Get ready for an exciting night of UFC action from Melbourne, Australia.
UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey will put her title and perfect record on the line against Holly Holm in the main event of UFC 193 in front of a record-breaking crowd at Etihad Stadium. Holm, a former boxing champion, also is undefeated and could be the toughest opponent Rousey has faced.
Here’s a tale of the tape, via UFC.com.
The main event won’t start until around 12:30 a.m. ET, but we will have results from all the prior bouts here.
Be sure to check back here for a live blog of Rousey-Holm with round-by-round analysis. You can order it and watch with a live stream through NESN.com.
Rousey vs. Holm Live Round-By-Round Commentary
Pre-Fight: Rousey and Holm have made their way to the ring and are moments away from their UFC women’s bantamweight championship bout.
Round 1: The champion got lit up in Round 1. Holm landed countless strikes to Rousey’s head, leaving the champion noticeably flustered and in serious danger of losing her title.
Round 2: We have a new champion. Holm could not have fought better than she did in that match, and she managed to do what no one else has ever done — knock out Rousey.
ESPN’s stats and info department provided some interesting numbers that explain Holm’s shocking win.
The fight also made UFC history at the box office, according to president Dana White.
Holm definitely enjoyed herself, now that she’s the champ.
Valerie Letourneau vs. Joanna Jedrzejczyk Live Round-By-Round Commentary
Pre-Fight: Letourneau and Jedrzejczyk are just moments away from battling it out for the UFC strawweight championship. Jedrzejczyk is looking to keep her perfect record alive, and Letourneau is trying to pull off the upset.
Round 1: Letourneau earned the first takedown of the match roughly one minute in. The champ took control late in the round, though, thanks to two big kicks right to Letourneau’s face, including this one.
Round 2: Both fighters landed big blows in the second, but the challenger prevented three Jedrzejczyk kicks. It was a very even round.
Round 3: Jedrzejczyk landed multiple big kicks on Letourneau’s left leg, and she also connected on a kick right to the challenger’s face. It was the champion’s best round so far.
Round 4: The champion failed to capitalize on her performance in Round 3 for most of the fourth, although she did land some big rights in the closing seconds. This one is going to a final round.
Round 5: This one is heading to the judges, although there is little doubt who will win the match. The stat of the match was 60-9, which was the difference in leg strikes in favor of Jedrzejczyk. Many of those came in the fifth round, when she closed out the match.
Decision: Jedrzejczyk retains the UFC strawweight championship by unanimous decision.
Main Card Fights
Holly Holm beats Ronda Rousey by KO/TKO in Round 2 (UFC women’s bantamweight title)
Joanna Jedrzejczyk beats Valerie Letourneau by decision (UFC women’s strawweight title)
Mark Hunt beats Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva by KO/TKO in Round 1
Robert Whittaker beats Uriah Hall by decision
Jared Rosholt beats Stefan Struve by decision
Undercard Fights
Jake Matthews beats Akbarh Arreola by KO/TKO in Round 2
Kyle Noke beats Peter Sobotta by KO/TKO in Round 1
Gian Villante beats Anthony Perosh by KO/TKO in Round 1
Danny Martinez beats Richie Vaculik by decision
Daniel Kelly beats Steve Montgomery by decision
Richard Walsh beats Steve Kennedy by decision
James Moontasri beats Anton Zafir by KO/TKO in Round 1
Ben Nguyen beats Ryan Benoit by submission in Round 1
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