Post by The Sandmen on Jan 30, 2013 20:42:00 GMT -5
Cris Cyborg 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.
Ferocious staredown by LaRosa while Herb Dean recites the rules.
And here we go with the title fight!
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cyborg and LaRosa move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
LaRosa is holding Cris Cyborg's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Tara LaRosa uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover her face,
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover her face,
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Tara LaRosa uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Cyborg is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Cris Cyborg!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Tara LaRosa uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Cris Cyborg gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Cyborg
LaRosa tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Tara LaRosa. 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.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cris Cyborg attempts a sweep single...
Cris Cyborg catches Tara LaRosa's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Cyborg.
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Cyborg tries to open up Tara LaRosa's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching LaRosa in the side of the head
LaRosa has a small cut in her Forehead
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa 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 Cyborg's moves.
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Cyborg tries to open up Tara LaRosa's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching LaRosa in the side of the head
LaRosa's Forehead is beginning to swell
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Cris Cyborg wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Cyborg drills Tara LaRosa's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
LaRosa has a small cut in her Nose
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa 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 Cyborg's moves.
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Cris Cyborg storms over LaRosa with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cyborg doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again LaRosa's face with her elbows!
LaRosa has a small cut in her Mouth
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Cyborg launches a barrage of elbows over LaRosa's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if LaRosa doesn't fight back!
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is a bloody mess!
Cyborg tries to escape from the closed guard
Cyborg succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Cris Cyborg is in open guard over LaRosa
Cris Cyborg storms over LaRosa with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cyborg doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again LaRosa's face with her elbows!
Herb Dean is asking LaRosa to defend herself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for LaRosa.
Winner is Cris Cyborg by TKO (Elbows) at 4:37 Round 1
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 32/49 (65%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 235 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 235 s
Cris Cyborg defends the Women’s title!
Tara lasted longer than I thought. People need upgrades to win belts. Weak showing from Tara’s team on not giving her a boost before this one. Hear that whoever you are? Be ashamed!!!
Ferocious staredown by LaRosa while Herb Dean recites the rules.
And here we go with the title fight!
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Cyborg and LaRosa move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
LaRosa is holding Cris Cyborg's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Cris Cyborg loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Cris Cyborg
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Cris Cyborg...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Tara LaRosa uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover her face,
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because LaRosa tries to cover her face,
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Tara LaRosa uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Cyborg is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Cris Cyborg!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg launches a few punches to LaRosa's cheek from the guard.
Tara LaRosa uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cyborg measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Cris Cyborg
Cris Cyborg tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Cris Cyborg gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Cyborg
LaRosa tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Tara LaRosa. 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.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Cris Cyborg attempts a sweep single...
Cris Cyborg catches Tara LaRosa's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Cyborg.
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Cyborg tries to open up Tara LaRosa's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching LaRosa in the side of the head
LaRosa has a small cut in her Forehead
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa 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 Cyborg's moves.
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Cyborg tries to open up Tara LaRosa's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching LaRosa in the side of the head
LaRosa's Forehead is beginning to swell
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Cris Cyborg wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Cyborg drills Tara LaRosa's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
LaRosa has a small cut in her Nose
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa 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 Cyborg's moves.
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Cris Cyborg storms over LaRosa with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cyborg doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again LaRosa's face with her elbows!
LaRosa has a small cut in her Mouth
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Cyborg launches a barrage of elbows over LaRosa's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if LaRosa doesn't fight back!
Cris Cyborg is in closed guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is a bloody mess!
Cyborg tries to escape from the closed guard
Cyborg succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Cris Cyborg is in open guard over LaRosa
Cris Cyborg storms over LaRosa with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Cyborg doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again LaRosa's face with her elbows!
Herb Dean is asking LaRosa to defend herself! Herb Dean jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for LaRosa.
Winner is Cris Cyborg by TKO (Elbows) at 4:37 Round 1
Statistics: Cris Cyborg
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 32/49 (65%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 235 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 3/3 (100%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 235 s
Cris Cyborg defends the Women’s title!
Tara lasted longer than I thought. People need upgrades to win belts. Weak showing from Tara’s team on not giving her a boost before this one. Hear that whoever you are? Be ashamed!!!
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!