Post by The Sandmen on Nov 13, 2012 14:23:29 GMT -5
Ronda Rousey raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Jessica Eye is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
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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Ronda Rousey and Jessica Eye touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Jessica Eye just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Rousey may be in trouble!
Ronda Rousey tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Eye is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Eye
Rousey looks to be in very good shape.
Rousey is in open guard over Eye... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Eye hyper-extended her leg
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
Eye rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Eye climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Eye is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Eye opts to jump inside Rousey's guard.
Rousey didn't see that coming. Jessica Eye is in open guard over Rousey now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey tries to close her guard around Eye
She succeeds!
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Rousey
Eye struggles on the ground and tries to break Ronda Rousey's guard...
Jessica Eye is in Rousey open guard now
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
That armbar looks tight...
Rousey is locking that armbar...
That armbar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Jessica Eye 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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Rousey looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Jessica Eye's punches
Rousey measures the resilience of Eye's chin with an uppercut while Eye lands some great crosses.
Jessica Eye has found an opening in the defense of Rousey, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Rousey is wobbling!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Rousey looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Jessica Eye's punches
Eye is on the receiving end of a great combo by Rousey.
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
Eye goes down.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Eye
Rousey tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Eye
Rousey sits over her knees and pushes away Eye's leg!
Eye closes her legs around Ronda Rousey's leg. Rousey is not able to move away now!
Eye tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Jessica Eye 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
Rousey tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ronda Rousey goes with a looping right hand while Jessica Eye jumps back and jabs
Rousey only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Rousey is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Ronda Rousey isolates Jessica Eye's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Jessica Eye is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in her guard.
Jessica Eye manages to switch to half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Eye
Rousey shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Eye pushes Ronda Rousey forward against her back and breaks the lock!
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Rousey
Eye is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Jessica Eye!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Ronda Rousey sits high on Jessica Eye's chest and pulls her leg underneath Eye's head. There's the triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Rousey is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Eye 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.
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Rousey begins rotating Eye's elbow deeper and deeper. Jessica Eye screams in pain and taps until the referee separates the fighters! The fight is over, just like that!
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Shoulder Lock) at 3:57 Round 1
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Jessica Eye
Punches 9/12 (75%)
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 121 s
Good back and forth fight, but once Rousey secured her on the ground, this was done.
Jessica Eye is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
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
=========================================
Ronda Rousey and Jessica Eye touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Jessica Eye just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Rousey may be in trouble!
Ronda Rousey tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Eye is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Eye
Rousey looks to be in very good shape.
Rousey is in open guard over Eye... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Eye hyper-extended her leg
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
Eye rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Eye climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Eye is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Eye opts to jump inside Rousey's guard.
Rousey didn't see that coming. Jessica Eye is in open guard over Rousey now.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey tries to close her guard around Eye
She succeeds!
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Rousey
Eye struggles on the ground and tries to break Ronda Rousey's guard...
Jessica Eye is in Rousey open guard now
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
That armbar looks tight...
Rousey is locking that armbar...
That armbar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Jessica Eye 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 have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Khodynka Arena (Moscow, Russia) are cheering for the fighters.
Rousey looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Jessica Eye's punches
Rousey measures the resilience of Eye's chin with an uppercut while Eye lands some great crosses.
Jessica Eye has found an opening in the defense of Rousey, launching a big uppercut
Bingo! Rousey is wobbling!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Rousey looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Jessica Eye's punches
Eye is on the receiving end of a great combo by Rousey.
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
Eye goes down.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Eye
Rousey tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Eye
Rousey sits over her knees and pushes away Eye's leg!
Eye closes her legs around Ronda Rousey's leg. Rousey is not able to move away now!
Eye tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Jessica Eye 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
Rousey tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ronda Rousey goes with a looping right hand while Jessica Eye jumps back and jabs
Rousey only hits air and the subsequent exchange is fruitless.
Rousey is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Ronda Rousey isolates Jessica Eye's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Jessica Eye is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in her guard.
Jessica Eye manages to switch to half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Eye
Rousey shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Eye pushes Ronda Rousey forward against her back and breaks the lock!
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Rousey
Eye is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Jessica Eye!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Ronda Rousey sits high on Jessica Eye's chest and pulls her leg underneath Eye's head. There's the triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
Rousey is locking that Triangle from Mount...
Eye 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.
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Eye's eyes...
That Shoulder Lock looks tight...
Rousey begins rotating Eye's elbow deeper and deeper. Jessica Eye screams in pain and taps until the referee separates the fighters! The fight is over, just like that!
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Shoulder Lock) at 3:57 Round 1
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 4/8 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 6/6 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 128 s
Statistics: Jessica Eye
Punches 9/12 (75%)
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 121 s
Good back and forth fight, but once Rousey secured her on the ground, this was done.