Kaufman vs. Buckner

People are cheering for this fighter. You can hear Sarah Kaufman chants all around the place!
Sarah Kaufman looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
Amanda Buckner 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.
Sarah Kaufman comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.

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Round 1
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Kaufman and Buckner move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Some nice shots from Amanda Buckner
miss their mark.
Amanda Buckner fires an unorthodox punch to Kaufman's torso
that hits its mark.
Hard blow to Kaufman's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Amanda Buckner fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Kaufman shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
A punch from Sarah Kaufman
grazes Buckner's right cheek.
Sarah Kaufman tries a hook to the body
and hits Buckner's ribs hard
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Buckner and Kaufman circle around the center of the cage.
Buckner moves backwards and Sarah Kaufman is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Buckner fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Sarah Kaufman didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Amanda Buckner is in open guard over Kaufman
Buckner tries to jump to side mount.
Sarah Kaufman closed her guard around Amanda Buckner.
Amanda Buckner is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Buckner tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Amanda Buckner is in full mount over Sarah Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman tries to roll to her side and trap Amanda Buckner in her guard...
Amanda Buckner rolls her over and takes her back!
Buckner is in rear mount over Kaufman
Amanda Buckner positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Kaufman covers herself well
Buckner is in rear mount over Kaufman
Amanda Buckner slides her arm under Sarah Kaufman's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Sarah Kaufman pulls down on Amanda Buckner's hand and staves off danger
Buckner clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah Kaufman to fight back!
Kaufman has Buckner 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.
Amanda Buckner is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Amanda Buckner looks to mount Sarah Kaufman...
Amanda Buckner slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Amanda Buckner is in full mount over Sarah Kaufman
Good looking punches from Amanda Buckner on the ground
deflected by Kaufman.
Amanda Buckner is in full mount over Sarah Kaufman
Kaufman is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Buckner's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Sarah Kaufman is in half guard over Buckner
Kaufman launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Amanda Buckner is not able to stop Buckner ground skills and Sarah Kaufman moves to side mount!
Sarah Kaufman is in side mount over Amanda Buckner
Sarah Kaufman looks to mount Amanda Buckner...
Sarah Kaufman slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Amanda Buckner
Amanda Buckner tries to roll to her side and trap Sarah Kaufman in her guard...
Sarah Kaufman rolls her over and takes her back!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Buckner
Buckner is taking this opportunity to rest.
Kaufman is in rear mount over Buckner
Buckner has given her back to Sarah Kaufman who is trying to get one hook in!
Sarah Kaufman has one hook in!
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Kaufman is in rear mount over Buckner with one hook in
Kaufman has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Buckner.
Nicely done! Kaufman now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Buckner with two hooks in
Buckner is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Kaufman tries to use some of her tricky moves but Kaufman's is smart enough to counter her.
Buckner clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah Kaufman to fight back!
Kaufman tries to open up Amanda Buckner's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Buckner in the side of the head
Buckner has a small cut in her Forehead
John McCarthy 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.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Amanda Buckner and Kaufman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Sarah Kaufman is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Kaufman is holding Amanda Buckner's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Amanda Buckner loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sarah Kaufman is in side mount over Amanda Buckner
Buckner is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Amanda Buckner attempts to trap Sarah Kaufman in her guard.
Amanda Buckner manages to switch to half guard.
Sarah Kaufman is in half guard over Buckner
Amanda Buckner attempts to move to full guard
Sarah Kaufman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Sarah Kaufman is in half guard over Buckner
Sarah Kaufman tries to free her leg...
Sarah Kaufman uses some of her skill by jumping out of Buckner's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Sarah Kaufman is in side mount over Amanda Buckner
Amanda Buckner attempts to trap Sarah Kaufman in her guard.
Sarah Kaufman keeps control and remains in side mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
Sarah Kaufman has to be confident that she won that round.



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Round 2
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Kaufman launches a hook to the body
Bang! Buckner stops that one with her ribs!
Kaufman jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Sarah Kaufman pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Buckner doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Sarah Kaufman embrace and tries to move away...
Sarah Kaufman pushes Buckner forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Sarah Kaufman tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Buckner is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Amanda Buckner pushes away Kaufman trying to keep the fight at striking range
Kaufman doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Amanda Buckner
The fighters are clinching.
Buckner takes a break to breathe while holding Sarah Kaufman.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Solid shot from Amanda Buckner to the body.
Kaufman didn't like that.
Amanda Buckner shoots for a double leg takedown!
Sarah Kaufman sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Buckner misses a step and Sarah Kaufman sees an opportunity to counter her!
Sarah Kaufman moves forward looking for some grappling action
Kaufman has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Sarah Kaufman pushes away Buckner trying to keep the fight at striking range
Buckner stumbles backwards and Sarah Kaufman circles to get the center of the cage
Solid jabs from Amanda Buckner.
Kaufman defends.
Sarah Kaufman fires an unorthodox punch to Buckner's torso
that hits its mark.
The two exchange wildly
Kaufman is connecting with a few punches
Solid jabs from Sarah Kaufman.
Nice punches.
Kaufman and Buckner circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Kaufman steps backwards away from Amanda Buckner. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Buckner grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Kaufman struggles... Amanda Buckner is unable to take her down
Amanda Buckner is measuring Kaufman with her jab.
Kaufman isn't fazed.
Poorly executed technique. Sarah Kaufman looks to counter!
Solid shot from Sarah Kaufman to the body.
Buckner didn't like that.
Crisp uppercut by Kaufman followed by a hard jab
Amanda Buckner stumbles back.
Solid jabs from Sarah Kaufman.
Nice punches.
Buckner's Nose is beginning to swell
Crisp uppercut by Kaufman followed by a hard jab
Amanda Buckner stumbles back.
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Kaufman and Buckner circle around the center of the cage.
Amanda Buckner fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
A bunch of leg kicks from Amanda Buckner
are blocked by Kaufman.
Buckner steps backwards away from Sarah Kaufman. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Kaufman is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
That one finds Buckner's thigh
Buckner studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Amanda Buckner and Kaufman engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Buckner pushes Sarah Kaufman and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Kaufman is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
The two exchange wildly
Kaufman is connecting with a few punches
A high kick from Sarah Kaufman
glances off Buckner.
Amanda Buckner takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Kaufman, who walks calmly to her corner.



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Round 3
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Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Sarah Kaufman tries a hook to the body
and hits Buckner's ribs hard
Sarah Kaufman attempts to cut off Buckner with punches
Buckner reels from the strikes.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Buckner is holding Sarah Kaufman's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sarah Kaufman shows great balance while pushing away Amanda Buckner
Kaufman is trying to counter now!
Bone shattering straight left hand from Sarah Kaufman!
Buckner is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Kaufman pushes Amanda Buckner and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Amanda Buckner shoots for a double leg takedown!
Sarah Kaufman sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Solid jabs from Amanda Buckner.
Kaufman defends.
Poorly executed technique. Sarah Kaufman looks to counter!
Kaufman is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Buckner's jaw!
Amanda Buckner fires an unorthodox punch to Kaufman's torso
that goes wide.
Amanda Buckner takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Amanda Buckner is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Amanda Buckner takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
A left hook from Buckner
falls short.
Kaufman is trying to counter now!
Solid shot from Sarah Kaufman to the body.
Buckner didn't like that.
Sarah Kaufman attempts a sweep single...
Sarah Kaufman catches Amanda Buckner's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Kaufman.
The clock says 3:40 in the 3 round
Sarah Kaufman is in closed guard over Buckner
Sarah Kaufman is looking to pass Amanda Buckner's guard...
Sarah Kaufman gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 3:50 in the 3 round
Sarah Kaufman is in half guard over Buckner
Amanda Buckner attempts to move to full guard
Sarah Kaufman keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 3 round
Sarah Kaufman is in half guard over Buckner
Sarah Kaufman pushes Buckner's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Kaufman who is in full mount! Buckner is in trouble now!
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Amanda Buckner
Buckner tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Sarah Kaufman doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Amanda Buckner gets sloppy and Sarah Kaufman tries to take advantage...
Sarah Kaufman throws a flurry of punches at Buckner...
A lot of them are hitting Buckner's face
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Amanda Buckner
Amanda Buckner tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Sarah Kaufman rolls Amanda Buckner to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 4:35 in the 3 round
Kaufman is in rear mount over Buckner
Sarah Kaufman launches a few punches to Buckner
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
This is over! That impact from Sarah Kaufman has left Buckner laying flat on the mat!
Buckner's Forehead is beginning to swell

Winner is Sarah Kaufman by KO (GnP) at 4:48 Round 3

Statistics: Sarah Kaufman
Punches 33/37 (89%)
Kicks 2/2 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/13 (77%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 249 s

Statistics: Amanda Buckner
Punches 5/25 (20%)
Kicks 0/3 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/5 (20%)
GnP strikes 0/7 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 249 s

Buckner tried, but Kaufman did Sarah things and secured the win with those Sarah things.