Post by The Sandmen on Aug 30, 2013 15:39:28 GMT -5
Ronda Rousey looks very relaxed.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Herb Dean.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Hiroko Yamanaka is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Yamanaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Yamanaka catches an ankle and Rousey is tripped to the mat!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Rousey
Rousey works on the ground with her fingers over Yamanaka's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Rousey
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Ronda Rousey throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Yamanaka's face with those brutal elbows! Yamanaka needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Rousey's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Ronda Rousey tries to close the guard.
Rousey put Hiroko Yamanaka in closed guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Rousey
Rousey measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Yamanaka's side.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Rousey
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Ronda Rousey can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Yamanaka blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Rousey's guard.
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Yamanaka tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to move to full guard
Ronda Rousey manages to switch to full guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Yamanaka's side.
Hard blow to Yamanaka's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Hiroko Yamanaka realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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.
Tremendous strikes from Yamanaka!
Some big punches are landing!
Yamanaka wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Yamanaka moves forward and holds Rousey
Rousey doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Rousey who put distance between them
Hiroko Yamanaka takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Ronda Rousey catches Hiroko Yamanaka's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Rousey.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Rousey is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Ronda Rousey tries to pass Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Ronda Rousey manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Yamanaka
Rousey is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Hiroko Yamanaka, who is barely covering up!
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Yamanaka
Rousey is in open guard over Yamanaka... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Hiroko Yamanaka screams in pain and taps! Herb Dean forces Rousey to break the lock.
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:03 Round 1
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/23 (83%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 166 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
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 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 166 s
All Ronda. Yeah.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Herb Dean.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Hiroko Yamanaka is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Yamanaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
Yamanaka catches an ankle and Rousey is tripped to the mat!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Rousey
Rousey works on the ground with her fingers over Yamanaka's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Herb Dean didn't see that!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Rousey
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Ronda Rousey throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Yamanaka's face with those brutal elbows! Yamanaka needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Yamanaka is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes Rousey's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Ronda Rousey tries to close the guard.
Rousey put Hiroko Yamanaka in closed guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Rousey
Rousey measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Yamanaka's side.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Rousey
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Ronda Rousey can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
The clock says 1:45 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Yamanaka blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Rousey's guard.
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Yamanaka tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to move to full guard
Ronda Rousey manages to switch to full guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey measures the resilience of Yamanaka's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Yamanaka's side.
Hard blow to Yamanaka's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Yamanaka's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Yamanaka tries to cover her face,
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Hiroko Yamanaka realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Herb Dean halts the fight to stand up Ronda Rousey. 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.
Tremendous strikes from Yamanaka!
Some big punches are landing!
Yamanaka wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Yamanaka moves forward and holds Rousey
Rousey doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Hiroko Yamanaka embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Rousey who put distance between them
Hiroko Yamanaka takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Ronda Rousey catches Hiroko Yamanaka's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Rousey.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Rousey is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Ronda Rousey tries to pass Hiroko Yamanaka's guard...
Ronda Rousey manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to move to full guard
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 3:40 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Yamanaka
Rousey is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Hiroko Yamanaka, who is barely covering up!
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Yamanaka
Rousey is in open guard over Yamanaka... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Hiroko Yamanaka screams in pain and taps! Herb Dean forces Rousey to break the lock.
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Kneebar) at 4:03 Round 1
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 19/23 (83%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 166 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
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 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 166 s
All Ronda. Yeah.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!