm tries a middle kick
Baszler blocks with her arm! Wow, that was loud!
Solid shot from Shayna Baszler to the body.
Holm blocks in time.
Shayna Baszler fakes a punch and launches herself over Holm!
Holly Holm is smart enough to avoid the clinch game by Baszler and pushes her away!
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Holm steps backwards away from Shayna Baszler. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Baszler grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Holm struggles... Shayna Baszler is unable to take her down
Baszler clumsily fails here and it's time for Holly Holm to fight back!
Nice punch by Holly Holm
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
The clock says 4:00 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Shayna Baszler!
Holm ducks under...
Baszler grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Holm struggles... Shayna Baszler is unable to take her down
Poorly executed technique. Holly Holm looks to counter!
A punch from Holly Holm
grazes Baszler's left cheek.
Holly Holm takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Holm should have paced herself better. It looks like she burned herself out.
Holly Holm is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Holm moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Hard blow to Baszler's thigh!
Shayna Baszler seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Holly Holm!
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 Holm.
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Round 3
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Holm moves forward looking for some action
Holly Holm shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Shayna Baszler pushes away Holm trying to keep the fight at striking range
Holm doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Shayna Baszler
The fighters are clinching.
Baszler doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Holly Holm pushes Baszler forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Holly Holm tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Holm circles out and slips free of Shayna Baszler's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Baszler is holding Holly Holm's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Holly Holm shows great balance while pushing away Shayna Baszler
Holm studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Nice beating Holly Holm has received.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The clock says 1:05 in the 3 round
Holly Holm fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Shayna Baszler! I'm sure that her liver will be sore tomorrow.
The ref pulls off Holly Holm! Baszler seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Middle kick) at 1:12 Round 3
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 11/16 (69%)
Kicks 15/18 (83%)
Clinch strikes 5/5 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Statistics: Shayna Baszler
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/4 (0%)
Takedowns 0/5 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 0 s
Holm tried and she did things, and success was the results.
