Observe that the cool precision-oriented fighter, who treats her opponent with respect and sets fury aside—indeed, the woman who behaves like a man rather than a woman—has a huge advantage in those clutch aspects of fighting, precision and timing.

Note that as both of these girls switch back and forth from left lead to southpaw, that Ronda imitates Aldo’s lead-hand-swinging Brazilian style—which grapplers are prone to—and that Holly seems to have a similar plan as McGregor did against Aldo, using the lead hand for a range finder and grappling counter and the rear hand as a weapon.

Between 119 and 123 seconds into the video Holly slams the mouthy little trailer park denizen with textbook straight lefts.

This fight is a good example of the pitfall of emotional fighting and the high dividends resulting from calm attention to motion and precision execution, in other words, the basis for the success of the Western Way of War discussed in A Dread Grace.