Post by The Sandmen on Mar 25, 2013 16:45:07 GMT -5
Erin Toughill looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Tara LaRosa 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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
LaRosa steps forward
Erin Toughill catches her with an uppercut to the face!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Erin Toughill!
LaRosa ducks under...
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
LaRosa blocks and pushes her opponent.
Toughill misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tara LaRosa shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Erin Toughill is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull LaRosa into her guard.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
LaRosa is in closed guard... Toughill tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Tara LaRosa!
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Erin Toughill takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Tara LaRosa shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Tara LaRosa breaks that americana attempt!
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
LaRosa tries to escape from the closed guard
LaRosa succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Tara LaRosa tries to pass to half guard...
Erin Toughill's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
Tara LaRosa looks to posture up and open Erin Toughill's guard...
Tara LaRosa forces Erin Toughill to open her guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Toughill tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She is not able to do it
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
LaRosa moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
Toughill launches a few weak punches
LaRosa blocks them effectively.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Erin Toughill's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Erin Toughill manages to switch to full guard.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Toughill breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Toughill throws a body kick.
Blocked by LaRosa.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Tara LaRosa!
Toughill is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Toughill's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Inside leg kick from Toughill
that goes awry.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
LaRosa is holding Erin Toughill's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Erin Toughill loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to show some ground skills
LaRosa uses her strength to keep LaRosa at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Erin Toughill manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Toughill tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She is not able to do it
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Tara LaRosa pushes Erin Toughill against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
LaRosa jumps and tries to free her leg! Toughill doesn't allow this but Tara LaRosa is able to get half guard here.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
Erin Toughill 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 half guard over Toughill
Nice beating Erin Toughill has received.
Toughill is moving on the ground...
LaRosa tries to counter Toughill's moves on the ground.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
LaRosa launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Toughill is covering herself! LaRosa tries to force the situation and Toughill clumsily gives her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill
Toughill is taking this opportunity to rest.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill
Toughill has given her back to Tara LaRosa who is trying to get one hook in!
Tara LaRosa has one hook in!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with one hook in
Toughill is trying to escape from the rear mount.
LaRosa tries to use some of her tricky moves but LaRosa's is smart enough to counter her.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
LaRosa throws a lazy kick
Toughill blocks and keeps her distance.
Tara LaRosa and Toughill engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Tara LaRosa is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Toughill's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Toughill is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Toughill is holding Tara LaRosa's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tara LaRosa shows great balance while pushing away Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Brilliant combination from Tara LaRosa
that forces Toughill to try and defend better.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Some nice shots from Erin Toughill
miss their mark.
Crisp uppercut by Toughill followed by a hard jab
LaRosa deflects the blows.
Erin Toughill gets sloppy and Tara LaRosa tries to take advantage...
Tara LaRosa leans forwards and tries to grapple with Toughill
LaRosa shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
LaRosa doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Erin Toughill embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from LaRosa who put distance between them
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Toughill tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
LaRosa moves backwards and circles around Erin Toughill.
Toughill moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Tara LaRosa checks the kick.
Toughill misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
Shovel hook by Tara LaRosa
tags Toughill.
Toughill has a small cut in her Forehead
Erin Toughill closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Erin Toughill tries to bring the fight to the ground
LaRosa goes down.
Erin Toughill is in open guard over LaRosa
Erin Toughill tries to pass to half guard...
Tara LaRosa can't prevent her opponent from passing. Toughill looks to work from half guard.
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
Erin Toughill pushes LaRosa's leg and tries to move to full mount.
LaRosa rolls and she's now on half guard over Erin Toughill. Nice reversal.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
Toughill is taking this opportunity to rest.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
LaRosa sits over her knees and pushes away Toughill's leg!
Tara LaRosa is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Erin Toughill...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Erin Toughill...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
LaRosa looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Erin Toughill's punches
LaRosa measures the resilience of Toughill's chin with an uppercut while Toughill lands some great crosses.
LaRosa steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Tara LaRosa and Toughill engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Erin Toughill is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
LaRosa wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
LaRosa moves forward and holds Toughill
Erin Toughill pushes away LaRosa trying to keep the fight at striking range
LaRosa doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Erin Toughill
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tara LaRosa's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Toughill is throwing a flurry of punches!
LaRosa ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Toughill moves backwards and Tara LaRosa is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa and Toughill engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
LaRosa is holding Erin Toughill's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Erin Toughill loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
LaRosa blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Erin Toughill.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill is cooling the fight on the ground
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Tara LaRosa throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls her over and takes her back!
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Tara LaRosa tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Toughill is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Toughill tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She is not able to do it
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Erin Toughill fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
LaRosa blocks that. She made it look easy!
Tara LaRosa leans forwards and tries to grapple with Toughill
LaRosa shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Erin Toughill pushes away LaRosa trying to keep the fight at striking range
LaRosa doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Erin Toughill
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Erin Toughill tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Tara LaRosa
Erin Toughill fails to take her down and both fighter are still standing
Erin Toughill fires an unorthodox punch to LaRosa's torso
that goes wide.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Toughill may be in trouble!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Nice punch by Erin Toughill
that nearly tags LaRosa.
Tara LaRosa tries to bring the fight to the ground
Toughill goes down.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
LaRosa moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
LaRosa sits over her knees and pushes away Toughill's leg!
Tara LaRosa is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill 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.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Erin Toughill...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Erin Toughill to her stomach and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill
LaRosa tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Toughill! LaRosa has one hook in and keeps working!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with one hook in
Toughill is trying to escape from the rear mount.
LaRosa tries to use some of her tricky moves but LaRosa's is smart enough to counter her.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with one hook in
LaRosa has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
LaRosa has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Toughill.
Nicely done! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
Toughill has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Toughill is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
Erin Toughill is fading quickly.
Toughill is trying to escape from the rear mount.
LaRosa tries to use some of her tricky moves but LaRosa's is smart enough to counter her.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
Toughill launches a few weak punches
LaRosa blocks them effectively.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
Toughill is trying to escape from the rear mount.
LaRosa tries to use some of her tricky moves but LaRosa's is smart enough to counter her.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
LaRosa leads with a punch
Erin Toughill evades but whiffs with a counter.
LaRosa avoids a dangerous strike from Toughill
and counters with a solid straight!
Brilliant combination from Tara LaRosa
that forces Toughill to try and defend better.
Toughill's Mouth is beginning to swell
Tara LaRosa takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Erin Toughill attempts a sweep single...
Tara LaRosa was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
LaRosa tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. LaRosa is clinching with Toughill.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Erin Toughill slightly pushes LaRosa into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Body kick by Erin Toughill...
is blocked.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Toughill and LaRosa circle around the center of the cage.
Toughill throws a hook
She fails to land it.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
LaRosa is holding Erin Toughill's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Erin Toughill loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to show some ground skills
LaRosa uses her strength to keep LaRosa at a disadvantage
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Deep breaths from Erin Toughill who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
Toughill clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Erin Toughill...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Deep breaths from Erin Toughill who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Tara LaRosa pushes Erin Toughill down and prevents her attempts to escape
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll on the ground...
LaRosa knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Toughill misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Erin Toughill to her stomach and takes her back!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Erin Toughill is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Erin Toughill moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Erin Toughill throws a looping right hand...
LaRosa moves aside and dodges.
Toughill pushes Tara LaRosa and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Erin Toughill takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Erin Toughill shoots for a double leg takedown!
Tara LaRosa sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Toughill clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
Tara LaRosa shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Erin Toughill is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull LaRosa into her guard.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
Tara LaRosa is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
LaRosa tries to escape from the closed guard
LaRosa succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
LaRosa is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
LaRosa tries to move to full mount
LaRosa succeeds
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill is moving on the ground...
LaRosa tries to counter Toughill's moves on the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill launches a few weak punches
LaRosa blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tara LaRosa throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Toughill Hyper-extended her arm
Toughill struggles to free herself
That Armbar looks tight...
Toughill struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Toughill's eyes...
Mario Yamasaki breaks Tara LaRosa's lock! This is over! Toughill didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Tara LaRosa by Submission (Armbar) at 5:00 Round 4
Statistics: Erin Toughill
Punches 15/33 (45%)
Kicks 0/5 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 0/19 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 693 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 24/34 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/3 (33%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 693 s
Pretty one-sided affair in this one. These two have fought many, many times and I am pretty sure eevery time they fought, I got the prediction wrong. But what do I know, I have the memory of a goldfish. Roy Nelson.
Tara LaRosa 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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
LaRosa steps forward
Erin Toughill catches her with an uppercut to the face!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Erin Toughill!
LaRosa ducks under...
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
LaRosa blocks and pushes her opponent.
Toughill misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tara LaRosa shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Erin Toughill is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull LaRosa into her guard.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
LaRosa is in closed guard... Toughill tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Tara LaRosa!
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Erin Toughill takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Tara LaRosa shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Tara LaRosa breaks that americana attempt!
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
LaRosa tries to escape from the closed guard
LaRosa succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Tara LaRosa tries to pass to half guard...
Erin Toughill's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
Tara LaRosa looks to posture up and open Erin Toughill's guard...
Tara LaRosa forces Erin Toughill to open her guard.
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Toughill tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She is not able to do it
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
LaRosa moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
Toughill launches a few weak punches
LaRosa blocks them effectively.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Erin Toughill's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Erin Toughill manages to switch to full guard.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Toughill breaths deeply while on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
Toughill throws a body kick.
Blocked by LaRosa.
Bone shattering straight left hand from Tara LaRosa!
Toughill is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Toughill's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Inside leg kick from Toughill
that goes awry.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
LaRosa is holding Erin Toughill's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Erin Toughill loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to show some ground skills
LaRosa uses her strength to keep LaRosa at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Erin Toughill manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Toughill tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She is not able to do it
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Tara LaRosa pushes Erin Toughill against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
LaRosa jumps and tries to free her leg! Toughill doesn't allow this but Tara LaRosa is able to get half guard here.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
Erin Toughill 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 half guard over Toughill
Nice beating Erin Toughill has received.
Toughill is moving on the ground...
LaRosa tries to counter Toughill's moves on the ground.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
LaRosa launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Toughill is covering herself! LaRosa tries to force the situation and Toughill clumsily gives her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill
Toughill is taking this opportunity to rest.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill
Toughill has given her back to Tara LaRosa who is trying to get one hook in!
Tara LaRosa has one hook in!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with one hook in
Toughill is trying to escape from the rear mount.
LaRosa tries to use some of her tricky moves but LaRosa's is smart enough to counter her.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
LaRosa throws a lazy kick
Toughill blocks and keeps her distance.
Tara LaRosa and Toughill engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Tara LaRosa is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Toughill's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Toughill is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Toughill is holding Tara LaRosa's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tara LaRosa shows great balance while pushing away Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Brilliant combination from Tara LaRosa
that forces Toughill to try and defend better.
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Some nice shots from Erin Toughill
miss their mark.
Crisp uppercut by Toughill followed by a hard jab
LaRosa deflects the blows.
Erin Toughill gets sloppy and Tara LaRosa tries to take advantage...
Tara LaRosa leans forwards and tries to grapple with Toughill
LaRosa shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
LaRosa doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Erin Toughill embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from LaRosa who put distance between them
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
Toughill tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
LaRosa moves backwards and circles around Erin Toughill.
Toughill moves aside and launches a furious low kick!
Tara LaRosa checks the kick.
Toughill misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
Shovel hook by Tara LaRosa
tags Toughill.
Toughill has a small cut in her Forehead
Erin Toughill closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Erin Toughill tries to bring the fight to the ground
LaRosa goes down.
Erin Toughill is in open guard over LaRosa
Erin Toughill tries to pass to half guard...
Tara LaRosa can't prevent her opponent from passing. Toughill looks to work from half guard.
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
Erin Toughill pushes LaRosa's leg and tries to move to full mount.
LaRosa rolls and she's now on half guard over Erin Toughill. Nice reversal.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
Toughill is taking this opportunity to rest.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
LaRosa sits over her knees and pushes away Toughill's leg!
Tara LaRosa is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:55 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Erin Toughill...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 2:20 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Erin Toughill...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa is taking this opportunity to rest.
Mario Yamasaki 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 Ethias Arena (Hasselt, Belgium) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
LaRosa looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Erin Toughill's punches
LaRosa measures the resilience of Toughill's chin with an uppercut while Toughill lands some great crosses.
LaRosa steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Tara LaRosa and Toughill engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Erin Toughill is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
LaRosa wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
LaRosa moves forward and holds Toughill
Erin Toughill pushes away LaRosa trying to keep the fight at striking range
LaRosa doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Erin Toughill
The clock says 3:00 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tara LaRosa's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Toughill is throwing a flurry of punches!
LaRosa ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Neither fighter's clearly ahead right now.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Toughill moves backwards and Tara LaRosa is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 3:30 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa and Toughill engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
LaRosa is holding Erin Toughill's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Erin Toughill loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
LaRosa blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Erin Toughill.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill is cooling the fight on the ground
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Tara LaRosa throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls her over and takes her back!
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I don't think either fighter got the better of their opponent that round.
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Round 3
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Tara LaRosa tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Toughill is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Toughill tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She is not able to do it
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Erin Toughill fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
LaRosa blocks that. She made it look easy!
Tara LaRosa leans forwards and tries to grapple with Toughill
LaRosa shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
Erin Toughill pushes away LaRosa trying to keep the fight at striking range
LaRosa doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Erin Toughill
The clock says 0:50 in the 3 round
The fighters are clinching.
Erin Toughill tries a Foot Sweep takedown on Tara LaRosa
Erin Toughill fails to take her down and both fighter are still standing
Erin Toughill fires an unorthodox punch to LaRosa's torso
that goes wide.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa just won't stop and continues to rain punches
Toughill may be in trouble!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Nice punch by Erin Toughill
that nearly tags LaRosa.
Tara LaRosa tries to bring the fight to the ground
Toughill goes down.
The clock says 1:55 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
LaRosa moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
LaRosa sits over her knees and pushes away Toughill's leg!
Tara LaRosa is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill 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.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Erin Toughill...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 2:25 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Tara LaRosa tries to better her position on the ground...
LaRosa is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Erin Toughill to her stomach and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill
LaRosa tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Toughill! LaRosa has one hook in and keeps working!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with one hook in
Toughill is trying to escape from the rear mount.
LaRosa tries to use some of her tricky moves but LaRosa's is smart enough to counter her.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with one hook in
LaRosa has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
LaRosa has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Toughill.
Nicely done! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
Toughill has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Toughill is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The clock says 3:35 in the 3 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
Erin Toughill is fading quickly.
Toughill is trying to escape from the rear mount.
LaRosa tries to use some of her tricky moves but LaRosa's is smart enough to counter her.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
Toughill launches a few weak punches
LaRosa blocks them effectively.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
Toughill is trying to escape from the rear mount.
LaRosa tries to use some of her tricky moves but LaRosa's is smart enough to counter her.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
LaRosa leads with a punch
Erin Toughill evades but whiffs with a counter.
LaRosa avoids a dangerous strike from Toughill
and counters with a solid straight!
Brilliant combination from Tara LaRosa
that forces Toughill to try and defend better.
Toughill's Mouth is beginning to swell
Tara LaRosa takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 4:45 in the 3 round
Erin Toughill attempts a sweep single...
Tara LaRosa was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
LaRosa tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. LaRosa is clinching with Toughill.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Erin Toughill slightly pushes LaRosa into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Body kick by Erin Toughill...
is blocked.
The clock says 0:20 in the 4 round
Toughill and LaRosa circle around the center of the cage.
Toughill throws a hook
She fails to land it.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa tries a nice one-two combination
She scores!
LaRosa is holding Erin Toughill's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Erin Toughill loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to show some ground skills
LaRosa uses her strength to keep LaRosa at a disadvantage
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Deep breaths from Erin Toughill who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
Toughill clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Erin Toughill...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Deep breaths from Erin Toughill who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Tara LaRosa pushes Erin Toughill down and prevents her attempts to escape
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill tries to roll on the ground...
LaRosa knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Toughill misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
Erin Toughill tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Erin Toughill to her stomach and takes her back!
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Erin Toughill is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Erin Toughill moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Erin Toughill throws a looping right hand...
LaRosa moves aside and dodges.
Toughill pushes Tara LaRosa and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Erin Toughill takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 2:55 in the 4 round
Erin Toughill shoots for a double leg takedown!
Tara LaRosa sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Toughill clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
Tara LaRosa shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Erin Toughill is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull LaRosa into her guard.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
Tara LaRosa is taking out her mouthpiece to breathe...
LaRosa tries to escape from the closed guard
LaRosa succeeds and she's now in open guard... she takes a second to breathe
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
LaRosa is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
LaRosa tries to move to full mount
LaRosa succeeds
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill is moving on the ground...
LaRosa tries to counter Toughill's moves on the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill launches a few weak punches
LaRosa blocks them effectively.
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 3:50 in the 4 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Erin Toughill efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
Erin Toughill attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Tara LaRosa doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tara LaRosa throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
That Armbar looks tight...
Toughill Hyper-extended her arm
Toughill struggles to free herself
That Armbar looks tight...
Toughill struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Toughill's eyes...
Mario Yamasaki breaks Tara LaRosa's lock! This is over! Toughill didn't want to tap but the ref decided she wouldn't be able to escape from it!
Winner is Tara LaRosa by Submission (Armbar) at 5:00 Round 4
Statistics: Erin Toughill
Punches 15/33 (45%)
Kicks 0/5 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/7 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 0/19 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 693 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 24/34 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 6/6 (100%)
GnP strikes 1/3 (33%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 4/4 (100%)
Time on the ground 693 s
Pretty one-sided affair in this one. These two have fought many, many times and I am pretty sure eevery time they fought, I got the prediction wrong. But what do I know, I have the memory of a goldfish. Roy Nelson.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!