Post by The Sandmen on Oct 14, 2014 17:51:03 GMT -5
Erin Toughill is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Tara LaRosa doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
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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Toughill and LaRosa move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tara LaRosa seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Shovel hook by Tara LaRosa
goes nowhere.
Toughill is trying to counter now!
Toughill grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Erin Toughill
LaRosa ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Erin Toughill is in open guard over LaRosa
Toughill tries to jump to side mount.
Tara LaRosa jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
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
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to her side and trap Erin Toughill in her guard...
Tara LaRosa gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Toughill tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Erin Toughill controls the situation despite Tara LaRosa efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
1:06 Round 1 and LaRosa is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to her side and trap Erin Toughill in her guard...
Tara LaRosa gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to escape from the full mount...
Erin Toughill is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Erin Toughill looks to mount Tara LaRosa...
Tara LaRosa sees an opening and locks her opponent in half guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
LaRosa works on the ground with her fingers over Toughill's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
Erin Toughill tries to pass Tara LaRosa's guard...
Erin Toughill manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Erin Toughill is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Erin Toughill in her guard.
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
Erin Toughill tries to pass Tara LaRosa's guard...
Erin Toughill manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Toughill tries to move to full mount!
LaRosa won't allow her to take this position easily.
Erin Toughill is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Erin Toughill in her guard.
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
LaRosa is getting frustrated here.
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
LaRosa reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Toughill blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to move on the ground and shows Erin Toughill a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! LaRosa's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
LaRosa's Forehead is beginning to swell
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
Terrible one sided match... LaRosa was not ready to fight a fighter of Erin Toughill caliber.
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
LaRosa put Erin Toughill in closed guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in closed guard over LaRosa
Toughill is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Erin Toughill!
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.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 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!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
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
Toughill is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full 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.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Solid jabs from Erin Toughill.
Nice punches.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
LaRosa grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Tara LaRosa tries to pass to half guard...
Erin Toughill can't prevent her opponent from passing. LaRosa looks to work from half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
LaRosa gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Erin Toughill! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Erin Toughill doesn't defend herself!
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
Toughill measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Erin Toughill throws a looping right hand...
That lands on LaRosa's chin! That stops LaRosa in her tracks!
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Erin Toughill goes with a looping right hand while Tara LaRosa jumps back and jabs
That one hits but LaRosa seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Body kick by Erin Toughill...
just grazes her opponent.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Toughill is connecting with a few punches
A right hand from Erin Toughill
surprises LaRosa!
Shovel hook by Erin Toughill
goes nowhere.
Tara LaRosa attempts a sweep single...
Tara LaRosa catches Erin Toughill's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by LaRosa.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
LaRosa 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 Takhini Arena (Whitehorse, Yukon) is cheering her!
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
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
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.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Toughill struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Tara LaRosa hovers above Toughill
Good punches to Toughill's body.
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!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill launches a few weak punches
LaRosa blocks them effectively.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
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.
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 sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
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
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
LaRosa is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Toughill, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
LaRosa moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Erin Toughill's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
Toughill adopts the turtle defense and LaRosa is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
Toughill adopts the turtle defense and LaRosa is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Erin Toughill's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Toughill, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
LaRosa moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Erin Toughill's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Erin Toughill's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
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
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Erin Toughill's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Erin Toughill attempts to cut off LaRosa with punches
LaRosa reels from the strikes.
Toughill showing excellent timing, blasts Tara LaRosa with a right hand.
Great hook by Erin Toughill! Tara LaRosa is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Toughill is standing while LaRosa is on the ground on her back
LaRosa tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Tara LaRosa is on her feet again.
Toughill seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Toughill goes to the body...
her punches graze LaRosa's arm.
LaRosa jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Tara LaRosa pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Toughill doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Tara LaRosa embrace and tries to move away...
Tara LaRosa pushes Toughill forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
LaRosa and Erin Toughill are cliched up against the cage. LaRosa hammers Toughill face and hooks Toughill leg
Erin Toughill is on her back after that trip
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
LaRosa tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tara LaRosa fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over 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.
Toughill clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
Tara LaRosa tries to free her leg
Tara LaRosa uses some of her skill by jumping out of Toughill's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
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
Erin Toughill tries to roll on the ground...
LaRosa knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in full 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.
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 clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
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
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
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.
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.
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.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa attempts a sweep single...
Tara LaRosa catches Erin Toughill's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by LaRosa.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
LaRosa 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 Takhini Arena (Whitehorse, Yukon) is cheering her!
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
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.
Erin Toughill gets sloppy and Tara LaRosa tries to take advantage...
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
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.
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
Toughill clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
Tara LaRosa tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar from Tara LaRosa appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Toughill struggles to free herself
Toughill struggles to free herself
Toughill Hyper-extended her arm
You can see the pain reflected in Toughill's eyes...
Toughill struggles to free herself
That armbar looks tight...
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 4:38 Round 3
Statistics: Erin Toughill
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/21 (14%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 664 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 676 s
Toughill was walking away with this one quite handily, then became severely fatigued. That’s when LaRosa took over and secured the relatively flash subby wubby.
Tara LaRosa doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
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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Toughill and LaRosa move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Tara LaRosa seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Shovel hook by Tara LaRosa
goes nowhere.
Toughill is trying to counter now!
Toughill grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Erin Toughill
LaRosa ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Erin Toughill is in open guard over LaRosa
Toughill tries to jump to side mount.
Tara LaRosa jumps and show some wrestling skills as she positions herself for continuing the fight in side control.
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
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to her side and trap Erin Toughill in her guard...
Tara LaRosa gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
Toughill tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Erin Toughill controls the situation despite Tara LaRosa efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
1:06 Round 1 and LaRosa is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Tara LaRosa tries to roll to her side and trap Erin Toughill in her guard...
Tara LaRosa gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Erin Toughill is in full mount over Tara LaRosa
LaRosa tries to escape from the full mount...
Erin Toughill is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Erin Toughill looks to mount Tara LaRosa...
Tara LaRosa sees an opening and locks her opponent in half guard.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
LaRosa works on the ground with her fingers over Toughill's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki didn't see that!
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
Erin Toughill tries to pass Tara LaRosa's guard...
Erin Toughill manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Erin Toughill is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Erin Toughill in her guard.
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:05 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
Erin Toughill tries to pass Tara LaRosa's guard...
Erin Toughill manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Toughill tries to move to full mount!
LaRosa won't allow her to take this position easily.
Erin Toughill is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Erin Toughill in her guard.
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to half guard.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
LaRosa is getting frustrated here.
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
LaRosa reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Toughill blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to move on the ground and shows Erin Toughill a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! LaRosa's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Mario Yamasaki knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
LaRosa's Forehead is beginning to swell
Erin Toughill is in half guard over LaRosa
Terrible one sided match... LaRosa was not ready to fight a fighter of Erin Toughill caliber.
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
LaRosa put Erin Toughill in closed guard.
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Erin Toughill is in closed guard over LaRosa
Toughill is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Erin Toughill!
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.
The clock says 3:15 in the 1 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!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
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
Toughill is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full 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.
Mario Yamasaki 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.
Solid jabs from Erin Toughill.
Nice punches.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
LaRosa grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Toughill
Tara LaRosa tries to pass to half guard...
Erin Toughill can't prevent her opponent from passing. LaRosa looks to work from half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
LaRosa gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Erin Toughill! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Erin Toughill doesn't defend herself!
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Toughill
Toughill measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Erin Toughill throws a looping right hand...
That lands on LaRosa's chin! That stops LaRosa in her tracks!
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Erin Toughill goes with a looping right hand while Tara LaRosa jumps back and jabs
That one hits but LaRosa seems unaffected, countering with a few punches of her own. Great exchange here.
Body kick by Erin Toughill...
just grazes her opponent.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
The two exchange wildly
Toughill is connecting with a few punches
A right hand from Erin Toughill
surprises LaRosa!
Shovel hook by Erin Toughill
goes nowhere.
Tara LaRosa attempts a sweep single...
Tara LaRosa catches Erin Toughill's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by LaRosa.
The clock says 1:25 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
LaRosa 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 Takhini Arena (Whitehorse, Yukon) is cheering her!
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
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
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.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Toughill struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Tara LaRosa hovers above Toughill
Good punches to Toughill's body.
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!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Erin Toughill
Toughill launches a few weak punches
LaRosa blocks them effectively.
The clock says 2:50 in the 2 round
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.
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 sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
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
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
LaRosa is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Toughill, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
LaRosa moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Erin Toughill's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
Toughill adopts the turtle defense and LaRosa is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
Toughill adopts the turtle defense and LaRosa is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Erin Toughill's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Toughill, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
LaRosa moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Erin Toughill's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Toughill with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Erin Toughill's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
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
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Toughill!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Erin Toughill's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Erin Toughill attempts to cut off LaRosa with punches
LaRosa reels from the strikes.
Toughill showing excellent timing, blasts Tara LaRosa with a right hand.
Great hook by Erin Toughill! Tara LaRosa is caught off balance and slips to the ground!
Toughill is standing while LaRosa is on the ground on her back
LaRosa tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Tara LaRosa is on her feet again.
Toughill seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Toughill goes to the body...
her punches graze LaRosa's arm.
LaRosa jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Tara LaRosa pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Toughill doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Tara LaRosa embrace and tries to move away...
Tara LaRosa pushes Toughill forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
LaRosa and Erin Toughill are cliched up against the cage. LaRosa hammers Toughill face and hooks Toughill leg
Erin Toughill is on her back after that trip
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
LaRosa tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tara LaRosa fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over 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.
Toughill clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
Tara LaRosa tries to free her leg
Tara LaRosa uses some of her skill by jumping out of Toughill's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
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
Erin Toughill tries to roll on the ground...
LaRosa knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in full 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.
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 clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
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
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
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.
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.
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.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa attempts a sweep single...
Tara LaRosa catches Erin Toughill's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by LaRosa.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Toughill
LaRosa 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 Takhini Arena (Whitehorse, Yukon) is cheering her!
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
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.
Erin Toughill gets sloppy and Tara LaRosa tries to take advantage...
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
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.
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
Toughill clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
Tara LaRosa tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar from Tara LaRosa appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
That armbar looks tight...
Toughill struggles to free herself
Toughill struggles to free herself
Toughill Hyper-extended her arm
You can see the pain reflected in Toughill's eyes...
Toughill struggles to free herself
That armbar looks tight...
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 4:38 Round 3
Statistics: Erin Toughill
Punches 14/20 (70%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/21 (14%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 664 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 2/8 (25%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/8 (100%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 676 s
Toughill was walking away with this one quite handily, then became severely fatigued. That’s when LaRosa took over and secured the relatively flash subby wubby.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!