Beaten but unbowed, Ramona Pascual vows to return a better fighter
Hong Kong fighter taps out after an arm bar in the third round against Jennifer Norris in their IMPI World Series women’s lightweight title fight
Ramona Pascual discovered just how brutal the mixed martial arts game can be when she struggled to find a way through the range of opponent Jennifer Norris, and then tapped out when the fighters finally hit the mat and she was caught in an arm bar late in the third round of their bout at Southorn Indoor Stadium on Saturday night.
It meant the IMPI World Series women’s lightweight title heads off to Singapore – and Pascual now goes back to the gym. She was beaten but unbowed as she vowed to return with more guns in her armoury.
“I’m disappointed but she was tough,” said the 28-year-old Hongkonger. “I couldn’t find a way through her range and she fought a very smart fight. I took her down and thought I could take her but there was no chance.”
The loss dropped Pascual’s record to 2-1 and will have her looking further afield in terms of both developing her skills set, and of future bouts.
The plan is to sound out the famed Kings MMA gym in West Hollywood, somewhat of a star factory when it comes to MMA and the preferred choice these days of her partner and one-time Hong Kong-based UFC star Alberto Mina.