Post by The Sandman on Jul 6, 2022 21:00:40 GMT -5
Hiroko Yamanaka is beating herself up in the corner before the fight begins, smacking herself in the face, body and legs to get ready for her scrap.
Miesha Tate looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Hiroko Yamanaka is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if she loses today.
Miesha Tate comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Hiroko Yamanaka and Miesha Tate touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Brilliant combination from Miesha Tate
Yamanaka is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Miesha Tate launches a body shot
Yamanaka dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Tate's Mouth is beginning to swell
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hiroko Yamanaka jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Yamanaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Tate trying to keep the fight at striking range
Tate doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hiroko Yamanaka
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Tate trying to keep the fight at striking range
Tate stumbles backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka circles to get the center of the cage
Tate moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Hiroko Yamanaka jabs at Tate
hitting her chest.
Shovel hook by Hiroko Yamanaka
tags Tate.
Tate shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Brilliant combination from Miesha Tate
Yamanaka is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Yamanaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Miesha Tate pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Miesha Tate
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Tate hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Miesha Tate tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka is grappling and launching some wild punches...
I don't know how Tate is eating those punches!
Miesha Tate tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Tate circles out and slips free of Hiroko Yamanaka's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Hiroko Yamanaka shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Miesha Tate is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Yamanaka into her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Tate
Hiroko Yamanaka is looking to pass Miesha Tate's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Hiroko Yamanaka isolates Miesha Tate's left arm looking for an armbar...
Miesha Tate manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Hiroko Yamanaka lost her dominant position.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Tate moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Tate tries to free her leg...
Yamanaka doesn't allow any movement here! She's cooling the fight on the ground.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Tate tries to get a side mount...
Yamanaka wraps her leg around Miesha Tate leg and prevents her from moving.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to close the guard.
Yamanaka put Miesha Tate in closed guard.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Tate is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Miesha Tate!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll on the ground...
Yamanaka knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Hiroko Yamanaka and Tate engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries a hook to the body
but Tate manages to dodge it
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka and Tate engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Yamanaka moves backwards and Miesha Tate is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Yamanaka pushes Miesha Tate and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Tate wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Yamanaka wants nothing of that and pushes Tate.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Tate is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Miesha Tate fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Hiroko Yamanaka.
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Round 2
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Yamanaka grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Hiroko Yamanaka
Crushing shot to Tate's body! She's holding her side
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Yamanaka
She is not able to do it
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Yamanaka tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Miesha Tate attempts to move to full guard
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Yamanaka shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to free her leg
Hiroko Yamanaka uses some of her skill by jumping out of Tate's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to pass to mount...
Yamanaka slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Miesha Tate.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Yamanaka tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hiroko Yamanaka controls the situation despite Miesha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Yamanaka tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hiroko Yamanaka controls the situation despite Miesha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka rolls her over and takes her back!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate
Terrible one sided match... Tate was not ready to fight a fighter of Hiroko Yamanaka caliber.
Tate has given her back to Hiroko Yamanaka who is trying to get one hook in!
Hiroko Yamanaka has one hook in!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Yamanaka breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Tate has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Tate is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Hiroko Yamanaka isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
That Armbar from Hiroko Yamanaka appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Tate's eyes...
Tate locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Hiroko Yamanaka unil she can pull her arm free! Yamanaka lost her dominant position.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Tate is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Miesha Tate!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka rolls Miesha Tate to her stomach and takes her back!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate
Yamanaka tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Tate! Yamanaka has one hook in and keeps working!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Yamanaka is getting frustrated here.
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Yamanaka has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Tate.
Nicely done! Yamanaka now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate with two hooks in
Tate is taking this opportunity to rest.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Yamanaka launches a hook to the body
Bang! Tate stops that one with her ribs!
Hard blow to Tate's mid-section, she seems hurt
Miesha Tate shoots for a double leg takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Yamanaka wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Miesha Tate embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Yamanaka who put distance between them
Yamanaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Yamanaka has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Miesha Tate tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Miesha Tate.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
A high kick from Hiroko Yamanaka
glances off Tate.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tate is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Yamanaka
She is not able to do it
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Hiroko Yamanaka has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 3
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A right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka
surprises Tate!
Tate's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Tate is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Miesha Tate fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Yamanaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Miesha Tate fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tate is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka shows great balance while pushing away Miesha Tate
Tate is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka shows great balance while pushing away Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
hard impact to Tate's face!
Tate's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Tate leads with a punch
Hiroko Yamanaka avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Tate's Nose is beginning to swell
Brilliant combination from Hiroko Yamanaka
that forces Tate to try and defend better.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Tate grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Yamanaka struggles... Miesha Tate is unable to take her down
Tate fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Yamanaka sprawls and remains on her feet.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Hiroko Yamanaka who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka circles out and slips free of Miesha Tate's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Miesha Tate is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Yamanaka into her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Tate
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Tate tries to roll on the ground!
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Tate
Yamanaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Tate
Yamanaka tries to escape from closed guard...
Yamanaka struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to free her leg...
Hiroko Yamanaka uses some of her skill by jumping out of Tate's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Yamanaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate attempts to trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yamanaka steps backwards away from Miesha Tate. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hiroko Yamanaka jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Tate grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Yamanaka struggles... Miesha Tate is unable to take her down
Tate misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
A punch from Hiroko Yamanaka
grazes Tate's left cheek.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tate is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass to half guard...
Miesha Tate can't prevent her opponent from passing. Yamanaka looks to work from half guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Yamanaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Good looking punches from Hiroko Yamanaka on the ground
They could take their toll on Tate.
There is a small laceration on Miesha Tate's Right eye
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Yamanaka shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Tate is out! John McCarthy breaks the lock and Miesha Tate lies flat on the mat! Awesome move by Hiroko Yamanaka.
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by Submission (North South Choke) at 5:00 Round 3
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 14/25 (56%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/8 (62%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 396 s
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 9/17 (53%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/8 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 396 s
Indeed. Tate tried, but trying isn’t enough now, is it?
Miesha Tate looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Hiroko Yamanaka is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if she loses today.
Miesha Tate comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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Hiroko Yamanaka and Miesha Tate touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Brilliant combination from Miesha Tate
Yamanaka is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Miesha Tate launches a body shot
Yamanaka dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Tate's Mouth is beginning to swell
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hiroko Yamanaka jumps backwards and frees her leg.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Yamanaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Tate trying to keep the fight at striking range
Tate doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Hiroko Yamanaka
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes away Tate trying to keep the fight at striking range
Tate stumbles backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka circles to get the center of the cage
Tate moves backwards and Hiroko Yamanaka is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Hiroko Yamanaka jabs at Tate
hitting her chest.
Shovel hook by Hiroko Yamanaka
tags Tate.
Tate shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Brilliant combination from Miesha Tate
Yamanaka is showing some dodging skills avoiding that ones.
Yamanaka jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
Miesha Tate pushes away Yamanaka trying to keep the fight at striking range
Yamanaka doesn't want to break the clinch as she still is grappling with Miesha Tate
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka postures up and launches another series of punches!
A lot of them are hitting Tate hard, who may be wondering how to scape from this!
Miesha Tate tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
Hiroko Yamanaka is grappling and launching some wild punches...
I don't know how Tate is eating those punches!
Miesha Tate tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Tate circles out and slips free of Hiroko Yamanaka's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Hiroko Yamanaka shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Miesha Tate is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Yamanaka into her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Tate
Hiroko Yamanaka is looking to pass Miesha Tate's guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka gets her hips free and moves to half guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Hiroko Yamanaka isolates Miesha Tate's left arm looking for an armbar...
Miesha Tate manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Hiroko Yamanaka lost her dominant position.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Tate moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Tate tries to free her leg...
Yamanaka doesn't allow any movement here! She's cooling the fight on the ground.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Tate tries to get a side mount...
Yamanaka wraps her leg around Miesha Tate leg and prevents her from moving.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to close the guard.
Yamanaka put Miesha Tate in closed guard.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Tate is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Miesha Tate!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll on the ground...
Yamanaka knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Hiroko Yamanaka and Tate engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries a hook to the body
but Tate manages to dodge it
The clock says 4:10 in the 1 round
Hiroko Yamanaka and Tate engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Yamanaka moves backwards and Miesha Tate is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Yamanaka pushes Miesha Tate and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Tate wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Yamanaka wants nothing of that and pushes Tate.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Bone shattering straight left hand from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Tate is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Miesha Tate fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
This round is clearly for Hiroko Yamanaka.
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Round 2
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Yamanaka grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Hiroko Yamanaka
Crushing shot to Tate's body! She's holding her side
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Yamanaka
She is not able to do it
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Yamanaka tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Miesha Tate attempts to move to full guard
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in half guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Yamanaka shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to free her leg
Hiroko Yamanaka uses some of her skill by jumping out of Tate's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to pass to mount...
Yamanaka slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Miesha Tate.
The clock says 1:10 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Yamanaka tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hiroko Yamanaka controls the situation despite Miesha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Yamanaka tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Hiroko Yamanaka controls the situation despite Miesha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka rolls her over and takes her back!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate
Terrible one sided match... Tate was not ready to fight a fighter of Hiroko Yamanaka caliber.
Tate has given her back to Hiroko Yamanaka who is trying to get one hook in!
Hiroko Yamanaka has one hook in!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Yamanaka breaths deeply while on the ground
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Tate has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Tate is unable to find a way to scape from this.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Hiroko Yamanaka isolates an arm looking for an armbar from the back...
That Armbar from Hiroko Yamanaka appears to be unbreakable
You can see the pain reflected in Tate's eyes...
Tate locks her hands and forces her weight on top of Hiroko Yamanaka unil she can pull her arm free! Yamanaka lost her dominant position.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Tate is in closed guard... Yamanaka tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Miesha Tate!
The clock says 2:30 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka rolls Miesha Tate to her stomach and takes her back!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate
Yamanaka tries to get a hook in!
Things get worse for Tate! Yamanaka has one hook in and keeps working!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Yamanaka is getting frustrated here.
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Yamanaka has one hook in and is trying to get the second one! If she succeed things are goint to get very bad for Tate.
Nicely done! Yamanaka now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Yamanaka is in rear mount over Tate with two hooks in
Tate is taking this opportunity to rest.
John McCarthy has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in PostFinance-Arena (Bern, Switzerland) are cheering for the fighters.
Yamanaka launches a hook to the body
Bang! Tate stops that one with her ribs!
Hard blow to Tate's mid-section, she seems hurt
Miesha Tate shoots for a double leg takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Yamanaka wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The clock says 3:55 in the 2 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Yamanaka doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Miesha Tate embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Yamanaka who put distance between them
Yamanaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward looking for some grappling action
Yamanaka has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Miesha Tate tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka is determined to work from the clinch. She pummeled through and managed to retain her position.
The fighters are clinching.
The fight was awfully one sided. Matchmakers should take this into account for future fights.
Yamanaka takes a break to breathe while holding Miesha Tate.
The referee intervenes to break the clinch.
A high kick from Hiroko Yamanaka
glances off Tate.
The clock says 4:45 in the 2 round
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tate is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Yamanaka
She is not able to do it
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Hiroko Yamanaka has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 3
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A right hand from Hiroko Yamanaka
surprises Tate!
Tate's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:20 in the 3 round
Bone shattering straight left hand from Hiroko Yamanaka!
Tate is going to have a big headache after that blow!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
Miesha Tate fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Yamanaka studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Miesha Tate fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tate is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka shows great balance while pushing away Miesha Tate
Tate is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka shows great balance while pushing away Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka throws an uppercut
that lands solidly.
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
hard impact to Tate's face!
Tate's Left eye is beginning to swell
The clock says 1:40 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka seems fresh. She may still have a lot of gas in her tank.
Tate leads with a punch
Hiroko Yamanaka avoids it and lands flush with a counter uppercut!
Tate's Nose is beginning to swell
Brilliant combination from Hiroko Yamanaka
that forces Tate to try and defend better.
The clock says 2:00 in the 3 round
Tate grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Yamanaka struggles... Miesha Tate is unable to take her down
Tate fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Yamanaka sprawls and remains on her feet.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the action to her favourite field as she tries to grapple
Great move by Hiroko Yamanaka who pushes her opponent forward with a double underhooks.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Yamanaka circles out and slips free of Miesha Tate's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
The clock says 2:15 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Miesha Tate is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Yamanaka into her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Tate
Yamanaka is in closed guard... Tate tries to roll on the ground!
Hiroko Yamanaka uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Tate
Yamanaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in closed guard over Tate
Yamanaka tries to escape from closed guard...
Yamanaka struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to free her leg...
Hiroko Yamanaka uses some of her skill by jumping out of Tate's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Yamanaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
The clock says 3:20 in the 3 round
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate attempts to trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps control and remains in side mount.
John McCarthy stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Yamanaka steps backwards away from Miesha Tate. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Hiroko Yamanaka jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The clock says 4:05 in the 3 round
Tate grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Yamanaka struggles... Miesha Tate is unable to take her down
Tate misses a step and Hiroko Yamanaka sees an opportunity to counter her!
A punch from Hiroko Yamanaka
grazes Tate's left cheek.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tate is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to pass to half guard...
Miesha Tate can't prevent her opponent from passing. Yamanaka looks to work from half guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Yamanaka is taking this opportunity to rest.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Good looking punches from Hiroko Yamanaka on the ground
They could take their toll on Tate.
There is a small laceration on Miesha Tate's Right eye
Hiroko Yamanaka is in half guard over Tate
Yamanaka shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Tate is out! John McCarthy breaks the lock and Miesha Tate lies flat on the mat! Awesome move by Hiroko Yamanaka.
Winner is Hiroko Yamanaka by Submission (North South Choke) at 5:00 Round 3
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 14/25 (56%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 5/8 (62%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 3/3 (100%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 396 s
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 9/17 (53%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/8 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 396 s
Indeed. Tate tried, but trying isn’t enough now, is it?
