Tate vs. Anderson

[The Sandmen]

Miesha Tate glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
Megan Anderson doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Miesha Tate is the better fighter in my opinion. It would be an upset if she loses today.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.

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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
An overhand right from Miesha Tate that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Anderson's stops that one with her face! How is Anderson standing?!
Tate launches a hook to the body
Bang! Anderson stops that one with her ribs!
Miesha Tate and Anderson engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Megan Anderson is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 0:45 in the 1 round
Anderson leads with a punch
Miesha Tate evades but whiffs with a counter.
Megan Anderson throws a combo
Tate punches back but nobody connects.
Poorly executed technique. Megan Anderson looks to counter!
A right hand from Megan Anderson
surprises Tate!
Tate's Nose is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Tate is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Miesha Tate attempts a sweep single...
Miesha Tate catches Megan Anderson's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Tate.
Anderson ribs are getting hammered, they look bad!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Anderson
Tate use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
After a few tentative moves, she jumps to side mount! The crowd in Halifax Metro Centre (Halifax, Nova Scotia) is cheering her!
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Megan Anderson
Tate shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Anderson pushes Miesha Tate forward against her back and breaks the lock!
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Megan Anderson is in closed guard over Tate
Megan Anderson tries to better her position on the ground...
Tate holds Megan Anderson's head against her chin in the closed guard.
Megan Anderson is in closed guard over Tate
Tate is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Tate measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Anderson's side.
Megan Anderson is in closed guard over Tate
Anderson tries to improve her position on the ground as she sits on her knees and tries to break the closed guard.
Tate leans and gets Megan Anderson's arms as she brings her to the ground again.
Anderson clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Tate moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Megan Anderson breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Megan Anderson. 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.
Tate looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Megan Anderson's punches
Tate is on the receiving end of a great combo by Anderson.
Brutal combination from Megan Anderson!
Tate is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Tate wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Megan Anderson grapple with Miesha Tate and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Megan Anderson is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Tate tries to show some ground skills
Miesha Tate put Anderson in half guard.
Megan Anderson is in half guard over Tate
Miesha Tate attempts to move to full guard
Miesha Tate manages to switch to full guard.
The clock says 2:55 in the 1 round
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Tate
Anderson moves on the ground
Anderson cannot take advantage in the ground
Tate tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Tate measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Anderson's side.
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Tate
Anderson tries to move to full mount
Anderson succeeds
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Tate is using some of her ground skills to escape from this...
Megan Anderson pushes Miesha Tate down and prevents her attempts to escape
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
Megan Anderson is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Megan Anderson in her guard...
Miesha Tate gets her hip out and moves to full guard.
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Tate
Miesha Tate launches a few punches to Anderson's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Anderson tries to cover her face,
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Tate
Tate measures the resilience of Anderson's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Anderson's side.
Megan Anderson is in open guard over Tate
Anderson tries to jump to side mount.
Miesha Tate closed her guard around Megan Anderson.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Megan Anderson 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 Tate's moves.
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Megan Anderson 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 Tate's moves.
Megan Anderson is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Megan Anderson 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
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Megan Anderson. 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.
Tate wants to close the range and tries to grapple...
Nice move. She shoves herself over her opponent and secure a single collar tie.
The fighters are clinching.
Anderson launches a few hard punches to Miesha Tate's ribs!
Tate struggles and protects herself.
Anderson misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tate is launching some bone breaking punches to Anderson's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Megan Anderson's eyes.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Anderson launches a few hard punches to Miesha Tate's ribs!
Miesha Tate's ribs shows the damage! Megan Anderson is working her opponent ribs!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
You have to give that round to Miesha Tate.



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Round 2
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Miesha Tate was tooling Megan Anderson for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Megan Anderson lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Incredible high kick!
Tate deflects and sidesteps.
Anderson is one of those men capable of pounding you into oblivion!
Megan Anderson is measuring Tate with her jab.
Tate isn't fazed.
Tate is trying to counter now!
Good movement from Tate
who is bobbing and weaving.
A wicked punch by Miesha Tate
rocks Anderson!
Anderson has a small cut in her Chin
Tate launches a furious hook!
That hits Anderson's chin like a wrecking ball! Anderson loses balance and goes to the mat.
Anderson's Chin is beginning to swell
Anderson has a small cut in her Chin
Anderson seems a bit groggy... her movements are not very coordinated now.
The clock says 0:50 in the 2 round
Tate is standing while Anderson is on the ground on her back
Miesha Tate steps back and allows Anderson to get back to her feet.
Anderson climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Miesha Tate shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Megan Anderson is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Tate into her guard.
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
Poorly executed technique. Miesha Tate looks to counter!
Tate is looking to end this fight with strikes
She starts to pound away at Megan Anderson, who is barely covering up!
That punishment by Miesha Tate has left Anderson staggered! Miesha Tate should try push forward now and finish this!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Anderson
Miesha Tate aggressively and repeatedly punches Anderson.
She needs to do something soon or the referee will stop the fight!
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Anderson
Tate tries to escape from closed guard...
Tate struggles to liberate her leg and jumps to half guard!
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Anderson
Miesha Tate isolates Megan Anderson's left arm looking for an armbar...
Megan Anderson tries to hold onto her own arm but Miesha Tate breaks her grip and extends her arm for the tap!

Winner is Miesha Tate by Submission (armbar) at 1:44 Round 2

Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 4/14 (29%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 16/19 (84%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 194 s

Statistics: Megan Anderson
Punches 11/15 (73%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/8 (38%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 207 s

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