Post by The Sandmen on Apr 5, 2020 23:18:38 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Rousey while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Valentina Shevchenko looks very relaxed.
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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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Rousey decides to launch some tentative punches
Ronda Rousey takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shevchenko's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Valentina Shevchenko's Chin
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
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Valentina Shevchenko tries to take advantage...
Good movement from Shevchenko
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Shevchenko launches a few weak punches
Rousey blocks them effectively.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey looks to mount Valentina Shevchenko...
Valentina Shevchenko sees an opening and locks her opponent in 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 tries to close the guard.
Rousey put Valentina Shevchenko in closed 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
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
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Rousey is locking that Triangle...
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko tries to break the lock slamming Ronda Rousey against the mat!
Ronda Rousey doesn't allow Valentina Shevchenko to escape. She is tightening the Triangle
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Rousey is locking that Triangle...
Valentina Shevchenko cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
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 hovers above Rousey
Ronda Rousey stops her from throwing strikes.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Shevchenko Hyper-extended her arm
Punishing hold!
Valentina Shevchenko lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Ronda Rousey loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey tries to close her guard around Shevchenko
She succeeds!
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 is trying to counter now!
Valentina Shevchenko fakes some punches
Rousey ties her 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
Ronda Rousey tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
That armbar looks tight...
Rousey is locking that armbar...
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Shevchenko's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Shevchenko struggles to free herself
That Armbar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Shevchenko breaks the lock showing some skills...
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!
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko Hyper-extended her left arm
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
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
Rousey tries to show some ground skills
Ronda Rousey put Shevchenko in half guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to close the guard.
Rousey put Valentina Shevchenko in closed guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Shevchenko spins out, but Ronda Rousey was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Shevchenko is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Rousey misses a step and Valentina Shevchenko sees an opportunity to counter her!
Valentina Shevchenko opts to go after her opponent and jumps inside Rousey's guard.
Rousey fights back with her feet, forcing Shevchenko to try something else.
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
Rousey tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ronda Rousey controls the situation despite Valentina Shevchenko efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey isolates Valentina Shevchenko's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Valentina Shevchenko is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Rousey clumsily fails here and it's time for Valentina Shevchenko to fight back!
Deep breaths from Valentina Shevchenko who tries a hammer punch to Rousey's ribs.
Rousey blocks those punches
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Rousey grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronda Rousey
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey pushes Valentina Shevchenko against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Rousey jumps and tries to free her leg! Shevchenko doesn't allow this but Ronda Rousey is able to get half guard here.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey goes for an americana!
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Shevchenko struggles to free herself
Punishing hold!
Rousey is locking that Americana...
Shevchenko's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
John McCarthy breaks Ronda Rousey's lock! This is over! Shevchenko didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Americana) at 4:06 Round 1
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Statistics: Valentina Shevchenko
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Rousey destroyed Shevchenko. Then did it again, and got the finish.
Valentina Shevchenko looks very relaxed.
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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The bell announces the first round!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Rousey decides to launch some tentative punches
Ronda Rousey takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Shevchenko's Chin is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Valentina Shevchenko's Chin
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
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Valentina Shevchenko tries to take advantage...
Good movement from Shevchenko
moving in to strike and moving away afterwards.
Rousey is holding Valentina Shevchenko's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Valentina Shevchenko loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Shevchenko launches a few weak punches
Rousey blocks them effectively.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey looks to mount Valentina Shevchenko...
Valentina Shevchenko sees an opening and locks her opponent in 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 tries to close the guard.
Rousey put Valentina Shevchenko in closed 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
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
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Rousey is locking that Triangle...
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko tries to break the lock slamming Ronda Rousey against the mat!
Ronda Rousey doesn't allow Valentina Shevchenko to escape. She is tightening the Triangle
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Rousey is locking that Triangle...
Valentina Shevchenko cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
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 hovers above Rousey
Ronda Rousey stops her from throwing strikes.
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Shevchenko Hyper-extended her arm
Punishing hold!
Valentina Shevchenko lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Ronda Rousey loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Valentina Shevchenko is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey tries to close her guard around Shevchenko
She succeeds!
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 is trying to counter now!
Valentina Shevchenko fakes some punches
Rousey ties her 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
Ronda Rousey tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
That armbar looks tight...
Rousey is locking that armbar...
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Shevchenko's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
That Armbar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Shevchenko struggles to free herself
That Armbar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Shevchenko breaks the lock showing some skills...
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!
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko Hyper-extended her left arm
Crippling lock!
Shevchenko's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
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
Rousey tries to show some ground skills
Ronda Rousey put Shevchenko in half guard.
Valentina Shevchenko is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to close the guard.
Rousey put Valentina Shevchenko in closed guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Valentina Shevchenko is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey gets an arm and tries to apply an armbar. Shevchenko spins out, but Ronda Rousey was ready for that and quickly switches to a triangle choke!
Shevchenko is too good and managed to back out of danger.
Rousey misses a step and Valentina Shevchenko sees an opportunity to counter her!
Valentina Shevchenko opts to go after her opponent and jumps inside Rousey's guard.
Rousey fights back with her feet, forcing Shevchenko to try something else.
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
Rousey tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ronda Rousey controls the situation despite Valentina Shevchenko efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Valentina Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey isolates Valentina Shevchenko's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Valentina Shevchenko is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Rousey clumsily fails here and it's time for Valentina Shevchenko to fight back!
Deep breaths from Valentina Shevchenko who tries a hammer punch to Rousey's ribs.
Rousey blocks those punches
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Rousey grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronda Rousey
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey pushes Valentina Shevchenko against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Rousey jumps and tries to free her leg! Shevchenko doesn't allow this but Ronda Rousey is able to get half guard here.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Shevchenko
Ronda Rousey goes for an americana!
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Shevchenko's eyes...
Shevchenko struggles to free herself
Punishing hold!
Rousey is locking that Americana...
Shevchenko's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
John McCarthy breaks Ronda Rousey's lock! This is over! Shevchenko didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Americana) at 4:06 Round 1
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Statistics: Valentina Shevchenko
Punches 2/3 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/8 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 196 s
Rousey destroyed Shevchenko. Then did it again, and got the finish.