What more could you ask for? It was a nice KO.
I don't disagree. I love a good KO as much as the next guy. But people are saying she's improving at a super fast rate, and I just don't see the improvement.
2 things to say.
First, you're NOT a fan as you claim. You're a hater trying to disguise yourself as a fan. :icon_lol:
Second, it's SMART to bullrush and eat shots where necessary when your opponents lack the size/strength to KO you with a single punch. It's called strategy and risk/reward.
If she was a man then it would be dumb to bullrush cuz they have more KO power.
But the women's divisions don't have that kind of power so WHY the FUCK should women fighters use 'safe' gameplans that pertain to men's power?
Be like water. If women can't knock you out then bullrush them beeyotches.
Winning is all that matters.
Dancing around like Mighty Mouse for 5 rounds isn't better than KO'ing your opponent in one round. Doesn't matter how fucken 'safe' you're being. Winning is winning.
I promise you, I'm not a hater. I came to her defense when people were shitting on the way she came off on TUF. I've been a fan ever since she came into the scene in Strikeforce.
Was the win impressive in the general sense? Yes! Beating anyone in 34 seconds in MMA is nothing to take lightly. I'm glad she abandoned this plan of letting the fight go longer. Prolonging the fight for the purpose of sadism is a VERY BAD idea in MMA no matter how superior to your opponent you are. Get in, win, get out should always be the method.
But the thing is, no one was really expecting Bethe to give her a hard time. It's just that the way people were talking about this fight afterwards. I thought she did some magnificent things leading up to the finish, showed a new arsenal of her game. But when I saw it, it was still the same as her previous fights. I was expecting to maybe see some head movement or perhaps some bobbing in her striking, but she was still taking considerable shots to the head, even in the 34 seconds. Her striking defense looks like it hasn't improved at all. If Bethe had ANY kind of power what-so-ever, Rousey could've been easily been rocked, then many people would be having a different discussion about how she needs to be more careful.
Winning off of your athletic advantage is fine. But eventually, that advantage will run out. And even if she retires before that ever happens, enough technical prowess would overcome any athletic advantage a fighter has. It's been proven time and time again. I just feel like the level of fight IQ in WBW needs to improve more than anything.
So yes, it was a great performance. And It's entertaining to see a fighter consistently run over everyone in his/her division. But looking at an honest breakdown of the fight, I'm sorry if I'm not all the way impressed with seeing someone beat another fighter they were
supposed to beat, all the while showing all of the same flaws in her stand-up has been on display before.
If Rogan says "she's some kind of mythical creature" and "the best human being on Earth", they'll believe!
