...I'm gonna go for my girl Ronda. I think her intensity, aggressiveness, stellar hip tosses and superior groundgame will be the factor. Ronda has a good chin that will get tested. I just see Ronda coming out in a bull rush, clinching up fast with Sarah, then throwing down on a clean hip toss. If Ronda ragdolled Tate, (who is perhaps the best female wrestler), Sarah Kaufman will get tossed too. I would be surprised to see Sarah rock Ronda badly cause I'm sure Ronda won't even give her a chance to get off. If Rousey comes out of the gate like a rabid pitbull, swarms Kaufman, ties her up in a clinch and flop, there goes Sarah to the ground. Then it's just a matter of time. Sarah may get back to her feet if she's lucky but I see Ronda tossing her on her ass again and then getting a submission finish. I'd love to see Ronda get a KO. I don't think she's quite there yet but this fight will be good without a doubt...
Can't see any other result than an arm bar. Ronda may get tagged a few times but she can take 'em and get her down eventually. Once Kaufman's down I think it's only a matter of time.
"IF" Ronda can get it to the ground, she will. Bronze medal in Judo, she's an exceptional grappler, she will get it to the ground, and she will win by submission. Well, for the future of WMMA I hope that's the case, WMMA has no chance of reaching the UFC level without Rousey at the helm.
Hmm, i was tempted to get some sleep before the main card, but the prelims start in 15 mins and i cant sleep knowing fights are on, let alone knowing that Rousey v Kaufman is only hours away.. Looks like im staying up then!
EDIT: Main card must start at 3am GMT then as its nearly 1am here..
kaufman has this. She need to stay away from the clinch, stick and move and she will be alright. Tate fought a dumb fight clinching with Rousey and think Kaufman saw her mistakes.
That was pretty nuts, she came out and put that jab out there and transitioned to the clinch. That is some quality technique to get past Sarah's strength.
What makes her dangerous is her Judo game to take her opponents down. She tried two different throws then tripped her, transitioned to mount pretty much, locked in the arm bar and bam. That was all in a span of seconds.
Too bad we didn't get to see a couple of rounds. She should be careful of what she asks for in Cyborg. Not sure sure she can cut that much weight though...but that would be one bad ass fight from start to finish cuz Cyborg don't fawk around.
Rousey has some legit skills, she is so fluent in transitions and it just looks amazing how she pulls these grapples off. Thats olympic caliber for you!
...WOW! Damn! Damn! Ronda is freakin' mindblowing! Impressed is an understatement. Like JDS--- Ronda had the same bigtime intensity defending the belt. You know Yoda was seriously working with Sarah to prevent that arm from getting snatched but to no avail. Ronda rolling with the Diaz brothers and tossing Nate around in that Rousey all access show, serious high level stuff. When her Boxing tightens up, beyond the sky is the limit for Rousey. I posted a blueprint for the fight. Ronda pushed forward quickly, engaged the clinch, quick takedown, game over. Sarah didn't even get in a clean shot. When Ronda's boxing tightens up, she is very capable of pulling off a historic title defense run like Anderson....
...RONDA CALLING OUT CYBORG IS TOO COOL! Best female striker against the best female grappler...period. You know, since Dana made the decision to strip Cyborg of her belt, it's ironic that Ronda would call her out. I love Ronda but careful what you wish for. Calling out "Lil' Wandy" is wicked and risky. Man- Cyborg & Rousey could easily be a UFC co-main event. What is Dana waiting for?
I think Ronda's success comes from how good she is, but also from how bad the rest of the female fighters are. Kaufman couldn't defend a single thing. Ronda got the takedown, achieved mount and got an armbar like 10 or 15 seconds in. I would understand if Ronda mixed it up or used great timing etc. Nope. She ran across the cage and immediately got the clinch. Sarah knew EXACTLY what her gameplan was but couldn't stop it for even a second of the match.
Again, I recognize how good Ronda is but the talent gap in that division is ridiculous.
Two good fighters that blitz everyone within a round or two and the rest are shit.
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