I heard someone say “one trick pony”…but does that really matter? Ronda Rousey has won all of her fights by armbar in the first round, and just now defeated Meisha Tate to win the Strikeforce Women’s MMA Bantamweight championship. It was a great fight, very entertaining from beginning to end. Meisha came out swinging, throwing bungalows, and connected with some decent shots throughout the short fight. Meisha even defended the first armbar attempt by Rousey, which looked like it would have finished any other opponent, but Meisha fought through it and came back to score a few more good strikes standing. Ultimately though, the fight ended up back on the ground, and Ronda Rousey locked in a really nasty looking armbar for the win. I’m not sure what Meisha Tate’s injuries are, but her arm looked like it completely bent the wrong way.

Entering the fight as a 2-1 underdog didn’t bother Josh Thompson. He even wore a mouthpiece that said “CHAMP” to the fight. It was a decisive victory for Thompson, as he controlled all 5 rounds of the championship fight. Josh Thompson totally controlled the fight, especially the striking. Watchers saw no sign of  Thompson’s past shoulder injury. The results from the event are:

Josh Thompson defeats Gilbert Melendez by decision, 5
Billy Evangelista defeats Nam Phan by decision, 3
Bobby Southworth defeats Anthony Ruiz by decision, 3
Eric Lawson defeats Jesse Gillespie by submission (RNC), 1
Miesha Tate defeats Elaina Maxwell by decision, 3
Jeremiah Metcalf defeats Raymond Daniels by submission (RNC), 2
Chris Cariaso defeats Anthony Figueroa by submission (RNC), 2
Bobby Stack defeats Jose Palacios by decision, 3
Brian Caraway defeats Alvin Cacdac by submission (RNC), 1
Cyrillo Padhillo defeats Jesse Jones by decision, 3
Jorge Interiano defeats Travis Johnson by TKO (doctor stoppage), 2
Alexandre Trevino defeats Eric Jacob by submission (armbar), 1