Post by The Sandmen on Dec 7, 2020 17:22:59 GMT -5
Weili Zhang is calm in her corner. She looks convinced of her abilities.
Tara LaRosa looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Zhang is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. She will have to do her best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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Weili Zhang and Tara LaRosa touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Tara LaRosa attempts to cut off Zhang with punches
Zhang reels from the strikes.
Nice punch by Tara LaRosa
that nearly tags Zhang.
Weili Zhang paws at LaRosa.
LaRosa answers with solid punches!
There is a small laceration on Weili Zhang's Forehead
LaRosa is holding Weili Zhang's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Weili Zhang loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Weili Zhang
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Weili Zhang.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Tara LaRosa takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Weili Zhang shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
You can see the pain reflected in Zhang's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Zhang's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Zhang struggles to free herself
Weili Zhang breaks that americana attempt!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Tara LaRosa throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
LaRosa is locking that Armbar...
Zhang breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Zhang measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
LaRosa suddenly holds Weili Zhang's arm and tries an armbar!
LaRosa is locking that Armbar...
Zhang struggles to free herself
Punishing hold!
Zhang can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Tara LaRosa!
Weili Zhang is in closed guard over LaRosa
Zhang is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Weili Zhang!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
LaRosa catch Weili Zhang's left arm and tries a kimura
Crippling lock!
LaRosa is locking that kimura...
Zhang's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
LaRosa is locking that kimura...
Weili Zhang holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Zhang tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Weili Zhang tries to roll on the ground...
LaRosa knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Zhang clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
LaRosa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Weili Zhang
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Weili Zhang tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Zhang tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Weili Zhang 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 LaRosa's moves.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
LaRosa fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Weili Zhang's arm and tries an armbar!
Zhang's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Zhang's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Zhang's eyes...
Zhang holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Zhang's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Tara LaRosa.
Weili Zhang is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Weili Zhang in her guard.
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to half guard.
Weili Zhang is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to move to full guard
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to full guard.
Weili Zhang is in closed guard over LaRosa
Weili Zhang hovers above LaRosa
Tara LaRosa stops her from throwing strikes.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
LaRosa tries an armbar from the bottom!
That armbar from Tara LaRosa appears to be unbreakable
Zhang struggles to free herself
Zhang Hyper-extended her left arm
That armbar from Tara LaRosa appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Zhang struggles to free herself
Weili Zhang breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Weili Zhang is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Weili Zhang aggressively and repeatedly punches LaRosa.
Good job by LaRosa blocking and slipping the blows.
Weili Zhang is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Weili Zhang 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 LaRosa's moves.
Weili Zhang is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Weili Zhang in her guard.
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to half guard.
Weili Zhang is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to move to full guard
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to full guard.
Weili Zhang is in open guard over LaRosa
Zhang moves on the ground
Zhang cannot take advantage in the ground
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa launches a few punches to Zhang's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Zhang tries to cover her face,
Weili Zhang is in open guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa was tooling Weili Zhang for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Weili Zhang lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Zhang
She succeeds!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Weili Zhang is in closed guard over LaRosa
Weili Zhang looks to posture up and open Tara LaRosa's guard...
Tara LaRosa has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
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.
Tara LaRosa fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
LaRosa grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Zhang
LaRosa moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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A solid combination from Weili Zhang
mostly hits air.
Weili Zhang jabs at LaRosa
to no visible effect.
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
Tara LaRosa swings...
hard impact to Zhang's face!
LaRosa grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Zhang
LaRosa moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Zhang
LaRosa sits over her knees and pushes away Zhang's leg!
Tara LaRosa is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Weili Zhang
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Weili Zhang...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Tara LaRosa sits high on Weili Zhang's chest and pulls her leg underneath Zhang's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Weili Zhang tries to roll out, but Tara LaRosa is way ahead of her and already has the triangle locked in. It's tight and Weili Zhang taps out!
Winner is Tara LaRosa by Submission (Triangle from Mount) at 1:26 Round 2
Statistics: Weili Zhang
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 276 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 276 s
Zhang was boring today if you ask me. She did nothing in her fight. (29 points)
It’s really too bad Tara is an asshole IRL.
Tara LaRosa looks like she has been waiting for this fight forever.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
Zhang is not prefered by the MMA media to win tonight. She will have to do her best to score a win.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Weili Zhang and Tara LaRosa touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Tara LaRosa attempts to cut off Zhang with punches
Zhang reels from the strikes.
Nice punch by Tara LaRosa
that nearly tags Zhang.
Weili Zhang paws at LaRosa.
LaRosa answers with solid punches!
There is a small laceration on Weili Zhang's Forehead
LaRosa is holding Weili Zhang's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Weili Zhang loses balance and goes to the ground.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Weili Zhang
Tara LaRosa looks to pass to mount...
LaRosa slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Weili Zhang.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Tara LaRosa takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Weili Zhang shoulder and pushes her left arm againts the mat!
You can see the pain reflected in Zhang's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Zhang's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Zhang struggles to free herself
Weili Zhang breaks that americana attempt!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Tara LaRosa throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
LaRosa is locking that Armbar...
Zhang breaks the lock showing some skills...
The clock says 1:20 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Zhang measures the resilience of LaRosa's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in LaRosa's side.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
LaRosa suddenly holds Weili Zhang's arm and tries an armbar!
LaRosa is locking that Armbar...
Zhang struggles to free herself
Punishing hold!
Zhang can break the lock and now she is in a closed guard over Tara LaRosa!
Weili Zhang is in closed guard over LaRosa
Zhang is in closed guard... LaRosa tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Weili Zhang!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
LaRosa catch Weili Zhang's left arm and tries a kimura
Crippling lock!
LaRosa is locking that kimura...
Zhang's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
Crippling lock!
LaRosa is locking that kimura...
Weili Zhang holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Zhang tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Weili Zhang tries to roll on the ground...
LaRosa knows how to keep her advantage on the ground.
Zhang clumsily fails here and it's time for Tara LaRosa to fight back!
LaRosa throws a few hammer fists to the face of Weili Zhang
Solid shots!
The clock says 2:20 in the 1 round
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Weili Zhang tries to roll to her side and trap Tara LaRosa in her guard...
Tara LaRosa keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Zhang tries to stand up!
LaRosa doesn't allow her!
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Weili Zhang 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 LaRosa's moves.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
LaRosa fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Weili Zhang's arm and tries an armbar!
Zhang's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
You can see the pain reflected in Zhang's eyes...
You can see the pain reflected in Zhang's eyes...
Zhang holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Zhang's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Tara LaRosa.
Weili Zhang is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Weili Zhang in her guard.
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to half guard.
Weili Zhang is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to move to full guard
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to full guard.
Weili Zhang is in closed guard over LaRosa
Weili Zhang hovers above LaRosa
Tara LaRosa stops her from throwing strikes.
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
LaRosa tries an armbar from the bottom!
That armbar from Tara LaRosa appears to be unbreakable
Zhang struggles to free herself
Zhang Hyper-extended her left arm
That armbar from Tara LaRosa appears to be unbreakable
Punishing hold!
Crippling lock!
Zhang struggles to free herself
Weili Zhang breaks the lock and moves herself to side control.
Weili Zhang is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Weili Zhang aggressively and repeatedly punches LaRosa.
Good job by LaRosa blocking and slipping the blows.
Weili Zhang is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Weili Zhang 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 LaRosa's moves.
Weili Zhang is in side mount over Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to trap Weili Zhang in her guard.
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to half guard.
Weili Zhang is in half guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa attempts to move to full guard
Tara LaRosa manages to switch to full guard.
Weili Zhang is in open guard over LaRosa
Zhang moves on the ground
Zhang cannot take advantage in the ground
LaRosa is trying to counter now!
Tara LaRosa launches a few punches to Zhang's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Zhang tries to cover her face,
Weili Zhang is in open guard over LaRosa
Tara LaRosa was tooling Weili Zhang for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Weili Zhang lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
LaRosa tries to close her guard around Zhang
She succeeds!
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Weili Zhang is in closed guard over LaRosa
Weili Zhang looks to posture up and open Tara LaRosa's guard...
Tara LaRosa has a solid guard and keeps her ankles locked.
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.
Tara LaRosa fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
LaRosa grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Zhang
LaRosa moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
Mario Yamasaki tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
That was a close round.
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Round 2
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A solid combination from Weili Zhang
mostly hits air.
Weili Zhang jabs at LaRosa
to no visible effect.
Poorly executed technique. Tara LaRosa looks to counter!
Tara LaRosa swings...
hard impact to Zhang's face!
LaRosa grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
Great takedown by Tara LaRosa
Tara LaRosa is in open guard over Zhang
LaRosa moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Tara LaRosa is in half guard over Zhang
LaRosa sits over her knees and pushes away Zhang's leg!
Tara LaRosa is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Tara LaRosa is in side mount over Weili Zhang
Tara LaRosa looks to mount Weili Zhang...
Tara LaRosa slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Tara LaRosa is in full mount over Weili Zhang
Tara LaRosa sits high on Weili Zhang's chest and pulls her leg underneath Zhang's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Weili Zhang tries to roll out, but Tara LaRosa is way ahead of her and already has the triangle locked in. It's tight and Weili Zhang taps out!
Winner is Tara LaRosa by Submission (Triangle from Mount) at 1:26 Round 2
Statistics: Weili Zhang
Punches 0/3 (0%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 0/0 (0%)
GnP strikes 2/10 (20%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 276 s
Statistics: Tara LaRosa
Punches 9/12 (75%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 3/3 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/7 (86%)
Submissions 7/7 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 276 s
Zhang was boring today if you ask me. She did nothing in her fight. (29 points)
It’s really too bad Tara is an asshole IRL.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!