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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Helgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rousey comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be fireworks!
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169 lbs
45 - 20 - 0 |
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174 lbs
20 - 19 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bjorn Helgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Ronald Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rousey swings for the body but Helgi moves out of range.
Helgi lands a nice hook to Rousey's body. Rousey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Helgi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rousey.
Rousey tries a head kick but it misses.
Helgi lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Ronald Rousey has been cut.
Helgi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rousey.
It looks like Bjorn Helgi has been cut.
Helgi lands a jab.
Helgi looks to throw the jab but Rousey is out of range.
Rousey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Helgi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rousey in his tracks.
Rousey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Helgi circles away.
Rousey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Helgi.
Rousey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rousey wants to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helgi misses with a head kick.
Rousey feints the counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Helgi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rousey's calf.
Bjorn Helgi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Helgi, as that shot connected.
Helgi lands a glancing blow to the side of Rousey's head.
Helgi scoring well with a low kick there.
Helgi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rousey blocks a low kick nicely.
Rousey feints the counter takedown.
Rousey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Helgi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Helgi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rousey avoids the head kick by Helgi.
Helgi lands a head shot.
Rousey avoids the head kick by Helgi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Helgi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rousey changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bjorn Helgi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Helgi misses with an uppercut
and Rousey counters with a shoot takedown. Helgi fights it but they end up in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Helgi pulls Rousey in to control the position.
Helgi wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rousey is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Rousey pushes down on Helgi's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Helgi is trying to get back to full guard.
Rousey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rousey thows a huge punch but Helgi dodges it nicely.
Rousey is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Helgi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rousey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Helgi wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rousey lands a nice short elbow.
Rousey prevents Helgi from improving his position.
Rousey working Helgi over with strikes.
Rousey prevents Helgi from standing back up.
Rousey wants to work for an arm triangle but Helgi is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rousey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey seems to be working for a kimura but Helgi defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Helgi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Helgi keeping full guard, as Rousey tries to pass.
Helgi has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Helgi is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjorn Helgi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Helgi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Helgi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Helgi swings for the body but Rousey moves out of range.
Helgi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Helgi looks to land a right hand but Rousey moved out of range.
Rousey tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Rousey tries to work over Helgi's front leg with a kick but Helgi checks it.
Helgi with a nice cross.
Rousey tries to clinch but Helgi is having none of it.
Helgi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rousey scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helgi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rousey was well out of range. Poor timing from Helgi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rousey scores with a leg kick.
Helgi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rousey has time to react.
Helgi misses with a hook to the body
so Rousey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Helgi is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Rousey presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey prevents a body shot from Helgi.
Rousey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Helgi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rousey can do to turn this around?
Rousey tries to pull guard but Helgi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rousey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Helgi presses Rousey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Helgi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rousey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Helgi.
Helgi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Helgi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rousey lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on Rousey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Helgi tries to work over Rousey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Helgi lands a body punch.
Rousey is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Helgi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Helgi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Helgi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rousey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Helgi presses Rousey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rousey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Helgi backwards.
Rousey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Helgi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rousey throws a low kick, looking for Helgi's leg but Helgi calmly moves out of range.
Helgi cracks Rousey with an open hand slap.
Rousey avoids the head kick by Helgi.
Rousey is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Helgi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bjorn Helgi is winning the standup battle so far.
Rousey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rousey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Helgi wants to stand back up but Rousey manages to pass into side control.
Rousey works to advance to full mount. Helgi defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Helgi tries to hold on but Rousey postures up.
Rousey is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Helgi has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rousey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Helgi is trying to escape the mount.
Rousey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Helgi?
Rousey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Helgi is looking to escape.
Helgi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rousey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Helgi is rocked!
Rousey looking to control but Helgi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Helgi is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rousey loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Helgi scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rousey land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rousey stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Rousey!
After winning the bout, Ronald Rousey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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