Post by The Sandmen on Feb 25, 2013 18:34:22 GMT -5
Rosi Sexton is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Jessica Eye is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
0:08 Round 1 and Eye is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Jessica Eye tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Jessica Eye who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Sexton grapple with Jessica Eye and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Jessica Eye falls hard on the mat with Rosi Sexton on top of her
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton is taking this opportunity to rest.
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Rosi Sexton uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton is moving on the ground...
Eye tries to counter Sexton's moves on the ground.
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Rosi Sexton!
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Rosi Sexton
Rosi Sexton tries to roll to her side and trap Jessica Eye in her guard...
Rosi Sexton gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Sexton
Sexton tries to close her guard around Eye
She succeeds!
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Sexton
Sexton looks to be in very good shape.
Eye is in closed guard... Sexton tries to roll on the ground!
Jessica Eye uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Body shots by Jessica Eye
Sexton covers up.
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Sexton
Eye is in closed guard... Sexton tries to roll on the ground!
Jessica Eye uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Eye tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Eye tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Jessica Eye fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
John McCarthy 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.
Rosi Sexton throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
There is a small laceration on Jessica Eye's Nose
Sexton is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Rosi Sexton fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Eye's face!
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Rosi Sexton looks to pass to mount...
Sexton slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Rosi Sexton is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Sexton throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jessica Eye
Solid shots!
Eye has a small cut in her Nose
Rosi Sexton is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jessica Eye. 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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Rosi Sexton was tooling Jessica Eye for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jessica Eye lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Sexton is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Rosi Sexton looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Rosi Sexton slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Rosi Sexton is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Sexton throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jessica Eye
Solid shots!
Eye's Right eye is beginning to swell
Rosi Sexton is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye is cooling the fight on the ground
Rosi Sexton is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Rosi Sexton in her guard...
Rosi Sexton rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sexton is in rear mount over Eye
Sexton tries to get a hook in!
Eye rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Eye measures the resilience of Sexton's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sexton's side.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Rosi Sexton tries to pass Jessica Eye's guard...
Rosi Sexton manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye works on the ground with her fingers over Sexton's face
Sexton shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to trap Rosi Sexton in her guard.
Rosi Sexton keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Rosi Sexton looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Jessica Eye sees an opening and locks her opponent in half guard.
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to move to full guard
Rosi Sexton keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Eye measures the resilience of Sexton's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sexton's side.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Rosi Sexton.
The cutman is working on Eye's face.
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Round 2
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Jessica Eye has found an opening in the defense of Sexton, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sexton's ribs.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Sexton is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye shows great balance while pushing away Rosi Sexton
Eye is trying to counter now!
Rosi Sexton launches a body shot
Eye dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Sexton's Nose is beginning to swell
Sexton is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to trap Rosi Sexton in her guard.
Jessica Eye manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Rosi Sexton is in open guard over Eye
Sexton works on the ground with her fingers over Eye's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Rosi Sexton is in open guard over Eye
Jessica Eye launches a few punches to Sexton's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sexton tries to cover her face,
Sexton has a small cut in her Left cheek
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Rosi Sexton is in open guard over Eye
Eye tries to close her guard around Sexton
She succeeds!
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton works on the ground with her fingers over Eye's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Eye measures the resilience of Sexton's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sexton's side.
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Rosi Sexton tries to better her position on the ground...
Eye holds Rosi Sexton's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Rosi Sexton!
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Rosi Sexton
Rosi Sexton 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 Eye's moves.
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Rosi Sexton
Rosi Sexton tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Jessica Eye rolls Rosi Sexton to her stomach and takes her back!
Eye is in rear mount over Sexton
Eye tries to end this with a RNC!
That RNC looks tight...
Eye is locking that RNC...
Sexton manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Sexton tries to stand up!
Eye doesn't allow her!
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Eye breaths deeply while on the ground
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Sexton tries to stand up!
Eye doesn't allow her!
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Jessica Eye is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy 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.
Jessica Eye fakes a move and moves laterally.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Eye decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Eye moves back and takes a deep breath.
Tremendous strikes from Sexton!
Eye blocks with confidence
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Jessica Eye just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Sexton may be in trouble!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Jessica Eye moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Sexton's right thigh
Eye fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rosi Sexton didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Sexton
Eye tries to move to full mount
Eye succeeds
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Rosi Sexton
Eye fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Rosi Sexton's arm and tries an armbar!
Sexton Hyper-extended her arm
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Sexton's eyes...
Sexton's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Eye is locking that Armbar...
Eye is locking that Armbar...
Eye launches a couple of strikes with her heels over Rosi Sexton's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! Sexton taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Jessica Eye by Submission (Armbar) at 4:50 Round 2
Statistics: Rosi Sexton
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 9/9 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 425 s
Statistics: Jessica Eye
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/11 (73%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 425 s
That last upgrade upgrade from PHX may have been the difference-maker in this fight. Sexton was destroying Eye early, and Eye came back and returned equal-damage back. But since Eye has greater toughness than Sexton, the return did more damage, and affected Sexton more than it did Eye. Neat.
Jessica Eye is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
0:08 Round 1 and Eye is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Jessica Eye tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Jessica Eye who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
The fighters are clinching.
Sexton grapple with Jessica Eye and tries a Inner leg Sweep
Jessica Eye falls hard on the mat with Rosi Sexton on top of her
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton is taking this opportunity to rest.
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Rosi Sexton uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton is moving on the ground...
Eye tries to counter Sexton's moves on the ground.
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Rosi Sexton!
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Rosi Sexton
Rosi Sexton tries to roll to her side and trap Jessica Eye in her guard...
Rosi Sexton gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Sexton
Sexton tries to close her guard around Eye
She succeeds!
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Sexton
Sexton looks to be in very good shape.
Eye is in closed guard... Sexton tries to roll on the ground!
Jessica Eye uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Body shots by Jessica Eye
Sexton covers up.
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over Sexton
Eye is in closed guard... Sexton tries to roll on the ground!
Jessica Eye uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Eye tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Eye tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Jessica Eye fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
John McCarthy 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.
Rosi Sexton throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
There is a small laceration on Jessica Eye's Nose
Sexton is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Rosi Sexton fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Eye's face!
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Rosi Sexton looks to pass to mount...
Sexton slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Rosi Sexton is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Sexton throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jessica Eye
Solid shots!
Eye has a small cut in her Nose
Rosi Sexton is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Jessica Eye. 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 Mineirinho (Belo Horizonte, Brazil) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Rosi Sexton was tooling Jessica Eye for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jessica Eye lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Sexton is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Rosi Sexton looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Rosi Sexton slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Rosi Sexton is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Sexton throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jessica Eye
Solid shots!
Eye's Right eye is beginning to swell
Rosi Sexton is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye is cooling the fight on the ground
Rosi Sexton is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Rosi Sexton in her guard...
Rosi Sexton rolls her over and takes her back!
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Sexton is in rear mount over Eye
Sexton tries to get a hook in!
Eye rolls on the ground and manages to get a half guard!
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Eye measures the resilience of Sexton's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sexton's side.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Rosi Sexton tries to pass Jessica Eye's guard...
Rosi Sexton manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye works on the ground with her fingers over Sexton's face
Sexton shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to trap Rosi Sexton in her guard.
Rosi Sexton keeps control and remains in side mount.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Rosi Sexton looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Jessica Eye sees an opening and locks her opponent in half guard.
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to move to full guard
Rosi Sexton keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Eye measures the resilience of Sexton's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sexton's side.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is clearly for Rosi Sexton.
The cutman is working on Eye's face.
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Round 2
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Jessica Eye has found an opening in the defense of Sexton, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Sexton's ribs.
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Sexton is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye shows great balance while pushing away Rosi Sexton
Eye is trying to counter now!
Rosi Sexton launches a body shot
Eye dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Sexton's Nose is beginning to swell
Sexton is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Rosi Sexton is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to trap Rosi Sexton in her guard.
Jessica Eye manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 0:55 in the 2 round
Rosi Sexton is in open guard over Eye
Sexton works on the ground with her fingers over Eye's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Rosi Sexton is in open guard over Eye
Jessica Eye launches a few punches to Sexton's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Sexton tries to cover her face,
Sexton has a small cut in her Left cheek
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Rosi Sexton is in open guard over Eye
Eye tries to close her guard around Sexton
She succeeds!
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton works on the ground with her fingers over Eye's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy didn't see that!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Eye measures the resilience of Sexton's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Sexton's side.
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Rosi Sexton tries to better her position on the ground...
Eye holds Rosi Sexton's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Rosi Sexton is in closed guard over Eye
Sexton is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Rosi Sexton!
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Rosi Sexton
Rosi Sexton 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 Eye's moves.
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Rosi Sexton
Rosi Sexton tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Jessica Eye rolls Rosi Sexton to her stomach and takes her back!
Eye is in rear mount over Sexton
Eye tries to end this with a RNC!
That RNC looks tight...
Eye is locking that RNC...
Sexton manages to roll on the ground and break the lock
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Sexton tries to stand up!
Eye doesn't allow her!
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Eye breaths deeply while on the ground
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Sexton tries to stand up!
Eye doesn't allow her!
Rosi Sexton is in half guard over Eye
Jessica Eye is cooling the fight on the ground
John McCarthy 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.
Jessica Eye fakes a move and moves laterally.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Eye decides to launch some tentative punches
Nothing from this exchange. Eye moves back and takes a deep breath.
Tremendous strikes from Sexton!
Eye blocks with confidence
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Jessica Eye just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Sexton may be in trouble!
The clock says 4:15 in the 2 round
Jessica Eye moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Sexton's right thigh
Eye fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Rosi Sexton didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Jessica Eye is in open guard over Sexton
Eye tries to move to full mount
Eye succeeds
Jessica Eye is in full mount over Rosi Sexton
Eye fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Rosi Sexton's arm and tries an armbar!
Sexton Hyper-extended her arm
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Sexton's eyes...
Sexton's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Eye is locking that Armbar...
Eye is locking that Armbar...
Eye launches a couple of strikes with her heels over Rosi Sexton's face and then launches herself backwards with all her might! Sexton taps with a pained grin.
Winner is Jessica Eye by Submission (Armbar) at 4:50 Round 2
Statistics: Rosi Sexton
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/3 (67%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 9/9 (100%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 425 s
Statistics: Jessica Eye
Punches 5/8 (62%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/1 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/11 (73%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 425 s
That last upgrade upgrade from PHX may have been the difference-maker in this fight. Sexton was destroying Eye early, and Eye came back and returned equal-damage back. But since Eye has greater toughness than Sexton, the return did more damage, and affected Sexton more than it did Eye. Neat.
