STRIKEFORCE:
Tate vs. Rousey - Results
RONDA
ROUSEY CAPTURES STRIKEFORCE WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIPVIA FIRST-ROUND ARMBAR SUBMISSIONOVER
MIESHA TATE
03-04-2012
Pancrase Newswire
Denver,
Broomfield, CO
From the Nationwide Arena
in Columbus, Ohio.
Ronda
Rousey (5-0), of Venice, Calif. won the
STRIKEFORCE Women’s Bantamweight Championship with
her fifth straight victory – and fifth straight
first-round submission via armbar - over Miesha
Tate (12-3), of Yakima, Wash. at 4:27 of round
one from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
Josh Thomson (19-4, 1 NC), of San Jose,
Calif., scored a unanimous decision with title
implications in the lightweight division over KJ
Noons (10-4), of San Diego, Calif., by the
scores of 29-28 three times.
Kazuo Misaki (25-11-2, 1 NC), of Tokyo,
Japan, won a bloody split decision over Paul
Daley (29-12-2), of Nottingham, England. The
scores were 30-27, 29-28 for Misaki and 29-28 for
Daley.
*Lumumba
Sayers
(6-2), of Denver, Colo. submitted Scott Smith
(18-10, 1 NC), of Elk Grove, Calif., via guillotine
choke after catching him with a highlight reel back
body drop.
“Jacare” Souza (15-3, 1 NC), of Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil, submitted Bristol Marunde
(15-7), of Las Vegas, Nev., via arm triangle choke
at 2:43 in the third round.
Sarah Kaufman (15-1), Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada, won a majority decision with title
implications in the women’s bantamweight division
over Alexis Davis (11-5), of Jensen Beach,
Fla., by the scores of 29-28 two times and 29-29.
Roger Bowling (11-2), of Cincinnati, Ohio,
stopped Brandon Saling (8-6), of Byesville,
Ohio, on strikes in the second round.
Pat Healy (29-17), of Portland, Oregon,
submitted Caros Fodor (7-1, 1 NC), of
Kirkland, Wash., at 3:35 in the third round.
Ryan Couture (4-1), of Las Vegas, Nev.,
scored a TKO via referee stoppage due to strikes
over Conor Heun (9-5), of Hollywood, Calif.,
at 2:52 of round three
*Pancrase
Submission Wrestling Champion (Edge MMA)
