Post by The Sandmen on Jan 2, 2016 17:18:15 GMT -5
Ferocious staredown by The Tiny Tornado while John McCarthy recites the rules.
Ferocious staredown by VanZant while John McCarthy recites the rules.
This is the first time they meet inside the cage
And there you go! I would put my money on Paige VanZant today.
The referee of the bout is John McCarthy.
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Round 1
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The Tiny Tornado and VanZant move forward as the bell signals the beginning of the fight!
VanZant is holding Tecia Torres's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tecia Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant looks to pass to mount...
VanZant slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tecia Torres.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
VanZant has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
VanZant fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Tecia Torres's arm and tries an armbar!
The Tiny Tornado hold her own hand and breaks VanZant's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Paige VanZant.
Tecia Torres is in side mount over Paige VanZant
Paige VanZant attempts to trap Tecia Torres in her guard.
Paige VanZant manages to switch to half guard.
Tecia Torres is in half guard over VanZant
Paige VanZant tries to close the guard.
VanZant put Tecia Torres in closed guard.
Tecia Torres is in closed guard over VanZant
0:59 Round 1 and The Tiny Tornado is still in good shape. She sure has trained hard for this fight.
Tecia Torres tries to pass Paige VanZant's guard...
Tecia Torres manages to get her leg free and moves to half guard.
Tecia Torres is in half guard over VanZant
Paige VanZant attempts to move to full guard
Paige VanZant manages to switch to full guard.
Tecia Torres is in open guard over VanZant
The Tiny Tornado is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against VanZant's ribs.
VanZant blocks Tecia Torres's moves and tries to reverse the situation.
Tecia Torres is in open guard over VanZant
VanZant tries to close her guard around The Tiny Tornado
She is not able to do it
The clock says 1:40 in the 1 round
Tecia Torres is in open guard over VanZant
VanZant tries to close her guard around The Tiny Tornado
She succeeds!
Tecia Torres is in closed guard over VanZant
Tecia Torres tries to pass Paige VanZant's guard...
Tecia Torres passes momentarily but Paige VanZant regains full guard.
The clock says 2:00 in the 1 round
Tecia Torres is in closed guard over VanZant
VanZant measures the resilience of The Tiny Tornado's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
The Tiny Tornado blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Paige VanZant gets sloppy and Tecia Torres tries to take advantage...
Body shots by Tecia Torres
Solid blows to VanZant's abdomen.
Tecia Torres is in closed guard over VanZant
The Tiny Tornado is in closed guard... VanZant tries to roll on the ground!
Tecia Torres uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Tecia Torres is in closed guard over VanZant
The Tiny Tornado is in closed guard... VanZant tries to roll on the ground!
Tecia Torres uses her leg to keep her position on the ground
Paige VanZant gets sloppy and Tecia Torres tries to take advantage...
The Tiny Tornado use some of her wrestling skills to escape from the closed guard!
Paige VanZant holds Tecia Torres and prevents her from moving to a better position!
Tecia Torres is in closed guard over VanZant
The Tiny Tornado is in closed guard... VanZant tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Tecia Torres!
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
VanZant goes for an armbar!
Tecia Torres breaks the lock and pushes away Paige VanZant, who rolls over her back and gets to standing position.
John McCarthy halts the fight to stand up Paige VanZant. 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.
Paige VanZant tries to bring the fight to the ground
The Tiny Tornado goes down.
Crushing shot to The Tiny Tornado's body! She's holding her side
Paige VanZant is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
VanZant positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The Tiny Tornado's being punished here!
Paige VanZant is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado tries to close her guard around VanZant
She is not able to do it
Paige VanZant is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado tries to close her guard around VanZant
She is not able to do it
Paige VanZant is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
VanZant moves on the ground
Paige VanZant moves to side mount
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Tecia Torres
VanZant tries to move to full mount!
The Tiny Tornado won't allow her to take this position easily.
Poorly executed technique. Tecia Torres looks to counter!
The Tiny Tornado measures the resilience of VanZant's ribs with a couple of big punches from guard.
VanZant blocks the hits as she works on the ground.
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Tecia Torres
The Tiny Tornado tries to show some ground skills
VanZant uses her strength to keep VanZant at a disadvantage
The clock says 3:50 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant looks to pass to mount...
VanZant slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tecia Torres.
The clock says 4:00 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
VanZant positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
The Tiny Tornado's attempts to cover herself and blocks those elbows.
VanZant misses a step and Tecia Torres sees an opportunity to counter her!
Tecia Torres tries to roll to her side and trap Paige VanZant in her guard...
Paige VanZant keeps good control and remains in full mount.
The referee decides to stand up the fighters since there was not much action on the ground.
Both fighters have climbed to their feet and they continue the fight standing. The people who are watching this in Nokia Arena (Tel Aviv, Israel) are cheering for the fighters.
VanZant is holding Tecia Torres's right leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tecia Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant looks to mount Tecia Torres...
Paige VanZant slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 4:30 in the 1 round
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant isolates Tecia Torres's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
That Arm Triangle from Paige VanZant appears to be unbreakable
Tecia Torres is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
VanZant fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Tecia Torres's arm and tries an armbar!
The Tiny Tornado holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks The Tiny Tornado's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Paige VanZant.
Tecia Torres is in side mount over Paige VanZant
Paige VanZant attempts to trap Tecia Torres in her guard.
Paige VanZant manages to switch to full guard.
Tecia Torres is in open guard over VanZant
Tecia Torres tries to pass to half guard...
Paige VanZant's closes her guard to prevent the pass.
The buzzer sounds, marking the end of the round. The ref tells the fighters to go to their corner.
That round was a toss up.
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Round 2
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Paige VanZant tries to take the fight to the ground with a one leg takedown...
The Tiny Tornado is unable to remain on her feet and falls to the ground
Paige VanZant is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
The Tiny Tornado is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see the foul!
Paige VanZant is in open guard over The Tiny Tornado
VanZant moves on the ground...
..and gets to half guard.
The clock says 0:45 in the 2 round
Paige VanZant is in half guard over The Tiny Tornado
VanZant tries to get a side mount...
She frees her leg and is now controlling The Tiny Tornado from the side mount!
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Tecia Torres
Tecia Torres attempts to trap Paige VanZant in her guard.
Paige VanZant keeps control and remains in side mount.
The clock says 1:05 in the 2 round
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant looks to mount Tecia Torres...
Paige VanZant slides her knee across and gets to mount.
The clock says 1:15 in the 2 round
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
VanZant fakes a few punches and after a brief struggle she catches Tecia Torres's arm and tries an armbar!
The Tiny Tornado holds her own hand and with pure strength she breaks The Tiny Tornado's lock. She rolls over herself and launches over Paige VanZant.
Tecia Torres is in side mount over Paige VanZant
Paige VanZant launches a few punches to The Tiny Tornado's cheek from the guard.
Those punches sure are annoying because The Tiny Tornado tries to cover her face,
Tecia Torres is in side mount over Paige VanZant
The Tiny Tornado is trying to better her position on the ground and launches a couple of elbows against VanZant's ribs.
VanZant is noticing that and her face shows the pain.
The clock says 1:45 in the 2 round
Tecia Torres is in side mount over Paige VanZant
The Tiny Tornado breaths deeply while on the ground
Tecia Torres is in side mount over Paige VanZant
The Tiny Tornado is moving on the ground...
Ouch! That was a headbutt! Did she do that intentionally?
John McCarthy didn't see that!
Tecia Torres is in side mount over Paige VanZant
Tecia Torres looks to mount Paige VanZant...
Paige VanZant sees an opening and locks her opponent in half guard.
Tecia Torres is in half guard over VanZant
The Tiny Tornado tries to free her leg...
She moves to side mount!
Tecia Torres is in side mount over Paige VanZant
Paige VanZant attempts to trap Tecia Torres in her guard.
Paige VanZant manages to switch to full guard.
Tecia Torres is in open guard over VanZant
VanZant tries to close her guard around The Tiny Tornado
She succeeds!
Tecia Torres is in closed guard over VanZant
The Tiny Tornado is in closed guard... VanZant tries to roll on the ground!
Nice reversal! She is now in full mount over Tecia Torres!
The clock says 2:55 in the 2 round
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant throws the leg over and rolls it over into an armbar!
The Tiny Tornado Hyper-extended her left arm
The Tiny Tornado struggles to free herself
You can see the pain reflected in The Tiny Tornado's eyes...
That Armbar from Paige VanZant appears to be unbreakable
The Tiny Tornado breaks the lock showing some skills...
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant isolates Tecia Torres's arm and neck looking for an arm triangle
Tecia Torres is able to relieve the pressure on her neck and slip out of the hold.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
VanZant works on the ground with her fingers over The Tiny Tornado's face
She seems to have encountered the eye! What a classless move!
John McCarthy has seen that!
John McCarthy takes away one point from Paige VanZant for eye poke.
John McCarthy halts the fight to give The Tiny Tornado time to recover. Tecia Torres seems to be ready to fight again. 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.
The clock says 3:20 in the 2 round
VanZant looks for angles as she throws a few jabs that are countered by Tecia Torres's punches
The Tiny Tornado is on the receiving end of a great combo by VanZant.
The Tiny Tornado is hurt... She should be looking to avoid more damage or she will lose this fight.
The Tiny Tornado steps backwards away from Paige VanZant. She seems to be cooling down the fight a bit.
Solid low kick from Paige VanZant.
For sure, that had to hurt!
The clock says 3:50 in the 2 round
VanZant pushes Tecia Torres and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The Tiny Tornado pushes Paige VanZant and moves away from her. She seems to be recovering her breath.
The Tiny Tornado grabs her opponent by the waist and tries to take the fight to the ground
VanZant struggles... Tecia Torres is unable to take her down
Tecia Torres gets sloppy and Paige VanZant tries to take advantage...
Brilliant combination from Paige VanZant
that forces The Tiny Tornado to try and defend better.
Solid jabs from Tecia Torres.
VanZant defends.
Paige VanZant and The Tiny Tornado engage in a wild exchange of punches!
Both fighters are connecting and this could be ending soon if either lands a lucky punch.
A high kick from Tecia Torres
falls short of the mark.
John McCarthy tells the fighters to go to their corners as the round is over.
Close round. It could go to either fighter.
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Round 3
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Good movement from The Tiny Tornado
who is bobbing and weaving.
The Tiny Tornado misses a step and Paige VanZant sees an opportunity to counter her!
Bone shattering straight right hand from Paige VanZant!
The Tiny Tornado is going to have a big headache after that blow!
There is a small laceration on Tecia Torres's Left cheek
A left hook from VanZant
grazes the chin of The Tiny Tornado.
The fighters size each other up in the center of the cage.
The clock says 0:45 in the 3 round
Nice punches from Paige VanZant.
The Tiny Tornado staggers backwards. VanZant wants to finish this and continues launching bombs!
The Tiny Tornado's Mouth is beginning to swell
VanZant is holding Tecia Torres's left leg... She's trying to take her down.
Tecia Torres loses balance and goes to the ground.
The clock says 1:10 in the 3 round
Paige VanZant is in side mount over Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant looks to pass to mount...
VanZant slides her knee across and achieves the mount position! Tough spot for Tecia Torres.
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
VanZant has a high cardio that helps her make great performances.
VanZant positions herself for a round of ground and pound and tries to finish the fight with some precise elbows!
One, two, three! The Tiny Tornado's being punished here!
The Tiny Tornado's Left cheek is bruised after the punishement she's received!
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
That armbar looks tight...
The Tiny Tornado is smart enough to avoid the submission attempt
Paige VanZant is in full mount over Tecia Torres
Paige VanZant tries to finish the fight with an armbar from the top
The pain forces The Tiny Tornado to tap! This is over!
Winner is Paige VanZant by Submission (armbar) at 1:44 Round 3
Statistics: Tecia Torres
Punches 3/8 (38%)
Kicks 0/1 (0%)
Clinch strikes 2/2 (100%)
Takedowns 0/1 (0%)
GnP strikes 4/8 (50%)
Submissions 0/0 (0%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 476 s
Statistics: Paige VanZant
Punches 16/20 (80%)
Kicks 1/1 (100%)
Clinch strikes 1/1 (100%)
Takedowns 5/5 (100%)
GnP strikes 8/14 (57%)
Submissions 9/9 (100%)
Clinch Attempts 0/0 (0%)
Time on the ground 476 s
HUGE test for Torres in a fight she surely had no hope in hell of winning and though she lost, she put up a hell of a fight.
Have 9 points in celebration of this monumental achievement!