Rousey Vs Carano LIVE Blog: Ngannou Knocks Out Lins In California's Intuit Dome

Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano is up next, and the arena is absolutely electric. The wait is over, the tension is at its peak, and both legends are just moments away from making their way into the spotlight. The crowd knows what’s coming, and it’s finally time.

Diaz is covered in blood and Perry looks to have won this bout. Diaz’s face was bathed in blood. In a striking exchange, Diaz was dropped to the back, as Perry poured in the punches and elbows. The deep cuts were too much for Diaz as Perry wins via TKO!

Seems like both the fighters have tired as the Round 1 went on. Diaz has the crowd on his side as they chant his name with Perry delivering some kicks as well as slow punches to the face.

Diaz first grabs an arm, and then goes for a leg lock. There’s a scramble, and Perry does well to stand. All action already!

Nate Diaz, who hails from Stockton, has the crowd on his side against Perry, who has been jeered by the fans inside the Dome.

Nate Diaz will be up against Mike Perry in the welterweight fight up next. Rousey vs Carano will be the main event.

Wow! Third consecutive knock-out of the evening! The Cameroonian knocks out with an upper-cut against Lins to win this Heavyweight bout at the Induit Dome, California.

Ngannou wins in his second MMA fight since parting ways with the UFC as the promotion's heavyweight champion in 2022.

It's the big one from the tonight's event - Francis Ngannou goes up against Philipe Lins. This should be fun. "I never lost the UFC title but I didn't lose the PFL title either," Cameroonian was quoted speaking to the BBC.

Another first-round knockout! Frenchman Parnasse knocks-off Cross with the American floored and the former takes in the applause from the crowd. Salahdine Parnasse wins by TKO! This also ends Cross' four-fight win streak.

Featherweight clash up next with Frenchman Salahdine Parnasse goes up against Kenny Cross.

The event opens with heavyweight clash between former UFC champion Junior dos Santos (23-10) of Brazil and former UFC fighter Robelis Despaigne (5-2) of Cuba. However, it's the Cuban who comes out trumps, with a knockout punch as he wins this bout against the Brazilian, who looks dazed.

The Intuit Dome in Los Angeles looks half-empty as we see the visuals on Netflix. Fans are yet to flock to the event, most probably we will see when Ronda Rousey goes up against Gina Carano in the Main Card.

Junior dos Santos will go up against Robelis Despaigne in the Heavyweight category. We are minutes away from the event kicking-off!

Ronda Rousey’s career record is 12-2 with nine sumbissions and three knockouts. In nine of her 12 victories, she needed 66 seconds or less to defeat her opponents.

• Women’s featherweight: Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano

• Welterweight: Nate Diaz vs. Mike Perry

• Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou vs. Philipe Lins

• Featherweight: Salahdine Parnasse vs. Kenny Cross

• Heavyweight: Junior dos Santos vs. Robelis Despaigne

The Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano fight will take place on Sunday, May 17 (IST). The fight (main card) will begin at 6:30 AM IST. The preliminary card will start at 3:30 AM IST.