Post by The Sandmen on Nov 23, 2015 11:12:57 GMT -5
Rose Namajunas looks like she's feeling the pressure.
Michelle Waterson is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Rose Namajunas and Michelle Waterson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Michelle Waterson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rose Namajunas fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Karate Hottie cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Namajunas can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Namajunas fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Michelle Waterson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rose Namajunas is in open guard over The Karate Hottie
Namajunas is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Rose Namajunas is in open guard over The Karate Hottie
Namajunas moves on the ground
Rose Namajunas moves to side mount
Rose Namajunas is in side mount over Michelle Waterson
Rose Namajunas aggressively and repeatedly punches The Karate Hottie.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rose Namajunas is in side mount over Michelle Waterson
Namajunas shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Rose Namajunas tries to open The Karate Hottie's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rose Namajunas. The Karate Hottie is unable to cover herself now!
Rose Namajunas is in side mount over Michelle Waterson
Namajunas tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
Namajunas is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Namajunas fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Michelle Waterson's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
The Karate Hottie hold her own hand and breaks Namajunas's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Rose Namajunas.
Michelle Waterson is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas launches a few punches to The Karate Hottie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Karate Hottie tries to cover her face,
The Karate Hottie seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Michelle Waterson is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas attempts to trap Michelle Waterson in her guard.
Rose Namajunas manages to switch to half guard.
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
Namajunas measures the resilience of The Karate Hottie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Karate Hottie blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
1:58 Round 1 and Namajunas is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rose Namajunas tries to close the guard.
Namajunas put Michelle Waterson in closed guard.
Michelle Waterson is in closed guard over Namajunas
The Karate Hottie is in closed guard... Namajunas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Michelle Waterson!
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
Rose Namajunas throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
The Karate Hottie breaks the lock showing some skills...
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
Rose Namajunas throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
The Karate Hottie breaks the lock showing some skills...
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
Namajunas suddenly holds Michelle Waterson's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
The Karate Hottie can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Rose Namajunas!
Michelle Waterson is in closed guard over Namajunas
Namajunas attempts a triangle from bottom! Michelle Waterson slips out. Namajunas quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Michelle Waterson slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
The Karate Hottie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
The Karate Hottie launches a kick to Namajunas's thigh
Loud pop!
Michelle Waterson is in closed guard over Namajunas
The Karate Hottie is in closed guard... Namajunas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Michelle Waterson!
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
The Karate Hottie is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Namajunas's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
The Karate Hottie blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Namajunas's guard.
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
The Karate Hottie tries to stand up!
Namajunas doesn't allow her!
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
Namajunas throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Michelle Waterson realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Rose Namajunas gets sloppy and Michelle Waterson tries to take advantage...
The Karate Hottie cartwheels towards Namajunas!
Namajunas fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
The Karate Hottie throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rose Namajunas
Blocked by Namajunas.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Namajunas steps backwards away from Michelle Waterson. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Karate Hottie is holding Rose Namajunas's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Rose Namajunas shows great balance while pushing away Michelle Waterson
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Namajunas.
Superb haymaker by The Karate Hottie
Namajunas manages to move aside
Rose Namajunas launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
The Karate Hottie blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Michelle Waterson's cheek! The Karate Hottie stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Namajunas is standing while The Karate Hottie is on the ground on her back
Michelle Waterson kicks her legs trying to keep Rose Namajunas away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Rose Namajunas.
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Round 2
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Pulverizing punch to The Karate Hottie's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Rose Namajunas circles around The Karate Hottie
Brilliant combination from Rose Namajunas
that forces The Karate Hottie to try and defend better.
Namajunas is holding Michelle Waterson's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Michelle Waterson loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rose Namajunas is in side mount over Michelle Waterson
Rose Namajunas looks to mount Michelle Waterson...
Rose Namajunas slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
Namajunas sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Namajunas fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Michelle Waterson's arm and tries an armbar!
Namajunas launches a couple of strikes with her hooks over Michelle Waterson's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! The Karate Hottie taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Rose Namajunas by Submission (Armbar) at 1:03 Round 2
Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/16 (62%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 201 s
Statistics: Michelle Waterson
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 211 s
Rose dominates here. Waterson has slipped a little.
Michelle Waterson is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Rose Namajunas and Michelle Waterson touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Michelle Waterson fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Rose Namajunas fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The Karate Hottie cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Namajunas can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Namajunas fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Michelle Waterson didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Rose Namajunas is in open guard over The Karate Hottie
Namajunas is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Rose Namajunas is in open guard over The Karate Hottie
Namajunas moves on the ground
Rose Namajunas moves to side mount
Rose Namajunas is in side mount over Michelle Waterson
Rose Namajunas aggressively and repeatedly punches The Karate Hottie.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Rose Namajunas is in side mount over Michelle Waterson
Namajunas shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Rose Namajunas tries to open The Karate Hottie's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Rose Namajunas. The Karate Hottie is unable to cover herself now!
Rose Namajunas is in side mount over Michelle Waterson
Namajunas tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
Namajunas is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Namajunas fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Michelle Waterson's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
The Karate Hottie hold her own hand and breaks Namajunas's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Rose Namajunas.
Michelle Waterson is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas launches a few punches to The Karate Hottie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Karate Hottie tries to cover her face,
The Karate Hottie seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
Michelle Waterson is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas attempts to trap Michelle Waterson in her guard.
Rose Namajunas manages to switch to half guard.
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
Namajunas measures the resilience of The Karate Hottie's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Karate Hottie blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
1:58 Round 1 and Namajunas is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rose Namajunas tries to close the guard.
Namajunas put Michelle Waterson in closed guard.
Michelle Waterson is in closed guard over Namajunas
The Karate Hottie is in closed guard... Namajunas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Michelle Waterson!
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
Rose Namajunas throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
The Karate Hottie breaks the lock showing some skills...
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
Rose Namajunas throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
The Karate Hottie breaks the lock showing some skills...
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
Namajunas suddenly holds Michelle Waterson's arm and tries an armbar!
Crippling lock!
Punishing hold!
The Karate Hottie can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Rose Namajunas!
Michelle Waterson is in closed guard over Namajunas
Namajunas attempts a triangle from bottom! Michelle Waterson slips out. Namajunas quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Michelle Waterson slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
The Karate Hottie tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
The Karate Hottie launches a kick to Namajunas's thigh
Loud pop!
Michelle Waterson is in closed guard over Namajunas
The Karate Hottie is in closed guard... Namajunas tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Michelle Waterson!
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
The Karate Hottie is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Namajunas's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
The Karate Hottie blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Namajunas's guard.
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
The Karate Hottie tries to stand up!
Namajunas doesn't allow her!
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
Namajunas throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Michelle Waterson realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Rose Namajunas gets sloppy and Michelle Waterson tries to take advantage...
The Karate Hottie cartwheels towards Namajunas!
Namajunas fights back and evades the cartwheel guard pass.
Michelle Waterson is in half guard over Namajunas
The Karate Hottie throws a few hammer fists to the face of Rose Namajunas
Blocked by Namajunas.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
Namajunas steps backwards away from Michelle Waterson. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The Karate Hottie is holding Rose Namajunas's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Rose Namajunas shows great balance while pushing away Michelle Waterson
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Namajunas.
Superb haymaker by The Karate Hottie
Namajunas manages to move aside
Rose Namajunas launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
The Karate Hottie blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Michelle Waterson's cheek! The Karate Hottie stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Namajunas is standing while The Karate Hottie is on the ground on her back
Michelle Waterson kicks her legs trying to keep Rose Namajunas away.
No damage done by those kicks.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Rose Namajunas.
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Round 2
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Pulverizing punch to The Karate Hottie's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Rose Namajunas circles around The Karate Hottie
Brilliant combination from Rose Namajunas
that forces The Karate Hottie to try and defend better.
Namajunas is holding Michelle Waterson's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Michelle Waterson loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Rose Namajunas is in side mount over Michelle Waterson
Rose Namajunas looks to mount Michelle Waterson...
Rose Namajunas slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Rose Namajunas is in full mount over Michelle Waterson
Namajunas sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Namajunas fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Michelle Waterson's arm and tries an armbar!
Namajunas launches a couple of strikes with her hooks over Michelle Waterson's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! The Karate Hottie taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Rose Namajunas by Submission (Armbar) at 1:03 Round 2
Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 10/16 (62%)
Submissions 8/8 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 201 s
Statistics: Michelle Waterson
Punches 0/2 (0%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 211 s
Rose dominates here. Waterson has slipped a little.