Post by The Sandmen on Oct 26, 2014 9:03:25 GMT -5
Meisha Tate doesn't look concerned about anything her opponent brings to the table.
Sarah D'Alelio looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Meisha Tate and Sarah D'Alelio touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Several good body shots
land on D'Alelio.
Tate decides to launch some tentative punches
Meisha Tate takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio 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.
D'Alelio is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Tate's jaw!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Sarah D'Alelio!
Tate is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Tate has a small cut in her Left cheek
Tate cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as D'Alelio can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Sarah D'Alelio chases Tate and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Tate steps backwards when those punches connect with her face
There is a small laceration on Meisha Tate's Right cheek
Bone shattering straight left hand from Meisha Tate!
D'Alelio is going to have a big headache after that blow!
D'Alelio's Right cheek is beginning to swell
D'Alelio has a small cut in her Right cheek
Tate is holding Sarah D'Alelio's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sarah D'Alelio loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tate tries to cover her face,
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio attempts to trap Meisha Tate in her guard.
Sarah D'Alelio manages to switch to half guard.
Meisha Tate is in half guard over D'Alelio
Meisha Tate goes for an americana!
D'Alelio breaks free.
Meisha Tate is in half guard over D'Alelio
Tate launches a barrage of elbows over D'Alelio's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if D'Alelio doesn't fight back!
Meisha Tate is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Meisha Tate uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Sarah D'Alelio gets sloppy and Meisha Tate tries to take advantage...
Tate sits over her knees and pushes away D'Alelio's leg!
Meisha Tate is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Good looking punches from Meisha Tate on the ground
They could take their toll on D'Alelio.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Meisha 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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Several good body shots
land on Tate.
D'Alelio is holding Meisha Tate's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Meisha Tate shows great balance while pushing away Sarah D'Alelio
Tate jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Meisha Tate pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
D'Alelio doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Meisha Tate embrace and tries to move away...
Meisha Tate pushes D'Alelio forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to D'Alelio's face while in the clinch!
D'Alelio can't take many more shots like those!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sarah D'Alelio's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Tate is throwing a flurry of punches!
D'Alelio ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Meisha Tate gets sloppy and Sarah D'Alelio tries to take advantage...
Superb haymaker by D'Alelio
that lands on Tate's face like a cannon ball!
Tate's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Sarah D'Alelio tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tate is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Tate
D'Alelio moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Tate
Sarah D'Alelio tries to free her leg
Sarah D'Alelio uses some of her skill by jumping out of Tate's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Meisha Tate
Sarah D'Alelio isolates Meisha Tate's right arm looking for an armbar...
Meisha Tate manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Sarah D'Alelio lost her dominant position.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate is in open guard over D'Alelio
D'Alelio tries to close her guard around Tate
She succeeds!
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
D'Alelio measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tate's side.
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Deep breaths from Sarah D'Alelio who tries a hammer punch to Tate's ribs.
That hit Tate who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tate tries to cover her face,
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Tate is in closed guard... D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground!
Meisha Tate uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Tate is in closed guard... D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Meisha Tate!
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
Sarah D'Alelio takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Meisha Tate shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Meisha Tate breaks that americana attempt!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Meisha Tate launches a low kick
that almost wrenches D'Alelio's knee!
D'Alelio steps forward
Meisha Tate catches her with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Brutal combination from Sarah D'Alelio!
Tate is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
An overhand right from Sarah D'Alelio that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Tate's stops that one with her face! How is Tate standing?!
There is a small laceration on Meisha Tate's Nose
Sarah D'Alelio fakes a move and moves laterally.
Tate throws a lazy kick
D'Alelio dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
Tate's Nose is beginning to swell
Sarah D'Alelio launches a rapid series of punches
taking Tate from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
A bunch of leg kicks from Sarah D'Alelio
are bothering her opponent.
Meisha Tate moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Meisha Tate tries to bring the fight to the ground
D'Alelio goes down.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Meisha Tate is in open guard over D'Alelio
Meisha Tate storms over D'Alelio with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sarah D'Alelio blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah D'Alelio to fight back!
D'Alelio tries to close her guard around Tate
She succeeds!
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Meisha Tate throws down elbows...
D'Alelio is not making herself an easy target.
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Tate cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as D'Alelio can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Meisha Tate continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Tate is in closed guard... D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Meisha Tate!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
Tate tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Sarah D'Alelio doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah D'Alelio to fight back!
Sarah D'Alelio takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Meisha Tate shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Tate struggles to free herself
Tate's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
D'Alelio is locking that Americana...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Americana from Sarah D'Alelio appears to be unbreakable
Meisha Tate breaks that americana attempt!
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Sarah D'Alelio can end the fight with her ground and pound.
D'Alelio tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sarah D'Alelio controls the situation despite Meisha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
Meisha Tate continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
D'Alelio tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sarah D'Alelio controls the situation despite Meisha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
D'Alelio catch Meisha Tate's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura from Sarah D'Alelio appears to be unbreakable
Tate struggles to free herself
Tate Hyper-extended her left arm
That kimura from Sarah D'Alelio appears to be unbreakable
Meisha Tate holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
Meisha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard...
Sarah D'Alelio keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
D'Alelio fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Meisha Tate's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Sarah D'Alelio appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Tate's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
D'Alelio is locking that Armbar...
Tate holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Tate's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Sarah D'Alelio.
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
You can see Tate's blood making stains in the mat.
Sarah D'Alelio attempts to trap Meisha Tate in her guard.
Sarah D'Alelio manages to switch to half guard.
Meisha Tate is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tate tries to cover her face,
Tate's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Meisha Tate is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio attempts to move to full guard
Sarah D'Alelio manages to switch to full guard.
Meisha Tate is in open guard over D'Alelio
Meisha Tate 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 D'Alelio's moves.
Meisha Tate is in open guard over D'Alelio
Meisha Tate 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 D'Alelio's moves.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Meisha Tate's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Meisha Tate takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
D'Alelio and Tate circle around the center of the cage.
Meisha Tate continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Tate throws a hook
She fails to land it.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah D'Alelio to fight back!
Nice punch by Sarah D'Alelio
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Tate's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Tate is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Meisha Tate continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Meisha Tate fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
D'Alelio blocks that. She made it look easy!
Sarah D'Alelio was tooling Meisha Tate for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Meisha Tate lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Meisha Tate is a bloody mess!
D'Alelio studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Meisha Tate is a bloody mess!
Sarah D'Alelio takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
The cutman is working on Tate's face.
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Round 3
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Meisha Tate chases D'Alelio and launches a few perfect strikes
D'Alelio ducks backwards and avoids them.
Tate misses a step and Sarah D'Alelio sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tate launches a kick
but Sarah D'Alelio avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
D'Alelio looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Meisha Tate's punches
Tate is on the receiving end of a great combo by D'Alelio.
Tate's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
D'Alelio is holding Meisha Tate's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Meisha Tate loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Meisha Tate
D'Alelio works on the ground with her fingers over Tate's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Meisha Tate
D'Alelio fires a barrage of punches at Tate's head!
This is bad! D'Alelio is just pounding on Meisha Tate's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Meisha Tate can't continue fighting. Dan Miragliotta doesn't allow her to continue fighting with her swollen right eye!
Winner is Sarah D'Alelio by TKO (Swollen eye) at 1:09 Round 3
Statistics: Meisha Tate
Punches 11/19 (58%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/10 (40%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/19 (32%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 333 s
Statistics: Sarah D'Alelio
Punches 33/38 (87%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 13/20 (65%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 333 s
Good stand-up from D’Alelio. Tate had no interest in an effective stand-up fight in this one. She might want to work on that if she is serious about fighting Carano for the title...
Sarah D'Alelio looks a bit uneasy. Hopefully this doesn't affect her performance.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
The bets gives an equal chance to both fighters to score the win today.
The referee of the bout is Dan Miragliotta.
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Round 1
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Meisha Tate and Sarah D'Alelio touch gloves in the center to get this fight started!
Several good body shots
land on D'Alelio.
Tate decides to launch some tentative punches
Meisha Tate takes the best of a brief punching exchange.
The clock says 0:30 in the 1 round
Sarah D'Alelio 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.
D'Alelio is swinging for the fences!
A hit that almost breaks Tate's jaw!
The clock says 0:50 in the 1 round
Bone shattering straight right hand from Sarah D'Alelio!
Tate is going to have a big headache after that blow!
Tate has a small cut in her Left cheek
Tate cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as D'Alelio can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Sarah D'Alelio chases Tate and launches a few perfect strikes
Here we go! Tate steps backwards when those punches connect with her face
There is a small laceration on Meisha Tate's Right cheek
Bone shattering straight left hand from Meisha Tate!
D'Alelio is going to have a big headache after that blow!
D'Alelio's Right cheek is beginning to swell
D'Alelio has a small cut in her Right cheek
Tate is holding Sarah D'Alelio's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Sarah D'Alelio loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:30 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tate tries to cover her face,
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio attempts to trap Meisha Tate in her guard.
Sarah D'Alelio manages to switch to half guard.
Meisha Tate is in half guard over D'Alelio
Meisha Tate goes for an americana!
D'Alelio breaks free.
Meisha Tate is in half guard over D'Alelio
Tate launches a barrage of elbows over D'Alelio's face!
Those elbows may finish the fight soon if D'Alelio doesn't fight back!
Meisha Tate is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Meisha Tate uses her head to cover the punches and presses her skull forward.
Sarah D'Alelio gets sloppy and Meisha Tate tries to take advantage...
Tate sits over her knees and pushes away D'Alelio's leg!
Meisha Tate is able to put away her leg and then jumps to side mount.
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
Good looking punches from Meisha Tate on the ground
They could take their toll on D'Alelio.
The clock says 2:35 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
The fight is still up for grabs at this point.
D'Alelio tries to stand up!
she is now on her feet
Meisha 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
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in SkyDome (Toronto, Ontario) are cheering for the fighters.
Several good body shots
land on Tate.
D'Alelio is holding Meisha Tate's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Meisha Tate shows great balance while pushing away Sarah D'Alelio
Tate jumps over her opponent and tries to grapple
Meisha Tate pushes her opponent against the fence in a plum position
D'Alelio doesn't want to clinch as she ducks under Meisha Tate embrace and tries to move away...
Meisha Tate pushes D'Alelio forward and doesn't allow her to break the clinch.
The fighters are clinching.
Brutal punches to D'Alelio's face while in the clinch!
D'Alelio can't take many more shots like those!
The clock says 3:25 in the 1 round
The fighters are clinching.
Sarah D'Alelio's corner is turning out to be her worst enemy! Tate is throwing a flurry of punches!
D'Alelio ducks under and circles out of the corner.
Meisha Tate gets sloppy and Sarah D'Alelio tries to take advantage...
Superb haymaker by D'Alelio
that lands on Tate's face like a cannon ball!
Tate's Mouth is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Sarah D'Alelio tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
Tate is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Sarah D'Alelio is in open guard over Tate
D'Alelio moves on the ground..
She gets half guard.
Sarah D'Alelio is in half guard over Tate
Sarah D'Alelio tries to free her leg
Sarah D'Alelio uses some of her skill by jumping out of Tate's guard. She moves quickly to side mount!
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Meisha Tate
Sarah D'Alelio isolates Meisha Tate's right arm looking for an armbar...
Meisha Tate manages to sit up and pull her arm out of danger! Sarah D'Alelio lost her dominant position.
The clock says 4:15 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate is in open guard over D'Alelio
D'Alelio tries to close her guard around Tate
She succeeds!
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
D'Alelio measures the resilience of Tate's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
Those hits are leaving hitches in Tate's side.
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Deep breaths from Sarah D'Alelio who tries a hammer punch to Tate's ribs.
That hit Tate who moves on the ground in order to protect herself
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tate tries to cover her face,
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Tate is in closed guard... D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground!
Meisha Tate uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
The clock says 4:50 in the 1 round
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Tate is in closed guard... D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Meisha Tate!
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
Sarah D'Alelio takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Meisha Tate shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Meisha Tate breaks that americana attempt!
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
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Round 2
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Meisha Tate launches a low kick
that almost wrenches D'Alelio's knee!
D'Alelio steps forward
Meisha Tate catches her with an uppercut to the face!
The clock says 0:30 in the 2 round
Brutal combination from Sarah D'Alelio!
Tate is in a bad way, her legs look wobbily!
An overhand right from Sarah D'Alelio that looked like it was capable of destroying a brick wall!
Bang! Tate's stops that one with her face! How is Tate standing?!
There is a small laceration on Meisha Tate's Nose
Sarah D'Alelio fakes a move and moves laterally.
Tate throws a lazy kick
D'Alelio dodges and fires an uppercut that almost puts her in to orbit!
Tate's Nose is beginning to swell
Sarah D'Alelio launches a rapid series of punches
taking Tate from one end of the cage to the other. That's awesome!
A bunch of leg kicks from Sarah D'Alelio
are bothering her opponent.
Meisha Tate moves forward looking for a hole in her opponent's defense.
Meisha Tate tries to bring the fight to the ground
D'Alelio goes down.
The clock says 1:30 in the 2 round
Meisha Tate is in open guard over D'Alelio
Meisha Tate storms over D'Alelio with a biblical punishment in the form of elbows!
Sarah D'Alelio blocks them all showing some great skills here.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah D'Alelio to fight back!
D'Alelio tries to close her guard around Tate
She succeeds!
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Meisha Tate throws down elbows...
D'Alelio is not making herself an easy target.
Meisha Tate is in closed guard over D'Alelio
Tate cornermen are yelling for her man to escape from the ground as D'Alelio can finish a fight on the ground with some good pounding if you give her the chance.
Meisha Tate continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Tate is in closed guard... D'Alelio tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Meisha Tate!
The clock says 2:05 in the 2 round
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
Tate tries to move on the ground and escape from the full mount!
Sarah D'Alelio doesn't want to lose her adventageous position and she struggles to mantain the full mount.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah D'Alelio to fight back!
Sarah D'Alelio takes a deep breath as she passes her arm over Meisha Tate shoulder and pushes her arm againts the mat!
Tate struggles to free herself
Tate's arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
D'Alelio is locking that Americana...
Punishing hold!
Punishing hold!
That Americana from Sarah D'Alelio appears to be unbreakable
Meisha Tate breaks that americana attempt!
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
You can hear the excitement from the crowd. Sarah D'Alelio can end the fight with her ground and pound.
D'Alelio tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sarah D'Alelio controls the situation despite Meisha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
Meisha Tate continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
D'Alelio tries to keep hs position while looking to maybe begin a pounding session...
Sarah D'Alelio controls the situation despite Meisha Tate efforts for escaping from the full mount.
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
D'Alelio catch Meisha Tate's left arm and tries a kimura
That kimura from Sarah D'Alelio appears to be unbreakable
Tate struggles to free herself
Tate Hyper-extended her left arm
That kimura from Sarah D'Alelio appears to be unbreakable
Meisha Tate holds her own arm and struggles until she gets free
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
Meisha Tate tries to roll to her side and trap Sarah D'Alelio in her guard...
Sarah D'Alelio keeps good control and remains in full mount.
Sarah D'Alelio is in full mount over Meisha Tate
D'Alelio fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Meisha Tate's arm and tries an armbar!
That Armbar from Sarah D'Alelio appears to be unbreakable
Crippling lock!
Crippling lock!
That Armbar looks tight...
Tate's left arm is getting wrenched, it appears to be injured
D'Alelio is locking that Armbar...
Tate holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks Tate's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Sarah D'Alelio.
Meisha Tate is in side mount over Sarah D'Alelio
You can see Tate's blood making stains in the mat.
Sarah D'Alelio attempts to trap Meisha Tate in her guard.
Sarah D'Alelio manages to switch to half guard.
Meisha Tate is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio launches a few punches to Tate's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because Tate tries to cover her face,
Tate's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Meisha Tate is in half guard over D'Alelio
Sarah D'Alelio attempts to move to full guard
Sarah D'Alelio manages to switch to full guard.
Meisha Tate is in open guard over D'Alelio
Meisha Tate 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 D'Alelio's moves.
Meisha Tate is in open guard over D'Alelio
Meisha Tate 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 D'Alelio's moves.
Dan Miragliotta has seen enough passivity on the ground and stands up the fighters.
Both fighters continue the fight on their feet. You can hear how the people agree with that decision.
Meisha Tate's face is covered in blood. She may be having problems seeing as she wipes the blood out of her eyes.
Meisha Tate takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
D'Alelio and Tate circle around the center of the cage.
Meisha Tate continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Tate throws a hook
She fails to land it.
Tate clumsily fails here and it's time for Sarah D'Alelio to fight back!
Nice punch by Sarah D'Alelio
who outboxes her opponent in this exchange.
Tate's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Tate is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
Meisha Tate continues to bleed from that cut. It could be affecting her vision.
Meisha Tate fakes a move and launches a nice uppercut
D'Alelio blocks that. She made it look easy!
Sarah D'Alelio was tooling Meisha Tate for the whole fight. I don't know if it's because Meisha Tate lack of fighting spirit or just of skill.
Meisha Tate is a bloody mess!
D'Alelio studies her opponent looking for a hole in her defense.
Meisha Tate is a bloody mess!
Sarah D'Alelio takes a few seconds to recover her breath...
The ref stops the action. The round is over.
That was an even round for the most part.
The cutman is working on Tate's face.
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Round 3
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Meisha Tate chases D'Alelio and launches a few perfect strikes
D'Alelio ducks backwards and avoids them.
Tate misses a step and Sarah D'Alelio sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tate launches a kick
but Sarah D'Alelio avoids it and lands flush with a counter hook!
D'Alelio looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Meisha Tate's punches
Tate is on the receiving end of a great combo by D'Alelio.
Tate's Left eye is bruised after the punishement she's received!
These two fighters are showing each other a ton of respect.
D'Alelio is holding Meisha Tate's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Meisha Tate loses balance and goes to the ground.
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Meisha Tate
D'Alelio works on the ground with her fingers over Tate's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
Dan Miragliotta didn't see that!
Sarah D'Alelio is in side mount over Meisha Tate
D'Alelio fires a barrage of punches at Tate's head!
This is bad! D'Alelio is just pounding on Meisha Tate's head like she's a training dummy! The referee looks on anxiously!
Meisha Tate can't continue fighting. Dan Miragliotta doesn't allow her to continue fighting with her swollen right eye!
Winner is Sarah D'Alelio by TKO (Swollen eye) at 1:09 Round 3
Statistics: Meisha Tate
Punches 11/19 (58%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 4/10 (40%)
Takedowns 2/2 (100%)
GnP strikes 6/19 (32%)
Submissions 1/1 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 333 s
Statistics: Sarah D'Alelio
Punches 33/38 (87%)
Kicks 3/3 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 2/3 (67%)
GnP strikes 13/20 (65%)
Submissions 5/5 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 333 s
Good stand-up from D’Alelio. Tate had no interest in an effective stand-up fight in this one. She might want to work on that if she is serious about fighting Carano for the title...