Post by The Sandmen on Jun 2, 2014 15:37:46 GMT -5
Vanessa Porto looks very relaxed.
Meisha Tate glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Vanessa Porto and Meisha Tate touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto and Tate engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Vanessa Porto throws a combo
Meisha Tate ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Porto swings again, only to get countered once more! Porto is looking bad here!
Vanessa Porto attempts a sweep single...
Vanessa Porto catches Meisha Tate's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Porto.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto is in closed guard over Tate
Porto sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Porto struggles on the ground and tries to break Meisha Tate's guard...
Tate doesn't want to free her opponent and Porto continues in closed guard
Poorly executed technique. Meisha Tate looks to counter!
Tate throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Vanessa Porto realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Vanessa Porto. 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 Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Porto studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Tate shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Tate is holding Vanessa Porto's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Vanessa Porto loses balance and goes to the ground.
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Meisha Tate storms over Porto with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Tate doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Porto's face with her elbows!
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Meisha Tate looks to pass to mount...
Tate slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Vanessa Porto.
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Vanessa Porto
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Meisha Tate work her BJJ game.
Meisha Tate sits high on Vanessa Porto's chest and pulls her leg underneath Porto's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Porto tries to roll out. She's too quick for Meisha Tate and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Tate and it cost her top position.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto is in closed guard over Tate
Tate attempts a triangle from bottom! Vanessa Porto slips out. Tate quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Vanessa Porto slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Vanessa Porto throws a combo
Meisha Tate ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Porto swings again, only to get countered once more! Porto is looking bad here!
Vanessa Porto tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Porto decides to launch some tentative punches
Tate launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Porto with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto shoots for a double leg takedown!
Meisha Tate sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Tate is trying to counter now!
Big mistake from Vanessa Porto! Tate tries to finish her off with a RNC!
You can see the pain reflected in Porto's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Tate is locking that Rear Nacked Choke...
Tate is unable to lock that and Porto breaks the lock
Meisha Tate charges at Porto throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Porto is rocked!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto swings...
...no good.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto moves forward looking for some grappling action
Porto has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Tate is launching some bone breaking punches to Porto's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Vanessa Porto's eyes.
Porto doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Meisha Tate embrace and tries to move away...
Meisha Tate pushes Porto forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Meisha Tate grapple with Vanessa Porto and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Meisha Tate wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Tate drills Vanessa Porto's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Meisha Tate fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Porto's face!
Porto has a small cut in her Right cheek
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Tate is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Vanessa Porto tries to turn in and scramble out. Meisha Tate timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Vanessa Porto can't find a way out! Her face is turning purple and she taps before going to sleep!
Winner is Meisha Tate by Submission (guillotine) at 3:47 Round 1
Statistics: Vanessa Porto
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 78 s
Statistics: Meisha Tate
Punches 14/16 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 78 s
A pretty complete performance from Tate 2.0. I’m interested to see her up against stiffer competition. Not that Porto’s not good, but Tate’s a vet of ManMMA who has now been medium-upgraded. We’ll see.
Meisha Tate glares at her opponent from the opposite corner.
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 Dan Miragliotta.
=========================================
Round 1
=========================================
Vanessa Porto and Meisha Tate touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
The clock says 0:10 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto and Tate engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
Vanessa Porto throws a combo
Meisha Tate ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Porto swings again, only to get countered once more! Porto is looking bad here!
Vanessa Porto attempts a sweep single...
Vanessa Porto catches Meisha Tate's far ankle and trips her to the mat! Slick takedown by Porto.
The clock says 0:40 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto is in closed guard over Tate
Porto sure knows how to turn you into a pretzel. She can finish the fight anytime while on the ground.
Porto struggles on the ground and tries to break Meisha Tate's guard...
Tate doesn't want to free her opponent and Porto continues in closed guard
Poorly executed technique. Meisha Tate looks to counter!
Tate throws her legs up in a triangle attempt!
Vanessa Porto realizes the danger and stands up to avoid the attack.
Dan Miragliotta halts the fight to stand up Vanessa Porto. 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 Credit Union Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) are cheering for the fighters.
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Porto studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
The clock says 1:00 in the 1 round
Tate shows no signs of slowing down. She's in great shape.
Tate is holding Vanessa Porto's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Vanessa Porto loses balance and goes to the ground.
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Meisha Tate storms over Porto with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Tate doesn't stop and viciously hits again and again Porto's face with her elbows!
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Meisha Tate looks to pass to mount...
Tate slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Vanessa Porto.
Meisha Tate is in full mount over Vanessa Porto
The fans are in for a real treat now. It's always fun to watch Meisha Tate work her BJJ game.
Meisha Tate sits high on Vanessa Porto's chest and pulls her leg underneath Porto's head. There's the triangle attempt!
Porto tries to roll out. She's too quick for Meisha Tate and manages to slip out! That was a risky move by Tate and it cost her top position.
The clock says 1:35 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto is in closed guard over Tate
Tate attempts a triangle from bottom! Vanessa Porto slips out. Tate quickly turns her hips over and switches to the armbar! She's throwing everything at her.
Vanessa Porto slips out and backs away to avoid danger.
Dan Miragliotta 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.
Vanessa Porto throws a combo
Meisha Tate ducks under and catches her with a counter straight! Porto swings again, only to get countered once more! Porto is looking bad here!
Vanessa Porto tries a nice one-two combination
that gets blocked.
Porto decides to launch some tentative punches
Tate launches a couple of jabs that are answered by Porto with a stiff cross! Solid exchange!
The clock says 2:15 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto shoots for a double leg takedown!
Meisha Tate sprawls and manages to stay on her feet.
Tate is trying to counter now!
Big mistake from Vanessa Porto! Tate tries to finish her off with a RNC!
You can see the pain reflected in Porto's eyes...
Punishing hold!
Tate is locking that Rear Nacked Choke...
Tate is unable to lock that and Porto breaks the lock
Meisha Tate charges at Porto throwing flurries left and right.
Not many punches are hitting, but the ones that land are huge shots! Porto is rocked!
The clock says 2:40 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto swings...
...no good.
The clock says 2:50 in the 1 round
Vanessa Porto moves forward looking for some grappling action
Porto has her opponent in a text book double collar thai clinch!
The fighters are clinching.
Tate is launching some bone breaking punches to Porto's ribs while in the clinch.
Wow. You can see the pain in Vanessa Porto's eyes.
Porto doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Meisha Tate embrace and tries to move away...
Meisha Tate pushes Porto forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
Both fighters are tied in a clinch.
Meisha Tate grapple with Vanessa Porto and tries a Outer Leg Sweep
nice takedown Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Meisha Tate wants to finish her opponent on the ground
Tate drills Vanessa Porto's face with a huge right hand! What an impact!
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Meisha Tate fakes some punches
then lands a big punch to Porto's face!
Porto has a small cut in her Right cheek
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Vanessa Porto
Tate is a savvy submission specialist. It's an honor just to watch her work on the ground.
Vanessa Porto tries to turn in and scramble out. Meisha Tate timed her perfectly and locks up a guillotine!
Vanessa Porto can't find a way out! Her face is turning purple and she taps before going to sleep!
Winner is Meisha Tate by Submission (guillotine) at 3:47 Round 1
Statistics: Vanessa Porto
Punches 5/9 (56%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 0/0 (0%)
Takedowns 1/2 (50%)
GnP strikes 0/0 (0%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 78 s
Statistics: Meisha Tate
Punches 14/16 (88%)
Kicks 0/0 (0%)
Clinch strikes 3/3 (100%)
Takedowns 1/1 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/8 (75%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 78 s
A pretty complete performance from Tate 2.0. I’m interested to see her up against stiffer competition. Not that Porto’s not good, but Tate’s a vet of ManMMA who has now been medium-upgraded. We’ll see.
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