Post by The Sandmen on Oct 4, 2015 17:41:58 GMT -5
Holly Holm doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Ronda Rousey looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Holm and Rousey move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Rousey grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Holm
Holm breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Holm
Rousey is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Holm's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Holm tries to cover her face,
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Holly Holm rolls Ronda Rousey to her stomach and takes her back!
Holm is in rear mount over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Holm's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Holm tries to cover her face,
Holm is in rear mount over Rousey
Rousey has Holm controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Holm is unable to move under Rousey control.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Rousey
Holly Holm aggressively and repeatedly punches Rousey.
Good job by Rousey blocking and slipping the blows.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Rousey
Holm 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 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) is cheering her!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Holly Holm in her guard.
Holly Holm keeps control and remains in side mount.
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Holly Holm aggressively and repeatedly punches Rousey.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to stand up!
Holm doesn't allow her!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to stand up!
Holm doesn't allow her!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to stand up!
Holm doesn't allow her!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Holm throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ronda Rousey
Blocked by Rousey.
Holm misses a step and Ronda Rousey sees an opportunity to counter her!
Rousey measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Holm blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Rousey steps backwards away from Holly Holm. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Holly Holm launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rousey blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ronda Rousey's cheek! Rousey stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Rousey's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Rousey has a small cut in her Left cheek
That punishment by Holly Holm has left Rousey staggered! Holly Holm should try push forward now and finish this!
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Ronda Rousey launches an up-kick intended for Holly Holm's head...
Holm leans out of the way.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Rousey tries to hit Holly Holm with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Holm steps backwards trying to find a way to use her advantage now.
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Holm launches a kick to Rousey's thigh
Loud pop!
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Holm launches a kick to Rousey's thigh
Loud pop!
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Rousey tries to hit Holly Holm with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Holm dodges that
Holm is trying to counter now!
Holm launches a kick to Rousey's thigh
Loud pop!
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Ronda Rousey kicks her legs trying to keep Holly Holm away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Rousey tries to hit Holly Holm with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Holm dodges that
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Holly Holm tries to take advantage...
Holm launches a kick to Rousey's thigh
Loud pop!
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm creates space and allows Ronda Rousey to stand up.
Ronda Rousey is on her feet again.
Holly Holm fakes a punch and launches herself over Rousey!
Nice move by Holm who clinches and pushes Rousey against the cage
Rousey doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Holly Holm pushes Rousey forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Rousey tries to break the clinch... Holly Holm launches a great knee when she finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Rousey stumbles backwards and Holly Holm shoots an incredible takedown!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Rousey to defend herself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Rousey.
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Knee) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/14 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 159 s
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 243 s
They were tissilly, tassling around on the ground for a bit with minimal effect for either...then they stood. Holm kicked. Ronda died. RIP Ronda. That is all.
Ronda Rousey looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Steve Mazzagatti.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Holm and Rousey move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
Rousey grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Holm
Holm breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over Holm
Holm tries to close her guard around Rousey
She succeeds!
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Holm
Rousey is in closed guard... Holm tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Holm's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Holm tries to cover her face,
The clock says 1:05 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Holly Holm rolls Ronda Rousey to her stomach and takes her back!
Holm is in rear mount over Rousey
Ronda Rousey launches a few punches to Holm's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Holm tries to cover her face,
Holm is in rear mount over Rousey
Rousey has Holm controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Holm is unable to move under Rousey control.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Rousey
Holly Holm aggressively and repeatedly punches Rousey.
Good job by Rousey blocking and slipping the blows.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Rousey
Holm 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 Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) is cheering her!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey attempts to trap Holly Holm in her guard.
Holly Holm keeps control and remains in side mount.
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Holly Holm aggressively and repeatedly punches Rousey.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to stand up!
Holm doesn't allow her!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to stand up!
Holm doesn't allow her!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Rousey tries to stand up!
Holm doesn't allow her!
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Holm throws a few hammer fists to the face of Ronda Rousey
Blocked by Rousey.
Holm misses a step and Ronda Rousey sees an opportunity to counter her!
Rousey measures the resilience of Holm's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Holm blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nationwide Arena (Columbus, Ohio) are cheering for the fighters.
Rousey steps backwards away from Holly Holm. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Holly Holm launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Rousey blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Ronda Rousey's cheek! Rousey stumbles and the falls to the mat!
Rousey's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Rousey has a small cut in her Left cheek
That punishment by Holly Holm has left Rousey staggered! Holly Holm should try push forward now and finish this!
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Ronda Rousey launches an up-kick intended for Holly Holm's head...
Holm leans out of the way.
The clock says 3:35 in the 1 round
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Rousey tries to hit Holly Holm with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Nice kick. Holm steps backwards trying to find a way to use her advantage now.
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Holm launches a kick to Rousey's thigh
Loud pop!
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Holm launches a kick to Rousey's thigh
Loud pop!
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Rousey tries to hit Holly Holm with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Holm dodges that
Holm is trying to counter now!
Holm launches a kick to Rousey's thigh
Loud pop!
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Ronda Rousey kicks her legs trying to keep Holly Holm away.
No damage done by those kicks.
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Rousey tries to hit Holly Holm with a kick to her knee from the ground.
Holm dodges that
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Holly Holm tries to take advantage...
Holm launches a kick to Rousey's thigh
Loud pop!
Holm is standing while Rousey is on the ground on her back
Holly Holm creates space and allows Ronda Rousey to stand up.
Ronda Rousey is on her feet again.
Holly Holm fakes a punch and launches herself over Rousey!
Nice move by Holm who clinches and pushes Rousey against the cage
Rousey doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Holly Holm embrace and tries to move away...
Holly Holm pushes Rousey forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Rousey tries to break the clinch... Holly Holm launches a great knee when she finds a narrow space!
Awesome impact! Rousey stumbles backwards and Holly Holm shoots an incredible takedown!
Steve Mazzagatti is asking Rousey to defend herself! Steve Mazzagatti jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Rousey.
Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Knee) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 1/1 (100%)
Kicks 4/4 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/14 (29%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 159 s
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 243 s
They were tissilly, tassling around on the ground for a bit with minimal effect for either...then they stood. Holm kicked. Ronda died. RIP Ronda. That is all.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!