Post by The Sandmen on Jan 27, 2016 17:23:36 GMT -5
Ronda Rousey raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
Sarah D'Alelio 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Ronda Rousey and Sarah D'Alelio touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Sarah D'Alelio is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over D'Alelio
As the fight continues it seems that Ronda Rousey is taking the best of the fight.
Rousey tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ronda Rousey fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Rousey's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rousey tries to cover her face,
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey isolates Sarah D'Alelio's right arm looking for an armbar...
Sarah D'Alelio manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Ronda Rousey lost her dominant position.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Rousey moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
That armbar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Sarah D'Alelio lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Ronda Rousey doesn't break the lock and Sarah D'Alelio is running out of time!
Crippling lock!
Sarah D'Alelio breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Ronda Rousey isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Rousey is locking that Kimura...
Rousey is locking that Kimura...
Sarah D'Alelio lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Ronda Rousey loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey attempts a triangle from bottom! Sarah D'Alelio slips out. Rousey quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
Sarah D'Alelio lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Ronda Rousey loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
Sarah D'Alelio 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.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Rousey rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Sarah D'Alelio. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
D'Alelio goes down.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over D'Alelio
Rousey tries to improve position.
D'Alelio adjusts and closes her guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Rousey shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
Rousey breaks the closed guard of Sarah D'Alelio and moves to half guard
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Ronda Rousey work her BJJ game.
Ronda Rousey looks to pass to mount...
Rousey slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Sarah D'Alelio.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
D'Alelio tries to escape from the full mount...
D'Alelio struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Sarah D'Alelio tries to take advantage...
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Rousey's cheek from the guard.
Ronda Rousey uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Rousey drills Sarah D'Alelio's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey fires a barrage of punches at D'Alelio's head!
This is bad! Rousey is just pounding on Sarah D'Alelio's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
D'Alelio tries to escape from the full mount...
D'Alelio struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Poorly executed technique. Sarah D'Alelio looks to counter!
D'Alelio measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Hard blow to Rousey's mid-section, she seems hurt
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Not a desiderable position that D'Alelio is in now. Ronda Rousey is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Rousey catch Sarah D'Alelio's left arm and tries a kimura
D'Alelio struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in D'Alelio's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Sarah D'Alelio holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ronda Rousey controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey storms over D'Alelio with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Rousey doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again D'Alelio's face with her elbows!
D'Alelio's Chin is beginning to swell
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey launches a barrage of elbows over D'Alelio's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if D'Alelio doesn't fight back!
That brutal impact left D'Alelio laid out on the mat! Ronda Rousey's corner come in to congratulate her!
D'Alelio's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Sarah D'Alelio's Left eye
Winner is Ronda Rousey by KO (Elbows) at 3:33 Round 1
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/17 (71%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 181 s
Statistics: Sarah D'Alelio
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 181 s
This was kinda weird. Ronda used submissions to soften up D’Alelio, then finished her with the KO elbow. Not really what I was expecting, both before and after the fight started. Interesting.
Sarah D'Alelio 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 Steve Mazzagatti.
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Round 1
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Ronda Rousey and Sarah D'Alelio touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Sarah D'Alelio is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Rousey into her guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over D'Alelio
As the fight continues it seems that Ronda Rousey is taking the best of the fight.
Rousey tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Ronda Rousey fakes a few punches and then slips one leg to get the half mount.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Rousey's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Rousey tries to cover her face,
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey isolates Sarah D'Alelio's right arm looking for an armbar...
Sarah D'Alelio manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Ronda Rousey lost her dominant position.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Rousey moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
That armbar from Ronda Rousey appears to be unbreakable
Sarah D'Alelio lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Ronda Rousey doesn't break the lock and Sarah D'Alelio is running out of time!
Crippling lock!
Sarah D'Alelio breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Ronda Rousey isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Rousey is locking that Kimura...
Rousey is locking that Kimura...
Sarah D'Alelio lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Ronda Rousey loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
Rousey doesn't allow her!
The clock says 1:25 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
Rousey attempts a triangle from bottom! Sarah D'Alelio slips out. Rousey quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
That Triangle to Armbar looks tight...
Sarah D'Alelio lifts her opponent from the ground displaying great power! And down she goes!
Ronda Rousey loses the lock after that incredible blow against the mat! What a slam!
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
Sarah D'Alelio 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.
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey
D'Alelio is in open guard over Rousey... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
That Kneebar looks tight...
Rousey rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Steve Mazzagatti halts the fight to stand up Sarah D'Alelio. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Mellon Arena (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 1:55 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
D'Alelio goes down.
Ronda Rousey is in open guard over D'Alelio
Rousey tries to improve position.
D'Alelio adjusts and closes her guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Rousey shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Ronda Rousey tries to better her position on the ground...
Rousey breaks the closed guard of Sarah D'Alelio and moves to half guard
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Ronda Rousey work her BJJ game.
Ronda Rousey looks to pass to mount...
Rousey slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Sarah D'Alelio.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
D'Alelio tries to escape from the full mount...
D'Alelio struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Sarah D'Alelio tries to take advantage...
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Rousey's cheek from the guard.
Ronda Rousey uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Rousey drills Sarah D'Alelio's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey fires a barrage of punches at D'Alelio's head!
This is bad! Rousey is just pounding on Sarah D'Alelio's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
D'Alelio tries to escape from the full mount...
D'Alelio struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Poorly executed technique. Sarah D'Alelio looks to counter!
D'Alelio measures the resilience of Rousey's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Rousey's side.
Hard blow to Rousey's mid-section, she seems hurt
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Not a desiderable position that D'Alelio is in now. Ronda Rousey is well knowed for her strong and relentless GnP.
Rousey catch Sarah D'Alelio's left arm and tries a kimura
D'Alelio struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in D'Alelio's eyes...
Crippling lock!
Sarah D'Alelio holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Ronda Rousey controls the situation despite Sarah D'Alelio efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Ronda Rousey storms over D'Alelio with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Rousey doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again D'Alelio's face with her elbows!
D'Alelio's Chin is beginning to swell
Ronda Rousey is in full mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Rousey launches a barrage of elbows over D'Alelio's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if D'Alelio doesn't fight back!
That brutal impact left D'Alelio laid out on the mat! Ronda Rousey's corner come in to congratulate her!
D'Alelio's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Sarah D'Alelio's Left eye
Winner is Ronda Rousey by KO (Elbows) at 3:33 Round 1
Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/17 (71%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 181 s
Statistics: Sarah D'Alelio
Punches 0/0 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 181 s
This was kinda weird. Ronda used submissions to soften up D’Alelio, then finished her with the KO elbow. Not really what I was expecting, both before and after the fight started. Interesting.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!