Post by The Sandman on Dec 19, 2022 18:21:51 GMT -5
Pennington enters the cage and this place seems about to burst! She may be sure the fans are with her today.
Raquel Pennington shifts back and forth nervously.
Miesha Tate looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Raquel Pennington has fight Miesha Tate 1 times. She has won 1 of them.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
Raquel Pennington comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
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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The bell announces the first round!
Raquel Pennington throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Pennington has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Pennington is holding Miesha Tate's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Miesha Tate shows great balance while pushing away Raquel Pennington
Tate tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Miesha Tate tries a hook to the body
and hits Pennington's ribs hard
Solid jabs from Raquel Pennington.
Tate defends.
Tate and Pennington circle around the center of the cage.
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pennington is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate pushes Raquel Pennington against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Tate jumps and tries to free her leg! Pennington doesn't allow this but Miesha Tate is able to get half guard here.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate goes for an americana!
Pennington breaks free.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to move to full guard
Raquel Pennington manages to switch to full guard.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate looks to posture up and open Raquel Pennington's guard...
Miesha Tate forces Raquel Pennington to open her guard.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate tries to pass to half guard...
Raquel Pennington can't prevent her opponent from passing. Tate looks to work from half guard.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate is cooling the fight on the ground
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate tries to free her leg...
Miesha Tate uses some of her skill by jumping out of Pennington's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Miesha Tate is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Raquel Pennington jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Pennington studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Low kick by Raquel Pennington to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Raquel Pennington is measuring Tate with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
Pennington grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Tate struggles... Raquel Pennington is unable to take her down
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Tate avoids a dangerous strike from Pennington
and counters with a solid straight!
Raquel Pennington fires an unorthodox punch to Tate's torso
that goes wide.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Tate moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Solid shot from Raquel Pennington to the body.
Tate blocks in time.
Raquel Pennington is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A high kick from Raquel Pennington
falls short of the mark.
Tate tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tate is holding Raquel Pennington's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to turn away and scramble out. Miesha Tate takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
She can't lock it up. Raquel Pennington spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Pennington studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Miesha Tate is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Raquel Pennington throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Pennington tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Tate moves backwards and circles around Raquel Pennington.
Pennington misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tate tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Tate is clinching with Pennington.
Tate doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Raquel Pennington embrace and tries to move away...
Raquel Pennington pushes Tate forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miesha Tate slightly pushes Pennington into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Pennington is holding Miesha Tate's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Miesha Tate shows great balance while pushing away Raquel Pennington
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Miesha Tate fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Pennington's chin
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Chin
Tate is holding Raquel Pennington's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Tate doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Miesha Tate isolates Raquel Pennington's right arm looking for an armbar...
That armbar from Miesha Tate appears to be unbreakable
That armbar looks tight...
Raquel Pennington manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Miesha Tate lost her dominant position.
Raquel Pennington is in open guard over Tate
Miesha Tate is cooling the fight on the ground
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.
Miesha Tate tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pennington goes down.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Pennington
Tate tries to move to full mount
Tate succeeds
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington tries to escape from the full mount...
Miesha Tate is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Terrible one sided match... Pennington was not ready to fight a fighter of Miesha Tate caliber.
Miesha Tate looks to pass to mount...
Tate slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Raquel Pennington.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Miesha Tate in her guard...
Miesha Tate rolls her over and takes her back!
Tate is in rear mount over Pennington
Miesha Tate is cooling the fight on the ground
Tate is in rear mount over Pennington
Tate is getting frustrated here.
Tate is in rear mount over Pennington
Pennington has given her back to Miesha Tate who is trying to get one hook in!
Miesha Tate has one hook in!
Tate is in rear mount over Pennington with one hook in
Pennington is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Tate tries to use some of her tricky moves but Tate's is smart enough to counter her.
Tate is trying to counter now!
Miesha Tate tries to get her arm under Raquel Pennington's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Raquel Pennington's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Pennington's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Tate is locking that Neck Crank...
That Neck Crank looks tight...
That Neck Crank looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
That Neck Crank from Miesha Tate appears to be unbreakable
Tate secures the lock while Raquel Pennington refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Miesha Tate by Submission (Neck Crank) at 4:20 Round 2
Statistics: Raquel Pennington
Punches 5/11 (45%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Unlike real life, Tate took and held the upper hand in most of this one. She even secured a nifty finish to bring joy to people who like nifty finishes!
Raquel Pennington shifts back and forth nervously.
Miesha Tate looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Raquel Pennington has fight Miesha Tate 1 times. She has won 1 of them.
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
Raquel Pennington comes with a 2 fight losing streak.
Miesha Tate comes with a 2 fight winning streak.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Raquel Pennington throws a punch
that gets deflected.
The clock says 0:20 in the 1 round
Pennington has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
Pennington is holding Miesha Tate's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Miesha Tate shows great balance while pushing away Raquel Pennington
Tate tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Miesha Tate tries a hook to the body
and hits Pennington's ribs hard
Solid jabs from Raquel Pennington.
Tate defends.
Tate and Pennington circle around the center of the cage.
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Pennington is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate pushes Raquel Pennington against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Tate jumps and tries to free her leg! Pennington doesn't allow this but Miesha Tate is able to get half guard here.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate goes for an americana!
Pennington breaks free.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to move to full guard
Raquel Pennington manages to switch to full guard.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate looks to posture up and open Raquel Pennington's guard...
Miesha Tate forces Raquel Pennington to open her guard.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate tries to pass to half guard...
Raquel Pennington can't prevent her opponent from passing. Tate looks to work from half guard.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate is cooling the fight on the ground
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Pennington
Miesha Tate tries to free her leg...
Miesha Tate uses some of her skill by jumping out of Pennington's guard. She moves quickly to full mount!
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Miesha Tate is cooling the fight on the ground
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Bell Centre (Montreal, Quebec) are cheering for the fighters.
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Raquel Pennington jumps backwards and frees her leg.
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
The two exchange wildly
Both fighters are missing terribly.
Pennington studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Low kick by Raquel Pennington to maintain her distance.
Bad move. That was far from landing.
Raquel Pennington is measuring Tate with her jab.
Good accuracy on her part.
Pennington grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Tate struggles... Raquel Pennington is unable to take her down
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Tate avoids a dangerous strike from Pennington
and counters with a solid straight!
Raquel Pennington fires an unorthodox punch to Tate's torso
that goes wide.
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Tate moves backwards and Raquel Pennington is asking her if she came today for fighting or running.
Solid shot from Raquel Pennington to the body.
Tate blocks in time.
Raquel Pennington is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
A high kick from Raquel Pennington
falls short of the mark.
Tate tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tate is holding Raquel Pennington's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to turn away and scramble out. Miesha Tate takes her back and locks up a rear naked choke!
She can't lock it up. Raquel Pennington spins out and gets back to her feet.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 2
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Pennington studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Miesha Tate is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Both fighters circle around the center of the cage.
Raquel Pennington throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Pennington tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Tate moves backwards and circles around Raquel Pennington.
Pennington misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tate tries some clinching in order to control the fight...
Well done. Tate is clinching with Pennington.
Tate doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Raquel Pennington embrace and tries to move away...
Raquel Pennington pushes Tate forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Miesha Tate slightly pushes Pennington into the fence and tries to calm down the action.
John McCarthy sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
Pennington is holding Miesha Tate's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Miesha Tate shows great balance while pushing away Raquel Pennington
Pennington clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Miesha Tate fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Pennington's chin
There is a small laceration on Raquel Pennington's Chin
Tate is holding Raquel Pennington's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Raquel Pennington loses balance and goes to the ground.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Tate doesn't like the idea of just stalling on the ground
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Miesha Tate isolates Raquel Pennington's right arm looking for an armbar...
That armbar from Miesha Tate appears to be unbreakable
That armbar looks tight...
Raquel Pennington manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Miesha Tate lost her dominant position.
Raquel Pennington is in open guard over Tate
Miesha Tate is cooling the fight on the ground
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.
Miesha Tate tries to bring the fight to the ground
Pennington goes down.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Pennington
Tate tries to move to full mount
Tate succeeds
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Pennington tries to escape from the full mount...
Miesha Tate is not caught off guard and moves to side mount to keep her superior position.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Raquel Pennington
Terrible one sided match... Pennington was not ready to fight a fighter of Miesha Tate caliber.
Miesha Tate looks to pass to mount...
Tate slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Raquel Pennington.
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington tries to roll to her side and trap Miesha Tate in her guard...
Miesha Tate rolls her over and takes her back!
Tate is in rear mount over Pennington
Miesha Tate is cooling the fight on the ground
Tate is in rear mount over Pennington
Tate is getting frustrated here.
Tate is in rear mount over Pennington
Pennington has given her back to Miesha Tate who is trying to get one hook in!
Miesha Tate has one hook in!
Tate is in rear mount over Pennington with one hook in
Pennington is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Tate tries to use some of her tricky moves but Tate's is smart enough to counter her.
Tate is trying to counter now!
Miesha Tate tries to get her arm under Raquel Pennington's chin but can't do it. She locks her arms over Raquel Pennington's neck and tries to finish her with a neck crank!
Pennington's Left cheek is beginning to swell
Tate is locking that Neck Crank...
That Neck Crank looks tight...
That Neck Crank looks tight...
You can see the pain reflected in Pennington's eyes...
That Neck Crank from Miesha Tate appears to be unbreakable
Tate secures the lock while Raquel Pennington refuses to tap... John McCarthy jumps in and breaks the lock!
Winner is Miesha Tate by Submission (Neck Crank) at 4:20 Round 2
Statistics: Raquel Pennington
Punches 5/11 (45%)
Kicks 0/2 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/1 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 3/6 (50%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 4/5 (80%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 4/4 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 254 s
Unlike real life, Tate took and held the upper hand in most of this one. She even secured a nifty finish to bring joy to people who like nifty finishes!
