Post by The Sandmen on Dec 10, 2012 16:40:18 GMT -5
Meisha Tate looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
Amanda Nunes looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
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Round 1
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The fight gets underway.
Amanda Nunes fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tate decides to launch some tentative punches
Meisha Tate takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Nunes moves forward looking for some action
Amanda Nunes shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Meisha Tate tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Tate circles out and slips free of Amanda Nunes's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Amanda Nunes has found an opening in the defense of Tate, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Tate's ribs.
Crushing shot to Tate's body! She's holding her side
Middle kick from Tate.
Nunes receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Nunes studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Nunes and Tate circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Nunes wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Nunes moves forward and holds Tate
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tate struggles and launches a few punches to Nunes's head
Those punches are hitting! Nunes covers her head!
Nunes doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Meisha Tate embrace and tries to move away...
Meisha Tate pushes Nunes forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tate struggles and launches a few punches to Nunes's head
Nothing from this... Meisha Tate seems frustrated.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Amanda Nunes to fight back!
Amanda Nunes is absolutely terrifying with her power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Tate with uppercuts!
Tate is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Tate is unable to escape!
Tate's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tate doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Amanda Nunes embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Tate who put distance between them
Nunes steps backwards away from Meisha Tate. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Pulverizing punch to Tate's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate shoots for a double leg takedown!
Amanda Nunes sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Tate looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Amanda Nunes's punches
Tate is on the receiving end of a great combo by Nunes.
Meisha Tate attempts a sweep single...
Meisha Tate catches Amanda Nunes's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Tate.
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over Nunes
Tate tries to open up Amanda Nunes's defense faking a few punches.
Amanda Nunes wraps her arms around Tate's arms and counters the punches.
Nunes tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nunes moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Meisha Tate breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Meisha 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.
Meisha Tate has found an opening in the defense of Nunes, launching a big uppercut
Amanda Nunes is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Meisha Tate has found an opening in the defense of Nunes, launching a big uppercut
Amanda Nunes is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Tate goes for a low kick..
Nunes avoids the deadly blow.
Poorly executed technique. Amanda Nunes looks to counter!
Amanda Nunes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tate goes down.
Amanda Nunes is in open guard over Tate
Nunes throws a few hammer fists to the face of Meisha Tate
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Nunes
She is not able to do it
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes is in open guard over Tate
Nunes gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Meisha Tate! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Meisha Tate doesn't defend herself!
Amanda Nunes is in open guard over Tate
Nunes moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes is in half guard over Tate
Nunes cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Tate can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Tate is moving on the ground...
Nunes tries to counter Tate's moves on the ground.
Amanda Nunes is in half guard over Tate
Amanda Nunes tries to pass Meisha Tate's guard...
Amanda Nunes manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes is in side mount over Meisha Tate
Amanda Nunes looks to mount Meisha Tate...
Amanda Nunes slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Amanda Nunes is in full mount over Meisha Tate
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Amanda Nunes can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Good looking punches from Amanda Nunes on the ground
They could take their toll on Tate.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Tate was not intelligently defending herself!
There is a small laceration on Meisha Tate's Chin
Winner is Amanda Nunes by TKO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Meisha Tate
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 98 s
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/12 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 98 s
A decent fight where lots of seemingly small strikes did lots of damage. Both were hurt. Both could have finished it. But Nunes did.
Amanda Nunes looks very relaxed.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
A pretty fair match today. I can't say who will be the one who will be raising her fist after the match.
The referee of the bout is Mario Yamasaki.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
The fight gets underway.
Amanda Nunes fakes a punch and shows some footwork moving aside.
Tate decides to launch some tentative punches
Meisha Tate takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
Nunes moves forward looking for some action
Amanda Nunes shows some wrestling skills as she put her opponent in a double overhook!
Meisha Tate tries to shrug her way out of the clinch.
Tate circles out and slips free of Amanda Nunes's grip. Nice job of getting out of that position.
Amanda Nunes has found an opening in the defense of Tate, launching a big hook
Bang! That could break Tate's ribs.
Crushing shot to Tate's body! She's holding her side
Middle kick from Tate.
Nunes receives a solid kick right below her ribs.
The clock says 0:55 in the 1 round
Nunes studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Nunes and Tate circle around the center of the cage.
The clock says 1:15 in the 1 round
Nunes wants to take the fight to her advantage and tries to clinch.
Nunes moves forward and holds Tate
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tate struggles and launches a few punches to Nunes's head
Those punches are hitting! Nunes covers her head!
Nunes doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Meisha Tate embrace and tries to move away...
Meisha Tate pushes Nunes forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tate struggles and launches a few punches to Nunes's head
Nothing from this... Meisha Tate seems frustrated.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Amanda Nunes to fight back!
Amanda Nunes is absolutely terrifying with her power in the clinch, and is violently punishing Tate with uppercuts!
Tate is taking more than she can endure. This could end soon if Tate is unable to escape!
Tate's Right eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Tate doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Amanda Nunes embrace and tries to move away...
Nice move from Tate who put distance between them
Nunes steps backwards away from Meisha Tate. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Pulverizing punch to Tate's head!
Ouch, that had to hurt!
The clock says 2:10 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate shoots for a double leg takedown!
Amanda Nunes sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
Tate looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Amanda Nunes's punches
Tate is on the receiving end of a great combo by Nunes.
Meisha Tate attempts a sweep single...
Meisha Tate catches Amanda Nunes's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Tate.
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over Nunes
Tate tries to open up Amanda Nunes's defense faking a few punches.
Amanda Nunes wraps her arms around Tate's arms and counters the punches.
Nunes tries to get some advantage after her opponent miss move...
Nunes moves to high guard and tries to close an armbar!
Meisha Tate breaks the lock, rolls on the ground and stands up quickly.
Mario Yamasaki halts the fight to stand up Meisha 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.
Meisha Tate has found an opening in the defense of Nunes, launching a big uppercut
Amanda Nunes is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Meisha Tate has found an opening in the defense of Nunes, launching a big uppercut
Amanda Nunes is fast enouigh to dodge that uppercut.
Tate goes for a low kick..
Nunes avoids the deadly blow.
Poorly executed technique. Amanda Nunes looks to counter!
Amanda Nunes tries to bring the fight to the ground
Tate goes down.
Amanda Nunes is in open guard over Tate
Nunes throws a few hammer fists to the face of Meisha Tate
Solid shots!
The clock says 3:45 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes is in open guard over Tate
Tate tries to close her guard around Nunes
She is not able to do it
The clock says 3:55 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes is in open guard over Tate
Nunes gets a good position on the ground. ..
and what an incredible flurry! She's just wailing away at Meisha Tate! The referee is saying she's going to stop it if Meisha Tate doesn't defend herself!
Amanda Nunes is in open guard over Tate
Nunes moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
The clock says 4:20 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes is in half guard over Tate
Nunes cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as Tate can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Tate is moving on the ground...
Nunes tries to counter Tate's moves on the ground.
Amanda Nunes is in half guard over Tate
Amanda Nunes tries to pass Meisha Tate's guard...
Amanda Nunes manages to get her leg free and moves to side mount.
The clock says 4:45 in the 1 round
Amanda Nunes is in side mount over Meisha Tate
Amanda Nunes looks to mount Meisha Tate...
Amanda Nunes slides her knee across and gets to mount.
Amanda Nunes is in full mount over Meisha Tate
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Amanda Nunes can end the fight with her ground and pound.
Good looking punches from Amanda Nunes on the ground
They could take their toll on Tate.
Mario Yamasaki has seen enough! The fight is over! Tate was not intelligently defending herself!
There is a small laceration on Meisha Tate's Chin
Winner is Amanda Nunes by TKO (GnP) at 5:00 Round 1
Statistics: Meisha Tate
Punches 2/6 (33%)
Kicks 1/3 (33%)
Clinch strikes 2/7 (29%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/4 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 98 s
Statistics: Amanda Nunes
Punches 5/7 (71%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 12/12 (100%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 1/1 (100%)
Time on the ground 98 s
A decent fight where lots of seemingly small strikes did lots of damage. Both were hurt. Both could have finished it. But Nunes did.
x8 
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!