Post by The Sandmen on Jun 9, 2014 17:50:29 GMT -5
Kyra Gracie looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Meisha Tate looks very relaxed.
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 John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The bell announces the first round!
Meisha Tate fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Kyra Gracie and Tate engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Superb haymaker by Tate
that lands on Gracie's face like a cannon ball!
Gracie's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Kyra Gracie's Mouth
Superb haymaker by Gracie
that lands on Tate's face like a cannon ball!
An overhand right from Meisha Tate that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Gracie's stops that one with her face! How is Gracie standing?!
Meisha Tate is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate launches a rapid series of punches
taking Gracie from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A furious flurry of punches from Meisha Tate
puts Gracie in a world of hurt!
Meisha Tate is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Gracie is holding Meisha Tate's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Meisha Tate shows great balance while pushing away Kyra Gracie
Gracie clumsily fails here and it's time for Meisha Tate to fight back!
Meisha Tate launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Gracie blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kyra Gracie's cheek! Gracie stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Tate is standing while Gracie is on the ground on her back
Tate decides to go after her opponent and jumps inside Gracie's guard.
Gracie did not see that coming! Meisha Tate is in open guard over Gracie now.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate is in open guard over Gracie
Tate shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Tate is in open guard over Gracie... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Gracie struggles to free herself
Gracie rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Back to the beginning! Kyra Gracie is standing now.
Gracie is standing while Tate is on the ground on her back
Kyra Gracie creates space and allows Meisha Tate to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Meisha Tate is standing now.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Tate is holding Kyra Gracie's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Kyra Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Meisha Tate isolates Kyra Gracie's right arm looking for an armbar...
Kyra Gracie manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Meisha Tate lost her dominant position.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Tate
Meisha Tate launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gracie tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Tate
Meisha Tate launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gracie tries to cover her face,
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Tate
Tate breaths deeply while on the ground
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Tate
Tate is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Tate tries to close her guard around Gracie
She succeeds!
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Tate
Meisha Tate isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Gracie blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Tate's guard.
Meisha Tate gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Gracie tries to escape from the closed guard
Kyra Gracie any adventage in the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Tate
Stand up! This is what Gracie's cornermen are shouting. Meisha Tate is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Gracie is in closed guard... Tate tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Meisha Tate was tooling Kyra Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kyra Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Gracie tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Meisha Tate doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Kyra Gracie gets sloppy and Meisha Tate tries to take advantage...
Tate gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Kyra Gracie! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Kyra Gracie doesn't defend herself!
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Meisha Tate tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar looks tight...
Tate is locking that armbar...
Gracie is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Meisha Tate isolates Kyra Gracie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Kyra Gracie is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Meisha Tate moves to better her position on the ground...
Meisha Tate viciously slams hammer blows to Gracie's face!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Gracie was not intelligently defending herself!
There is a small laceration on Kyra Gracie's Forehead
Winner is Meisha Tate by TKO (GnP) at 4:45 Round 1
Statistics: Kyra Gracie
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 130 s
Statistics: Meisha Tate
Punches 21/23 (91%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/14 (86%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
Pretty dominating performance from Tate here. Gracie wasn’t able to get the ground/sub game going.
Meisha Tate looks very relaxed.
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 John McCarthy.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The bell announces the first round!
Meisha Tate fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Kyra Gracie and Tate engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Superb haymaker by Tate
that lands on Gracie's face like a cannon ball!
Gracie's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
There is a small laceration on Kyra Gracie's Mouth
Superb haymaker by Gracie
that lands on Tate's face like a cannon ball!
An overhand right from Meisha Tate that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Gracie's stops that one with her face! How is Gracie standing?!
Meisha Tate is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate launches a rapid series of punches
taking Gracie from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
A furious flurry of punches from Meisha Tate
puts Gracie in a world of hurt!
Meisha Tate is doing her best Floyd Mayweather impression by not engaging.
Gracie is holding Meisha Tate's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Meisha Tate shows great balance while pushing away Kyra Gracie
Gracie clumsily fails here and it's time for Meisha Tate to fight back!
Meisha Tate launches a couples of jabs and then a big hook!
Gracie blocks the jabs but the last punch hits hard on Kyra Gracie's cheek! Gracie stumbles and the falls to the mat!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Tate is standing while Gracie is on the ground on her back
Tate decides to go after her opponent and jumps inside Gracie's guard.
Gracie did not see that coming! Meisha Tate is in open guard over Gracie now.
The clock says 2:25 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate is in open guard over Gracie
Tate shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Tate is in open guard over Gracie... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Gracie struggles to free herself
Gracie rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Back to the beginning! Kyra Gracie is standing now.
Gracie is standing while Tate is on the ground on her back
Kyra Gracie creates space and allows Meisha Tate to stand up.
Back to the beginning! Meisha Tate is standing now.
The clock says 2:45 in the 1 round
Tate is holding Kyra Gracie's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Kyra Gracie loses balance and goes to the ground.
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Kyra Gracie
Meisha Tate isolates Kyra Gracie's right arm looking for an armbar...
Kyra Gracie manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Meisha Tate lost her dominant position.
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Tate
Meisha Tate launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gracie tries to cover her face,
The clock says 3:20 in the 1 round
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Tate
Meisha Tate launches a few punches to Gracie's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Gracie tries to cover her face,
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Tate
Tate breaths deeply while on the ground
Kyra Gracie is in open guard over Tate
Tate is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Tate tries to close her guard around Gracie
She succeeds!
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Tate
Meisha Tate isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Gracie blocks the hold and uses the opportunity to pass Tate's guard.
Meisha Tate gets sloppy and Kyra Gracie tries to take advantage...
Gracie tries to escape from the closed guard
Kyra Gracie any adventage in the ground.
Kyra Gracie is in closed guard over Tate
Stand up! This is what Gracie's cornermen are shouting. Meisha Tate is a submission master and she can finish the fight if you mess with her on the ground.
Gracie is in closed guard... Tate tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Kyra Gracie!
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Meisha Tate was tooling Kyra Gracie for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Kyra Gracie lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Gracie tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Meisha Tate doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Kyra Gracie gets sloppy and Meisha Tate tries to take advantage...
Tate gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Kyra Gracie! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Kyra Gracie doesn't defend herself!
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Meisha Tate tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar looks tight...
Tate is locking that armbar...
Gracie is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Meisha Tate isolates Kyra Gracie's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Kyra Gracie is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Kyra Gracie
Meisha Tate moves to better her position on the ground...
Meisha Tate viciously slams hammer blows to Gracie's face!
John McCarthy has seen enough! The fight is over! Gracie was not intelligently defending herself!
There is a small laceration on Kyra Gracie's Forehead
Winner is Meisha Tate by TKO (GnP) at 4:45 Round 1
Statistics: Kyra Gracie
Punches 3/4 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 130 s
Statistics: Meisha Tate
Punches 21/23 (91%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/14 (86%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 125 s
Pretty dominating performance from Tate here. Gracie wasn’t able to get the ground/sub game going.