Post by The Sandmen on Apr 5, 2020 23:28:44 GMT -5
ManMMA Bantamweight Championship
Megan Anderson 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.
Now Megan Anderson put her title in contention against Tate.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
It's hard to say who will be winning this fight. The specialized media doesn't have a favourite either.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Anderson is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close her guard around Tate
She succeeds!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Anderson
Tate is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Miesha Tate uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Anderson
Miesha Tate is looking to pass Megan Anderson's guard...
Megan Anderson has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Anderson
Miesha Tate looks to posture up and open Megan Anderson's guard...
Megan Anderson has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Anderson
Tate tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Anderson leans and gets Miesha Tate's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Anderson is trying to counter now!
Tate is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Miesha Tate!
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Megan Anderson rolls Miesha Tate to her stomach and takes her back!
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate
Tate has given her back to Megan Anderson who is trying to get one hook in!
Megan Anderson has one hook in!
Anderson 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.
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Anderson 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! Anderson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with two hooks in
Anderson tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Tate!
Tate rolls on the ground and she finishes being fully mounted by Megan Anderson
Anderson misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tate has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Tate is unable to find a way to escape from this.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Anderson is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Anderson
Megan Anderson is cooling the fight on the ground
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Anderson
Anderson tries to close her guard around Tate
She succeeds!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Anderson
Tate is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Miesha Tate uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Miesha Tate positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Anderson covers herself well
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Anderson
Tate is in closed guard... Anderson tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Miesha Tate!
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Megan Anderson rolls Miesha Tate to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 3:10 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate
Tate has given her back to Megan Anderson who is trying to get one hook in!
Megan Anderson has one hook in!
Anderson 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.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Megan Anderson tries to take advantage...
Megan Anderson launches a few punches to Tate
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Anderson 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! Anderson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with two hooks in
Anderson tenatively looks for a way to finish her opponent! This is a nightmare for Tate!
Tate adopts the turtle defense and Anderson is ready to make her way to the victory with a round of punches!
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with two hooks in
Tate is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Anderson tries to use some of her tricky moves but Anderson's is smart enough to counter her.
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with two hooks in
Tate has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Tate is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Poorly executed technique. Megan Anderson looks to counter!
Megan Anderson positions herself and launches a barrage of punches.
Megan Anderson is in full mount and her punches are hitting hard Tate's abdomen
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Megan Anderson throws a flurry of punches at Tate...
A lot of them are hitting Tate's face
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate works on the ground with her fingers over Anderson's face
Anderson shakes her head and continues fighting on the ground.
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Anderson tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Megan Anderson controls the situation despite Miesha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
The clock says 4:40 in the 1 round
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She can't do it because of Anderson's moves.
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate tries to stand up!
Anderson doesn't allow her!
Dan Miragliotta 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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
The referee separates the fighters as the buzzer sounds.
Megan Anderson has to be confident that she won that round.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Megan Anderson launches a rapid series of punches
taking Tate from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
Tate's Chin is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 0:20 in the 2 round
Tate attempts a shoot
but stops before running into Anderson's kick.
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Miesha Tate attempts a sweep single...
Megan Anderson was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Tate launches a stiff jab!
Anderson ducks that one.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Megan Anderson to fight back!
Megan Anderson fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
it lands on Tate's chin
Tate's Chin is beginning to swell
Tate has a small cut in her Chin
The clock says 0:35 in the 2 round
Tate is holding Megan Anderson's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Megan Anderson loses balance and goes to the ground.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Megan Anderson
Miesha Tate hooks Anderson's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Megan Anderson manages to kick Tate away and scrambles on top!
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Anderson
She is not able to do it
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Tate
Anderson breaths deeply while on the ground
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Tate
Miesha Tate isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Anderson blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Tate's guard.
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Tate
Megan Anderson pushes Tate's leg and tries to move to full mount.
Nice move by Anderson who is in full mount! Tate is in trouble now!
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and get to half guard...
Megan Anderson rolls Miesha Tate to her stomach and takes her back!
The clock says 1:40 in the 2 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate
Megan Anderson launches a few punches to Tate
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate
Tate has Anderson controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Anderson is unable to move under Tate control.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Megan Anderson tries to take advantage...
Tate has given her back to Megan Anderson who is trying to get one hook in!
Megan Anderson has one hook in!
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with one hook in
Anderson 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! Anderson now has two hooks in! The end may be near!
The clock says 2:15 in the 2 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with two hooks in
Tate has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Tate is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with two hooks in
Tate has to use some of her skills to escape safely from this position...
Tate is unable to find a way to escape from this.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Megan Anderson tries to take advantage...
Megan Anderson launches a few punches to Tate
Weak punches. She needs to improve her position!
The clock says 2:40 in the 2 round
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with two hooks in
Tate is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Anderson tries to use some of her tricky moves but Anderson's is smart enough to counter her.
Anderson is in rear mount over Tate with two hooks in
Anderson is in rear mount with two hooks in! She is working on a desperate Tate, who tries to defend herself and escape from that position.
Tate is holding her opponent arms defending well.
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Tate is trying to escape from the rear mount.
Anderson tries to use some of her tricky moves but Anderson's is smart enough to counter her.
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 Shanghai Stadium (Shanghai, China) are cheering for the fighters.
Miesha Tate moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Tate pushes Megan Anderson and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Timely defense by Tate.
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Miesha Tate is measuring Anderson with her jab.
Anderson isn't fazed.
Megan Anderson charges at Tate throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Tate is rocked!
Tate has a small cut in her Chin
That punishment by Megan Anderson has left Tate staggered! Megan Anderson should try push forward now and finish this!
Megan Anderson launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Tate blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Miesha Tate's cheek! Tate stumbles and the falls to the mat!
There is a small laceration on Miesha Tate's Right cheek
Anderson is standing while Tate is on the ground on her back
Tate tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Tate climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Tate decides to launch some tentative punches
Megan Anderson takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Miesha Tate goes with a looping right hand while Megan Anderson jumps back and jabs
Tate seems staggered and Megan Anderson runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
Tate's Forehead is beginning to swell
A shot seen throughout the arena!
Tate stumbles back, her corner is screaming! Megan Anderson is coming in again!
There is a small laceration on Miesha Tate's Left eye
Miesha Tate seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Megan Anderson!
Miesha Tate looks rattled! Megan Anderson sees her opportunity to finish the fight and launches an aggressive flurry of punches!
Miesha Tate is taking a brutal beating and falls to the mat! The ref could stop this fight at any moment.
That brutal impact left Tate laid out on the mat! Megan Anderson's corner come in to congratulate her!
There is a small laceration on Miesha Tate's Nose
Winner is Megan Anderson by KO (Punches) at 4:33 Round 2
Statistics: Megan Anderson
Punches 23/35 (66%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 13/21 (62%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 408 s
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 0/4 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/2 (0%)
Takedowns 3/4 (75%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 421 s
Megan Anderson defends the Women's Bantamweight title!
Tate did well in round 1, but wasn’t really able to get much offense done after getting the takedown. I’m wondering if Tate needs some ground game to help keep her grounded better? If I knew the answers, I would have the answers and I don’t have said answers.