Post by The Sandmen on Oct 29, 2014 16:51:42 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by Holm while Josh Rosenthal recites the rules.
Sarah D'Alelio looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Holly Holm and D'Alelio engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Holm launches a stiff jab!
D'Alelio ducks that one.
Holm misses a step and Sarah D'Alelio sees an opportunity to counter her!
D'Alelio throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Holm's defense muffles the blows.
Holly Holm fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
D'Alelio blocks and pushes her opponent.
Holm clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah D'Alelio to fight back!
Sarah D'Alelio tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm goes down.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around D'Alelio
She is not able to do it
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
D'Alelio moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
D'Alelio throws a few hammer fists to the face of Holly Holm
Solid shots!
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around D'Alelio
She succeeds!
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Holm
D'Alelio 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!
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm attempts to trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard.
Sarah D'Alelio keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Holly Holm
Sarah D'Alelio looks to pass to mount...
Holm creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sarah D'Alelio attempts to cut off Holm with punches
Holm reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Holly Holm's Right eye
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm goes down.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
D'Alelio tries to move to full mount
D'Alelio succeeds
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Holly Holm
Terrible one sided match... Holm was not ready to fight a fighter of Sarah D'Alelio caliber.
Holly Holm tries to roll to her side and trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard...
Sarah D'Alelio keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Holly Holm
Holm tries to escape from the full mount...
Holm struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Holly Holm
D'Alelio goes for an armbar!
Holly Holm breaks the lock and pushes away Sarah D'Alelio, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Sarah D'Alelio. 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.
Holm wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sarah D'Alelio fakes a punch to Holly Holm ribs and the tries to trip her
Holly Holm loses balance and goes to the ground
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Holm
D'Alelio is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holly Holm throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
D'Alelio breaks the lock showing some skills...
D'Alelio tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Sarah D'Alelio tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Sarah D'Alelio moves to half guard.
Holly Holm is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio attempts to move to full guard
Holly Holm keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in half guard over D'Alelio
D'Alelio measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Holm's side.
Holly Holm is in half guard over D'Alelio
Holly Holm pushes D'Alelio's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Holm who is in full mount! D'Alelio is in trouble now!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holly Holm tries to open D'Alelio's guard...
D'Alelio breaks the lock and covers herself from Holm's punches
D'Alelio is trying to counter now!
Sarah D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground...
Holm knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holly Holm throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Sarah D'Alelio tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm goes down.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Sarah D'Alelio aggressively and repeatedly punches Holm.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around D'Alelio
She is not able to do it
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Holly Holm 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 D'Alelio's moves.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Deep breaths from Holly Holm who tries a hammer punch to D'Alelio's ribs.
D'Alelio blocks those punches
D'Alelio is trying to counter now!
D'Alelio tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Holm
D'Alelio tries to get a side mount...
Holm wraps her leg around Sarah D'Alelio leg and prevents her from moving.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Holm
Holm launches a few weak punches
D'Alelio blocks them effectively.
Holm clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah D'Alelio to fight back!
Sarah D'Alelio hovers above Holm
Holly Holm stops her from throwing strikes.
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.
Sarah D'Alelio and Holm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Sarah D'Alelio is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Crushing shot to Holm's body! She's holding her side
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Holm was not ready to fight a fighter of Sarah D'Alelio caliber.
Tremendous strikes from Holm!
Some big punches are landing!
Sarah D'Alelio is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
D'Alelio is holding Holly Holm's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Holly Holm loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm attempts to trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard.
Holly Holm manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Holm
Sarah D'Alelio is looking to pass Holly Holm's guard...
Holly Holm has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Holm
D'Alelio is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground...
Holm knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Holm's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Holm tries to cover her face,
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holly Holm tries to better her position on the ground...
Holm is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Sarah D'Alelio's arm and tries an armbar!
D'Alelio holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks D'Alelio's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Holly Holm.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm attempts to trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard.
Holly Holm manages to switch to half guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Holm
Holly Holm attempts to move to full guard
Holly Holm manages to switch to full guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around D'Alelio
She succeeds!
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Holm
D'Alelio is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Holly Holm keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
D'Alelio tries to escape from the full mount...
Holly Holm is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Holly Holm is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Sarah D'Alelio has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 3
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Holm tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Holm is clinching with D'Alelio.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holm tries to take Sarah D'Alelio down... D'Alelio stumbles backwards and Holly Holm launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard D'Alelio's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Holm tries to take Sarah D'Alelio down... D'Alelio stumbles backwards and Holly Holm launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard D'Alelio's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holm struggles and launches a few punches to D'Alelio's head
Those punches are hitting! D'Alelio covers her head!
The fighters are clinching.
Sarah D'Alelio tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Holm is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
D'Alelio doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Holly Holm pushes D'Alelio forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
D'Alelio doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Holly Holm pushes D'Alelio forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Holly Holm pushes away D'Alelio trying to keep the fight at striking range
D'Alelio stumbles backwards and Holly Holm circles to get the center of the cage
D'Alelio is holding Holly Holm's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Holly Holm shows great balance while pushing away Sarah D'Alelio
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Holm dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts D'Alelio from the ground!
There is a small laceration on Sarah D'Alelio's Right cheek
Some nice shots from Holly Holm
that stun D'Alelio.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Holly Holm tries a high kick!
D'Alelio was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
The ref pulls off Holly Holm! D'Alelio seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
D'Alelio's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (High kick) at 1:55 Round 3
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 4/10 (40%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/13 (8%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 456 s
Statistics: Sarah D'Alelio
Punches 10/15 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 12/17 (71%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 456 s
Grindy, close fight early, when Sarah got the takedowns. She wasn't really able to do much effectively from there. But standing, Holm was very effective and laid all kinds of beats on D'Alelio.
Sarah D'Alelio looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
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 Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Holly Holm and D'Alelio engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Holm launches a stiff jab!
D'Alelio ducks that one.
Holm misses a step and Sarah D'Alelio sees an opportunity to counter her!
D'Alelio throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Holm's defense muffles the blows.
Holly Holm fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
D'Alelio blocks and pushes her opponent.
Holm clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah D'Alelio to fight back!
Sarah D'Alelio tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm goes down.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around D'Alelio
She is not able to do it
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
D'Alelio moves on the ground..
...she makes no progress.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
D'Alelio throws a few hammer fists to the face of Holly Holm
Solid shots!
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around D'Alelio
She succeeds!
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Holm
D'Alelio 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!
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm attempts to trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard.
Sarah D'Alelio keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:50 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Holly Holm
Sarah D'Alelio looks to pass to mount...
Holm creates space and scrambles back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sarah D'Alelio attempts to cut off Holm with punches
Holm reels from the strikes.
There is a small laceration on Holly Holm's Right eye
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm goes down.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
D'Alelio tries to move to full mount
D'Alelio succeeds
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Holly Holm
Terrible one sided match... Holm was not ready to fight a fighter of Sarah D'Alelio caliber.
Holly Holm tries to roll to her side and trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard...
Sarah D'Alelio keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Holly Holm
Holm tries to escape from the full mount...
Holm struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Holly Holm
D'Alelio goes for an armbar!
Holly Holm breaks the lock and pushes away Sarah D'Alelio, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Sarah D'Alelio. 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.
Holm wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Sarah D'Alelio fakes a punch to Holly Holm ribs and the tries to trip her
Holly Holm loses balance and goes to the ground
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Holm
D'Alelio is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio!
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holly Holm throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
D'Alelio breaks the lock showing some skills...
D'Alelio tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Sarah D'Alelio tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Sarah D'Alelio moves to half guard.
Holly Holm is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio attempts to move to full guard
Holly Holm keeps good control and remains in half guard.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in half guard over D'Alelio
D'Alelio measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Holm's side.
Holly Holm is in half guard over D'Alelio
Holly Holm pushes D'Alelio's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Holm who is in full mount! D'Alelio is in trouble now!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holly Holm tries to open D'Alelio's guard...
D'Alelio breaks the lock and covers herself from Holm's punches
D'Alelio is trying to counter now!
Sarah D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground...
Holm knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holly Holm throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Josh Rosenthal tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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Sarah D'Alelio tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm goes down.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Sarah D'Alelio aggressively and repeatedly punches Holm.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around D'Alelio
She is not able to do it
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Holly Holm 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 D'Alelio's moves.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Deep breaths from Holly Holm who tries a hammer punch to D'Alelio's ribs.
D'Alelio blocks those punches
D'Alelio is trying to counter now!
D'Alelio tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Holm
D'Alelio tries to get a side mount...
Holm wraps her leg around Sarah D'Alelio leg and prevents her from moving.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Holm
Holm launches a few weak punches
D'Alelio blocks them effectively.
Holm clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah D'Alelio to fight back!
Sarah D'Alelio hovers above Holm
Holly Holm stops her from throwing strikes.
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.
Sarah D'Alelio and Holm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Sarah D'Alelio is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
Crushing shot to Holm's body! She's holding her side
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Holm was not ready to fight a fighter of Sarah D'Alelio caliber.
Tremendous strikes from Holm!
Some big punches are landing!
Sarah D'Alelio is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 2:00 in the 2 round
D'Alelio is holding Holly Holm's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Holly Holm loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm attempts to trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard.
Holly Holm manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:25 in the 2 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Holm
Sarah D'Alelio is looking to pass Holly Holm's guard...
Holly Holm has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Holm
D'Alelio is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground...
Holm knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Holm's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Holm tries to cover her face,
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holly Holm tries to better her position on the ground...
Holm is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Sarah D'Alelio's arm and tries an armbar!
D'Alelio holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks D'Alelio's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Holly Holm.
The clock says 3:40 in the 2 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Holly Holm
Holly Holm attempts to trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard.
Holly Holm manages to switch to half guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Holm
Holly Holm attempts to move to full guard
Holly Holm manages to switch to full guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around D'Alelio
She succeeds!
Sarah D'Alelio is in closed guard over Holm
D'Alelio is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Holly Holm keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
D'Alelio tries to escape from the full mount...
Holly Holm is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Holly Holm is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Josh Rosenthal separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
Sarah D'Alelio has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 3
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Holm tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Holm is clinching with D'Alelio.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holm tries to take Sarah D'Alelio down... D'Alelio stumbles backwards and Holly Holm launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard D'Alelio's jaw!
The fighters are clinching.
Holm tries to take Sarah D'Alelio down... D'Alelio stumbles backwards and Holly Holm launches a few punches...
One swing hits hard D'Alelio's jaw!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Holm struggles and launches a few punches to D'Alelio's head
Those punches are hitting! D'Alelio covers her head!
The fighters are clinching.
Sarah D'Alelio tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Holm is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
D'Alelio doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Holly Holm pushes D'Alelio forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
D'Alelio doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Holly Holm pushes D'Alelio forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Holly Holm pushes away D'Alelio trying to keep the fight at striking range
D'Alelio stumbles backwards and Holly Holm circles to get the center of the cage
D'Alelio is holding Holly Holm's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Holly Holm shows great balance while pushing away Sarah D'Alelio
The clock says 1:20 in the 3 round
Holm dodges a strike and counters with a crushing hook
that almost lifts D'Alelio from the ground!
There is a small laceration on Sarah D'Alelio's Right cheek
Some nice shots from Holly Holm
that stun D'Alelio.
The clock says 1:45 in the 3 round
Holly Holm tries a high kick!
D'Alelio was covering for a middle kick but that one almost knocked off her head!
The ref pulls off Holly Holm! D'Alelio seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.
D'Alelio's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (High kick) at 1:55 Round 3
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 7/12 (58%)
Kicks 1/2 (50%)
Clinch strikes 4/10 (40%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 1/13 (8%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 456 s
Statistics: Sarah D'Alelio
Punches 10/15 (67%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 5/6 (83%)
GnP strikes 12/17 (71%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 456 s
Grindy, close fight early, when Sarah got the takedowns. She wasn't really able to do much effectively from there. But standing, Holm was very effective and laid all kinds of beats on D'Alelio.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!