Rousey vs. Kaufman

Ronda Rousey looks calm but knows she has a tough fight coming up.
Sarah Kaufman 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.
Sarah Kaufman comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.

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Round 1
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Ronda Rousey and Sarah Kaufman touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Some counter punches against Ronda Rousey
land while she's on her bicycle.
The clock says 0:25 in the 1 round
Sarah Kaufman closes the distance with her opponent wanting some action.
Kaufman is holding Ronda Rousey's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Ronda Rousey shows great balance while pushing away Sarah Kaufman
Rousey is holding Sarah Kaufman's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sarah Kaufman loses balance and goes to the ground.
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Ronda Rousey isolates Sarah Kaufman's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Sarah Kaufman is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Kaufman tries to show some ground skills
Sarah Kaufman put Rousey in half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman tries to close the guard.
Kaufman put Ronda Rousey in closed guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Kaufman
Rousey is in closed guard... Kaufman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Kaufman tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sarah Kaufman controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Sarah Kaufman rolls Ronda Rousey to her stomach and takes her back!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Rousey
Kaufman tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Rousey! Kaufman has one hook in and keeps working!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Rousey with one hook in
Kaufman has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Rousey.
Nicely done! Kaufman now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Rousey with two hooks in
Kaufman tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Rousey!
Rousey adopts the turtle defense and Kaufman is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Rousey with two hooks in
Kaufman tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Rousey!
Kaufman has one of her arm over Ronda Rousey's shoulder and is ready for a RNC!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Rousey with two hooks in
Kaufman is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Rousey, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Kaufman moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
Kaufman is in rear mount over Rousey with two hooks in
Kaufman is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Rousey, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Kaufman moves looking to sink a rear naked choke and finish this.
The clock says 2:30 in the 1 round
Kaufman is in rear mount over Rousey with two hooks in
Rousey is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Rousey holds Sarah Kaufman's arm over her shoulder and then rolls on the ground. Incredible move to get a half mount!
Ronda Rousey is in side mount over Sarah Kaufman
Kaufman tries to show some ground skills
Sarah Kaufman put Rousey in half guard.
Ronda Rousey is in half guard over Kaufman
Sarah Kaufman attempts to move to full guard
Sarah Kaufman manages to switch to full guard.
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Kaufman
Rousey is in closed guard... Kaufman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Kaufman suddenly holds Ronda Rousey's arm and tries an armbar!
Rousey can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Sarah Kaufman!
Ronda Rousey is in closed guard over Kaufman
Rousey is in closed guard... Kaufman tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Ronda Rousey!
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Sarah Kaufman tries to better her position on the ground...
Kaufman is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Sarah Kaufman in her guard...
Sarah Kaufman keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Kaufman tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sarah Kaufman controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Sarah Kaufman rolls Ronda Rousey to her stomach and takes her back!
Kaufman is in rear mount over Rousey
Rousey has Kaufman controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Kaufman is unable to move under Rousey control.
Ronda Rousey gets sloppy and Sarah Kaufman tries to take advantage...
Kaufman tries to open up Ronda Rousey's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Rousey in the side of the head
Kaufman is in rear mount over Rousey
Sarah Kaufman positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Rousey's abdomen
The clock says 4:25 in the 1 round
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Sarah Kaufman is cooling the fight on the ground
Sarah Kaufman is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey 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 Kaufman's moves.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Sarah Kaufman moves forward looking for some grappling action
Kaufman has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Ronda Rousey slightly pushes Kaufman into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters and tells them to continue fighting.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
This round is maybe for Sarah Kaufman, but it's close.



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Round 2
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Rousey and Kaufman circle around the center of the cage.
Crisp uppercut by Kaufman followed by a hard jab
Ronda Rousey stumbles back.
The clock says 0:40 in the 2 round
A right hand from Sarah Kaufman
makes Rousey stumble back!
Rousey's Right eye is beginning to swell
Ronda Rousey attempts a sweep single...
Sarah Kaufman was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Solid jabs from Sarah Kaufman.
Nice punches.
Some counter punches against Ronda Rousey
land while she's on her bicycle.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Rousey steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Ronda Rousey shoots for a double leg takedown!
Sarah Kaufman sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Some counter punches against Ronda Rousey
land while she's on her bicycle.
A punch from Sarah Kaufman
grazes Rousey's left cheek.
Rousey is not showing a great technique with that low kick...
Kaufman is smart enough to block that one.
Sarah Kaufman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Ronda Rousey takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Sarah Kaufman!
Rousey is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Solid jabs from Sarah Kaufman.
Nice punches.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kaufman won't budge, forcing Rousey to pull guard.
Sarah Kaufman is in closed guard over Rousey
Kaufman works on the ground with her fingers over Rousey's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mario Yamasaki saw it!
Mario Yamasaki takes away one point from Sarah Kaufman for eye poke.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to give Rousey time to recover. Ronda Rousey seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
Kaufman steps backwards away from Ronda Rousey. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Kaufman looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Ronda Rousey's punches
Rousey is on the receiving end of a great combo by Kaufman.
Sarah Kaufman fires an unorthodox punch to Rousey's torso
that hits its mark.
The clock says 3:45 in the 2 round
Terrible one sided match... Rousey was not ready to fight a fighter of Sarah Kaufman caliber.
Sarah Kaufman is measuring Rousey with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
Kaufman pushes Ronda Rousey and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Sarah Kaufman fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The two exchange wildly
Kaufman is connecting with a few punches
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
Kaufman won't budge, forcing Rousey to pull guard.
The clock says 4:30 in the 2 round
Sarah Kaufman is in closed guard over Rousey
Ronda Rousey struggles to not give her opponent a chance to recover
Sarah Kaufman is in closed guard over Rousey
Terrible one sided match... Rousey was not ready to fight a fighter of Sarah Kaufman caliber.
Kaufman struggles on the ground and tries to break Ronda Rousey's guard...
Sarah Kaufman is in Rousey open guard now
The clock says 4:55 in the 2 round
Sarah Kaufman is in open guard over Rousey
Kaufman moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Mario Yamasaki separates the fighters as the round concludes. The fighters shake hands as they head back to their corners.
I can't give the advantage to either fighter in that round.



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Round 3
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The clock says 0:10 in the 3 round
The two exchange wildly
Kaufman is connecting with a few punches
Sarah Kaufman has seen better days.
Kaufman moves backwards and Ronda Rousey is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The clock says 0:35 in the 3 round
Body kick by Sarah Kaufman...
just grazes her opponent.
Ronda Rousey is fading quickly.
The two exchange wildly
Kaufman is connecting with a few punches
Ronda Rousey tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Sarah Kaufman jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Kaufman tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Sarah Kaufman moves forward and launches a low kick.
Hard blow to Rousey's right thigh
That punishment by Sarah Kaufman has left Rousey staggered! Sarah Kaufman should try push forward now and finish this!
A high kick from Sarah Kaufman
glances off Rousey.
Ronda Rousey seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Sarah Kaufman!
Some counter punches against Ronda Rousey
land while she's on her bicycle.
Kaufman is gassing out... Too bad. Her performance may be going down from here.
Sarah Kaufman fires an unorthodox punch to Rousey's torso
that hits its mark.
The ref pulls off Sarah Kaufman! Rousey seems confused and a bit dazed as the bell sounds the bout over.

Winner is Sarah Kaufman by TKO (Body punch) at 1:33 Round 3

Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/6 (17%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 282 s

Statistics: Sarah Kaufman
Punches 33/37 (89%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 282 s

This was a close fight, even though it wasn’t. Kaufman’s lack of toughness (health bar) meant she was close to being finished, even though Rousey almost literally didn’t touch her. Interesting finish with the body punches though. Always a fan of those.