Post by The Sandmen on Dec 18, 2020 9:10:34 GMT -5
Liz Carmouche glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Ronda Rousey 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Rousey fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Liz Carmouche didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Carmouche
Carmouche shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Rousey is in closed guard... Carmouche tries to roll on the ground!
Ronda Rousey uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Rousey is trying to counter now!
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
Carmouche holds Ronda Rousey's head against her chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Carmouche
Rousey is in closed guard... Carmouche tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Ronda Rousey for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Carmouche time to recover... 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.
Ronda Rousey tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Carmouche is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche 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.
Rousey tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Ronda Rousey pushes Liz Carmouche against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Liz Carmouche struggles not allowing Ronda Rousey improve her position.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Rousey
She is not able to do it
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Rousey moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Rousey
She is not able to do it
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Carmouche
Rousey tries to escape from the closed guard
Ronda Rousey any adventage in the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rousey is holding Liz Carmouche's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Liz Carmouche loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in her guard.
Liz Carmouche manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Carmouche
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
Rousey breaks the closed guard of Liz Carmouche and moves to half guard
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Rousey's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in her guard.
Ronda Rousey keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in her guard.
Ronda Rousey keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Ronda Rousey looks to pass to mount...
Rousey slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Liz Carmouche.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to roll on the ground...
Rousey knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Rousey tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Rousey tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ronda Rousey controls the situation despite Liz Carmouche efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Rousey suddenly holds Liz Carmouche's arm and tries an armbar!
Carmouche struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
Rousey is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
Carmouche can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Ronda Rousey!
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Rousey
Liz Carmouche 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.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Rousey
Rousey reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Carmouche hyper-extended her left leg
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
That Kneebar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Carmouche hyper-extended her left leg
That Kneebar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Carmouche's eyes...
Carmouche struggles to free herself
Rousey is locking that Kneebar...
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Ronda Rousey's lock! This is over! Carmouche didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Kneebar) at 3:58 Round 1
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Remember when the UFC told everyone Liz Carmouche was a legit challenger for Rousey then Rousey diced her inside of 1 round and Liz never had a meaningful win/fight ever again? Same, cuz. Same.
Ronda Rousey 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Rousey fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Liz Carmouche didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Carmouche
Carmouche shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Rousey is in closed guard... Carmouche tries to roll on the ground!
Ronda Rousey uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Rousey is trying to counter now!
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
Carmouche holds Ronda Rousey's head against her chin in the closed guard.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Carmouche
Rousey is in closed guard... Carmouche tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Liz Carmouche is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti has seen that!
Steve Mazzagatti takes away one point from Ronda Rousey for headbutt.
Steve Mazzagatti allows Carmouche time to recover... 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.
Ronda Rousey tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Carmouche is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Liz Carmouche 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.
Rousey tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Ronda Rousey pushes Liz Carmouche against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Liz Carmouche struggles not allowing Ronda Rousey improve her position.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Rousey
She is not able to do it
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Rousey moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Rousey
She is not able to do it
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Carmouche
Carmouche tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Carmouche
Rousey tries to escape from the closed guard
Ronda Rousey any adventage in the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Rousey is holding Liz Carmouche's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Liz Carmouche loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in her guard.
Liz Carmouche manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Carmouche
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
Rousey breaks the closed guard of Liz Carmouche and moves to half guard
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
BJJ! That is what must be passing through Rousey's mind right now. Nobody wants to stay long in that position with a submission artist like Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in her guard.
Ronda Rousey keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche attempts to trap Ronda Rousey in her guard.
Ronda Rousey keeps control and remains in side mount.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Liz Carmouche
Ronda Rousey looks to pass to mount...
Rousey slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Liz Carmouche.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Liz Carmouche tries to roll on the ground...
Rousey knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Rousey tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Rousey tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ronda Rousey controls the situation despite Liz Carmouche efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Liz Carmouche
Rousey suddenly holds Liz Carmouche's arm and tries an armbar!
Carmouche struggles to free herself
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
Rousey is locking that Armbar...
Punishing hold!
That Armbar looks tight...
Carmouche can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Ronda Rousey!
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Rousey
Liz Carmouche 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.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Liz Carmouche is in closed guard over Rousey
Rousey reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Carmouche hyper-extended her left leg
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That Kneebar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
That Kneebar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Carmouche hyper-extended her left leg
That Kneebar looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Carmouche's eyes...
Carmouche struggles to free herself
Rousey is locking that Kneebar...
Steve Mazzagatti breaks Ronda Rousey's lock! This is over! Carmouche didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Kneebar) at 3:58 Round 1
Statistics: Liz Carmouche
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/3 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 198 s
Remember when the UFC told everyone Liz Carmouche was a legit challenger for Rousey then Rousey diced her inside of 1 round and Liz never had a meaningful win/fight ever again? Same, cuz. Same.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!