Holly fought to her strengths and handled the pressure like a champ.
Rousey fought a HORRIBLE fight with what looked like no game plan other than to rush in with chin exposed in a straight line. What amazed me was RR's corner after the first round what they said to her. I expected them to give her hell for being too aggressive and careless. Thought they would tell her to calm down and stop chasing - RR needed make the fight slower to catch her breath and make Holly come forward and then look for clinches and takedowns. But no. The corner praised Rhonda and asked for more. In all my years of watching combat sports it's the single worst corner advice I've ever heard. Obviously looks like round one was actually their game plan. They wanted RR to rush in toward a world champion counter striker boxer. Incredible.
I take nothing away from Holly - she fought an amazing fight and it's good for MMA. But RR fought like a complete amateur while forgetting her strengths and the scary part is that it appears that was the gameplan. Wow.
Rousey fought a HORRIBLE fight with what looked like no game plan other than to rush in with chin exposed in a straight line. What amazed me was RR's corner after the first round what they said to her. I expected them to give her hell for being too aggressive and careless. Thought they would tell her to calm down and stop chasing - RR needed make the fight slower to catch her breath and make Holly come forward and then look for clinches and takedowns. But no. The corner praised Rhonda and asked for more. In all my years of watching combat sports it's the single worst corner advice I've ever heard. Obviously looks like round one was actually their game plan. They wanted RR to rush in toward a world champion counter striker boxer. Incredible.
I take nothing away from Holly - she fought an amazing fight and it's good for MMA. But RR fought like a complete amateur while forgetting her strengths and the scary part is that it appears that was the gameplan. Wow.
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