Post by The Sandmen on Oct 21, 2013 17:24:15 GMT -5
Ronda Rousey glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Sarah D'Alelio 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Rousey and D'Alelio move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
D'Alelio steps forward
Ronda Rousey catches her with an uppercut to the face!
D'Alelio fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ronda Rousey didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Rousey rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Ronda Rousey is on her feet again.
Rousey is standing while D'Alelio is on the ground on her back
Rousey cartwheels towards D'Alelio!
She lands in side mount over a surprised Sarah D'Alelio.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio tries to turn in and scramble out. Ronda Rousey timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Punishing hold!
D'Alelio struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Sarah D'Alelio slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Rousey tries to close her guard around D'Alelio
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Ronda Rousey can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Rousey measures the resilience of D'Alelio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in D'Alelio's side.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
D'Alelio is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
Sarah D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground...
D'Alelio tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
D'Alelio tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Rousey's cheek from the guard.
Ronda Rousey uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over D'Alelio
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Sarah D'Alelio. 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 Sarah D'Alelio's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sarah D'Alelio loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey leans back...
She clobbers Sarah D'Alelio's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey looks to mount Sarah D'Alelio...
Ronda Rousey slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Sarah D'Alelio's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
Rousey is locking that Armbar...
D'Alelio's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
D'Alelio holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks D'Alelio's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Ronda Rousey.
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey measures the resilience of D'Alelio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in D'Alelio's side.
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard.
Ronda Rousey manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
Sarah D'Alelio is looking to pass Ronda Rousey's guard...
Sarah D'Alelio gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to D'Alelio's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because D'Alelio tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Ronda Rousey overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
D'Alelio pulls her arm out of danger.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Terrible one sided match... D'Alelio was not ready to fight a fighter of Ronda Rousey caliber.
Sarah D'Alelio 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 Rousey's moves.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Rousey measures the resilience of D'Alelio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in D'Alelio's side.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Rousey measures the resilience of D'Alelio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in D'Alelio's side.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to close the guard.
Rousey put Sarah D'Alelio in closed guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
D'Alelio delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ronda Rousey blocks them all showing some great skills here.
D'Alelio misses a step and Ronda Rousey sees an opportunity to counter her!
Rousey measures the resilience of D'Alelio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in D'Alelio's side.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
D'Alelio is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Ronda Rousey.
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Round 2
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An overhand right from Sarah D'Alelio that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Rousey's stops that one with her face! How is Rousey standing?!
Sarah D'Alelio attempts a sweep single...
Sarah D'Alelio catches Ronda Rousey's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by D'Alelio.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to D'Alelio's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because D'Alelio tries to cover her face,
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
Sarah D'Alelio tries to pass Ronda Rousey's guard...
Sarah D'Alelio manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to close the guard.
Rousey put Sarah D'Alelio in closed guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
D'Alelio blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Rousey's guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
D'Alelio delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ronda Rousey blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Sarah D'Alelio gets sloppy and Ronda Rousey tries to take advantage...
Ronda Rousey attempts to move to full guard
Ronda Rousey manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sarah D'Alelio fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rousey pushes Sarah D'Alelio and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Rousey is holding Sarah D'Alelio's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sarah D'Alelio loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than D'Alelio can stand! Her arm is outstretched and she taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Armbar) at 2:49 Round 2
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/17 (88%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 349 s
Statistics: Sarah D'Alelio
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/15 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 360 s
Sarah wasn’t able to get anything going in the first, but landed a couple good shots in the second, doing noteworthy damage. In the end, though, the ground game of Rousey wore her down and took the win pretty convincingly.
Sarah D'Alelio 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.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Rousey and D'Alelio move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
D'Alelio steps forward
Ronda Rousey catches her with an uppercut to the face!
D'Alelio fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Ronda Rousey didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Rousey rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Ronda Rousey is on her feet again.
Rousey is standing while D'Alelio is on the ground on her back
Rousey cartwheels towards D'Alelio!
She lands in side mount over a surprised Sarah D'Alelio.
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio tries to turn in and scramble out. Ronda Rousey timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Punishing hold!
D'Alelio struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
Sarah D'Alelio slips her head out and manages to gain top control.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Rousey tries to close her guard around D'Alelio
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Ronda Rousey can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Rousey measures the resilience of D'Alelio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in D'Alelio's side.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
D'Alelio is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
Sarah D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground...
D'Alelio tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
D'Alelio tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Rousey's cheek from the guard.
Ronda Rousey uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over D'Alelio
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Sarah D'Alelio. 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 Sarah D'Alelio's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sarah D'Alelio loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey leans back...
She clobbers Sarah D'Alelio's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey looks to mount Sarah D'Alelio...
Ronda Rousey slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Sarah D'Alelio's arm and tries an armbar!
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
Rousey is locking that Armbar...
D'Alelio's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Punishing hold!
D'Alelio holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks D'Alelio's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Ronda Rousey.
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey measures the resilience of D'Alelio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in D'Alelio's side.
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard.
Ronda Rousey manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
Sarah D'Alelio is looking to pass Ronda Rousey's guard...
Sarah D'Alelio gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to D'Alelio's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because D'Alelio tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Ronda Rousey overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
D'Alelio pulls her arm out of danger.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Terrible one sided match... D'Alelio was not ready to fight a fighter of Ronda Rousey caliber.
Sarah D'Alelio 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 Rousey's moves.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Rousey measures the resilience of D'Alelio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in D'Alelio's side.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Rousey measures the resilience of D'Alelio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in D'Alelio's side.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to close the guard.
Rousey put Sarah D'Alelio in closed guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
D'Alelio delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ronda Rousey blocks them all showing some great skills here.
D'Alelio misses a step and Ronda Rousey sees an opportunity to counter her!
Rousey measures the resilience of D'Alelio's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in D'Alelio's side.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
D'Alelio is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
This round is clearly for Ronda Rousey.
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Round 2
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An overhand right from Sarah D'Alelio that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Rousey's stops that one with her face! How is Rousey standing?!
Sarah D'Alelio attempts a sweep single...
Sarah D'Alelio catches Ronda Rousey's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by D'Alelio.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to D'Alelio's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because D'Alelio tries to cover her face,
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
Sarah D'Alelio tries to pass Ronda Rousey's guard...
Sarah D'Alelio manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to close the guard.
Rousey put Sarah D'Alelio in closed guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
D'Alelio blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Rousey's guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Rousey
D'Alelio delivers a few accurate elbows!
Ronda Rousey blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Sarah D'Alelio gets sloppy and Ronda Rousey tries to take advantage...
Ronda Rousey attempts to move to full guard
Ronda Rousey manages to switch to full guard.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sarah D'Alelio fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rousey pushes Sarah D'Alelio and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Rousey is holding Sarah D'Alelio's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sarah D'Alelio loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That's more than D'Alelio can stand! Her arm is outstretched and she taps before getting an injury.
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Armbar) at 2:49 Round 2
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 15/17 (88%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 349 s
Statistics: Sarah D'Alelio
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/15 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 360 s
Sarah wasn’t able to get anything going in the first, but landed a couple good shots in the second, doing noteworthy damage. In the end, though, the ground game of Rousey wore her down and took the win pretty convincingly.