Ronda torques Tate's arn. Publicity photo.
In a thrilling display of judo and Jiu-Jitsu, Ronda Rousey captured the Strikeforce bantamweight belt this Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. The Beijing Olympics bronze medalist set the pace against Miesha Tate from the get-go, taking her down and using her Jiu-Jitsu to sink her hold of specialty, the armbar. The first attempt at using the lock was duly defended by Tate, but the second was indefensible, and Miesha had to fold.
The win marks Ronda’s eighth, every one of which ended the same way: by armbar.
So watch one of the world’s foremost armbar experts doing her thing:
