RONDA ROUSEY CAPTURES STRIKEFORCE WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP VIA FIRST-ROUND ARMBAR SUBMISSION OVER MIESHA TATE

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (March 4, 2012) – In the main event of STRIKEFORCE®: TATE vs. ROUSEY on SHOWTIME®, 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.



Full Card Official Results



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.



Headling the card on SHOWTIME EXTREME®, 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.



Mauro Ranallo called the action alongside analysts Frank Shamrock and Pat Miletich with Heidi Androl serving as cageside reporter. The executive producer is David Dinkins Jr.



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FABER THINKS CRUZ NEEDS TO BE THANKFUL TO HIM FOR “LETTING YOU LIVE”

Last night on “Inside MMA,” UFC Bantamweight Urijah Faber had his chance to respond to comments Dominick Cruz made on last week’s broadcast about their upcoming match-up. Faber boldly reminded Cruz of their first battle where Urijah won by guillotine choke. Also, Ronda Rousey wanted to know how efficiency and skill make you “delusional?”



http://www.hd.net/blogs/rousey-faber-and-noons-respond-to-trash-talk-inside-mma/



Also on the program, the panel – including Rousey, Faber and KJ Noons - engaged in a spirited discussion about weight classes in MMA. Which is the deepest weight class in the UFC and why?



http://www.hd.net/blogs/the-deepest-weight-class-in-the-ufc-inside-mma/


An encore presentation of this week's episode of HDNet's "Inside MMA" airs Friday night at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT just prior to HDNet’s LIVE coverage of “Titan Fighting Championship 21.” The same episode airs again, just after the live fights, at 1:00 a.m. ET/10:00 p.m. PT.