Post by The Sandmen on Jun 16, 2014 19:31:05 GMT -5
Roxanne Modafferi is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Ronda Rousey raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Modafferi is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. She will have to do her best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Roxanne Modafferi and Ronda Rousey touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
0:08 Round 1 and Rousey is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rousey looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Roxanne Modafferi's punches
Rousey is on the receiving end of a great combo by Modafferi.
Rousey decides to launch some tentative punches
Modafferi launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Rousey with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Rousey!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Roxanne Modafferi's Chin
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Roxanne Modafferi is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
Hard blow to Modafferi's mid-section, she seems hurt
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Modafferi
Rousey use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering her!
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi tries to turn away and scramble out. Ronda Rousey takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Rousey is locking that rear naked choke...
She can't lock it up. Roxanne Modafferi spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Ronda Rousey catches Roxanne Modafferi's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Rousey.
Hard blow to Modafferi's mid-section, she seems hurt
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Modafferi
Rousey tries to escape from closed guard...
Rousey struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Modafferi
Ronda Rousey tries to pass Roxanne Modafferi's guard...
Ronda Rousey manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Ronda Rousey isolates Roxanne Modafferi's left arm looking for an armbar...
Roxanne Modafferi manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Ronda Rousey lost her dominant position.
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey throws up a triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Modafferi's eyes...
That Triangle from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
She locks it in! Roxanne Modafferi is in trouble! She struggles for a few seconds before tapping. That's all she wrote, folks.
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Triangle) at 1:44 Round 1
Statistics: Roxanne Modafferi
Punches 4/5 (80%)
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 54 s
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 54 s
Roxanne got some good shots in on Rousey, but Ronda didn;t like that, so she took her down and finished her rather swiftly thereafter.
Ronda Rousey raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Modafferi is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. She will have to do her best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Roxanne Modafferi and Ronda Rousey touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
0:08 Round 1 and Rousey is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Rousey looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Roxanne Modafferi's punches
Rousey is on the receiving end of a great combo by Modafferi.
Rousey decides to launch some tentative punches
Modafferi launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Rousey with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Tremendous strikes from Rousey!
Some big punches are landing!
There is a small laceration on Roxanne Modafferi's Chin
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Roxanne Modafferi is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
Hard blow to Modafferi's mid-section, she seems hurt
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Modafferi
Rousey use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) is cheering her!
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Roxanne Modafferi tries to turn away and scramble out. Ronda Rousey takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
Rousey is locking that rear naked choke...
She can't lock it up. Roxanne Modafferi spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Ronda Rousey catches Roxanne Modafferi's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Rousey.
Hard blow to Modafferi's mid-section, she seems hurt
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Modafferi
Rousey tries to escape from closed guard...
Rousey struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Modafferi
Ronda Rousey tries to pass Roxanne Modafferi's guard...
Ronda Rousey manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Roxanne Modafferi
Ronda Rousey isolates Roxanne Modafferi's left arm looking for an armbar...
Roxanne Modafferi manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Ronda Rousey lost her dominant position.
Roxanne Modafferi is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey throws up a triangle attempt!
You can see the pain reflected in Modafferi's eyes...
That Triangle from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
She locks it in! Roxanne Modafferi is in trouble! She struggles for a few seconds before tapping. That's all she wrote, folks.
Winner is Ronda Rousey by Submission (Triangle) at 1:44 Round 1
Statistics: Roxanne Modafferi
Punches 4/5 (80%)
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 54 s
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 5/6 (83%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 54 s
Roxanne got some good shots in on Rousey, but Ronda didn;t like that, so she took her down and finished her rather swiftly thereafter.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!