Post by The Sandmen on May 15, 2017 7:30:44 GMT -5
Miesha Tate looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
Julianna Peña doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Miesha Tate today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Tate is holding Julianna Peña's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Julianna Peña shows great balance while pushing away Miesha Tate
Tate misses a step and Julianna Peña sees an opportunity to counter her!
A punch from Julianna Peña
gets blocked by Tate.
Tate is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Peña's jaw!
Peña looks to be in very good shape.
Julianna Peña grabs Tate
Miesha Tate gets thrown to the mat.
Julianna Peña is in open guard over Tate
Julianna Peña tries to pass to half guard...
Miesha Tate can't prevent her opponent from passing. Peña looks to work from half guard.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Peña delivers a few accurate elbows!
Tate is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Peña is in rear mount over Tate
Tate has Peña controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Tate manages to escape from that position and climb to her feet along Peña
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
Peña won't budge, forcing Tate to pull guard.
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Peña is in closed guard... Tate tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Julianna Peña!
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Julianna Peña
Julianna Peña tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Tate is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Tate works on the ground with her fingers over Peña's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Miesha Tate for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal allows Peña time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Miesha Tate fakes a punch and launches herself over Julianna Peña
Great move by Tate who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Julianna Peña 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 Julianna Peña
The fighters are clinching.
Julianna Peña grapple with Miesha Tate and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Julianna Peña looks to pass to mount...
Peña slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Miesha Tate.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Julianna Peña moves to better her position on the ground...
Julianna Peña viciously slams hammer blows to Tate's face!
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Julianna Peña in her guard...
Julianna Peña keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate measures the resilience of Peña's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Peña blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate launches a few punches to Peña's cheek from the guard.
Julianna Peña uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate measures the resilience of Peña's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Peña blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Peña is trying to counter now!
Peña tries to open up Miesha Tate's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Tate in the side of the head
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Miesha Tate can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Miesha Tate doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Miesha Tate. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Julianna Peña throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Peña wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Peña moves forward and holds Tate
The fighters are clinching.
Julianna Peña's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Tate is throwing a flurry of punches!
Peña ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Peña tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Some counter punches against Miesha Tate
land while she's on her bicycle.
Miesha Tate goes with a looping right hand while Julianna Peña jumps back and jabs
Peña seems staggered and Miesha Tate runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Miesha Tate can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Brilliant combination from Miesha Tate
that forces Peña to try and defend better.
Tate showing excellent timing, blasts Julianna Peña with a right hand.
Peña steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Julianna Peña launches a body shot
Tate dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Miesha Tate circles around Peña
Miesha Tate moves forward looking for some grappling action
Tate has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Peña tries to launch a knee to the body while in the clinch!
Glancing blow to Tate's abdomen!
Crushing shot to Tate's body! She's holding her side
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tate pushes off of Julianna Peña and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Peña holds her opponent tight while she tries to cool down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Peña studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
0:22 Round 2 and Peña is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Peña is holding Miesha Tate's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Miesha Tate loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Tate tries to show some ground skills
Miesha Tate put Peña in half guard.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Good looking punches from Julianna Peña on the ground
They could take their toll on Tate.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Julianna Peña tries to pass Miesha Tate's guard...
Julianna Peña manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tate's being punished here!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate attempts to trap Julianna Peña in her guard.
Miesha Tate manages to switch to half guard.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Tate tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Miesha Tate. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Miesha Tate fakes a move and moves laterally.
Tate launches a furious hook!
Peña ducks under and pushes Miesha Tate creating some space.
Peña tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Peña is holding Miesha Tate's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Miesha Tate loses balance and goes to the ground.
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate attempts to trap Julianna Peña in her guard.
Miesha Tate manages to switch to full guard.
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Tate measures the resilience of Peña's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Peña blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Peña is in closed guard... Tate tries to roll on the ground!
Julianna Peña uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Tate tries to move on the ground and shows Julianna Peña a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Tate's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Tate moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Julianna Peña breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Julianna Peña looks to counter!
Julianna Peña throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Tate's face with those brutal elbows! Tate needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Tate has a small cut in her Mouth
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Peña tries to escape from closed guard...
Peña struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Julianna Peña tries to free her leg
Julianna Peña uses some of her skill by jumping out of Tate's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Tate tries to show some ground skills
Peña uses her strength to keep Peña at a disadvantage
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña leans back...
She clobbers Miesha Tate's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Miesha Tate's Right cheek
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tate's being punished here!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Peña is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Julianna Peña for headbutt.
Josh Rosenthal allows Tate time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate and Peña engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Tate fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Peña sprawls and remains on her feet.
Peña is trying to counter now!
Body kick by Julianna Peña...
just grazes her opponent.
Tate throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Peña's defense muffles the blows.
Julianna Peña attempts a sweep single...
Julianna Peña catches Miesha Tate's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Peña.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Peña struggles on the ground and tries to break Miesha Tate's guard...
Julianna Peña is in Tate open guard now
Julianna Peña is in open guard over Tate
Tate steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Miesha Tate overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Peña pulls her arm out of danger.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Julianna Peña tries to take advantage...
Peña throws a few hammer fists to the face of Miesha Tate
Solid shots!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Julianna Peña fakes a move and moves laterally.
The two exchange wildly
Peña is connecting with a few punches
Julianna Peña paws at Tate.
Tate swings ineffectively.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Tate feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Peña moves aside and dodges.
Peña looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Miesha Tate's punches
Tate is on the receiving end of a great combo by Peña.
There is a small laceration on Miesha Tate's Chin
Peña goes to the body...
She punishes Tate's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Tate has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Miesha Tate moves forward looking for some grappling action
Peña pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Tremendous strikes from Tate!
Peña blocks with confidence
Peña is trying to counter now!
Julianna Peña tries a hook to the body
and hits Tate's ribs hard
Julianna Peña is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Miesha Tate is a bloody mess!
Julianna Peña 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
Hard blow to Tate's mid-section, she seems hurt
Julianna Peña is in open guard over Tate
Tate doesn't stop bleeding.
Peña tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Peña tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Tate from the side mount!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
You can see Tate's blood making stains in the mat.
Peña positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tate's being punished here!
Tate's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Julianna Peña pushes Miesha Tate down and prevents her attempts to escape
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate doesn't stop bleeding.
Tate tries to stand up!
Peña doesn't allow her!
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
You can see Tate's blood making stains in the mat.
Tate tries to stand up!
Peña doesn't allow her!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
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 Peña's moves.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Julianna Peña in her guard...
Julianna Peña keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Peña tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Julianna Peña controls the situation despite Miesha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Terrible one sided match... Tate was not ready to fight a fighter of Julianna Peña caliber.
Miesha Tate is a bloody mess!
Peña delivers a few accurate elbows!
Tate is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Tate has a small cut in her Chin
Miesha Tate seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Julianna Peña!
Peña is in rear mount over Tate
Julianna Peña slides her arm under Miesha Tate's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Miesha Tate's face turns completely red before she taps out!
Winner is Julianna Peña by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:22 Round 3
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 12/35 (34%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/12 (8%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 480 s
Statistics: Julianna Peña
Punches 14/19 (74%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 38/42 (90%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 480 s
I meant to post after the fight announcements that the reason this bizarre fight was made was because Tate was on a 4 fight losing streak and Pena was on a 3 fight winning streak. This fight looked terrible for Pena on paper, but see? I’m not crazy! Pena is legit.
Julianna Peña doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Miesha Tate today.
The referee of the bout is Josh Rosenthal.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Tate is holding Julianna Peña's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Julianna Peña shows great balance while pushing away Miesha Tate
Tate misses a step and Julianna Peña sees an opportunity to counter her!
A punch from Julianna Peña
gets blocked by Tate.
Tate is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Peña's jaw!
Peña looks to be in very good shape.
Julianna Peña grabs Tate
Miesha Tate gets thrown to the mat.
Julianna Peña is in open guard over Tate
Julianna Peña tries to pass to half guard...
Miesha Tate can't prevent her opponent from passing. Peña looks to work from half guard.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Peña delivers a few accurate elbows!
Tate is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Peña is in rear mount over Tate
Tate has Peña controlling her back while on the ground. She tries to roll and find an escape...
Showing some ground skills Tate manages to escape from that position and climb to her feet along Peña
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
Peña won't budge, forcing Tate to pull guard.
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Peña is in closed guard... Tate tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Julianna Peña!
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Julianna Peña
Julianna Peña tries to roll on the ground...
She makes a reversal!
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Tate is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Tate works on the ground with her fingers over Peña's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Josh Rosenthal saw it!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Miesha Tate for eye poke.
Josh Rosenthal allows Peña time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Miesha Tate fakes a punch and launches herself over Julianna Peña
Great move by Tate who pushes her opponent under a troublesome thai clinch
Julianna Peña 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 Julianna Peña
The fighters are clinching.
Julianna Peña grapple with Miesha Tate and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Julianna Peña looks to pass to mount...
Peña slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Miesha Tate.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Julianna Peña moves to better her position on the ground...
Julianna Peña viciously slams hammer blows to Tate's face!
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Julianna Peña in her guard...
Julianna Peña keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate measures the resilience of Peña's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Peña blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
The clock says 3:05 in the 1 round
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate launches a few punches to Peña's cheek from the guard.
Julianna Peña uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate measures the resilience of Peña's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Peña blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Peña is trying to counter now!
Peña tries to open up Miesha Tate's defense faking a few punches.
She is aggressively and repeatedly punching Tate in the side of the head
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Miesha Tate can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Miesha Tate doesn't want to continue the fight in this position and tries to get back on her feet
She moves fast and now she is standing
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Miesha Tate. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Julianna Peña throws a punch
that gets deflected.
Peña wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Peña moves forward and holds Tate
The fighters are clinching.
Julianna Peña's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Tate is throwing a flurry of punches!
Peña ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Peña tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Some counter punches against Miesha Tate
land while she's on her bicycle.
Miesha Tate goes with a looping right hand while Julianna Peña jumps back and jabs
Peña seems staggered and Miesha Tate runs to capitalize with a bunch of jabs and crosses.
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Miesha Tate can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Brilliant combination from Miesha Tate
that forces Peña to try and defend better.
Tate showing excellent timing, blasts Julianna Peña with a right hand.
Peña steps backwards and the punch goes wide.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Julianna Peña launches a body shot
Tate dodges and catches her with a hard cross.
Miesha Tate circles around Peña
Miesha Tate moves forward looking for some grappling action
Tate has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Peña tries to launch a knee to the body while in the clinch!
Glancing blow to Tate's abdomen!
Crushing shot to Tate's body! She's holding her side
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tate pushes off of Julianna Peña and starts launching a flurry of hooks and body shots!
Peña holds her opponent tight while she tries to cool down the action.
Josh Rosenthal sees a lack of activity in the clinch and separates the fighters.
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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The clock says 0:10 in the 2 round
Peña studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
0:22 Round 2 and Peña is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Peña is holding Miesha Tate's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Miesha Tate loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Tate tries to show some ground skills
Miesha Tate put Peña in half guard.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Good looking punches from Julianna Peña on the ground
They could take their toll on Tate.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Julianna Peña tries to pass Miesha Tate's guard...
Julianna Peña manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tate's being punished here!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate attempts to trap Julianna Peña in her guard.
Miesha Tate manages to switch to half guard.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Tate tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Josh Rosenthal halts the fight to stand up Miesha Tate. The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Miesha Tate fakes a move and moves laterally.
Tate launches a furious hook!
Peña ducks under and pushes Miesha Tate creating some space.
Peña tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Peña is holding Miesha Tate's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Miesha Tate loses balance and goes to the ground.
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate attempts to trap Julianna Peña in her guard.
Miesha Tate manages to switch to full guard.
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Tate measures the resilience of Peña's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Peña blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Peña is in closed guard... Tate tries to roll on the ground!
Julianna Peña uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Tate tries to move on the ground and shows Julianna Peña a crack in her guard which she uses for a big elbow!
Bang! Tate's forehead receives a strong elbow that rocks her head against the mat! Josh Rosenthal knows she may be calling off the fight soon!
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Tate moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Julianna Peña breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Poorly executed technique. Julianna Peña looks to counter!
Julianna Peña throws down elbows...
She's tearing up Tate's face with those brutal elbows! Tate needs to do something! The referee is threatening to stop it!
Tate has a small cut in her Mouth
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Peña tries to escape from closed guard...
Peña struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Julianna Peña tries to free her leg
Julianna Peña uses some of her skill by jumping out of Tate's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Tate tries to show some ground skills
Peña uses her strength to keep Peña at a disadvantage
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña leans back...
She clobbers Miesha Tate's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
There is a small laceration on Miesha Tate's Right cheek
The clock says 3:25 in the 2 round
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tate's being punished here!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal didn't see that!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Peña is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
Josh Rosenthal has seen that!
Josh Rosenthal takes away one point from Julianna Peña for headbutt.
Josh Rosenthal allows Tate time to recover... The fight resumes with both fighters standing.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Scottrade Center (St. Louis, Missouri) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 4:05 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate and Peña engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Tate fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Peña sprawls and remains on her feet.
Peña is trying to counter now!
Body kick by Julianna Peña...
just grazes her opponent.
Tate throws a one-two combo then fakes a move to fire a big right hand on the chin!
Peña's defense muffles the blows.
Julianna Peña attempts a sweep single...
Julianna Peña catches Miesha Tate's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Peña.
The clock says 4:40 in the 2 round
Julianna Peña is in closed guard over Tate
Peña struggles on the ground and tries to break Miesha Tate's guard...
Julianna Peña is in Tate open guard now
Julianna Peña is in open guard over Tate
Tate steps backwards and lowers her arms while breathing heavily... She seems tired.
Miesha Tate overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Peña pulls her arm out of danger.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Julianna Peña tries to take advantage...
Peña throws a few hammer fists to the face of Miesha Tate
Solid shots!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 3
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Julianna Peña fakes a move and moves laterally.
The two exchange wildly
Peña is connecting with a few punches
Julianna Peña paws at Tate.
Tate swings ineffectively.
The clock says 0:30 in the 3 round
Tate feints and moves forward to hit with a hook
Peña moves aside and dodges.
Peña looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Miesha Tate's punches
Tate is on the receiving end of a great combo by Peña.
There is a small laceration on Miesha Tate's Chin
Peña goes to the body...
She punishes Tate's ribs with a couple of hooks.
Tate has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
Miesha Tate moves forward looking for some grappling action
Peña pushes her opponent and keep the fight at striking range
Tremendous strikes from Tate!
Peña blocks with confidence
Peña is trying to counter now!
Julianna Peña tries a hook to the body
and hits Tate's ribs hard
Julianna Peña is slowing the pace of the fight a bit and circles around her opponent.
Miesha Tate is a bloody mess!
Julianna Peña 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
Hard blow to Tate's mid-section, she seems hurt
Julianna Peña is in open guard over Tate
Tate doesn't stop bleeding.
Peña tries to improve position.
She frees a leg.
Julianna Peña is in half guard over Tate
Peña tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling Tate from the side mount!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
You can see Tate's blood making stains in the mat.
Peña positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! Tate's being punished here!
Tate's Right cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Julianna Peña is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Peña tries to move to full mount!
Nice move. She is in full mount now.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Julianna Peña pushes Miesha Tate down and prevents her attempts to escape
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate doesn't stop bleeding.
Tate tries to stand up!
Peña doesn't allow her!
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
You can see Tate's blood making stains in the mat.
Tate tries to stand up!
Peña doesn't allow her!
The clock says 2:35 in the 3 round
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate has some bruises after a few exchanges with her opponent.
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 Peña's moves.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Julianna Peña in her guard...
Julianna Peña keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The clock says 2:50 in the 3 round
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Peña tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Julianna Peña controls the situation despite Miesha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Julianna Peña is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Terrible one sided match... Tate was not ready to fight a fighter of Julianna Peña caliber.
Miesha Tate is a bloody mess!
Peña delivers a few accurate elbows!
Tate is being hit hard and trys to escape! She has to give her back!
Tate has a small cut in her Chin
Miesha Tate seems hurt! She stumbles backwards and she's an easy target for Julianna Peña!
Peña is in rear mount over Tate
Julianna Peña slides her arm under Miesha Tate's chin and locks the rear naked choke!
Miesha Tate's face turns completely red before she taps out!
Winner is Julianna Peña by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:22 Round 3
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 12/35 (34%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 1/12 (8%)
Takedowns 0/3 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/9 (0%)
Submissions 2/2 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 480 s
Statistics: Julianna Peña
Punches 14/19 (74%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 38/42 (90%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 480 s
I meant to post after the fight announcements that the reason this bizarre fight was made was because Tate was on a 4 fight losing streak and Pena was on a 3 fight winning streak. This fight looked terrible for Pena on paper, but see? I’m not crazy! Pena is legit.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!