Rousey vs. Holm

Ronda Rousey looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
Holly Holm looks at the ground while she does her calming exercises. She knows she can not fail this night.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Holly Holm is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if she loses today.
Ronda Rousey comes with a 3 fight losing streak.
The referee of the bout is Mark Smith.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Ronda Rousey fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Ronda Rousey and Holm engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Holly Holm is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:35 in the 1 round
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm won't budge, forcing Randa Roosey to pull guard.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Randa Roosey
Holm struggles on the ground and tries to break Ronda Rousey's guard...
Holly Holm is in Randa Roosey open guard now
Holly Holm is in open guard over Randa Roosey
Randa Roosey tries to close her guard around Holm
She is not able to do it
Holly Holm is in open guard over Randa Roosey
Holm moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in half guard over Randa Roosey
Holly Holm tries to free her leg
Holly Holm uses some of her skill by jumping out of Randa Roosey's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Holm tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Holm tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Holly Holm controls the situation despite Ronda Rousey efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Holly Holm tries to better her position on the ground...
Holm is in a great position to begin a nice round of pounding!
Holly Holm is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Holly Holm keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Holly Holm is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Randa Roosey tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Holly Holm doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Holm is trying to counter now!
Holly Holm launches a few punches to Randa Roosey
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
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 Randa Roosey
Holm breaths deeply while on the ground
Holm is in rear mount over Randa Roosey
Holm tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Randa Roosey! Holm has one hook in and keeps working!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Holm is in rear mount over Randa Roosey with one hook in
Holm has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Randa Roosey.
Nicely done! Holm now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Holm is in rear mount over Randa Roosey with two hooks in
Holm tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Randa Roosey!
Randa Roosey adopts the turtle defense and Holm is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
The clock says 3:00 in the 1 round
Holm is in rear mount over Randa Roosey with two hooks in
Holm works on the ground with her fingers over Randa Roosey's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Mark Smith didn't see that!
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Holm is in rear mount over Randa Roosey with two hooks in
Randa Roosey is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Holm tries to use some of her tricky moves but Holm's is smart enough to counter her.
Mark Smith 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.
Randa Roosey steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Ronda Rousey tries to bring the fight to the ground
Holm won't budge, forcing Randa Roosey to pull guard.
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Randa Roosey
Holm is in closed guard... Randa Roosey tries to roll on the ground!
Holly Holm uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Holm is trying to counter now!
Holly Holm throws a flurry of punches at Randa Roosey...
A lot of them are hitting Randa Roosey's face
Holly Holm is in closed guard over Randa Roosey
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 Ericsson Globe (Stockholm, Sweden) is cheering her!
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Holm breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in side mount over Ronda Rousey
Holly Holm looks to mount Ronda Rousey...
Holly Holm slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Holly Holm is in full mount over Ronda Rousey
Ronda Rousey tries to roll to her side and trap Holly Holm in her guard...
Holly Holm rolls her over and takes her back!
Holm is in rear mount over Randa Roosey
Randa Roosey has given her back to Holly Holm who is trying to get one hook in!
Holly Holm has one hook in!
Holm is in rear mount over Randa Roosey with one hook in
Randa Roosey is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Holm tries to use some of her tricky moves but Holm's is smart enough to counter her.
Holm is in rear mount over Randa Roosey with one hook in
Randa Roosey has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Randa Roosey is unable to find a way to scape from this.
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Holm is in rear mount over Randa Roosey with one hook in
Randa Roosey is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Holm tries to use some of her tricky moves but Holm's is smart enough to counter her.
Randa Roosey misses a step and Holly Holm sees an opportunity to counter her!
Holly Holm throws a flurry of punches at Randa Roosey...
A lot of them are hitting Randa Roosey's face
Mark Smith tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.



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Round 2
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Randa Roosey looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Holly Holm's punches
Randa Roosey is on the receiving end of a great combo by Holm.
Randa Roosey's Right cheek is beginning to swell
Holly Holm moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Holm decides to launch some tentative punches
Holly Holm takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Holm studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Holm throws a low kick
She switches targets and lands a superb body kick!
Holly Holm moves forward and launches a high kick!
Vicious high kick!
Randa Roosey has a small cut in her Left cheek
Holly Holm fakes a move and launches a liver kick!
That almost wrenches Ronda Rousey! I'm sure that her liver will be sore tomorrow.
Mark Smith is asking Randa Roosey to defend herself! Mark Smith jumps in between the fighters and stops the punishment for Randa Roosey.
Hard blow to Randa Roosey's mid-section, she seems hurt

Winner is Holly Holm by TKO (Middle kick) at 1:09 Round 2

Statistics: Ronda Rousey
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/2 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 246 s

Statistics: Holly Holm
Punches 8/11 (73%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 11/14 (79%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 246 s

Rousey needs toughness. I don’t think she has the health bar to even start working offensively before she is in danger and fighting for survival. Decent finish from Holms though.