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Poll: Kaufman's Biggest Threat?
Sarah Kaufman (right) vs. Roxanne Modafferi: Dave Mandel | Sherdog.com
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Kaufman Sizzles and Strikes
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Strikeforce Challengers & MFC 24 Chat
Jordan Breen and Mike Fridley fought off their NFL Combine 2010 itch by leisurely discussing Friday's MFC 24 and Strikeforce Challengers 6 in real time.
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Killing Me Softly
By: Loretta Hunt
God bless five-minute rounds.
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What a pleasure it was to watch Shayna Baszler and Sarah Kaufman both enjoy the upper hand for a time in their 15-minute tryst.
Those extra six minutes allowed an intriguing story to unfold between the pin-point accurate striker and inventive grappler –- one that would likely have been stilted by the previously abbreviated rounds. The bout also silenced any doubts that women aren’t capable of performing in the same time frame allotted the men (though to anyone that has seen the women ply their trade in the last two years, it was never really a question.)
Baszler stole the first round away from Kaufman by taking the Canadian’s feet out from under her and implementing a unique knee-to-head choke.
But the 23-year-old boxer found her groove in the second frame, baiting Baszler into her world with crisp combinations off a potent low kick. -
Kaufman Counting the Minutes
By: Loretta Hunt
Sarah Kaufman (9-0) is looking forward to her six extra minutes.
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The 23-year-old Canadian striker faces Shayna Baszler (9-5) for Strikeforce this Friday at the ShoWare Center in Kent, Wash., knowing she won’t get jipped on time.
Strikeforce announced Tuesday that both the Washington and California athletic commissions had greenlit Kaufman’s and another upcoming women’s bout to be contested with five-minute rounds.
California had instituted three-minute round protocol in 2006 for all fighters with five fights or less on their ledger. However, the abbreviated round seemed to stick with the women despite their growing records, and the practice even spread to other states.
