Bodog Fight womens MMA champ Tara LaRosa stepped down a bit in weight for her fight against Cody Welchin on Nov. 24's Hook 'N' Shoot show in Evansville, IN. There was also a bit of a convoluted mini-tournament on the show. Hook 'N' Shoot is owned by Jeff Osbourne and he also works for Bodog Fight. Right now the womens MMA rankings have LaRosa first and Megumi Fujii second. Fujii also works for Bodog Fight and won over Lisa Ward in Vancouver in August. Fujii normally fights at 125lbs. and LaRosa fights at 135lbs. So LaRosa had to drop ten pounds to fight Welchin. I guess it's a bit of a tune up for Fujii.
With her 2-1 record, Cody Welchin is an obvious underdog to Tara LaRosa and her 13 fight winning streak. Welchin began the match with a couple of right hooks but LaRosa took her down. LaRosa slowly mounted her but Welchin resisted well and the ref stood them up. After a flurry of blows, Welchin resisted a takedown until a couple of LaRosa knees allowed her to take Welchin down and mount her. LaRosa won the round but Welchin resisted very well. Round two started with a Welchin high kick but LaRosa countered and took Welchin down for a side mount. Welchin's defense was still holding and they got up. LaRosa took Welchin down again and after a failed armbar, LaRosa hooked a triangle leg choke for the win at 2:57 of round two.
The mini-tournament had a 125lb. bracket and a 135lb. bracket. The winners face each other in the final. The tournament led off with a 125lb. match between beginners Jordan Sprague & Patti Lee. Lee looked stronger and dominated until the ref stopped the match at 1:55 of round three. Next was a 125lb. match between Nicdali Calanic (2-0) and newcomer Jen Babcock. Calanic hammered her and knocked her out in thirty seconds. Next was a 135lb. match between newcomers Suzi Smith & Kaitlin Young. Young knocked her out in 22 seconds. Next was a 135lb. match with Jan Finney (3-5) against newcomer Miesha Tate. The match was the most competitive of the four and was ruled a draw. Hook 'N' Shoot owner Jeff Osbourne called for a two minute sudden death round. The match is still a draw after that. The crowd is getting restless. So Osbourne asks the ref to name the winner and he gives it to Tate. I smell a rematch.
Nicdali Calanic faced Patti Lee in the first semi final match. Calanic was aggressive but Lee took her down and hooked a heel submission for the win at 2:59 of round one. Misha Tate just went four rounds so Kaitlin Young had a big advantage and she knocked Tate out with a high kick at 38 seconds. So now it's Kaitlin Young vs Patti Lee in the tournament final. They were just getting going trading blows when Lee collapsed at 53 seconds of round one. It was a little puzzling as no one saw the blow that caused it. Kaitlin Young's reward for winning the tournament? Bodog Fight matchmaker Eric Nicholl offered her a match on Bodog's next event in Las Vegas. Thanks to the Bodog Fight blog for the match details.
With her 2-1 record, Cody Welchin is an obvious underdog to Tara LaRosa and her 13 fight winning streak. Welchin began the match with a couple of right hooks but LaRosa took her down. LaRosa slowly mounted her but Welchin resisted well and the ref stood them up. After a flurry of blows, Welchin resisted a takedown until a couple of LaRosa knees allowed her to take Welchin down and mount her. LaRosa won the round but Welchin resisted very well. Round two started with a Welchin high kick but LaRosa countered and took Welchin down for a side mount. Welchin's defense was still holding and they got up. LaRosa took Welchin down again and after a failed armbar, LaRosa hooked a triangle leg choke for the win at 2:57 of round two.
The mini-tournament had a 125lb. bracket and a 135lb. bracket. The winners face each other in the final. The tournament led off with a 125lb. match between beginners Jordan Sprague & Patti Lee. Lee looked stronger and dominated until the ref stopped the match at 1:55 of round three. Next was a 125lb. match between Nicdali Calanic (2-0) and newcomer Jen Babcock. Calanic hammered her and knocked her out in thirty seconds. Next was a 135lb. match between newcomers Suzi Smith & Kaitlin Young. Young knocked her out in 22 seconds. Next was a 135lb. match with Jan Finney (3-5) against newcomer Miesha Tate. The match was the most competitive of the four and was ruled a draw. Hook 'N' Shoot owner Jeff Osbourne called for a two minute sudden death round. The match is still a draw after that. The crowd is getting restless. So Osbourne asks the ref to name the winner and he gives it to Tate. I smell a rematch.
Nicdali Calanic faced Patti Lee in the first semi final match. Calanic was aggressive but Lee took her down and hooked a heel submission for the win at 2:59 of round one. Misha Tate just went four rounds so Kaitlin Young had a big advantage and she knocked Tate out with a high kick at 38 seconds. So now it's Kaitlin Young vs Patti Lee in the tournament final. They were just getting going trading blows when Lee collapsed at 53 seconds of round one. It was a little puzzling as no one saw the blow that caused it. Kaitlin Young's reward for winning the tournament? Bodog Fight matchmaker Eric Nicholl offered her a match on Bodog's next event in Las Vegas. Thanks to the Bodog Fight blog for the match details.
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