Ronda Rousey Just Got KTFO

[zorg1000]

Johnw1104 said:

zorg1000 said:

The thing is, Ronda is a Judoku, in order to perform Judo throws u have to be in a clinch, the only way for Ronda to get into the clinch is to come forward or for her opponent to come forward. Holm is way too technical of a boxer to come rushing forward like Ronda's last few opponents, she used great footwork to maintain distance and used straight punches & kicks to keep Ronda away so she had no choice but try brawling.

That's why wrestling is a faaaaarrrrr superior form of grappling for takedowns in MMA compared to Judo, u don't have to be in a clinch to initiate a takedown, u can level change and go for the legs so u can actually score takedowns from a distance in addition to throws.

That's interesting, didn't know that. I feel like I've seen her just bum rush girls in the past with almost 100% success, but she was probably fearing a punch or knee to the face lol

Still, Rousey didn't so much look like she was trying to back her into a corner or close the gap as she did like she was straight up boxing her. There never seemed to be any desperation as she was getting hit; she really stuck to her gameplan even when it was clearly not working.

Ya she has had success rushing forward in the past because her previous opponents didn't have to footwork or technical boxing to keep her at bay and made the mistake of rushing toward her as well. There was a thread a few weeks ago about this fight and I said this was going to be her toughest fight because Holm isn't dumb enough to rush forward and brawl/initiate a clinch like previous opponents. I still thought Ronda would eventually get it to the ground and get a submission but the one time she got it there Holm defended the armbar and got right back up to the feet.