Post by The Sandmen on Dec 18, 2018 10:35:29 GMT -5
Miesha Tate (44-52) vs. 
Hiroko Yamanaka (61-47)
Ferocious staredown by Tate while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Miesha Tate and Hiroko Yamanaka touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward and launches a high kick!
Tate ducks under.
Tate is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate looks to mount Hiroko Yamanaka...
Miesha Tate slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Miesha Tate in her guard...
Miesha Tate keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Miesha Tate work her BJJ game.
Tate catch Hiroko Yamanaka's right arm and tries a kimura
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Tate is locking that kimura...
Hiroko Yamanaka holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Yamanaka breaks the lock showing some skills...
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Miesha Tate in her guard...
Miesha Tate keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Tate goes for an armbar!
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Hiroko Yamanaka breaks the lock and pushes away Miesha Tate, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki 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 attempts a sweep single...
Hiroko Yamanaka was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Tate gets a grip on her opponent
but can't get the slam.
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Miesha Tate throws a combo
Yamanaka punches back but nobody connects.
The two exchange wildly
Tate is connecting with a few punches
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
...no good.
Yamanaka pushes Miesha Tate and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Tate grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Miesha Tate cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Yamanaka rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Back to the beginning! Hiroko Yamanaka is standing now.
Yamanaka is standing while Tate is on the ground on her back
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
Tate climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Yamanaka is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Tate tries to jump to side mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka closed her guard around Miesha Tate.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate tries a kimura
Yamanaka breaks the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate hooks Yamanaka's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to kick Tate away and scrambles on top!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries an armbar from the bottom!
Hiroko Yamanaka breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Yamanaka tries to jump to side mount.
Miesha Tate closed her guard around Hiroko Yamanaka.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate was tooling Hiroko Yamanaka for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hiroko Yamanaka lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Miesha Tate attempts to trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps control and remains in side mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Yamanaka looks to be in very good shape.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to mount Miesha Tate...
Hiroko Yamanaka slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Miesha Tate shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Hiroko Yamanaka is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Tate into her guard.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Miesha Tate tries to better her position on the ground...
Tate breaks the closed guard of Hiroko Yamanaka and moves to half guard
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to half guard.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tate blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Yamanaka misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tate leans back...
She clobbers Hiroko Yamanaka's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Yamanaka's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to stand up!
Tate doesn't allow her!
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Tate shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Yamanaka pushes Miesha Tate forward against her back and breaks the lock!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Tate, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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Tate fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Yamanaka's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
As the fight continues it seems that Miesha Tate is taking the best of the fight.
Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Yamanaka rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Tate pulls her arm out of danger.
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 bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Yamanaka rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Miesha Tate. 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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Miesha Tate and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Miesha Tate is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate circles around Yamanaka
Tate grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Miesha Tate moves to better her position on the ground...
Miesha Tate viciously slams hammer blows to Yamanaka's face!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Tate moves on the ground
Miesha Tate moves to side mount
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate goes for an americana!
Yamanaka breaks free.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate is cooling the fight on the ground
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate hooks Yamanaka's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Yamanaka hyper-extended her left leg
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Yamanaka's eyes...
That Kneebar from Miesha Tate appears to be unbreakable
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to kick Tate away and scrambles on top!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Yamanaka
She is not able to do it
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Tate switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Yamanaka struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Miesha Tate against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Miesha Tate struggles not allowing Hiroko Yamanaka improve her position.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Miesha Tate isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Tate is locking that Kimura...
That Kimura from Miesha Tate appears to be unbreakable
Yamanaka Hyper-extended her arm
Tate locks her hands together and rotates Yamanaka's right arm! Great move! Yamanaka has no choice but to tap.
Winner is Miesha Tate by Submission (Kimura) at 2:21 Round 2
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 290 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 280 s
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Hiroko Yamanaka (61-47)Ferocious staredown by Tate while Mario Yamasaki recites the rules.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
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 Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Miesha Tate and Hiroko Yamanaka touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Hiroko Yamanaka moves forward and launches a high kick!
Tate ducks under.
Tate is holding Hiroko Yamanaka's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Hiroko Yamanaka loses balance and goes to the ground.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate looks to mount Hiroko Yamanaka...
Miesha Tate slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka is a submission wizard. She has forgotten more BJJ than most fighters have learned.
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Miesha Tate in her guard...
Miesha Tate keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Miesha Tate work her BJJ game.
Tate catch Hiroko Yamanaka's right arm and tries a kimura
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Tate is locking that kimura...
Hiroko Yamanaka holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
Yamanaka breaks the lock showing some skills...
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Hiroko Yamanaka tries to roll to her side and trap Miesha Tate in her guard...
Miesha Tate keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Miesha Tate is in full mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Tate goes for an armbar!
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
Hiroko Yamanaka breaks the lock and pushes away Miesha Tate, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
Mario Yamasaki 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 attempts a sweep single...
Hiroko Yamanaka was ready and shrugs off the takedown attempt.
Tate gets a grip on her opponent
but can't get the slam.
Yamanaka tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Miesha Tate throws a combo
Yamanaka punches back but nobody connects.
The two exchange wildly
Tate is connecting with a few punches
Hiroko Yamanaka swings...
...no good.
Yamanaka pushes Miesha Tate and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
Tate grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka slides her legs high and tries to apply a triangle!
Miesha Tate cuts to the side and manages to pass to side mount!
Yamanaka clumsily fails here and it's time for Miesha Tate to fight back!
Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Yamanaka rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Back to the beginning! Hiroko Yamanaka is standing now.
Yamanaka is standing while Tate is on the ground on her back
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
Tate climbs to her feet and is standing now.
Miesha Tate tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Yamanaka is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Tate tries to jump to side mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka closed her guard around Miesha Tate.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate tries a kimura
Yamanaka breaks the lock.
Poorly executed technique. Hiroko Yamanaka looks to counter!
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate hooks Yamanaka's right leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to kick Tate away and scrambles on top!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries an armbar from the bottom!
Hiroko Yamanaka breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Hiroko Yamanaka to fight back!
Yamanaka tries to jump to side mount.
Miesha Tate closed her guard around Hiroko Yamanaka.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate was tooling Hiroko Yamanaka for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Hiroko Yamanaka lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Miesha Tate attempts to trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps control and remains in side mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in side mount over Miesha Tate
Yamanaka looks to be in very good shape.
Hiroko Yamanaka looks to mount Miesha Tate...
Hiroko Yamanaka slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in full mount over Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Hiroko Yamanaka in her guard...
Hiroko Yamanaka keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Mario Yamasaki stands the fighters up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Miesha Tate shoots for a double leg takedown!
She hits it! Hiroko Yamanaka is taken off her feet, but she manages to pull Tate into her guard.
Miesha Tate is in closed guard over Yamanaka
Miesha Tate tries to better her position on the ground...
Tate breaks the closed guard of Hiroko Yamanaka and moves to half guard
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to switch to half guard.
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka reaches under and rolls for a kneebar!
Tate blocks the attempt and uses the opportunity to seize half guard.
Yamanaka misses a step and Miesha Tate sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tate leans back...
She clobbers Hiroko Yamanaka's face with a huge punch! Ouch!
Yamanaka's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Yamanaka tries to stand up!
Tate doesn't allow her!
Miesha Tate is in half guard over Yamanaka
Tate shifts to north-south position and tries to finish with a lock!
Yamanaka pushes Miesha Tate forward against her back and breaks the lock!
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
The round is for Tate, who walks calmly to her corner.
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Round 2
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Tate fakes a punch and shoots a takedown!
Hiroko Yamanaka didn't see it coming and has been put on the ground!
Hard blow to Yamanaka's mid-section, she seems hurt
The clock says 0:25 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
As the fight continues it seems that Miesha Tate is taking the best of the fight.
Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Yamanaka rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka overhooks an arm and starts cranking! Interesting meneuver.
Tate pulls her arm out of danger.
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 bring the fight to the ground
Yamanaka goes down.
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka... she fakes a move and then tries a kneebar!
Yamanaka rolls on the ground trying to get free and after a few kicks of her own she escapes.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Miesha Tate. 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 GM Place (Vancouver, British Columbia) are cheering for the fighters.
Miesha Tate and Yamanaka engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Miesha Tate is getting the best of the exchange as she lands a few blows.
The clock says 1:00 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate circles around Yamanaka
Tate grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Miesha Tate
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Miesha Tate moves to better her position on the ground...
Miesha Tate viciously slams hammer blows to Yamanaka's face!
The clock says 1:20 in the 2 round
Miesha Tate is in open guard over Yamanaka
Tate moves on the ground
Miesha Tate moves to side mount
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate goes for an americana!
Yamanaka breaks free.
Yamanaka is trying to counter now!
Hiroko Yamanaka attempts to trap Miesha Tate in her guard.
Miesha Tate keeps control and remains in side mount.
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate is cooling the fight on the ground
Miesha Tate is in side mount over Hiroko Yamanaka
Miesha Tate hooks Yamanaka's left leg and sits back for a kneebar!
Yamanaka hyper-extended her left leg
Yamanaka struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in Yamanaka's eyes...
That Kneebar from Miesha Tate appears to be unbreakable
Hiroko Yamanaka manages to kick Tate away and scrambles on top!
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Yamanaka
She is not able to do it
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Tate switches to high guard just before trying to sink a triangle!
Yamanaka struggles and her head turns red from the choke, but she manages to slip her head of the lock!
Miesha Tate gets sloppy and Hiroko Yamanaka tries to take advantage...
Hiroko Yamanaka pushes Miesha Tate against the fence and then tries to improve her position.
Miesha Tate struggles not allowing Hiroko Yamanaka improve her position.
Hiroko Yamanaka is in open guard over Tate
Miesha Tate isolates an arm in a kimura attempt!
Tate is locking that Kimura...
That Kimura from Miesha Tate appears to be unbreakable
Yamanaka Hyper-extended her arm
Tate locks her hands together and rotates Yamanaka's right arm! Great move! Yamanaka has no choice but to tap.
Winner is Miesha Tate by Submission (Kimura) at 2:21 Round 2
Statistics: Miesha Tate
Punches 6/8 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 7/7 (100%)
GnP strikes 4/4 (100%)
Submissions 14/14 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 290 s
Statistics: Hiroko Yamanaka
Punches 0/10 (0%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 3/3 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 280 s
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