Post by The Sandmen on Oct 16, 2017 8:15:49 GMT -5
Ronda Rousey shifts back and forth nervously.
Valentina Shevchenko raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Rousey and Shevchenko move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Valentina Shevchenko is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Shevchenko measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey looks to posture up and open Valentina Shevchenko's guard...
Valentina Shevchenko has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey is looking to pass Valentina Shevchenko's guard...
Ronda Rousey gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko attempts to move to full guard
Valentina Shevchenko manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
As the fight continues it seems that Valentina Shevchenko is taking the best of the fight.
Shevchenko tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Shevchenko is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Rousey is in closed guard... Shevchenko tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Valentina Shevchenko doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Valentina Shevchenko positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Rousey's abdomen
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Rousey misses a step and Valentina Shevchenko sees an opportunity to counter her!
Valentina Shevchenko isolates Ronda Rousey's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ronda Rousey is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll on the ground...
Shevchenko knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Valentina Shevchenko looks to counter!
Valentina Shevchenko fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Rousey's face!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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.
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Ronda Rousey
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shevchenko is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey tries to finish with a leg lock!
Shevchenko is able to break the lock.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Shevchenko measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Rousey is locking that Kneebar...
Shevchenko rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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 HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Valentina Shevchenko has found an opening in the defense of Rousey, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Rousey is wobbling!
The two exchange wildly
Shevchenko is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Rousey grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronda Rousey
Hard blow to Shevchenko's mid-section, she seems hurt
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey tries to pass to half guard...
Valentina Shevchenko can't prevent her opponent from passing. Rousey looks to work from half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Rousey is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Shevchenko's ribs.
Shevchenko blocks Ronda Rousey's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey isolates Valentina Shevchenko's left arm looking for an armbar...
Valentina Shevchenko manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Ronda Rousey lost her dominant position.
Shevchenko is trying to counter now!
Shevchenko launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Rousey's ribs.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Rousey breaths deeply while on the ground
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey hooks Shevchenko's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Shevchenko struggles to free herself
Valentina Shevchenko manages to kick Rousey away and scrambles on top!
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Rousey tries to close her guard around Shevchenko
She is not able to do it
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey tries to close her guard around Shevchenko
She is not able to do it
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Shevchenko tries to open up Ronda Rousey's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rousey in the side of the head
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey attempts a triangle from bottom! Valentina Shevchenko slips out. Rousey quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Valentina Shevchenko slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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 HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Shevchenko and Rousey circle around the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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This match is even... This could go the distance.
Valentina Shevchenko attempts a sweep single...
Valentina Shevchenko catches Ronda Rousey's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Shevchenko.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Valentina Shevchenko uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Valentina Shevchenko tries to take advantage...
Shevchenko is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Ronda Rousey, who is barely covering up!
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Shevchenko tries to escape from the full mount...
Shevchenko struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey sits high on Valentina Shevchenko's chest and pulls her leg underneath Shevchenko's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Shevchenko tries to roll out. She's too quick for Ronda Rousey and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Rousey and it cost her top position.
Shevchenko is trying to counter now!
Shevchenko measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rousey blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Rousey fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Valentina Shevchenko's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Shevchenko holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Shevchenko's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Ronda Rousey.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard.
Valentina Shevchenko keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Shevchenko tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard...
Valentina Shevchenko keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard...
Ronda Rousey gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey tries to close her guard around Shevchenko
She is not able to do it
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Shevchenko pulls her arm out of danger.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Ronda Rousey
Rousey wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Rousey moves forward and holds Shevchenko
The fighters are clinching.
Ronda Rousey tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Shevchenko is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Shevchenko is trying to counter now!
Valentina Shevchenko tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Shevchenko circles out and slips free of Ronda Rousey's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Valentina Shevchenko was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Rousey steps backwards away from Valentina Shevchenko. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
Shevchenko is connecting with a few punches
Shevchenko pushes Ronda Rousey and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Ronda Rousey
Rousey fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shevchenko sprawls and remains on her feet.
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Valentina Shevchenko was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Valentina Shevchenko is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Valentina Shevchenko and Rousey engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Ronda Rousey catches Valentina Shevchenko's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Rousey.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Rousey is in closed guard... Shevchenko tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard...
Valentina Shevchenko keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Valentina Shevchenko, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shevchenko's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Shevchenko tries to show some ground skills
Valentina Shevchenko put Rousey in half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey tries to pass Valentina Shevchenko's guard...
Ronda Rousey passes momentarily but Valentina Shevchenko regains half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey pushes Shevchenko's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Shevchenko rolls and she's now on half guard over Ronda Rousey. Nice reversal.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to move to full guard
Valentina Shevchenko keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Rousey
Rousey moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Valentina Shevchenko breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Ronda Rousey fakes a move and moves laterally.
Rousey grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Rousey tries to move to full mount
Rousey succeeds
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Rousey is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Rousey fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Valentina Shevchenko's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko hold her own hand and breaks Rousey's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Ronda Rousey.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard.
Valentina Shevchenko keeps control and remains in side mount.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard.
Valentina Shevchenko keeps control and remains in side mount.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard.
Ronda Rousey manages to switch to full guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Valentina Shevchenko uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Shevchenko tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Valentina Shevchenko tries to open Rousey's guard...
Rousey breaks the lock and covers herself from Shevchenko's punches
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Valentina Shevchenko uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Valentina Shevchenko looks to counter!
Shevchenko tries to open up Ronda Rousey's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rousey in the side of the head
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Valentina Shevchenko uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Shevchenko tries to escape from closed guard...
Shevchenko struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Rousey
Valentina Shevchenko tries to free her leg
Valentina Shevchenko uses some of her skill by jumping out of Rousey's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard.
Valentina Shevchenko keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
A right hand from Valentina Shevchenko
makes Rousey stumble back!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Nose
Rousey throws a body kick.
Blocked by Shevchenko.
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Valentina Shevchenko tries to take advantage...
Ronda Rousey launches a body shot
Shevchenko dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Shevchenko seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Brutal combination from Valentina Shevchenko!
Rousey is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Ronda Rousey
Rousey wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Shevchenko doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Rousey is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
Valentina Shevchenko sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey goes for an americana!
Shevchenko breaks free.
Poorly executed technique. Valentina Shevchenko looks to counter!
Shevchenko tries to show some ground skills
Valentina Shevchenko put Rousey in half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko attempts to move to full guard
Valentina Shevchenko manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Rousey is in closed guard... Shevchenko tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Valentina Shevchenko tries to better her position on the ground...
Shevchenko is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Shevchenko sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko tries to better her position on the ground...
Shevchenko is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Rousey grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Shevchenko struggles... Ronda Rousey is unable to take her down
Rousey misses a step and Valentina Shevchenko sees an opportunity to counter her!
Rousey steps forward
Valentina Shevchenko catches her with an uppercut to the face!
Rousey wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Shevchenko doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Shevchenko is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Rousey's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Right cheek
Rousey decides to launch some tentative punches
Valentina Shevchenko takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:55 in the 4 round
Here comes Valentina Shevchenko with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rousey's ribs!
Shevchenko moves backwards and Ronda Rousey is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Shevchenko launches a furious hook!
That hits Rousey's chin like a wrecking ball! Rousey loses balance and goes to the mat.
This is over! That impact from Valentina Shevchenko has left Rousey laying flat on the mat!
Rousey's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Chin
Winner is Valentina Shevchenko by KO (Punch) at 1:23 Round 4
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/16 (44%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 564 s
Statistics: Valentina Shevchenko
Punches 21/25 (84%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/33 (64%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 564 s
The times. They are a-changing (?)
Valentina Shevchenko raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Rousey and Shevchenko move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Valentina Shevchenko is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Shevchenko measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey looks to posture up and open Valentina Shevchenko's guard...
Valentina Shevchenko has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey is looking to pass Valentina Shevchenko's guard...
Ronda Rousey gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko attempts to move to full guard
Valentina Shevchenko manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
As the fight continues it seems that Valentina Shevchenko is taking the best of the fight.
Shevchenko tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Shevchenko is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Rousey is in closed guard... Shevchenko tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Valentina Shevchenko doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Valentina Shevchenko positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Rousey's abdomen
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Rousey misses a step and Valentina Shevchenko sees an opportunity to counter her!
Valentina Shevchenko isolates Ronda Rousey's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Ronda Rousey is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll on the ground...
Shevchenko knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Valentina Shevchenko looks to counter!
Valentina Shevchenko fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Rousey's face!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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.
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Ronda Rousey
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Shevchenko is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey tries to finish with a leg lock!
Shevchenko is able to break the lock.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Shevchenko measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Rousey is locking that Kneebar...
Shevchenko rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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 HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Valentina Shevchenko has found an opening in the defense of Rousey, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Rousey is wobbling!
The two exchange wildly
Shevchenko is connecting with a few punches
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Rousey grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronda Rousey
Hard blow to Shevchenko's mid-section, she seems hurt
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey tries to pass to half guard...
Valentina Shevchenko can't prevent her opponent from passing. Rousey looks to work from half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Rousey is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against Shevchenko's ribs.
Shevchenko blocks Ronda Rousey's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey isolates Valentina Shevchenko's left arm looking for an armbar...
Valentina Shevchenko manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Ronda Rousey lost her dominant position.
Shevchenko is trying to counter now!
Shevchenko launches a few weak punches
Those punches are hitting Rousey's ribs.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Rousey breaths deeply while on the ground
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey hooks Shevchenko's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Shevchenko struggles to free herself
Valentina Shevchenko manages to kick Rousey away and scrambles on top!
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Rousey tries to close her guard around Shevchenko
She is not able to do it
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey tries to close her guard around Shevchenko
She is not able to do it
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Shevchenko tries to open up Ronda Rousey's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rousey in the side of the head
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey attempts a triangle from bottom! Valentina Shevchenko slips out. Rousey quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Valentina Shevchenko slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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 HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:55 in the 1 round
Shevchenko and Rousey circle around the center of the cage.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 2
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This match is even... This could go the distance.
Valentina Shevchenko attempts a sweep single...
Valentina Shevchenko catches Ronda Rousey's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Shevchenko.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Nice fight between these two warriors. Anyone could be the winner.
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Valentina Shevchenko uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Valentina Shevchenko tries to take advantage...
Shevchenko is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Ronda Rousey, who is barely covering up!
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Shevchenko tries to escape from the full mount...
Shevchenko struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey sits high on Valentina Shevchenko's chest and pulls her leg underneath Shevchenko's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Shevchenko tries to roll out. She's too quick for Ronda Rousey and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Rousey and it cost her top position.
Shevchenko is trying to counter now!
Shevchenko measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Rousey blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Rousey fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Valentina Shevchenko's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
Shevchenko holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Shevchenko's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Ronda Rousey.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard.
Valentina Shevchenko keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Shevchenko tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard...
Valentina Shevchenko keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard...
Ronda Rousey gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey tries to close her guard around Shevchenko
She is not able to do it
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Shevchenko pulls her arm out of danger.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Ronda Rousey
Rousey wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Rousey moves forward and holds Shevchenko
The fighters are clinching.
Ronda Rousey tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Shevchenko is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Shevchenko is trying to counter now!
Valentina Shevchenko tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Shevchenko circles out and slips free of Ronda Rousey's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Valentina Shevchenko was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Rousey steps backwards away from Valentina Shevchenko. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The two exchange wildly
Shevchenko is connecting with a few punches
Shevchenko pushes Ronda Rousey and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Ronda Rousey
Rousey fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Shevchenko sprawls and remains on her feet.
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Valentina Shevchenko was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Valentina Shevchenko is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Valentina Shevchenko and Rousey engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Ronda Rousey catches Valentina Shevchenko's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Rousey.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Rousey is in closed guard... Shevchenko tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard...
Valentina Shevchenko keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is maybe for Valentina Shevchenko, but it's close.
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Round 3
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Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko loses balance and goes to the ground.
Shevchenko's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Shevchenko tries to show some ground skills
Valentina Shevchenko put Rousey in half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey tries to pass Valentina Shevchenko's guard...
Ronda Rousey passes momentarily but Valentina Shevchenko regains half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey pushes Shevchenko's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Shevchenko rolls and she's now on half guard over Ronda Rousey. Nice reversal.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to move to full guard
Valentina Shevchenko keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Rousey
Rousey moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Valentina Shevchenko breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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.
The clock says 1:15 in the 3 round
Ronda Rousey fakes a move and moves laterally.
Rousey grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Rousey tries to move to full mount
Rousey succeeds
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Rousey is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Rousey fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Valentina Shevchenko's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko hold her own hand and breaks Rousey's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Ronda Rousey.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard.
Valentina Shevchenko keeps control and remains in side mount.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard.
Valentina Shevchenko keeps control and remains in side mount.
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard.
Ronda Rousey manages to switch to full guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Valentina Shevchenko uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Shevchenko tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Valentina Shevchenko tries to open Rousey's guard...
Rousey breaks the lock and covers herself from Shevchenko's punches
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Valentina Shevchenko uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Valentina Shevchenko looks to counter!
Shevchenko tries to open up Ronda Rousey's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rousey in the side of the head
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Shevchenko is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Valentina Shevchenko uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Shevchenko tries to escape from closed guard...
Shevchenko struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Rousey
Valentina Shevchenko tries to free her leg
Valentina Shevchenko uses some of her skill by jumping out of Rousey's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Valentina Shevchenko in her guard.
Valentina Shevchenko keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in HSBC Arena (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:00 in the 3 round
A right hand from Valentina Shevchenko
makes Rousey stumble back!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Nose
Rousey throws a body kick.
Blocked by Shevchenko.
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Valentina Shevchenko tries to take advantage...
Ronda Rousey launches a body shot
Shevchenko dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Shevchenko seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Brutal combination from Valentina Shevchenko!
Rousey is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko shows great balance while pushing away Ronda Rousey
Rousey wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Shevchenko doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Rousey is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
Valentina Shevchenko sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey goes for an americana!
Shevchenko breaks free.
Poorly executed technique. Valentina Shevchenko looks to counter!
Shevchenko tries to show some ground skills
Valentina Shevchenko put Rousey in half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Valentina Shevchenko attempts to move to full guard
Valentina Shevchenko manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 3 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Shevchenko
Rousey is in closed guard... Shevchenko tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Valentina Shevchenko tries to better her position on the ground...
Shevchenko is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Valentina Shevchenko pushes Ronda Rousey down and prevents her attempts to escape
Valentina Shevchenko is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Shevchenko sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Valentina Shevchenko tries to better her position on the ground...
Shevchenko is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 4
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The clock says 0:10 in the 4 round
Rousey grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Shevchenko struggles... Ronda Rousey is unable to take her down
Rousey misses a step and Valentina Shevchenko sees an opportunity to counter her!
Rousey steps forward
Valentina Shevchenko catches her with an uppercut to the face!
Rousey wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Shevchenko doesn't want anything like this as she moves backwards
Shevchenko is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Rousey's jaw!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Right cheek
Rousey decides to launch some tentative punches
Valentina Shevchenko takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:55 in the 4 round
Here comes Valentina Shevchenko with a vicious middle kick!
That lands hard on Rousey's ribs!
Shevchenko moves backwards and Ronda Rousey is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Shevchenko launches a furious hook!
That hits Rousey's chin like a wrecking ball! Rousey loses balance and goes to the mat.
This is over! That impact from Valentina Shevchenko has left Rousey laying flat on the mat!
Rousey's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Ronda Rousey's Chin
Winner is Valentina Shevchenko by KO (Punch) at 1:23 Round 4
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 3/10 (30%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/16 (44%)
GnP strikes 0/2 (0%)
Submissions 11/11 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 564 s
Statistics: Valentina Shevchenko
Punches 21/25 (84%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 21/33 (64%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 564 s
The times. They are a-changing (?)