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You get it.
I don't think Holm has the power to due any serious damage in this fight. Her windows for landing hard, even should she survive the distance, will be sporadic, and that's if she fights 'scared' like she should. If she doesn't, she's done fast, I think.
It is possible for a Holm type to chip and run and beat a Rousey type. I don't know if Rousey would adjust well, to be honest, I think it would get to her. However, to win this way would require a perfect fight from Holm (like Gus - Jones, or a Machida display) I don't think Holm is that good. But, I'm with you that she will survive loner than 30 seconds, or a minute or whatever - and the longer it goes, well, it will be interesting to see how Ronda reacts if it does. Holm's conditioning seems perfectly suited to stay at range and jab all fight long.
Holm, like the rest of the women, has no power. Ronda doesn't need to respect her whatsoever. She can literally sprint at Holm with her hands down to get a hold of her. And she will. And once she grabs Holm it will be over. The only way Holm lasts is if Ronda decides to test her 'boxing'. Once Ronda realizes that her boxing sucks she'll sprint for the clinch, throw, armbar, crying.