Post by The Sandmen on Feb 7, 2016 1:41:09 GMT -5
Jessica Eye looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
Tara LaRosa raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
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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The fight gets underway.
LaRosa throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Tara LaRosa leans forwards and tries to grapple with Eye
LaRosa shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jessica Eye tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Eye circles out and slips free of Tara LaRosa's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
LaRosa is holding Jessica Eye's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye breaths deeply while on the ground
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes LaRosa's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
LaRosa put Jessica Eye in closed guard.
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over LaRosa
Eye is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Jessica Eye!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Eye 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.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
Eye tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to show some ground skills
Jessica Eye put LaRosa in half guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa was tooling Jessica Eye for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jessica Eye lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
LaRosa tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Eye from the side mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll on the ground...
LaRosa knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Jessica Eye gets her hips out and gets to full guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Eye seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Quick hook by Jessica Eye
glances off LaRosa's arms.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
LaRosa is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Jessica Eye is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Eye
She succeeds!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over LaRosa
Eye tries to escape from closed guard...
LaRosa waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jessica Eye! She is reversed and nor Tara LaRosa is on half guard!
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
LaRosa launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jessica Eye is not able to stop Eye ground skills and Tara LaRosa moves to side mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jessica Eye
Solid shots!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Eye's face!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Eye struggles and frees her leg!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Eye and LaRosa circle around the center of the cage.
Jessica Eye is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Some nice shots from Tara LaRosa
that stun Eye.
LaRosa is holding Jessica Eye's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye shows great balance while pushing away Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Jessica Eye tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Jessica Eye
surprises LaRosa!
LaRosa is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Jessica Eye efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Terrible one sided match... Eye was not ready to fight a fighter of Tara LaRosa caliber.
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Jessica Eye efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Jessica Eye efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
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 1:50 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
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 1:55 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Deep breaths from Jessica Eye who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
Eye tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Eye reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
LaRosa blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Jessica Eye tries to close the guard.
Eye put Tara LaRosa in closed guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Eye
LaRosa is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Tara LaRosa uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Eye
Deep breaths from Jessica Eye who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
That hit LaRosa who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Eye
LaRosa tries to escape from the closed guard
Tara LaRosa any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Eye reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
LaRosa blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Eye switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
LaRosa struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
LaRosa tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Eye from the side mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to escape from the full mount...
Eye struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Jessica Eye to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye
LaRosa tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Eye! LaRosa has one hook in and keeps working!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye 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 Eye.
Nicely done! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye with two hooks in
Jessica Eye 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.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Eye!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Jessica Eye's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye with two hooks in
LaRosa works on the ground with her fingers over Eye's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye with two hooks in
Terrible one sided match... Eye was not ready to fight a fighter of Tara LaRosa caliber.
LaRosa is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye with two hooks in
Tara LaRosa hovers above Eye
Good punches to Eye's body.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Eye!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Jessica Eye's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Quick hook by Tara LaRosa
Good shot! Eye has reasons to be worried.
Eye's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A right hand from Jessica Eye
gets deflected.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa throws an uppercut
Eye slips it.
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Eye is holding Tara LaRosa's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tara LaRosa shows great balance while pushing away Jessica Eye
Eye leads with a punch
Tara LaRosa avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Brilliant combination from Tara LaRosa
that forces Eye to try and defend better.
Tara LaRosa tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jessica Eye jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Jessica Eye moves forward looking for some grappling action
Eye has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jessica Eye is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
LaRosa doesn't let Eye get in on her legs.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
LaRosa takes a break to breathe while holding Jessica Eye.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Eye grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
LaRosa struggles... Jessica Eye is unable to take her down
Eye misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
Crisp uppercut by LaRosa followed by a hard jab
Jessica Eye stumbles back.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Eye studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 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 Eye
LaRosa tries to move to full mount
LaRosa succeeds
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 LaRosa's moves.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye 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 side mount over Jessica Eye
Deep breaths from Jessica Eye who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 LaRosa's moves.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
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 3:45 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye is moving on the ground...
LaRosa tries to counter Eye's moves on the ground.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls her over and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye
Eye 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 Eye with one hook in
Eye tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Tara LaRosa shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Jessica Eye is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull LaRosa into her guard.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Eye
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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) is cheering her!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Quick hook by Tara LaRosa
Good shot! Eye has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Jessica Eye's Nose
LaRosa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jessica Eye didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Eye breaths deeply while on the ground
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
LaRosa sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
LaRosa moves on the ground
Tara LaRosa moves to side mount
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to show some ground skills
LaRosa uses her strength to keep LaRosa at a disadvantage
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Jessica Eye efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Eye tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Jessica Eye.
LaRosa defends.
Tara LaRosa closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
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 Eye
Eye tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She is not able to do it
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Eye tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She is not able to do it
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa pushes Jessica Eye against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
LaRosa jumps and tries to free her leg! Eye doesn't allow this but Tara LaRosa is able to get half guard here.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
LaRosa is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Jessica Eye's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Tara LaRosa work her BJJ game.
LaRosa gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Jessica Eye! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Jessica Eye doesn't defend herself!
Eye has a small cut in her Nose
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
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 Jessica Eye
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 4:05 in the 4 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
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 Jessica Eye
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 Jessica Eye
Eye tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye works on the ground with her fingers over LaRosa's face
LaRosa shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls her over and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye
Eye 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 Eye with one hook in
Tara LaRosa tries to open Eye's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Tara LaRosa. Eye is unable to cover herself now!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 5
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LaRosa leads with a punch
Jessica Eye avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
LaRosa grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Jessica Eye 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 LaRosa's moves.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Jessica Eye 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 LaRosa's moves.
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa was tooling Jessica Eye for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jessica Eye lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Eye tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She succeeds!
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Eye
LaRosa is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Tara LaRosa uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Jessica Eye's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
LaRosa doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Jessica Eye's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Jessica Eye to her stomach and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye
Eye 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.
The clock says 2:20 in the 5 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye
Jessica Eye 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 LaRosa's moves.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
LaRosa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jessica Eye didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
LaRosa sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
LaRosa tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Jessica Eye's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:15 in the 5 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to show some ground skills
LaRosa uses her strength to keep LaRosa at a disadvantage
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Jessica Eye efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:05 in the 5 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll on the ground...
LaRosa knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
A high kick from Jessica Eye
misses badly. Eye slips and falls!
LaRosa is standing while Eye is on the ground on her back
Tara LaRosa opts to go after her opponent and jumps inside Eye's guard.
Eye didn't see that coming. LaRosa is in open guard over Eye now.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
LaRosa moves on the ground
Tara LaRosa moves to side mount
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to show some ground skills
LaRosa uses her strength to keep LaRosa at a disadvantage
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Tara LaRosa, but it's close.
Winner is Tara LaRosa by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Jessica Eye
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 1/13 (8%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1088 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 8/10 (80%)
GnP strikes 18/22 (82%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1078 s
Kind of a stalemate. But they felt LaRosa won. So I guess she won.
Tara LaRosa raises her fists in her corner. She seems confident.
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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The fight gets underway.
LaRosa throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Tara LaRosa leans forwards and tries to grapple with Eye
LaRosa shows her clinching skills. Both fighters are clinching now.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Jessica Eye tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Eye circles out and slips free of Tara LaRosa's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
LaRosa is holding Jessica Eye's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye breaths deeply while on the ground
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
She pushes LaRosa's knee away and tries to roll! Nice move to get half guard!
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa tries to close the guard.
LaRosa put Jessica Eye in closed guard.
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over LaRosa
Eye is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Jessica Eye!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Eye 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.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
Eye tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to show some ground skills
Jessica Eye put LaRosa in half guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa was tooling Jessica Eye for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jessica Eye lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
LaRosa tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Eye from the side mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll on the ground...
LaRosa knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Jessica Eye gets her hips out and gets to full guard.
Steve Mazzagatti has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Eye seems hesitant as if she would give the initiative to her opponent.
Quick hook by Jessica Eye
glances off LaRosa's arms.
The clock says 3:30 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
LaRosa is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Jessica Eye is in open guard over LaRosa
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Eye
She succeeds!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Jessica Eye is in closed guard over LaRosa
Eye tries to escape from closed guard...
LaRosa waits for the moment and tries to roll! Too late for Jessica Eye! She is reversed and nor Tara LaRosa is on half guard!
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
LaRosa launches a few fake punches and tries to escape!
Jessica Eye is not able to stop Eye ground skills and Tara LaRosa moves to side mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Jessica Eye
Solid shots!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Eye's face!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Eye struggles and frees her leg!
Steve Mazzagatti separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Eye and LaRosa circle around the center of the cage.
Jessica Eye is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Some nice shots from Tara LaRosa
that stun Eye.
LaRosa is holding Jessica Eye's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye shows great balance while pushing away Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa gets sloppy and Jessica Eye tries to take advantage...
A right hand from Jessica Eye
surprises LaRosa!
LaRosa is holding Jessica Eye's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Jessica Eye loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Jessica Eye efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Terrible one sided match... Eye was not ready to fight a fighter of Tara LaRosa caliber.
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Jessica Eye efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Jessica Eye efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
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 1:50 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
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 1:55 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Deep breaths from Jessica Eye who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
Eye tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
She successfully moves to half guard!
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Eye reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
LaRosa blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Jessica Eye tries to close the guard.
Eye put Tara LaRosa in closed guard.
The clock says 2:35 in the 2 round
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Eye
LaRosa is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Tara LaRosa uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Eye
Deep breaths from Jessica Eye who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
That hit LaRosa who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Eye
LaRosa tries to escape from the closed guard
Tara LaRosa any adventage in the ground.
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Eye reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
LaRosa blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Eye switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
LaRosa struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
LaRosa tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Eye from the side mount!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to escape from the full mount...
Eye struggles and pushes her opponent maybe a bit anxiously
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Jessica Eye to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye
LaRosa tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Eye! LaRosa has one hook in and keeps working!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye 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 Eye.
Nicely done! LaRosa now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye with two hooks in
Jessica Eye 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.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Eye!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Jessica Eye's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye with two hooks in
LaRosa works on the ground with her fingers over Eye's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye with two hooks in
Terrible one sided match... Eye was not ready to fight a fighter of Tara LaRosa caliber.
LaRosa is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye with two hooks in
Tara LaRosa hovers above Eye
Good punches to Eye's body.
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye with two hooks in
LaRosa tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Eye!
LaRosa has one of her arm over Jessica Eye's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.
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Round 3
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Quick hook by Tara LaRosa
Good shot! Eye has reasons to be worried.
Eye's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
both landing but without much steam behind the shots.
A right hand from Jessica Eye
gets deflected.
The clock says 0:40 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa throws an uppercut
Eye slips it.
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Eye is holding Tara LaRosa's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tara LaRosa shows great balance while pushing away Jessica Eye
Eye leads with a punch
Tara LaRosa avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Brilliant combination from Tara LaRosa
that forces Eye to try and defend better.
Tara LaRosa tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Jessica Eye jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Poorly executed technique. Jessica Eye looks to counter!
Jessica Eye moves forward looking for some grappling action
Eye has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Jessica Eye is in good position and is looking to change levels for the takedown...
LaRosa doesn't let Eye get in on her legs.
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
LaRosa takes a break to breathe while holding Jessica Eye.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
Eye grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
LaRosa struggles... Jessica Eye is unable to take her down
Eye misses a step and Tara LaRosa sees an opportunity to counter her!
Crisp uppercut by LaRosa followed by a hard jab
Jessica Eye stumbles back.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Eye studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 2:20 in the 3 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 Eye
LaRosa tries to move to full mount
LaRosa succeeds
The clock says 2:40 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 LaRosa's moves.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye 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 side mount over Jessica Eye
Deep breaths from Jessica Eye who tries a hammer punch to LaRosa's ribs.
LaRosa blocks those punches
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 LaRosa's moves.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
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 3:45 in the 3 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye is moving on the ground...
LaRosa tries to counter Eye's moves on the ground.
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls her over and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye
Eye 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 Eye with one hook in
Eye tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Tara LaRosa shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Jessica Eye is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull LaRosa into her guard.
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Eye
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 Sudbury Community Arena (Sudbury, Ontario) is cheering her!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa throws a lot of punches
some strikes get through.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was a close round.
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Round 4
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Quick hook by Tara LaRosa
Good shot! Eye has reasons to be worried.
There is a small laceration on Jessica Eye's Nose
LaRosa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jessica Eye didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Eye breaths deeply while on the ground
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
LaRosa sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
LaRosa moves on the ground
Tara LaRosa moves to side mount
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to show some ground skills
LaRosa uses her strength to keep LaRosa at a disadvantage
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Jessica Eye efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Eye tries to escape from the full mount...
Tara LaRosa is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 1:50 in the 4 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Steve Mazzagatti 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 Jessica Eye.
LaRosa defends.
Tara LaRosa closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
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 Eye
Eye tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She is not able to do it
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Eye tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She is not able to do it
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa pushes Jessica Eye against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
LaRosa jumps and tries to free her leg! Eye doesn't allow this but Tara LaRosa is able to get half guard here.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
LaRosa is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Steve Mazzagatti didn't see the foul!
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Jessica Eye's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Tara LaRosa work her BJJ game.
LaRosa gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Jessica Eye! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Jessica Eye doesn't defend herself!
Eye has a small cut in her Nose
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
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 Jessica Eye
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 4:05 in the 4 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
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 Jessica Eye
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 Jessica Eye
Eye tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Eye works on the ground with her fingers over LaRosa's face
LaRosa shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls her over and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye
Eye 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 Eye with one hook in
Tara LaRosa tries to open Eye's guard...
Great bombs from the top by Tara LaRosa. Eye is unable to cover herself now!
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 5
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LaRosa leads with a punch
Jessica Eye avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
LaRosa grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
The clock says 0:35 in the 5 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Jessica Eye 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 LaRosa's moves.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Jessica Eye 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 LaRosa's moves.
The clock says 1:00 in the 5 round
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa was tooling Jessica Eye for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Jessica Eye lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Eye tries to close her guard around LaRosa
She succeeds!
Tara LaRosa is in closed guard over Eye
LaRosa is in closed guard... Eye tries to roll on the ground!
Tara LaRosa uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Jessica Eye's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
LaRosa doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
The clock says 1:25 in the 5 round
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Jessica Eye's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Tara LaRosa rolls Jessica Eye to her stomach and takes her back!
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye
Eye 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.
The clock says 2:20 in the 5 round
LaRosa is in rear mount over Eye
Jessica Eye 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 LaRosa's moves.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
LaRosa fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Jessica Eye didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
LaRosa sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
LaRosa tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Eye
Tara LaRosa tries to pass Jessica Eye's guard...
Tara LaRosa manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 3:15 in the 5 round
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to show some ground skills
LaRosa uses her strength to keep LaRosa at a disadvantage
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye attempts to trap Tara LaRosa in her guard.
Tara LaRosa keeps control and remains in side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Jessica Eye.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
LaRosa tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Tara LaRosa controls the situation despite Jessica Eye efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 4:05 in the 5 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye 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 Jessica Eye
Jessica Eye tries to roll on the ground...
LaRosa knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Steve Mazzagatti 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.
A high kick from Jessica Eye
misses badly. Eye slips and falls!
LaRosa is standing while Eye is on the ground on her back
Tara LaRosa opts to go after her opponent and jumps inside Eye's guard.
Eye didn't see that coming. LaRosa is in open guard over Eye now.
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Eye
LaRosa moves on the ground
Tara LaRosa moves to side mount
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Jessica Eye
Eye tries to show some ground skills
LaRosa uses her strength to keep LaRosa at a disadvantage
LaRosa tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Jessica Eye...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
This round is maybe for Tara LaRosa, but it's close.
Winner is Tara LaRosa by Unanimous decision
Statistics: Jessica Eye
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 1/4 (25%)
GnP strikes 1/13 (8%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 1088 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 14/17 (82%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 8/10 (80%)
GnP strikes 18/22 (82%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 1078 s
Kind of a stalemate. But they felt LaRosa won. So I guess she won.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!