Found August 19, 2012 on MMA Interplay: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Sarah Kaufman

Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey impressively defended her title with an armbar submission win over Sarah Kaufman in the opening minute of the fight. After her win Rousey called out Cyborg Santos. Miesha Tate and Julie Kedzie put on a “Fight of the Night” worthy performance to cap off the preliminary card. The back-and-forth bout saw Tate pull off an armbar submission of her own after she was dropped by a huge high kick from Kedzie.


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