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Punch (Rowdy) Ronda Rousey in the nose and the Strikeforce bantamweight champion doesnt much care. Andrew Luck Game Jersey . A deviated septum has rendered her nose pretty flexible. But the 25-year-old mixed martial arts star, Olympic judo bronze medallist and ESPN The Magazine cover girl didnt have her nose rearranged in a cage. And the story behind her battered beak speaks volumes about Rouseys resolve. A year ago, Rousey was juggling three jobs while trying to train as a fledgling MMA fighter. She was working overnights in a gym, pulling down day shifts as a canine physical therapy assistant (think holding down big dogs having acupuncture) and teaching judo. The crowded schedule took its toll. "I ended up driving back from a graveyard shift, I just fell asleep while driving and smashed my face into the steering wheel," Rousey told The Canadian Press. "Thats why I have a deviated septum, not from getting punched in the face, but from having my car run into my face." A Strikeforce contract offer turned her life around. Rousey did the rest. Now 5-0, Rousey has spent just six minutes 45 seconds in the cage -- winning every fight with a brutal armbar. "Yeah, its hard for me to watch it actually," Rousey says of the submission move, which involves bending the arm the wrong way. "Its easier to do it than watch it, for me." The next limb the five-foot-six Rousey has her eye on belongs to former 135-pound champion Sarah Kaufman of Victoria. The two meet Aug. 18 in San Diego. Since dethroning champion Miesha (Takedown) Tate in March, Rousey has helped ring the bell to open the NASDAQ trading day and spoken to the New York and California state senates about her sport. She also posed for the current issue of ESPN The Magazine, joining basketballs Tyson Chandler and Candace Parker, baseballs Jose Bautista, tennis Daniela Hantuchova and footballs Rob Gronkowski as one of the six Body Issue cover athletes. On one pose, a smiling Rousey has her hands -- in pink wrap with the logo Built to Fight -- in a punching stance with a tattoo of the Olympic rings just visible at the top of her thigh. In the other, the lean Rousey is shown skipping from the side. "Im like a Monet," she tells the magazine. "From far away, I can look like a prissy model, but when you come closer you see the wear and tear of a fighter. "Women dont have to trade their femininity for athleticism," she continues. "And you dont have to look like an anorexic eight-year-old to be considered beautiful. Skinny girls look good in clothes but fit chicks look good naked." Rousey, who follows UFC light-heavyweight champion Jon (Bones) Jones in stripping for the magazine, says she thought long and hard about doing the May photo shoot. For one, she grew up in a "very Hispanic Catholic family." "My mom is very conservative about those kind of things so I was very anxious about it when they first approached me about it." Also, the rarely reticent Rousey had already gone on the record on posing nude when asked about ring girls and Playboy shoots. "I told everybody ... Nobody should be able to see your hoochie-coo for $5." Rousey was concerned people might call her a hypocrite. But she eventually reasoned that Playboy was more about sex while the ESPN Body Issue was a "celebration" of the human form. And she liked the photos. The fact Rousey is in the magazine is further proof of how she is achieving mainstream attention. And she has become the face of womens MMA with Gina Carano seemingly moved on to movies and Cris (Cyborg) Santos sidelined by a drug suspension. Even the UFC, which owns Strikeforce, is taking notice. Rousey made a well-documented appearance as a guest coach on an episode of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality TV show. Rousey said she was ecstatic when she heard the show wanted her. But she thought her appearance would come and go. "Still to this day people keep asking me about it," she said. "I think thats awesome. I think its great to see women being respected in this sport, to the point that theyre asked to teach. I think thats the highest compliment that you can play somebody." Away from the gym, Rousey lives in a "hippie house" in Venice, Calif., "Everyone I live with doesnt fight or really knows anything about it, which is part of the reason I love living there," she said. She has been training in Los Angeles and Stockton, Calif., home to the Diaz brothers. But she leaves the hippie house in the final weeks before a fight, to move into an apartment to focus on her preparations. Rousey calls it "Rocky-IV style cabin training." Rousey and Kaufman (15-1) have been at loggerheads in the past over the image of the womens side of the sport. Strikeforce was happy to play up the looks of both Rousey and Tate in the leadup to their championship match. Kaufman, who reckoned she deserved the title shot over Rousey, suggested there was too much focus on the sizzle rather than the steak. Expect more style in the fight buildup. A publicity picture of Rousey in an outfit that looks like it was painted on has already appeared on Twitter. Rousey says the 26-year-old Canadian is missing the point. "If shes not happy with the way the (Tate) fight was sold, I mean shes reaping the benefits of it now in that more people are paying attention to her having this title fight with me than they would ever had with having a fight with Miesha before," Rousey said. "So I think that its OK for her to want to be idealist, but in this business if she was running the promotion, theyd go broke really quick under her leadership." Rousey says she has trouble with what she calls Kaufmans "idealist attitude." "We disagree on a lot of things and I think its because I dealt with the Olympics and all that stuff before. Im able to separate the idealism of sport -- I kind of think as the Olympics as the place for that. And when I look at MMA, its half-sport and half entertainment business. "Its a business to make money whereas the Olympics is not a business. its a movement. And she cant treat an entertainment business like its some other type of sports movement, its not." As a fighter, however, Rousey sees Kaufman as her most difficult opponent. "She obviously did very well against Miesha, nullified all of her grappling. Obviously able to deal with that style of fighter. But then again Ive fought very good standup girls before who have tried the same thing and been able to nullify that. Weve both displayed proficiency in dealing with the style the other one has, so it will be very interesting to see who comes out on top." Rousey says there is no mystery to that. "Im completely 100 per cent confident that Im going to win this fight, but she definitely has my respect as a fighter." 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Toronto (9-9) rested 10 starters — including quarterback Ricky Ray — and linebacker Brandon Isaac served a one-game suspension for an illegal hit last weekend against Saskatchewans Darian Durant. But that didnt deter the Argo subs, who surged to a stunning 20-3 first-quarter advantage before Waters game-winning boot brought the season-best Rogers Centre gathering of 27,283 to its feet on Fan Appreciation Night. "When they scored to tie it up at the end I knew we were going to have a chance so I went on the sidelines, hit a few into the net and tried to prepare myself," Waters said. "You have to prepare for that situation all the time because thats why they have you here, to make kicks and win games. "But it doesnt happen very often so I was excited to be able to put it through the pipes . . . it gives us momentum heading into the playoffs." Toronto will host either Edmonton or Saskatchewan in the East Division semifinal Nov. 11. Hamiltons loss clinched a playoff berth for the Eskimos, who can finish third in the West by downing Calgary on Friday and having the B.C. Lions beat the Riders on Saturday. Should Edmonton lose or Saskatchewan win, the Riders will take third and the Eskimos will travel to Toronto and face their former starter in Ray. The Esks were 2-0 this season against the Argos, who obtained Ray from Alberta last December. "That was a clutch kick," Argos head coach Scott Milanovich said of Waters winning boot. "I mean you have (Chris) Williams back there . . . with the game on the line. "Were playing better, theres no doubt about that. I know offensively weve picked up the pace the last three weeks. I think weve got our confidence back. If you have a great quarterback and some confidence youve got a chance to win." The Ticats (6-12) played all of their regulars, and with good reason: they desperately needed the win to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. But Hamilton continually shot itself in the foot against the Argos B-team, which played veteran Jarious Jackson and rookies Trevor Harris and Zach Collaros at quarterback in the contest, with Collaross 13-yard TD pass to Sammy Tranks putting the home team ahead 37-26 at 3:38 of the fourth. Starter Henry Burris, 37-of-55 passing for a career-high 497 yards and four TDs, pulled Hamilton to within 40-33 with 2:47 remaining with a three-yard TD strike to Avon Cobourne. After two incompletions that took just 26 seconds by Collaros, the Ticats got the ball at the Toronto 39-yard following a 35-yard punt return by Williams with 2:15 to play. Burris and Williams then hooked up on five-yard touchdown pass — giving him a career-high 43 this season — that tied the score 40-40 with 1:10 remaining. Burris finished the season with 5,367 yards passing — another career high — while Williams had four catches for 104 yards and two TDs, boosting his club-record total to 17. But Collaros took over at the Toronto 42 with a minute remaining and marched the Argos to the Hamilton 44 to set up Waters winning boot. Torontos offence got a huge boost from receiver Dontrelle Inman and runningg back Gerald Riggs Jr. Jerrell Freeman Elite Jersey. . Inman, back after missing four games with a hamstring injury, opened the game with a 46-yard reception and finished with seven catches for 128 yards and a TD. Riggs, replacing incumbent Chad Kackert, had 15 carries for 112 yards and added two receptions for 35 yards. "That kind of set the tone for the game, the first catch of the game," Milanovich said. "Dontrelle had a number of big catches and Riggs was as physical as Ive seen in a long time. "Youre always happy with someone gets their opportunity and it hasnt gone smoothly for them all year and they do the job. Theres something to be said for that." Hamilton ends the season the CFLs worst road team with a 1-8 record and after a 3-2 start to the season went a dismal 3-10 the rest of the way. Tempers flared with 4:49 remaining with a melee that resulted in five penalties being called. Owens had a front-row seat for the fireworks as he was on the sidelines for the second half after delivering a record-breaking performance in the first. He accumulated 95 combined first-half yards to give him 3,863 on the season, breaking Mike (Pinball) Clemons mark of 3,840 yards. He also had 49-yard completion to Spencer Watt. "It wasnt about beating Pinballs record, it was just about just showing what hard work, dedication, sacrifice and passion can do for you if youre fortunate enough to get the opportunity," Owens said. "Thats why Im so thankful, man. "Four years ago I was out of football. I got the chance to come up here and continue my dream and as soon as I got here in Toronto (three seasons ago) things started falling into place." Despite his gaudy passing numbers, Burris also threw two interceptions — with one being returned for a TD — and lost a fumble that led to another Argos touchdown. Slotback Andy Fantuz had 10 catches for 109 yards but also lost a fumble at the Toronto 10-yard line with Hamilton trailing 30-26 late in the third. "I was fighting for a yard and I was going down when I lost it," said Fantuz, one of Hamiltons top free-agent acquisitions last off-season. "It was a huge momentum swing." Added Burris: "Pretty much our season in a nutshell. Great flashes, then mistakes. "Make too many mistakes like that and the game wont go in your favour." Ticats coach George Cortez agreed. "Obviously we had two turnovers that put us in a hole," he said. "Basically we gave them two touchdowns." Toronto beat Hamilton in three-of-four meetings this season and Burris believes the Argos can make a lot of noise in the CFL playoffs. "Theyre a very good team and theyre going to make a run in the East," he said. "They did exactly what they were supposed to do to get the win today." Jordan Younger, on a 36-yard interception return, had Torontos other touchdown. Waters finished with five field goals and four converts. Aaron Kelly also scored for Hamilton. Luca Congi kicked four field goals and four converts. NOTES: Receivers Ken-Yon Rambo and Mike Bradwell were among Torontos pre-game scratches while receiver Bakari Grant and defensive lineman Brandon Peguese didnt dress for Hamilton . . . . Ray is Torontos first 4,000-yard passer since Kerry Joseph in 2008 and finished the season as the most accurate passer in Argos history 68.6 per cent, breaking Kerwin Bells club record of 67.3 per cent in 1998. But Ray will end the year six pass attempts short of Condredge Holloways club record of 474. ' ' '