Post by The Sandmen on Feb 22, 2014 21:30:11 GMT -5
Ronda Rousey is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Gina Carano glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Gina Carano goes with a looping right hand while Ronda Rousey jumps back and jabs
Rousey seems staggered and Gina Carano runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Rousey's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
Carano won't budge, forcing Rousey to pull guard.
Gina Carano is in closed guard over Rousey
Carano is in closed guard... Rousey tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Gina Carano!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Gina Carano
Rousey fires a barrage of punches at Carano's head!
This is bad! Rousey is just pounding on Gina Carano's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Carano's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Carano has a small cut in her Right eye
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Gina Carano
Gina Carano doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Rousey's moves.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Gina Carano
Rousey fires a barrage of punches at Carano's head!
This is bad! Rousey is just pounding on Gina Carano's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Carano's Left eye is beginning to swell
There is a small laceration on Gina Carano's Left eye
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Gina Carano
Carano tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Carano
Ronda Rousey throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Carano's face with those brutal elbows! Carano needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Carano
Ronda Rousey hooks Carano's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
That Kneebar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Carano hyper-extended her leg
Rousey is locking that Kneebar...
Punishing hold!
You can see the pain reflected in Carano's eyes...
That Kneebar looks tight...
Rousey secures the lock while Gina Carano refuses to tap... Josh Rosenthal jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Kneebar) at 1:46 Round 1
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/1 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 13/15 (87%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 74 s
Statistics: Gina Carano
Punches 4/7 (57%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 74 s
Carano just did not show up. Ronda, however, did. Though a short, dominating fight, still interesting. Carano came out and cracked Rousey, but once she moved onto her for the kill, Rousey’s elite ground game just ate Carano alive.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!