Post by The Sandmen on Jun 8, 2017 6:52:47 GMT -5
Paige VanZant is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
Rose Namajunas looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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VanZant and Namajunas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Paige VanZant shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Rose Namajunas is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull VanZant into her guard.
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
VanZant is in closed guard... Namajunas tries to roll on the ground!
Paige VanZant uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Rose Namajunas gets sloppy and Paige VanZant tries to take advantage...
VanZant tries to open up Rose Namajunas's defense faking a few punches.
Rose Namajunas wraps her arms around VanZant's arms and counters the punches.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
Paige VanZant is cooling the fight on the ground
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
Paige VanZant tries to better her position on the ground...
VanZant breaks the closed guard of Rose Namajunas and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant looks to mount Rose Namajunas...
Paige VanZant slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
VanZant goes for an armbar!
Rose Namajunas breaks the lock and pushes away Paige VanZant, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Paige VanZant. 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 Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punches from Paige VanZant.
Namajunas staggers backwards. VanZant wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Rose Namajunas
puts VanZant in a world of hurt!
VanZant's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Paige VanZant attempts a sweep single...
Paige VanZant catches Rose Namajunas's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by VanZant.
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
VanZant is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Namajunas's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Namajunas time to recover. Rose Namajunas seems to be ready to fight again. 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 Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Rose Namajunas is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull VanZant into her guard.
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
VanZant tries to escape from closed guard...
VanZant struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Paige VanZant is in half guard over Namajunas
Paige VanZant tries to free her leg
Paige VanZant uses some of her skill by jumping out of Namajunas's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas attempts to trap Paige VanZant in her guard.
Paige VanZant keeps control and remains in side mount.
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant looks to pass to mount...
VanZant slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rose Namajunas.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas tries to roll to her side and trap Paige VanZant in her guard...
Paige VanZant keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
VanZant goes for an armbar!
Rose Namajunas breaks the lock and pushes away Paige VanZant, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Paige VanZant. 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.
VanZant is holding Rose Namajunas's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Rose Namajunas loses balance and goes to the ground.
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant looks to mount Rose Namajunas...
Paige VanZant slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Namajunas is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas tries to roll to her side and trap Paige VanZant in her guard...
Rose Namajunas gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Rose Namajunas shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Rose Namajunas breaks that americana attempt!
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar from Paige VanZant appears to be unbreakable
That armbar from Paige VanZant appears to be unbreakable
Namajunas is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas tries to roll on the ground...
VanZant knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
VanZant is trying to counter now!
VanZant gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Rose Namajunas! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Rose Namajunas doesn't defend herself!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant was tooling Rose Namajunas for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rose Namajunas lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Namajunas tries to stand up!
VanZant doesn't allow her!
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Namajunas tries to move on the ground and shows Paige VanZant a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Namajunas's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! John McCarthy knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant sits high on Rose Namajunas's chest and pulls her leg underneath Namajunas's head. There's the triangle attempt!
That Triangle from Mount from Paige VanZant appears to be unbreakable
Namajunas's Right eye is beginning to swell
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Namajunas tries to roll out. She's too quick for Paige VanZant and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by VanZant and it cost her top position.
Rose Namajunas is in closed guard over VanZant
Namajunas is in closed guard... VanZant tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Rose Namajunas!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Terrible one sided match... Namajunas was not ready to fight a fighter of Paige VanZant caliber.
VanZant suddenly holds Rose Namajunas's arm and tries an armbar!
Namajunas's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Namajunas's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Namajunas's eyes...
VanZant is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Namajunas can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Paige VanZant!
Rose Namajunas is in closed guard over VanZant
Rose Namajunas 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 VanZant's moves.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Paige VanZant.
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Round 2
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Namajunas dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Inside leg kick from VanZant
that lands on Rose Namajunas's leg.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
An overhand right from Rose Namajunas that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
VanZant moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
VanZant tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Paige VanZant!
Namajunas is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Paige VanZant shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Rose Namajunas is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull VanZant into her guard.
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
Namajunas tries to stand up!
VanZant doesn't allow her!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
VanZant use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) is cheering her!
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Namajunas steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Namajunas tries to show some ground skills
Rose Namajunas put VanZant in half guard.
Paige VanZant is in half guard over Namajunas
Namajunas tries to stand up!
VanZant doesn't allow her!
Paige VanZant is in half guard over Namajunas
Paige VanZant tries to pass Rose Namajunas's guard...
Paige VanZant manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant looks to mount Rose Namajunas...
Paige VanZant slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than Namajunas can stand! Her arm is outstretched and she taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Paige VanZant by Submission (Armbar) at 2:12 Round 2
Statistics: Paige VanZant
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/10 (60%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 308 s
Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 308 s
Rose has hair in the program. I feel as though that likely demoralized her somewhat. It only makes sense, right?
Rose Namajunas looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
VanZant and Namajunas move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Paige VanZant shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Rose Namajunas is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull VanZant into her guard.
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
VanZant is in closed guard... Namajunas tries to roll on the ground!
Paige VanZant uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Rose Namajunas gets sloppy and Paige VanZant tries to take advantage...
VanZant tries to open up Rose Namajunas's defense faking a few punches.
Rose Namajunas wraps her arms around VanZant's arms and counters the punches.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
Paige VanZant is cooling the fight on the ground
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
Paige VanZant tries to better her position on the ground...
VanZant breaks the closed guard of Rose Namajunas and moves to half guard
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant looks to mount Rose Namajunas...
Paige VanZant slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
VanZant goes for an armbar!
Rose Namajunas breaks the lock and pushes away Paige VanZant, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Paige VanZant. 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 Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Nice punches from Paige VanZant.
Namajunas staggers backwards. VanZant wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
A furious flurry of punches from Rose Namajunas
puts VanZant in a world of hurt!
VanZant's Forehead is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Paige VanZant attempts a sweep single...
Paige VanZant catches Rose Namajunas's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by VanZant.
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
VanZant is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Namajunas's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy halts the fight to give Namajunas time to recover. Rose Namajunas seems to be ready to fight again. 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 Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Rose Namajunas is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull VanZant into her guard.
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
VanZant tries to escape from closed guard...
VanZant struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Paige VanZant is in half guard over Namajunas
Paige VanZant tries to free her leg
Paige VanZant uses some of her skill by jumping out of Namajunas's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas attempts to trap Paige VanZant in her guard.
Paige VanZant keeps control and remains in side mount.
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant looks to pass to mount...
VanZant slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Rose Namajunas.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas tries to roll to her side and trap Paige VanZant in her guard...
Paige VanZant keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
VanZant goes for an armbar!
Rose Namajunas breaks the lock and pushes away Paige VanZant, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Paige VanZant. 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.
VanZant is holding Rose Namajunas's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Rose Namajunas loses balance and goes to the ground.
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant looks to mount Rose Namajunas...
Paige VanZant slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
Namajunas is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas tries to roll to her side and trap Paige VanZant in her guard...
Rose Namajunas gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Rose Namajunas shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Rose Namajunas breaks that americana attempt!
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar from Paige VanZant appears to be unbreakable
That armbar from Paige VanZant appears to be unbreakable
Namajunas is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas tries to roll on the ground...
VanZant knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
VanZant is trying to counter now!
VanZant gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Rose Namajunas! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Rose Namajunas doesn't defend herself!
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant was tooling Rose Namajunas for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Rose Namajunas lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Namajunas tries to stand up!
VanZant doesn't allow her!
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Namajunas tries to move on the ground and shows Paige VanZant a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Namajunas's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! John McCarthy knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant sits high on Rose Namajunas's chest and pulls her leg underneath Namajunas's head. There's the triangle attempt!
That Triangle from Mount from Paige VanZant appears to be unbreakable
Namajunas's Right eye is beginning to swell
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Namajunas tries to roll out. She's too quick for Paige VanZant and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by VanZant and it cost her top position.
Rose Namajunas is in closed guard over VanZant
Namajunas is in closed guard... VanZant tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Rose Namajunas!
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Terrible one sided match... Namajunas was not ready to fight a fighter of Paige VanZant caliber.
VanZant suddenly holds Rose Namajunas's arm and tries an armbar!
Namajunas's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Namajunas's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Namajunas's eyes...
VanZant is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Namajunas can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Paige VanZant!
Rose Namajunas is in closed guard over VanZant
Rose Namajunas 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 VanZant's moves.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is clearly for Paige VanZant.
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Round 2
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Namajunas dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that misses by an inch!
Inside leg kick from VanZant
that lands on Rose Namajunas's leg.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
An overhand right from Rose Namajunas that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
VanZant moves forward and closes the distance while blocking the punch.
VanZant tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Paige VanZant!
Namajunas is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Paige VanZant shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Rose Namajunas is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull VanZant into her guard.
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
Namajunas tries to stand up!
VanZant doesn't allow her!
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Paige VanZant is in closed guard over Namajunas
VanZant use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Quicken Loans Arena (Cleveland, Ohio) is cheering her!
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Namajunas steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Namajunas tries to show some ground skills
Rose Namajunas put VanZant in half guard.
Paige VanZant is in half guard over Namajunas
Namajunas tries to stand up!
VanZant doesn't allow her!
Paige VanZant is in half guard over Namajunas
Paige VanZant tries to pass Rose Namajunas's guard...
Paige VanZant manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant looks to mount Rose Namajunas...
Paige VanZant slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Paige VanZant throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than Namajunas can stand! Her arm is outstretched and she taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Paige VanZant by Submission (Armbar) at 2:12 Round 2
Statistics: Paige VanZant
Punches 6/7 (86%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/10 (60%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 308 s
Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 6/9 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 308 s
Rose has hair in the program. I feel as though that likely demoralized her somewhat. It only makes sense, right?