Post by The Sandmen on Dec 9, 2017 5:23:25 GMT -5
Rose Namajunas looks very relaxed.
Randa Markos 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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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Namajunas and Markos move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Markos fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rose Namajunas didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Randa Markos is in open guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
That Triangle from Rose Namajunas appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Markos tries to break the lock slamming Rose Namajunas against the mat!
After a couple of slams, Namajunas loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Markos climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Markos is standing while Namajunas is on the ground on her back
Rose Namajunas launches an up-kick intended for Randa Markos's head...
Markos leans out of the way.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Rose Namajunas. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Namajunas climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Namajunas decides to launch some tentative punches
Randa Markos takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Randa Markos fakes a punch and launches herself over Rose Namajunas
Great move by Markos who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Rose Namajunas tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Markos is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
A dirty boxing lesson by Namajunas who is trying to punish Randa Markos's ribs with a few punches.
She scores a few hits before the pain makes Markos react and defend her side.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Markos is launching some bone breaking punches to Namajunas's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Rose Namajunas's eyes.
Namajunas doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Randa Markos embrace and tries to move away...
Randa Markos pushes Namajunas forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Namajunas pushes off of Randa Markos and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Markos stumbles backwards but Rose Namajunas chases her and continues the rain of blows!
Markos's Right eye is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rose Namajunas postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Markos hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Randa Markos pushes away Namajunas trying to keep the fight at striking range
Namajunas doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Randa Markos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Markos gets herself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Markos gets hold of a leg and trips Namajunas to the mat!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Namajunas
Randa Markos storms over Namajunas with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Markos doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Namajunas's face with her elbows!
Namajunas has a small cut in her Right cheek
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Namajunas
Markos is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Randa Markos for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Namajunas time to recover... 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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Randa Markos and Namajunas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rose Namajunas is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Randa Markos shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Rose Namajunas is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Markos into her guard.
Crushing shot to Namajunas's body! She's holding her side
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Namajunas
Markos struggles on the ground and tries to break Rose Namajunas's guard...
Randa Markos is in Namajunas open guard now
Randa Markos is in open guard over Namajunas
Markos tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Randa Markos is in half guard over Namajunas
Markos sits over her knees and pushes away Namajunas's leg!
Randa Markos is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Randa Markos is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Markos is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Randa Markos looks to mount Rose Namajunas...
Randa Markos slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Randa Markos is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Namajunas measures the resilience of Markos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Markos blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Randa Markos is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Namajunas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Randa Markos is in half guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas launches a few punches to Markos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Markos tries to cover her face,
Randa Markos is in half guard over Namajunas
Randa Markos tries to free her leg
Rose Namajunas moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Markos grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Randa Markos
Randa Markos is in open guard over Namajunas
Markos is in open guard over Namajunas... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Namajunas struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Namajunas's eyes...
Markos is locking that Kneebar...
Namajunas hyper-extended her leg
Rose Namajunas screams in pain and taps! Herb Dean forces Markos to break the lock.
Winner is Randa Markos by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:24 Round 1
Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/15 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 130 s
Statistics: Randa Markos
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Randa Markos 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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Namajunas and Markos move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Markos fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rose Namajunas didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Randa Markos is in open guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
That Triangle from Rose Namajunas appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Markos tries to break the lock slamming Rose Namajunas against the mat!
After a couple of slams, Namajunas loses the lock! What an impressive power demonstration!
Markos climbs to her feet and is standing now.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Markos is standing while Namajunas is on the ground on her back
Rose Namajunas launches an up-kick intended for Randa Markos's head...
Markos leans out of the way.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Rose Namajunas. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Namajunas climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Namajunas decides to launch some tentative punches
Randa Markos takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Randa Markos fakes a punch and launches herself over Rose Namajunas
Great move by Markos who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Rose Namajunas tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Markos is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
A dirty boxing lesson by Namajunas who is trying to punish Randa Markos's ribs with a few punches.
She scores a few hits before the pain makes Markos react and defend her side.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Markos is launching some bone breaking punches to Namajunas's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Rose Namajunas's eyes.
Namajunas doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Randa Markos embrace and tries to move away...
Randa Markos pushes Namajunas forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Namajunas pushes off of Randa Markos and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Markos stumbles backwards but Rose Namajunas chases her and continues the rain of blows!
Markos's Right eye is beginning to swell
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Rose Namajunas postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Markos hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
The fighters are clinching.
Randa Markos pushes away Namajunas trying to keep the fight at striking range
Namajunas doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Randa Markos
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Markos gets herself into good position and looks to change levels for the takedown...
Markos gets hold of a leg and trips Namajunas to the mat!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Namajunas
Randa Markos storms over Namajunas with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Markos doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Namajunas's face with her elbows!
Namajunas has a small cut in her Right cheek
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Namajunas
Markos is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Herb Dean has seen that!
Herb Dean takes away one point from Randa Markos for headbutt.
Herb Dean allows Namajunas time to recover... 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 Romexpo (Bucharest, Romania) are cheering for the fighters.
Randa Markos and Namajunas engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Rose Namajunas is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Randa Markos shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Rose Namajunas is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Markos into her guard.
Crushing shot to Namajunas's body! She's holding her side
Randa Markos is in closed guard over Namajunas
Markos struggles on the ground and tries to break Rose Namajunas's guard...
Randa Markos is in Namajunas open guard now
Randa Markos is in open guard over Namajunas
Markos tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Randa Markos is in half guard over Namajunas
Markos sits over her knees and pushes away Namajunas's leg!
Randa Markos is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Randa Markos is in side mount over Rose Namajunas
Markos is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Randa Markos looks to mount Rose Namajunas...
Randa Markos slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Randa Markos is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Namajunas measures the resilience of Markos's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Markos blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Randa Markos is in full mount over Rose Namajunas
Namajunas tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Randa Markos is in half guard over Namajunas
Rose Namajunas launches a few punches to Markos's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Markos tries to cover her face,
Randa Markos is in half guard over Namajunas
Randa Markos tries to free her leg
Rose Namajunas moves fast and both fighters exchange some weak punches while climbing to their feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Markos grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Randa Markos
Randa Markos is in open guard over Namajunas
Markos is in open guard over Namajunas... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Namajunas struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Namajunas's eyes...
Markos is locking that Kneebar...
Namajunas hyper-extended her leg
Rose Namajunas screams in pain and taps! Herb Dean forces Markos to break the lock.
Winner is Randa Markos by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:24 Round 1
Statistics: Rose Namajunas
Punches 3/5 (60%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 9/15 (60%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/5 (40%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 130 s
Statistics: Randa Markos
Punches 2/5 (40%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 4/4 (100%)
Takedowns 4/4 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/6 (67%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 116 s
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!